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DRAFT there was no resolution at the Housing Commission to make that recommendation, and so it will move on to the City Council as such. Mr. Dolan continued that the Planning Commission has never been asked to make any recommendation on Affordable Housing Agreements, and staff would typically bring it forward to the Commission in the staff report only as a point of information. In summary, Mr. Dolan stated that the Housing Commission has its own process, in the same way that the Planning Commission goes through its own; both Commissions deal with the matters within their purviews and then give side-by-side recommendations on those matters to the City Council. He added that the Housing Commission would not wait for the Planning Commission to determine, for example, the building height, before doings its work; and similarly, the Planning Commission should do its work and go through its process independently of the Housing Commission's process. Commissioner Posson thanked Mr. Dolan for the clarification. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Marty lnderbitzen, representing the owner, Pleasant Partners, stated that the project's entire team is present tonight, including Mike Walker on behalf of the owner; Brett Leon and Todd Regonini with Sares-Regis, Project Managers; Padru Kang arid John Thatch with Dahlin Architecture and Planning, Project Architects; David Gates and Paul Stevens with Gates + Associates, Landscape Architects; Brock Roby with BKF Engineers, Project Engineer; and David Gold from Morrison and Foerster, CEQA Legal Counsel. He thanked staff on behalf of the entire team, noting that Mr. Dolan and Mr. Otto have shown great leadership and worked with the team for quite a while now in bringing this project forward. He noted that while they have had their differences, there was a pretty common vision for what ought to happen on this site, and he is proud to say that from the first presentation out of the box, the owner team put together something that was really fitting and appropriate for this site. He further noted that City staff had a number of issues that they wanted the project team to address, which were done along the way, and he believes the team has brought a really good project to the City that provides mutual benefit for both the City and for the owner. Mr. Inderbitzen presented the history of the project, noting that this was actually initiated by the owner as an application to expand the office uses on this site with three new office buildings measuring a total of about 500,000 square feet and a small hotel. He indicated that this occurred at about the time the City was going through a transit- oriented development (TOD) process in North Pleasanton, and this site was right on the edge of what would have been included with the TOD development. He continued that at that time, the City had a housing cap, so it made good sense for this site to go on an office campus path. He added that during that process, however, the City had a change in its housing cap, and the City then initiated its Housing Element Upda:e process. DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 3/27/2013 Page 3 of 22