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PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission voted 4 -1 to support the proposal with an edit to the working in Exhibit A. Supportive comments related to the existing infrastructure and circulation capacity and ongoing competitiveness of Hacienda in the regional market. Commissioner O'Connor recused himself due to his property interests in Hacienda. Commissioner Allen did not support the proposal, stating concerns about community values relating to growth. She also felt that allowing both the residential projects and retaining the office square footage was giving away too much without the community receiving anything in return. She stated that she would support the exemption of residential on the California Center and possibly the BART site as they helped address the Regional Housing Numbers Assessment (RHNA) but did not have any approved office capacity to give up. Commission Allen also asked that, if the Commission were inclined to recommend approval, the last six words — "and BART stations and related facilities" — be removed from Condition No. 1 of Exhibit A as this is from the old ordinance and reflects the situation before the BART station was built. The other Commissioners agreed, and the removal of these words was part of the Commission's recommendation. RECOMMENDATION 1. Find that the proposed modification to the PUDs are consistent with the General Plan; and 2. Introduce the attached draft ordinance approving Case PUD- 85- 08 -55M and PUD- 81- 30 -27M, subject to the Draft Conditions of Approval listed in Exhibit A, and amending Condition of Approval No. 2.D. of Ordinance No. 1596 to exclude the seven sites shown on Exhibit B from the calculation of the total gross floor area within Hacienda Business Park. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The development of Hacienda Business Park has been accompanied by an extensive amount of public improvements paid for by Hacienda Business Park through the North Pleasanton Improvement District (NPID). While the proposed modification would not increase the approximately 9,800,000- square -foot development cap in Hacienda, it would allow approximately 900,000 square feet more office development to be potentially constructed on the non - residential sites that have the capacity to accommodate the additional square footage while still meeting the other PUD regulations (i.e., floor area ratio [FAR] limits, setbacks, height limits, parking requirements, etc.). The developers of these non - residential properties would be responsible to pay the applicable development impact fees, and the projects would be expected to generate revenues, via increases in property and sales taxes, to cover the costs of City services such as such as police, fire, etc. BACKGROUND The City Council has, over the last three years, approved residential development in Hacienda Business Park (Hacienda) on seven sites (Exhibit B). These actions took place after extensive community engagement and environmental review. Page 2 of 7