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class is available to residents age 13 and up at the Dublin library, as is a kids' bike rodeo at Pleasanton's Earth Day and a commute workshop at City Hall on May 1S` PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 17. Public Hearing: Considered applications of BRE Properties for: (1) two PUD Development Plan approvals to construct: (a) a mixed-use high-density residential/commercial development containing 251 residential units, 4 live/work units, and approx. 5,700 sq. ft. of retail space located on the southeast corner of Owens Dr. and Willow Rd. (PUD-85-08-12D); and (b) a high-density residential development containing 247 residential units, 4 live/work units, and 55-acre public park located on the northern corner of Gibraltar Dr. and Hacienda Dr. (PUD-81-30-86D); and (2) an amendment to Phase I & Phase II Development Agreements with Prudential Insurance Company of America to: (a) extend the term of the agreement to five years from the date of approval and (b) incorporate the Hacienda Transit Oriented Development Standards and Guidelines (P11- 0856); and to accept the Mitigated Negative Declaration for said projects (Continued from April 3, 2012) Director of Community Development Dolan presented the staff report. He provided a review of the issues raised at the joint City Council & Planning Commission workshop and the subsequent evolution of the project. Site 1 consists of approximately 250 units, including 5,700 square feet of retail space, in a business park setting on the corner of Willow and Owens Drive. An urban plaza identifies the residential portion of the site at the signature corner, with multi-family structures and amenities located on the internal portion of the site. He provided the following overview of issues and project amendments: • Live/work depth — The applicant has agreed to extend the depth of live/work units to 40 feet by narrowing the sidewalk setback. In speaking with urban design consultants, staff felt it important to retain at least a 16-foot setback and recommended a slightly shallower depth of 38 feet for the larger building at the corner. • Noise — The Council expressed concern over the environmental quality at the corner plaza. Owens Drive has a fair amount of traffic is relatively close to a major highway. Average noise levels at this location are 70 dBa, which is considered conditionally acceptably in a park environment. The project contains several mitigating components that should minimize noise levels, including a short wall and landscaping. Future development of the adjacent Bart site will block freeway noise almost completely and ambient noise levels will decrease significantly. Given the type of use associated with an urban plaza, staff considers this to be an acceptable standard. • Air Quality — An analysis was prepared using the guidelines for toxic air contaminants adopted by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Since that time, the District's standards have been thrown out by the courts for failure to conduct the proper environmental analysis and many others have criticized the guidelines as being overly conservative. Based on these assumptions, the report concluded that exposure levels would fall well below anything that would constitute a risk. • Trail Improvements — The site plan includes trails that would ultimately connect to the future Bart site, in part through a dedication of land and an agreement to perform certain improvements by BRE. An approximately 400 foot gap still remains along the Kaiser side of the site. Staff and the applicant have had discussions with both adjacent property owners to secure an easement for the dedication and, while staff remains very optimistic, none is forthcoming at present. • Completion of Owens Drive —At the joint workshop, questions were raised as to whether it was wise to move forward with completing only the southern side of Owens Drive at this time. Staff gave the matter considerable thought and spoke with Bart to see if there was an interest in City Council Minutes Page 4 of 13 April 17, 2012