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U el-WI/Mot IAL. Provided to the City Council After Distribution of Packet Kiewit Date ISAUL E.WHITE Director of Real Estate (402)271-2809 (402)271-2830 fax paul.whiteekiewit.com March 3, 2014 VIA: Federal Express (925) 931-5606 D 9)Honorable Mayor and City Council Members MAR 0 3 2014 City of Pleasanton CITY CLERK OFFICE do Janice Stern, Planning Manager 200 Old Bernal Avenue Pleasanton, CA 94566 RE: City Council Agenda Item 9, March 4, 2014 Review of RHNA; Update on East Pleasanton Specific Plan Process Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council Members: We are asking for your support to continue the East Pleasanton Specific Plan process as presented under the first option, "Completing the Specific Plan Planning Process", in the Staff Report for the above referenced Agenda Item 9, which is on your agenda Tuesday evening. This option allows the planning process to continue pursuant to the City's commitment over 18 months ago when it began. We understand that the question is being raised because of the recent determination that the City may not need to rezone any land to meet their regional housing need (RHNA) requirements for the 2014-2022 planning cycle. However, the Specific Plan for the east side of Pleasanton is specified in the General Plan as being required before the area can develop. It is not a RHNA requirement. The development of this plan area may provide housing needed for future RHNA cycles but it is much greater than just that. The Specific Plan will guide and coordinate the land use pattern, providing design guidelines for each use while determining the roadways and other public infrastructure requirements and the implementation requirements for the development of this 1,000+ acre plan area. This is the essential planning document that has been in the works for numerous years. It should not be delayed at this critical point in the process and would likely also require the future reinvestment of considerable time, effort, and money on behalf of many parties.. It would be like stopping a baseball game in the bottom of the 7th inning. Kiewit has been actively seeking to develop its property since 2003. During these 11 years, we were first told that we needed to wait for the General Plan process to finish. In 2006, we received a letter from the City indicating they expected General Plan approval in summer of 2007 and they anticipated starting the Specific Plan process later in 2007. The General Plan was not approved until July 2009 at which time we inquired about beginning the process. We were told that the Housing Element was being updated and we should actively participate in this process. Despite being rated KIEWIT INFRASTRURE CO. Kiewit Plaza,Omaha,NE 88131 (402)342-2052 (402)271.2830 FAX 1