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Mr. Otto replied that he believes the "semi- public" can also be used by the office tenants in addition to the residents, and deferred to the applicant to clarify the difference. Commissioner Posson requested clarification on the implications of the Housing Commission not taking action on the affordable units. He inquired if, procedurally, the Planning Commission can take action on the project even if the affordable units are not defined. For the benefit of Commissioner Posson, who is new to the Commission, as well as for that of the public, Chair Blank requested staff to review the responsibility of the Housing Commission vis -a -vis its approvals or non - approvals, and the issues that affect the Planning Commission. Brian Dolan explained that the Housing Commission and Planning Commission processes typically run simultaneously and are tracked together, and most of the time the Housing Commission hearing occurs before the Planning Commission hearing, as was the case for this project. He added that the Housing Commission is charged with making a recommendation to the City Council with respect to the Affordable Housing Agreement between the City and the project owner /developer; however, for this project, there was no resolution at the Housing Commission to make that recommendation, and so it will move on to the City Council as such. Mr. Dolan continued that the Planning Commission has never been asked to make any recommendation on Affordable Housing Agreements, and staff would typically bring it forward to the Commission in the staff report only as a point of information. In summary, Mr. Dolan stated that the Housing Commission has its own process, in the same way that the Planning Commission goes through its own; both Commissions deal with the matters within their purviews and then give side -by -side recommendations on those matters to the City Council. He added that the Housing Commission would not wait for the Planning Commission to determine, for example, the building height, before doings its work; and similarly, the Planning Commission should do its work and go through its process independently of the Housing Commission's process. Commissioner Posson thanked Mr. Dolan for the clarification. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Marty Inderbitzen, representing the owner, Pleasant Partners, stated that the project's entire team is present tonight, including Mike Walker on behalf of the owner; Brett Leon and Todd Regonini with Sares- Regis, Project Managers; Padru Kang and John Thatch with Dahlin Architecture and Planning, Project Architects; David Gates and Paul Stevens with Gates + Associates, Landscape Architects; Brock Roby with BKF Engineers, Project Engineer; and David Gold from Morrison and Foerster, CEQA Legal Counsel. He thanked staff on behalf of the entire team, noting that Mr. Dolan and Mr. Otto have shown great leadership and worked with the team for quite a while now in PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 27, 2013 Page 27 of 48