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Commissioner O'Connor inquired if the Kottinger Place site, as opposed to the Pleasanton Gardens site, has only one entrance and one exit from the parking lot off of Kottinger Drive, and none on the Vineyard Avenue side. Mr. Luchini replied that there is actually an existing ingress and egress off of Vineyard Avenue, which will actually be shifted slightly for this development, in addition to that on the Kottinger Drive side. He then pointed it out on the displayed site plan. With respect to the location of the parking lot, Commissioner Ritter inquired if the residents at the bottom corner of the site as shown on the site plan would be parking out at the top of the site. Mr. Luchini said yes Mr. Ritter noted that some these residents would be in their 80's and 90's, and they would be carrying groceries. He stated that his parents were in their 80's when they passed, anc they always wanted to be close to the elevator and close to the entrance so they could bring their groceries in easily. He indicated that it just seems like a long walk and inquired if there would be a shuttle bus. He further inquired if the guest parking is also out there. Mr. Luchini replied that the guest parking would also be in the same lot, and there would not be any shuttle bus. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Abby Goldware, Project Manager, MidPen Housing, stated that she wanted to focus on a few of the goals they were trying to meet here, the first being the demand and the need for affordable senior housing. She noted that both Kottinger Place and Pleasanton Gardens currently have wait lists that are closed, which means that they have so many people on the wait list that they cannot continue to accept more. She added that the property manager at Kottinger Place once told her that she receives calls daily asking if there are units available. She stated that MidPen Housing has been around for over 40 years; a non - profit developer that owns and manages over 6,500 units, about 25 percent of which are for seniors. She pointed out that all of their properties have wait lists that are similar to that at Kottinger Place. Ms. Goldware then discussed the existing site character, which is very special because of the open space and the cottage feel. She indicated that MidPen Housing is balancing anc trying to increase the supply of housing on these sites while retaining that character, and she felt that they have really been able to achieve that through this plan. She pointed out that because they are part of an existing neighborhood and a community, it was really important to them to incorporate as much neighbor feedback as possible. She indicated that all of the Task Force meetings were open to the neighbors, and they also held a neighborhood meeting this past summer to continue to get feedback. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 12, 2014 Page 8 of 24