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DRAFT Chair Blank noted that it would probably be done at the tenant's expense and asked Mr. Zahedani if they would be agreeable to work with staff on this. Mr. Zahedani replied that they could explore that before the project goes to Council. Commissioner Posson commented that the demand is not there right now, but with additional younger tenants coming in, there may be a demand, and he wanted to make sure that was considered in the design. Mr. Zahedani commented that this is the wave of the future. He added that he uses a natural gas car that gets him 100 miles to a gallon, the use of the carpool lane, and no tolls. Commissioner Pearce thanked Mr. Zahedani for adding more street entries at the last minute, noting that it was important to her. She asked Mr. Zahedani if they were comfortable with the additional conditions with regard to ValleyCare or if they wanted the financing mechanism memorialized within those conditions. Mr. Zahedani said yes. He stated that the request came in on Thursday, they worked on it over the weekend, costed it out this afternoon on the back of a napkin, made a cellular phone call on the way over, and came up with a framework. He indicated that they do not know the exact details, but their preference would be to work out the details this week and go to the Council with the conditions. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he was very impressed with what the applicant has brought back to the Commission. He indicated that he believes they have answered all of the Commission's concerns from the Work Session and that he does not have any additional questions. Chair Blank thanked Mr. Zahedani for his comments about the Work Session. He stated that he has heard some developers question why they need to have a Work Session, and so he appreciates knowing that at least in this one particular case, it was effective. Becky Dennis, Citizens for a Caring Community (CCC), stated that Pat Belding and she are present this evening to offer their enthusiastic support for this project. She indicated that it is really impressive to see an applicant come forward with 20- percent very-low- income units on a small site which could not really be shared with a non - profit. She noted that this is an excellent example and is really glad to see it, and questioned why other developers are not doing it. Ms. Dennis stated that one of the things she wanted to speak philosophically about is that she is really excited that these affordable projects are coming forward now and that the City has an opportunity for this. She added that she hopes the Planning Commission thinks of these opportunities for the City to invest and bring these projects into the community as a way to help the local economy. She stated that she can DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 5/8/13 Page 6 of 9