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the way the timing with the deadlines worked out. He noted that the City will get to <br />recount even the ones that were approved a year ago. <br />Commissioner O'Connor inquired, if the inventory is high enough and the City does not <br />need to supply any new housing up until 2022, if the City would still move forward with <br />the East Pleasanton Plan at this time. <br />Mr. Dolan replied that ultimately, the City Council has not yet told staff not to proceed <br />with the Plan. He noted that the other night, the Council considered a contract to do <br />some additional work that the Task Force has asked the consultant to do and that same <br />issue came up. He indicated that the Council went ahead and approved the contract for <br />the additional work, so there is no sign that as of yet that the Task Force is not <br />proceeding. <br />Commissioner O'Connor stated that it seemed like the City jumped into East Pleasanton <br />pretty quickly when the City thought the numbers were such that it was going to need <br />anywhere between 1,000 and 2,000 additional units somewhere. He indicated that if <br />the City now knows that it does not need to supply anything like that number of homes, <br />he does not know if the City would not back off from that. He added that he does not <br />know if the City is really ready for East Pleasanton as the operations are still going on, <br />and, in fact, one or two of them extended and indicated they were going to be longer out <br />there than originally thought. <br />Ms. Stern replied that those operations that are extending for several years are outside <br />of the East Pleasanton planning area. <br />Mr. Dolan replied that they are nearby but not in the planning area <br />Commissioner O'Connor stated that he did not know if the City is ready to bring in all <br />the traffic into Stanley Boulevard and First Street at this point if it did not have to. <br />Mr. Dolan replied that it probably is a dialogue that the Council will have. He indicated <br />that he thinks it is important to remember that the completion of the East Side Specific <br />Plan was included in the General Plan as a program to do, long before the City lost the <br />lawsuit and the housing cap. He added that, independent of the RHNA numbers, it was <br />determined to be something we were going to do, and when the City got into that <br />situation, there was even more incentive to move ahead. <br />Commissioner O'Connor inquired if they would then only finish the Specific Plan and <br />leave it there without actually doing all the rezoning and all the planning. <br />Mr. Dolan replied that it is hard to say. He stated that there is zoning out there on quite <br />a bit of it now, although it would not be residential. He indicated that ultimately, the <br />Council will determine whether to proceed as the City started or dial back in some <br />regard. He added that there is even a possibility that the Council could say to hold off <br />until such time as the City needs more inventory. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 12, 2014 Page 37 of 38 <br />