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The Mayor opened the public hearing. Guy Houston spoke on behalf of Valley Capital Realty. A PowerPoint Presentation was displayed. He provided information about the development history of the project, including the original 2006 approval. The 2010 renewal has expired and they have modified the project and made it better. The hillside and trees will be protected. An overlay limit line can be memorialized in the tentative map. This is a secondary gateway, in a country setting, into the City of Pleasanton. Photos of the current site were displayed. He complemented the Planning Commission for working with them on the meandering walkway. The homes will be wired for solar and have drought resistant landscaping. Renderings were displayed which showed the home elevations. He spoke about concerns from the community regarding trees being cut down and storage of hazardous materials on the site. Staff was provided with a letter from the environmental consultant who stated that there were no containers, barrels, or standing of the soil that would denote any environmental hazards on the site. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Mayor Thorne commented that he felt the Planning Commission did a great job in vetting out this project and those actions were evidenced in the Planning Commission minutes. He stated that he is having difficulty reading staff reports as there are more and more referrals to other documents. Councilmember Brown echoed Mayor Thome's comments about the number of attachments referred to in the staff reports provided. She also appreciates the decrease in massing. Councilmember Narum suggested a friendly amendment to Councilmember Brown's motion. She would like to have the limit line for development on Lot 2 added at the Tentative Map level. MOTION: It was m/s by to Brown/Narum to introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No. 2141 approving a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Development Plan at 11249 Dublin Canyon Road, allowing for the retention of the existing single-family residence and development of two residential units and related site improvements; waive full reading and adopted Resolution No, 16-846 approving a growth management agreement for the construction of two single-family homes and related site improvements for the project as filed under case PUD-115. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Brown, Olson, Narum, Mayor Thorne Noes: Councilmember Pentin Absent: None 21. Public Hearing: PUD-99 Ponderosa Homes - Consider a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Development Plan Growth Management Agreement, Affordable Housing Agreement and Development Agreement with Ponderosa Homes for an approximately 9.02-acre site located at 1851 Rose Avenue, allowing for the development of nineteen (19) residential homes and related site improvements Planning Manager Adam Weinstein presented a staff report. A PowerPoint Presentation was displayed. The project site was described and a vicinity map was displayed. The remnants of the orchard were shown. The Fairgrounds contains a driving range and golf balls sometimes land on the project site. The History of the project's development plans was reviewed. There are General Plan designations that allow for this type of proposed project. The site is designated for medium density which would allow for more than the nineteen units proposed. The Zoning District also allows for the project. Two phases of development are proposed. Phase I would include sixteen City Council Minutes Page 7 of 10 April 19,2016