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Councilmember Brown said she understood that the fees had been negotiated below what is standard for Pleasanton. Mr. Inderbitzen said that Pleasant Partners compromised and agreed to pay the statutory minimum on the entire project as well as an additional amount on all market rate units. Councilmember Pentin asked and Mr. Inderbitzen confirmed that they intend to install, rather than simply propose, electric vehicle charging stations. Vice-Mayor Cook-Kallio said one of the issues with generating a correct count of the number of students in Pleasanton, which she knows to be true based on her own experiences, is that multiple families are sharing one apartment. Developers claim they don't allow this but the truth is that these families don't intend to live there; they rent the apartment because it is less expensive than private school tuition and Pleasanton has an excellent school system. She said she appreciated every penny given to the district because schools are one thing that makes this such a quality community. Mayor Thorne interjected, noting the late hour, to request continuance of Items 20 and 22 to the May 7th meeting. The Council agreed and he asked anyone not able to attend the next meeting to contact the Council directly or email their comments. Padru Kang, Dahlin Group architects provided an overview of the project, which he described as an opportunity to create a sustainable mixed use development that is truly walkable to transit. He noted the site's proximity to 8 transit stops, Bart, regional retail, schools, community parks as well as 1-580 and I- 680. He said the proposal seeks to create much needed workforce housing and neighborhood serving retail out of what is currently an internally focused campus comprised of commercial space, landscape berms and surface parking. He provided and reviewed several slides of the site plan, demonstrating retail, residential and outdoor uses as well as a more detailed look at the amenity hub. Councilmember Brown asked if they anticipate that adults working in neighborhood will walk through the center of the development and past the tot lot to access retail spaces. Mr. Kang confirmed and said the circulation plan was intentionally designed to reach back to and create a linear connection with the larger campus. He reviewed the site hierarchy, noting that the sites frontage starts with 1 story elements and then steps back to the 3 and 4 story elements in order to lessen the view impacts from the intersection. He demonstrated the site circulation, noting the main spine and alleyways that eliminate interference of retail uses with residential uses. Vice-Mayor Cook-Kallio asked and Mr. Kang confirmed that a bicycle repair shop is proposed as part of the amenity hub. He noted that it is a sort of DIY kind of shop, with ties back to the future trail. Councilmember Brown asked if renderings of the play lawn area are representative of what is intended, noting that 1/3 of the area includes tree planting. She said there is really very little onsite park space compared to what is normally seen in Pleasanton. Mr. Kang said a portion of the area she referred to is a landscape berm to screen parking but that they could certainly look at maximizing the green lawn area. He also noted that there are 9 acres of community park land located only 300 feet to the south of the project. He reviewed the retail plaza, which is proposed as three different tenant spaces ranging from 950 to 1,250 square feet in size. Target occupants are neighborhood servicing in nature such as a specialty coffee shop, deli or dry cleaner. He also reviewed a slide on architectural features, noting that the entire development is targeting a LEED Silver rating. City Council Minutes Page 17 of 23 April 16, 2013