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Commissioner Nagler stated that he was referring to a letter that was originally dated November 19, 2013, and then updated to December 11, 2013. Ms. Wallis replied that all of that was done independently of the City and prior to submittal to the City, and so the City has no knowledge of exactly what took place. She added that the City has no copies of the plans that were submitted to the HOA, and the City did not receive a submittal until after the HOA approval was received. She explained that it is a policy for Golden Eagle that the City will not review the plans or submittal application until it receives a full approval from the HOA. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Nagib Haddad, Applicant, stated that he had no presentation to make as Ms. Wallis explained everything they wanted. He indicated that he would be happy to answer any questions. Gary Monzo distributed some handouts to the Commissioners and mentioned that if the Commission wished, he could answer the question about what happened between December and when the application was submitted to the City. He stated that he and his wife purchased their home since September of 1998, remodeled it, and became very familiar with guidelines for Golden Eagle. He indicated that his issue with the proposal is the second story, which is massed forward rather than to the back and obstructs their view of Mt. Diablo from their living room. He added that there is a lot of roof facing their window. Mr. Monzo displayed a slide showing an aerial photo of both their home and that of the applicant, with an orange box on the applicant's lot suggesting rotating the home to align it better with their existing home. He then displayed other photos of homes in Golden Eagle Farm, indicating that they have better, more symmetrical alignments. He stated that rotating the home would push the home back, thus complying with the guidelines of massing the second story away from the street, and proposed some solutions such as absorbing the rotunda the next four feet into the second story and expanding the second story over the rear. He added that three garages is a possible solution and that any other possible solutions would be good. Mr. Monzo stated that they are not ignorant of the Golden Eagle Farm guidelines and pointed out that the CC&R's and guidelines are to ensure the continuity of consistency and surviving a single board or board member or personal agenda. He further stated that they felt this is a case of trying to make the land fit the house rather than making the house fit the land. Jim Rogers stated that he and his wife have lived in Golden Eagle Farm for 20 years across the street from the project site. He indicated that they have met the applicant and that he has been very accommodating to work with. He stated that they were concerned with the roof color; they talked to the applicant, who assured them that the roof color would be neutral. He indicated that they support the plan. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, March 25, 2015 Page 2 of 12