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gallons per day over the existing conditions. She asked if residents will have an opportunity to evaluate and question this memo before the Council makes any decision. Mr. Fialho said it is the Council's discretion as to whether or not the Council wants to grant additional time and staff could provide further details on the memo at the end of the public hearing. Mayor Thome suggested doing so. Judy Fenton opposed the rezoning of Centerpoint Church property to allow more residential construction in the City. She hopes the Council will show they are in touch with the wishes of residents and deny the petition for rezoning tonight. Schools are 35% overcrowded as published in the October 151 newspaper and was the result of a fee justification study approved by the school district. Ponderosa's development will require at least one more classroom. Overcrowding of schools degrades the quality of their education system as well as the demand for other educational options for children. She also said that working families are in need of quality day care facilities and the opportunity to use the 4.23 acres of the Centerpoint property for educational facilities will slip away if the Council votes to rezone for houses and the church should aggressively seek an educational option for the remaining acres. Rahul Deshmukh said he lives right next to the church and said he supports building the 25 homes. The church had promised residents that the structure will be removed at some time and he supported doing this. If the Council considers doing something different, he was not ready for a larger facility because of the many impacts and would rather see residential development. The clearance on the right side of his home is currently 4'3" which is normal in most homes and Ponderosa Homes are great, high-quality builder and he thinks the new homes will blend well with the existing neighborhood. He asked the Council to approve the rezoning and allow the developer to build the project. Jan Batchellor endorsed the project, stating it is a win/win situation for everybody involved, especially the church. The project will reduce traffic and create a more pleasing land use for the neighbors and community. She reminded the Council that Ponderosa is a local Pleasanton company that has an impeccable reputation. Centerpoint Presbyterian Church has been an upstanding institution for over 125 years and it has made Pleasanton internationally known by its famous Balloon Platoon. The church has determined that the property will not work for their long-term purposes. The proposal is not high density housing and most residential construction in town is the result of failed litigation that the City pursued for years which was expensive. The growth management ordinance which replaced the illegal housing cap ordinance protects the community from unsustainable, rapid growth. Approximately 235 homes can be built in Pleasanton for the next 8 years and only 8 of those have been issued building permits. This project would add 25 units, bringing the total to 33 which is hardly "run-away" growth and the project allows the church to relocate. Kushad Kiziloglu said the impact from new housing units is well under the limits established by the current growth management plan. Staff performed a careful analysis of water usage as well as estimated traffic patterns and it showed minimal impacts. An environmental assessment determined no significant impacts and the Housing and Planning commissions approved the project. Subsequent to these approvals, the applicant removed units, added an open recreational space and incorporated new parking spaces for the senior apartments in addition to other improvements. The Centerpoint church needs to sell their property to move to a new site and, while not a member he implored the Council and residents to realize that the decision is not made lightly by a faith organizations and asked the Council to approve the project. Julie Testa said rezoning land from public and institutional to residential is not in the best interests of Pleasanton as a whole. The land is a valuable resource to the community whether it is a church or school and there are few parcels of land left. She thinks to let it go seems irresponsible and unnecessary. Every school campus significantly exceeds the recommended enrollment in the General Plan and this land has the potential to have a charter school developed which might resolve the school City Council Minutes Page 14 of 28 October 6, 2015