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participation and as a collaborative developer, they would normally do this before the City would talk about densities. Mayor Hosterman asked if Mr. Trobbe has reached out to the neighborhood. Mr. Trobbe said in part; they have had some quick meetings after community meetings, he has exchanged emails with residents, and they have passed out business cards. In defense of the community, they may feel he is not "driving the car" but his hope is that in going through that process, they will have that opportunity and work together within the means of the settlement agreement. Vice Mayor Cook-Kallio said she was sorry the Chamber was now somewhat empty because she was going to ask the same question and agrees that more information is helpful. She pointed out that the map is incorrect in that the size of the site represents the amount of available acreage for development and not that which is only slated for high density. She asked that a map be developed for the true acreage proposed for high density. Mr. Trobbe said they have an aerial for Site 7 that shows specifically where Safeway begins and ends. Councilmember McGovern acknowledged Mr. Trobbe's vision for integrating greenery and open spaces with development and suggested he discuss this with the community, to which Mr. Trobbe agreed. Vamshi Palkanda requested that the three sites first adhere to the 40% burden first and then look for additional resources. He referred to traffic and said averaging traffic over a period of 24 hours is different than averaging it at the peak. He also asked that traffic studies be done during the time when the fair is open, stating that if two police officers are needed just to manage traffic during the fair, he could imagine the impact with 400 additional homes. He also asked that the Koll Center traffic signal area be considered as the main road adjoining any new community. Mayor Hosterman closed public comment, and suggested that Council provide its direction to staff after a short break. BREAK Mayor Hosterman called for a break at 9:35 p.m. and thereafter, reconvened the regular meeting at 9:43 p.m. Councilmember Sullivan said he is a member of the task force, has been involved since its inception, and recognized the difficulty of locating 2,000 units of high density housing per a court order. He thinks this is one of the best processes and effort from citizen participation and a task force the City has had. The sites the Council chooses must make sense from many aspects which have been identified and ranked using criteria. The task force spent a lot of time developing the criteria and included trying to spread out development as evenly throughout the community and not having one area taking the burden. Based on sites presented and comments received, he generally concurs with the draft sites the task force has proposed thus far, with a few exceptions. He agrees there is too much of a burden in Sites 8, 11 and 14, especially at the Valley/Stanley/Bernal corner, and this area needs reduction. If ACE came forward and was interested in putting a train station there and doing some TOD mixed use, it might make sense, but given existing infrastructure and traffic, it is too much for one area. He thinks Site 7 belongs on the list. The task force did reduce the unit count somewhat at their last meeting and he thinks development can be achieved to fit in with amenities of a park, open space, and greenery. It is a walk able area, near the freeway and it also has office already approved. He provided an City Council Minutes Page 12 of 19 May 3, 2011