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• Any development in the East Pleasanton Specific Plan (EPSP) are would bear its own cost of infrastructure and not burden other portions of the city or City government; • Extension of El Charro Road would continue all the way from 1-580 South to Stanley Boulevard; • The plan may consider development beyond the current Urban Growth Boundary; • Relocation of Pleasanton Garbage Service and the City's Operations Sery ce Center is ideal if it can be accomplished in a cost neutral manner; • The plan shall include a public school site until such time as the schoo board completes its demographic studies and provides further direction; • Both Busch Road and Boulder Street will contain connections through to E Charro Road; • The plan should accommodate more than one cycle, ideally two cycles, of Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) numbers; • The main roadway system would be comprised of curvilinear streets as opposed to a rigid grid system In addition to the number of RHNA cycles to be accommodated by the plan, there was considerable discussion related to what percentage of these cycles should be accounted for in l he planning area and what the appropriate mix of single family versus multi-family units would be. Mr. Dolan explained that approximately 400 of the 1,100 acres is developable land. He also explained that the RHNA assignments contain a substantial number of units that must be developed at 30 units per acre and, while this acreage can accommodate that kind of density, there is the potential to build the area out such that it has a different character from the rest of town. The task force has. therefore been very mindful of the issue of balance and the town's current balance of 75% single family to 25% multi-family development. He noted that the recent rezoning and project approvals do indicate a somewhat significant change from those numbers to 66% single family and 34% multi-family. The task force has also requested the Council's feedback about whether to concentrate the density around a community center or disperse it through to the edges of the planning area. While the task force currently prefers to disperse it, staff has been attempting to follow traditional urban design principles that place the greatest intensity in the center where community serving uses can be better concentrated. Vice-Mayor Cook-Kallio said there has been some new thought about how to best locate density in urban design and asked and confirmed that staff had not conducted outreach to see what other alternatives might be viable. Mr. Dolan introduced the 6 circulation and land use plan alternatives currently under consideration, noting that additional dialogue at the last task force meeting brought about the last 2 options. Staff is requesting the Council's feedback on these options so that the task force can narrow the list to 3 or 4 alternatives on which to focus further analysis. He noted key planning area constraints, which include 700 acres in and around the lake area that is not available for development, the existing Urban Growth Boundary that essentially runs in alignment with the anticipated extension of El Charro Road, the City limit, and Airport Protection Zone. In presenting the following alternatives, he noted that the purpose of the exercise is not to analyze the physical arrangement of land use patterns but rather to make sure the alternatives capture the full range of alternatives that could result in a well laid out community with the appropriate mix of units and density. Councilmember Brown noted that Cope Lake changes significantly in size from one map to another. Mr. Dolan clarified that the change relates only to water levels that may have been present at the time the map was prepared. He explained that regardless of its size or condition, the lake is entirely under the control of Zone 7 and is to be used for flood control and open space purposes, not development. Mayor Thorne asked whether staff has looked at what phasing the extension of El Charro Road to Busch Road would mean to traffic at major intersections along Valley Avenue. City Council Minutes Page 5 of 13 June 18, 2013