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"extra" units resulting from the new project cannot be used on a subsequent project. While the ordinance does discuss preparing a growth management report to evaluate things like infrastructure and service constraints, this is a project with existing entitlements for 177 units. Therefore, using the Growth Management Ordinance is something that could potentially be done for future projects but not for this one. Councilmember Olson said he also struggled with the issue of water but that condition of approval 9, which requires the development to obtain approval from Zone 7 prior to recording the final map or obtaining a grading permit, building permit or utility extension approval to the site, makes it acceptable in his mind. Councilmember Pentin explained that he voted against the 177 -unit project primarily because he did not support the lack of access to the arroyo and his feelings have not changed. He said he was bothered that future residents, who have no representation here now, will need to obtain a major PUD modification in order to obtain direct access to the arroyo in the future. He hoped that Parkside residents could explain their reluctance to allow this access, which they have themselves, noting that the concerns expressed by them previously related to an apartment complex containing renters. Given that these will be ownership units under the new project, he wondered if that attitude had changed at all. Vice Mayor Brown asked if the City Manager was aware of Zone 7 ever having denied a permit due to lack of water supply, while also demanding that existing residents reduce consumption by 25 %. Mr. Fialho said he was not aware of this having occurred in the past, though he was not equipped to comment on what occurred during the 1976 drought. He did stress that Councilmember Narum and the Vice Mayor have been meeting with staff and Zone 7 regularly to discuss transparency regarding the water supply and the need to take action when appropriate to limit those connections. Councilmember Pentin asked and Mr. Fialho confirmed that Zone 7 has agreed to provide the city with 100% of its current and future water needs through build out, as reflected in the General Plan. He asked if the city's contract with Zone 7 allows the city to look elsewhere for water in the event that Zone 7 cannot or will not meet that demand. Mr. Fialho explained that Pleasanton is actually the only jurisdiction in the valley that does not have a contract with Zone 7. He said this was a strategic move to preserve the city's ability to secure additional water supplies, either with East Bay Municipal Utilities District or the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. The obstacle, however, is that it is costly to secure the water contracts and make those connections with those agencies. Mayor Thome opened the public hearing Kevin Ebrahimi, VP of Development with Summerhill Homes, thanked city staff for their responsiveness throughout the entire process. He stated that while Summerhill has obtained approval for a 177 -unit rental project on this site, recent trends in the residential market have allowed them to explore the potential of for -sale townhomes in lieu of the previous project. He stressed that all of the design changes incorporated into the previous project to appease the concerns expressed by the Parkside neighborhood have been included, if not improvement upon, with this project. He also stressed that Summerhill designs all of its projects to meet current high efficiency standards, with many of those that were not available on a higher density apartment style project being incorporated here. This, coupled with the smaller project size, equates to an anticipated 57% reduction in water use over the previous project. In addition, the townhome style construction allows for individual metering of each unit making each household aware of and accountable for its own water use. He assured the Council that the project is committed to using recycled water for all landscaping when it becomes available. He said he believed to the proposed project to be an improvement for the site, as supported by positive feedback City Council Minutes Page 12 of 18 June 16, 2015