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overview of the project, stating that Messr. Auf der Maur and Rickenbach were the original developers of the Bernal Business Park, the project site that was a former quarry location on Bernal Avenue and Stanley Boulevard, adjacent to a PG &E substation next to the BMX Park and Shadow Cliffs Regional Park. He displayed an aerial of the site and pointed out Tawny Park, located about 1,300 feet from the site, the adjacent Arroyo, and a trail that leads to the east on the south side of the Beth Emek Synagogue, which shares Nevada Court with the project site. Mr. Pringle stated that the plan for the site is a luxury apartment building with the heaviest amenity load of any apartment community in Pleasanton. He indicated that they started their outreach process as part of the rezoning process and sent out over 3,400 invitations to property owners from a list provided by the City, and to various groups in the neighborhood. He added that they did another outreach in the last month and invited the people on the same list to come to a public meeting where the concepts for the development were unveiled. Mr. Pringle stated that this project is going to be a LEED -rated community with terrific floor plans and larger square footages units with island kitchens, high ceilings, townhouse configuration; flats, junior one - bedrooms, full one - bedrooms within, two- bedroom /two -bath units, and three - bedroom apartments. He noted that the complex is loaded with amenities from outdoor cabanas, outdoor kitchen, inside display kitchen, multiple private areas, game room, significant tot lot, and every amenity that could be considered put into a project of a larger scale. Mr. Pringle stated that they have modified the site plan from when the Commission last saw it during the rezoning process, adding significantly more green space. He noted that the original concept was a three -story building in the three clusters with elements of two -story; and they have essentially come up with a thought process and an attempt to comply with the new Design Guidelines by taking the Bernal Avenue elevations down to two -story wrapping across from the Synagogue and where they have been able to relocate some of these apartments to a half fourth floor in the back of the property on the podium piece. He noted that they have also angled out the Cluster 2 podium and to enlarge the green space with numerous water features within this podium, essentially creating almost three acres of green. He added that they created a resident green space here where none was before, and the same in Cluster 1. Commissioner Narum asked Mr. Pringle if they still plan to own all the retail, as they plan to own the apartments. Mr. Pringle said yes. He stated that they would parcelize it and that their goal is to build this mixed -use project all at one time and own all of it. Ken Rodrigues discussed the entrance component which is the retail portion. He stated that this project builds off of many of the successful things they, together with staff, did at Pleasanton Gateway: a lot of outdoor amenity spaces, a lot of open high - ceiling type units, a variety of architecture; and as noted in the staff report, two plans: one with a PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 12, 2012 Page 24 of 40