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<br />Commissioner Blank expressed concern about not having a buffer and getting too close <br />to the required number. He indicated that he does not mind reducing it a bit but his <br />sense is that staff is satisfied and comfortable with the numbers. <br /> <br />Commissioner Narum clarified that she is not proposing that the number be reduced to <br />exactly the required 2,080 units. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolan reiterated that staff is comfortable with this margin; however, the Planning <br />Commission or the City Council may wish to reduce that number, and staff does not <br />know how close it should be. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank stated that he has no basis for judging, whether it should be over <br />200 or by seven percent or ten percent. <br /> <br />Chair Narum agreed with the comments but stated that she felt rezoning in excess of <br />ten percent of what is needed is a lot. She indicated that she is reacting as a member <br />of the Task Force and the Planning Commission that the City rezone only what is <br />needed. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank stated that at the Joint Workshop, the discussion was to do more, <br />but not an excessive amount more. <br /> <br />adjusting the densities. <br /> <br />Chair Narum suggested eliminating the Sheraton site, although it is by the BART <br />station, or the half of the CM Capital site that is currently occupied, or the Kaiser site. <br /> <br />would come too close to the required number and would not provide any flexibility. <br /> <br />Chair Narum suggested that another option would be to reduce the housing on the Auf <br />der Maur/Rickenbach property by one-half to one acre and increase the retail acreage <br />by that amount. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank moved to recommend approval to the City Council of the <br />Supplemental Environmental Impact Report documents as shown in Exhibit A of <br />the staff report; the Draft Housing Element as shown in Exhibit B and as amended <br />by Exhibits G, H, and I of the staff report; and the land use changes (General Plan <br />Amendments, Specific Plan Amendments, and Rezoning, as appropriate) as <br />shown in Exhibit J and Exhibits K.1. through K-4, K-6 through K-9, and K-11 of the <br />staff report; and to recommend strongly that the preparation of the East <br />Pleasanton Specific Plan, starting in the first quarter of 2012, be completed by the <br />second quarter of 2013. <br />Commissioner Pentin seconded the motion. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 14, 2011 Page 9 of 22 <br /> <br />