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Housing Agreement due to their dissatisfaction with the level of affordability and the number of affordable units. Three representatives from Citizens for a Caring Community indicated their support for the Housing Commission's action and requested that the project be delayed until the nexus study is completed to adjust the Low Income Housing Fee and new inclusionary standards could be established. The Hacienda Owners Association's representative spoke in favor of the project. Another member of the public had general questions about the project. After receiving public testimony, the Commission approved the application on a 5-0 vote subject to staffs recommended conditions with the following modifications: 1) add the phrase "or as otherwise approved by the Director of Community Development" to condition nos. 40, 55, and 88; 2) modify condition no. 64 to indicate that Energy Star appliances shall be used if available; 3) modify condition no. 71 to require each retail tenant space to be sub- metered; 4) replace condition no. 93 with the agreement being crafted between the applicant and the Pleasanton Unified School District regarding school fees; 5) modify condition no. 100 to indicate that reclaimed gray water, rain water, etc. shall be used when available; and 6) revise the applicable sections of the development agreement if it is determined that the applicant is eligible for the NPID rate for the traffic fee and to incorporate the agreement being crafted between the applicant and the Pleasanton Unified School District. The Commission then unanimously voted to recommend to the City Council that the Council provide policy direction to the Housing Commission regarding affordable housing to assist the Housing Commission in its affordable housing recommendations as other housing projects move forward. DISCUSSION As the project has been conditioned, staff is satisfied with the site design, density, housing type and affordability, building design, and open space/amenities. The attached Planning Commission staff report presents a more thorough discussion of the project, including: General Plan conformity, zoning and uses, Housing Site Development Standards and Design Guidelines conformity, site plan, traffic and circulation, parking, noise, grading and drainage, building design, signage, Universal Design, Green Building, Climate Action Plan, school impacts, landscaping, tree removal, affordable housing, development agreement, Growth Management, and developable square footage in Hacienda. PUD FINDINGS Please refer to the attached Planning Commission staff report, pages 27-30, for a discussion of the considerations needed to approve the proposed PUD development plan. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice regarding the proposed project and related City Council pubic hearing were mailed to property owners within 1,000 feet of the subject property and tenants of the Archstone Apartments, Hacienda Commons Apartments, Eaves Pleasanton Apartments, and the Metro 580 Shopping Center and was also published in the local newspaper. At the time this report was written, staff had not received any public Page 10 of 12