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of headlights of vehicles. He pointed out that while a normal car may have its headlights down below, some of the tallest vehicles that can fit in there are going to have lights on top of them. Mr. Ghio stated that he has not been really happy with the outreach that Summerhill has done. He indicated that they came to their doors, which is great, and pointed out that John Hickey comes to all their houses; he is an attorney who does this for a living and did not work for Summerhill until a few months ago. Mr. Ghio stated that one other thing he would like to bring up is that they have talked with the City about having 5794 West Las Positas Boulevard rezoned back to strictly commercial, and he would love to see the Planning Commission endorse that and say that maybe one of these apartments right here is enough. He noted that when he moved to his house, the area was not zoned this way; it was rezoned. He questioned if the City really needs to have two apartments side by side across from Hart Middle School. He indicated that his children will be going to Hart Middle School, and he does not think have two apartment complexes across from the school is a good thing. He pointed out that it has been a lot for him and a lot for his neighbors to come to these meetings and try to keep up with everything. He added that he had to leave work early every day that he had to come to these meetings. Mr. Ghio stated that this is not pleasurable for him or any of his neighbors, and he really thinks the City and the Planning Commission should put a lot of effort in, go to the Parkside neighborhood, and take a look at what is there now and look at the height of the trees, look at the buildings that are there that are two stories in the adjoining lot, and see how these pictures really depict what is going to be there because he does not think they are accurate. Karen Ellgas commended staff for working with the five or six of the Parkside residents who have met with Mr. Dolan and have gone over some of their requests. She stated that she also wanted to commend Summerhill for listening to them and responding appropriately. She indicated that she was really not planning on speaking tonight because she thought everything was good, until she heard about the School District and the Housing Element. She stated that she thought things were going to be taken care of one at a time. She indicated that she wanted to put on record that she has not seen the school plan mitigation that Mr. Kernan was very happy about, and she has not reviewed the Housing Commission's agreement with Summerhill. She stated that this was a concern for them, and she is bringing it up to the Planning Commission. Mr. Ebrahimi stated that they are very appreciative of the time that the Parkside neighborhood had given them; invited them to their homes on Sundays; set group meetings for them on the weekends, which he has never done before as they typically do it on weekdays. He indicated that he pointed out to everyone in the community that if anyone wants to meet with them, they have his phone number, his office number, and his mobile number. He added that he would be more than happy to talk about any aspect of the project either tonight or after the project starts. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 26, 2014 Page 10 of 21