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because the City of Pleasanton is moving forward to develop the EPSP, staff have created a methodology to systematically evaluate and plan for various opportunities and applications for each lake and the Chain of Lakes as a whole (such as groundwater recharge, peak storm water storage for regional flood protection, seasonal recycled water storage, habitat corridors, education, passive and active recreation, etc.). Zone 7 will accelerate the evaluation of Lakes H, 1, and Cope to better coordinate with current City planning efforts such as the EPSP. A preliminary evaluation and status report will be presented to the Zone 7 Board of Directors on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at the Board's Regular Monthly Meeting which begins at 7 p.m. at the address listed above. The staff report related to that effort should be posted on Zone 7's website by close of business this Friday. Zone 7 will continue to collaborate with staff from the City of Pleasanton and advise the City as planning efforts for the lakes within the EPSP area are developed. Please feel free to contact either me (925 454 -5000, email idueria(azone7watercoml or Colleen Winey (925 4544 -5063, email at cwiney(a zone7water.com), if you have any questions orneed additional information. "Sincerely, "G.F. Duerig, General Manager" Sean Sowell stated that one of the things that came up at the last EPSP meeting was information that the large swath of the land in the southeast corner of this Specific Plan area, which was in all four Alternatives, was contemplated to be industrial zoning. He indicated that it may perhaps not even be necessary or desirable to have that land zoned as industrial or for commercial use, given the effect that that will have on the housing and jobs balance, the traffic issues, etc. He noted that this did get some attention and discussion at the Specific Plan meeting, and he would like to bring that to the Commission's attention as well because he thought it may not be advisable to zone that for industrial purposes. He indicated that he recognized that Vulcan Materials Company is right next to it, farther east, but given the fact that the City is having challenges with regard to housing issues, continuing to skew the jobs and housing balance further by not easing up on the commercial and industrial uses of the land would, in a sense, be digging a hole a little bit further. He stated that he does not know if the Planning Commission can or should take a position on that but that this was something Becky Dennis and Citizens for a Caring Community brought to the Task Force's attention. He noted that he had not seen the numbers before, and if they are right, that this might be worth some consideration. Mr. Sowell stated that another thing that came up that he had not heard before was a presentation by the gentleman that was the owner or spokesperson for Kiewit who brought some figures regarding densities that were not reflected in any of the four existing Alternatives, and which he is calling Alternative 5, although it is not anything PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 12, 2013 Page 12 of 25