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