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DRAFT Ms. Eligas stated that they believe the zoning changes would benefit the Pleasanton Valley Voters for Smart Growth, Embarcadero, and the City of Pleasanton as a whole. She indicated that it was a pleasure to have met Embarcadero and to be in discussion with James Paxson. She added that, as opposed to what the Commission has seen before, they look forward to being good working neighbors with them and establishing a relationship that is mutually beneficial. James Paxson, General Manager of Hacienda Business Park, agreed that that is the reason Ms. Eligas and he came up together. He expressed his appreciation for the fact that the Parkside neighbors are willing to sit down with Embarcadero and Hacienda Business Park to talk over the issues. He indicated that they were fundamentally in agreement with Ms. Eligas' four points; there are, however, a couple of areas where they would like to have additional discussion with the neighbors and are welcome to be guided by the Commission, staff, and the City Council: 1. The 30 -unit requirement should be rescinded and should be removed as part of the component of the zoning of the site; instead, the City should look at the current development envelope for the site as it is allowed for office uses. 2. The current height for commercial of 45 feet would be appropriate for residential as well. 3. Hacienda currently has a setback from the rear property line of 25 feet to the nearest structure if an office project is built, and that would be an appropriate distance to look at as a setback for a future residential project as well. With regard to the density, Mr. Paxson stated that he thinks one of the things they would like to explore and what he would offer as a consideration is that if the overall development envelope on the site is controlled, density may be less of an issue because it is very much a function of design. He noted that one of the things they know is that at any time a project is actually brought forward, there will always be things that need to be discussed. He added that they think the discussion about the specific density is appropriate at the time an application comes forward; however, they are absolutely willing to be guided by this additional discussion and meeting with staff to hear what they and the City Council have to say and working out an amenable solution. Mr. Paxson stated that he thinks they are very close to coming to an agreement, and most importantly, again one of the things he has said on many occasions at Planning Commission hearings, all of the work they do in Hacienda comes from this process of getting input and working with people, and he feels very good about what they have been able to accomplish so far. Chair O'Connor requested Ms. Eligas and Mr. Paxson to go through the four points once more. DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 8/13/2014 Page 8 of 18