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14. Public Hearing: P14-0011 and PUD-101, MidPen Housing — Consider introduction of ordinances approving a General Plan Amendment and Planned Unit Development (PUD) Rezoning and Development Plan approval to demolish the 90 existing senior apartments at Pleasanton Gardens and Kottinger Place and to construct a 185-unit senior apartment project (Kottinger Gardens) on an approximately 6.43-acre site located at 240 and 251 Kottinger Drive, 4138 Vineyard Avenue, and 4133 Regalia Court; and the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project Planning Manager Stem introduced the item and turned the presentation over to the Assistant City Manager. Mr. Bocian provided background information on the Kottinger Task Force, a 14 member task force formed in 2004 on which Councilmember Cook-Kallio sits as Council liaison. In 2012, the City Council contracted with MidPen Housing to prepare a predevelopment analysis based on options that ranged from rehabilitation of the existing units to construction of a new development. In October 2012 the Council selected option 2 and directed MidPen to prepare a preliminary site plan and begin work on the PUD. At that time the Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Pleasanton Gardens, appropriated $10 million for a loan to financially support the project, and approved the DDA and Loan Agreement in the amount of$2.8 million. Earlier this year, both the Housing and Planning Commissions approved the PUD Rezoning and Development Plan being presented to the Council this evening. Throughout this process MidPen worked extensively with neighbors and the residents of both developments to ensure their needs and interests were reflected in the project. Mr. Bocian presented a slide outlining the preliminary rent scale, acknowledging the overriding concern over what will happen to the rents of those currently residing at either development. He explained that the rents of all Kottinger Place residents and the 31 residents of Pleasanton Gardens who are currently under the Section 8 program will be determined using the same formulas used now. Existing tenants will also be allowed to select either a multi-story or cottage unit once those are constructed. He also explained that the new rent formulas shown will not actually be determined until the project financing is in place, but said the ranges are indicative of what will be seen. He noted the contributions of Pleasanton Gardens, who through the executed MOU has agreed to donate its property and financial resources to support the project. Moving forward it is expected that the city will enter into a ground lease for both sites with MidPen, who will own the improvements and operate the site under the terms of the lease. Ms. Stern reviewed the elements of the application, which include a General Plan amendment to change the designation of 4133 Regalia Court from Parks and Recreation to High Density Residential, a rezoning of all four parcels to PUD, demolishing the ninety existing senior apartments at both Pleasanton Gardens and Kottinger Plan, and construction of a new 185-unit senior apartment development and related site improvements over four parcels totaling 6.4 acres. The Council is also being asked to approve the Mitigated Negative Declaration indicating that the project will result in no significant impacts once all conditions and mitigations are applied. She reviewed the proposed site plan from several views. She described the larger elements of the project, which include the construction of 131 new homes largely contained in a one, two and three- story building surrounded by single-story cottages. The greater setting includes a number of landscape areas with pathways and community gardens, shared laundry facilities, common areas and meeting rooms. Site access will be gained driveway in the same position as current on Kottinger Drive that connects through to a driveway onto Vineyard Avenue, and a second existing driveway off Kottinger Drive to serve the southern portion of the project. The project also calls for a new raised walkway, with pedestrian safety elements that include bulbouts and a flashing crosswalk light, between the two sites. City Council Minutes Page 8 of 17 May 20, 2014