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Growth Management In March 2014, the City Council approved a Growth Management Agreement for the previous 177-unit apartment development. As stated in Section 17.36.100 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code, a modified project that has already been granted allocations can retain those older allocations. Therefore, no new growth management allocation is needed for the current proposal. HOUSING COMMISSION ACTION At its April 16, 2015, meeting, the Housing Commission approved the agreement described above. The Housing Commission Agenda Report and draft minutes of the Housing Commission meeting are included in Attachment 8. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on May 13, 2015, to review the proposed project. Detailed information on this meeting is provided in Attachment 7, draft excerpts of the Planning Commission minutes. At the hearing George Bowen, representing the Parkside community, spoke in support of the proposed project. James Paxson, Hacienda General Manager, also spoke in favor of the project. After receiving public testimony, the Commission unanimously voted to recommend the project to the City Council. DISCUSSION With the implementation of conditions of approval, staff is satisfied with the site design, density, housing product, building design, and open space/amenities. The attached Planning Commission staff report presents a more thorough discussion of the project, including: General Plan conformity, zoning and uses, conformity with the Standards and Guidelines, site plan, traffic and circulation, parking, noise, grading and drainage, building design, Green Building, Climate Action Plan, school impacts, landscaping, tree removal, and affordable housing. PUD FINDINGS Please refer to the attached Planning Commission staff report, pages 21-24 for a discussion of the considerations needed to approve the proposed PUD Development Plan. PUBLIC NOTICE Notices regarding the public hearing were mailed to the surrounding property owners and tenants within a 1,000-foot radius of the project site. At the time this report was prepared staff had not received any comments or concerns. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT On January 4, 2012, the City Council certified a SEIR and adopted the CEQA Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Housing Element Update and Climate Action Plan General Plan Amendment and Rezonings. This SEIR was a supplement to the EIR prepared for the Pleasanton 2005-2025 General Plan, which was certified in July 2009. The subject property was one of 21 potential housing sites analyzed in the SEIR. CEQA requires that a lead agency shall prepare an Addendum Page 8 of 10