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Development Agreement, the Affordable Housing Agreement and the Framework Agreement HOUSING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Housing Commission, at its July 14, 2016 special meeting, reviewed Affordable Housing options to define an Affordable Housing Agreement (AHA) for the project The Commission wanted to convey their strong desire to guarantee that all money contributed by the applicant in accordance with the AHA be earmarked to be used for affordable housing on the subject site and not for other uses in the City The Housing Commission unanimously recommended the approval of the AHA to the City Council as described in Attachment 6 and as discussed later in the report PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on August 10, 2016, to review the proposed project and received public testimony The staff report and draft minutes excerpt of this meeting are provided in Attachments 9 and 10 The Planning Commission heard from approximately 30 members of the public in favor of the project and/or Sunflower Hill and two members of the public who expressed opposition to the project The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the applications based on the findings included in the Planning Commission staff report and subject to the conditions shown in Exhibit A (Attachment 2), with stipulations requesting 1 that the following items be addressed (1) increase the open space connectivity within the project, (2) address concerns related to massing, scale, and number of 3-story units that may be visible from Stanley Boulevard or located at the end of streets or courts, (3) preserve the Zia house and identify a location for the building that is visible from Stanley Boulevard, (4) consider options to link the Growth Management Agreement for the single-family homes to the construction of the Sunflower Hill development, and (5) consider increasing the acreage of the Sunflower Hill development to allow for additional units These items are discussed in detail in this report BACKGROUND On April 17, 2015, the developer, Mike Serpa (Irby Ranch, LLC), on behalf of the property owners, submitted applications to construct 115 single-family homes and an affordable residential community for individuals with special needs (to be developed by Sunflower Hill) Sunflower Hill is a Pleasanton-based non-profit organization that works to develop housing options as well as activities to help those with special needs better integrate vocationally and socially Support of Sunflower Hill and an associated special needs housing project is listed as a priority in the City Council's 2015/16 work plan Early in the project review process, the applicant worked with staff on revising the plans including relocating the Sunflower Hill development site from the western side of the project to the eastern side of the project and reducing the total number of single-family homes from 115 to 93 The revised project was then reviewed and discussed at a workshop with the Planning Commission on April 27, 2016 The applicant continued working with staff on revised plans that included several revisions as suggested by the Planning Commission and staff at the workshop This project was reviewed by the Page 3 of 20