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Councilmember Cook-Kallio said that while she laments the loss of the Windstar project because of its affordable housing component, she truly appreciates the amount of money this project will generate for the affordable housing fund. She cautioned again, however, that this money means little if nothing is done with it to provide housing opportunities for working families. She also shared her appreciation for the number of jobs created by the project. She said she also had concerns regarding building height, which she shared with the City Manager and ultimately determined that the design aesthetics in the context of the surrounding area lessened these concerns. She said she was delighted over the shared police substation, the value of which was underplayed in the staff report, and pleased that the applicant has placed such a focus on sustainable transit options. Councilmember Brown said the applicant has done a tremendous job in presenting a project that is so easy to support. She reiterated the value in the initial and ongoing revenue sources, particularly school fees, generated by the project. She said she was also pleased the project would generate so many of the kinds of jobs that pay what it takes to be able to live in Pleasanton and that they are so near transit. Councilmember Narum concurred with most comments. She said she particularly liked the project architecture, though was disappointed that the parking garage would somewhat obstruct its view from I- 580. She noted that in addition to the fees directly generated by the project, there is also a benefit to be had in the other ways that Workday's employees will contribute to the larger community. She said that west Pleasanton residents, including her, are particularly excited about the police substation and what it does for the perception of safety. She said she was also very eager to see what other benefits might come from increased vitality around the mall and the presence of such a major employer. Mayor Thome said he has been excited about this project since its inception. He said he reviewed the fiscal analysis with the City Manager earlier today and agreed that the benefits are grossly understated in the staff report. He said the project is also particularly valuable in that it brings jobs to transit, whereas the focus is sometimes too much on housing, and shared his enthusiastic support. MOTION: It was m/s by Pentin/Cook-Kallio to introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No. 2100 approving the application Workday, Inc. for Planned Unit Development (PUD) rezoning and development plan to construct a six-story, approximately 430,000 square foot office building, parking garage, and related site improvements at 6110 Stoneridge Mall Road (adjacent to the West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station° and PUD Major Modification to the PUD governing Stoneridge Corporate Plaza (6120-6160 Stoneridge Mall Road) to construct a parking garage, surface parking modifications, and related site improvements and to eliminate the public's use of the private landscaped area between the existing office buildings; introduced an waived first reading of Ordinance No. 2101 approving a Development Agreement between the City of Pleasanton and Workday, Inc. for said project and waived full reading and adopted Resolution No. 14489 accepting the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project as filed under Cases PUD-104 and PUD-81-14M. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Brown, Cook-Kallio, Narum, Pentin, Mayor Thorne Noes: None Absent: None BREAK Mayor Thorne called a brief recess from 8:17 p.m. to 8:23 p.m. City Council Minutes Page 7 of 17 May 20, 2014