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Councilmember Sullivan questioned if the neighbors up in Hacienda notified of this swap. Mr. Dolan said they were not notified and may not know this was done. Councilmember McGovern referred to Goal 16, and said it states "Eliminate discrimination in housing opportunities in Pleasanton". She voiced concern with the way it is written in that it sounds like the City has current discrimination and she did not think this was the case. She asked that it be reworded to say, "Continue City policies eliminating discrimination in housing opportunities in Pleasanton.' Mr. Fialho agreed that he did not believe the City ever discriminated against any non-profit developer, and said staff will work on the final wording. Councilmember Sullivan said they talked a lot about growth management committee and he asked for an update, timing, and when the public will be able to weigh in on strategies and policies yet to be developed Mr. Fialho stated Councilmember Thorne and McGovern are working with staff to do all research necessary to put a new Growth Management Plan in place, which is not an easy task. The laws have significantly changed since the last strategy was adopted, which was the housing cap in 1996. The bandwidth for a City to control growth has shrunk considerably because of the State's pre-emption on local land use control. The research is narrowing and they hope to bring this forward publicly and obtain public comment. It will then go through the normal course of public review by the Planning Commission, potentially the Housing Commission, and eventual adoption by the City Council. The objective is to have work completed by the end of the year or early 2012. They are trying to get work completed concurrent with or shortly after the adoption of the Housing Element, but staff is committed to working on the Housing Element, the Climate Action Plan, and as time permits, the growth management ordinance. Mayor Hosterman opened the public hearing. Public Comments: Sangita Patel said they met with Scott Trobe and City staff and still believe additional housing units proposed for Site 7 will impact their neighborhood. Within one mile, there are already 708 existing high-density units. If 279 units are added to the area, there will be a situation where homeowners in the immediate area surrounding Site 7 will be outnumbered 2:1 by the number of high density units in the area. Ann Simpson requested that Site 19; Sunol and Sonoma, be eliminated because of the fact that everything around it is light commercial or commercial and to place residential in the area would reduce property values, create safety concerns, and deter other tenants from wanting to rent from them which would then create a financial hardship. Robert Gonella, Danbury Park Board of Directors, voiced continuing concerns about the overconcentration of Sites 8, 11, and 14 in east Pleasanton and asked the Council consider carefully which sites should be developed. Sandy Farrell, Ironwood Homeowners Association Board of Directors, said their neighborhood is closest to Sites 8, 11 and 14 and presented a signed petition from homeowners requesting a balanced concentration of high density, low income housing throughout the City. She asked that a specific plan be completed for the entire east side prior to considering the rezoning of the 3 sites. Theresa Moore said as a Community of Character, the City works with the Chamber of Commerce and Pleasanton Unified School District, and she is hopeful this will continue during this process. She recognizes the need for this housing, but implored the Council to consider the City Council Minutes Page 10 of 14 July 19, 2011