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exception of the BART and the Mall properties, would be less than what could be built in now in those properties under the General Plan. Commissioner Blank stated that he would be a little concerned with sending this forward with doubling the acreage given the fact that there has not been very much public input on it as was done with the other sites. He noted that he felt this was all coming in at the last minute. Chair Narum stated that in defense of the owners, they were trying to get back up to the 11.5 acres at all the Task Force meetings. Commissioner Olson stated that his sense is that there is a reason for this, as the judge had indicated that these must be economically viable. He indicated that his understanding for this property is that the economics work better with 11.5 acres, and if retail is put there, which is a great idea, the higher density will push retail and make it work. Commissioner Blank stated that the 11.5 acres did not get through the Task Force, so the public belief is that it was going forward with 5.3 acres. He indicated that the process feels weird if the Commission changes it after the public has weighed in on it. He noted that if this is doubled, and with all the other sites in the southeast area of Pleasanton, there would be a thousand units there. He inquired if any thought was given to distribution in terms of considering the pros and cons of having all this affordable housing in one half of the City and not the other. Mr. Dolan stated that balancing affordable housing throughout the community was one of the major themes of dialogue of the Task Force. He added that at almost every meeting about Sites, it was noted that while there is not a lot of high density in the area now, it would be a big chunk in a fairly concentrated area. Commissioner Blank stated that he did not participate in the Task Force meetings, but if balance was a key metric by which a variety of decisions was made with input from the public, he felt the Planning Commission moving forward with doubling the number, which may be economically feasible, would amount to undoing the balance put in place by the Task Force. Commissioner Olson noted that relative to balance, these properties are where they are and it is partly due to where the space is available. Commissioner Blank stated that said sounds like the Task Force wanted to limit the number to achieve balance. Commissioner Pentin stated that it does not look like the Task Force took all these properties and used all the available space. He noted that the Pleasanton Gateway was pared down from 26 acres to 10 acres, and Kiewit from 50 acres to 10 acres. He pointed out that there is now this one property that looks viable and pencils out, but in PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2011 Page 22 of 33