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Commissioner Nagler asked Mr. Bowen, just out of curiosity, what the top two or three revisions made in the design of the project were important to the neighborhood. Mr. Bowen replied that the number one revision was the reduction by 83 units, and the incredible job of having very few windows face the Parkside neighborhood which is a considerable effort on Summerhill's part to accommodate the community's concerns when those purchasing these homes would probably like to look out over the Arroyo. He added that there were also concerns of noise coming from the project, and Summerhill has addressed that with a soundwall and trees. He noted that the Parkside community has many two -story homes, and folks have enjoyed the ability to leave their windows open after work hours and feel some degree of privacy with their windows open. James Paxson, General Manager of Hacienda Park, expressed Hacienda's support for the project. He stated that in some ways, he actually feels that Hacienda had a choice of two great opportunities and as much as they like the other project, Summerhill went back and used the same thoughtful approach to the site planning, working with the neighbors and coming up with another project Hacienda is pleased to support. He added that one of the other interesting things about this project too is that it is a product type in Hacienda that they would like to see more of: having a for -sale component along with the rental projects they have offers a really nice balance, and they are really particularly pleased to see that. Mr. Paxson added that given all of the discussions that have happened with the various neighbors in the area with regard to the different type of design standards they would like to see on this parcel and the adjoining parcel, having this be consistent with the agreements that have been worked out is a terrific thing. He noted that Hacienda has performed its design review, and a copy of Hacienda's approval letter in the Commission's packet. He urged the Commission to support the project. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Chair Allen referred to the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) chart on page 20 of the staff report and noted that this project originally came to the Commission because it was part of RHNA and was supporting some of the low- income capacity. She requested Ms. Soo to explain the implications of this project with respect to the City's RHNA numbers, especially for very-low- and low- income versus moderate versus above - moderate. Ms. Soo replied that the 117 -unit apartment included 27 affordable units, 6 of which were very-low- income units, 12 were low- income units, and 9 were moderate - income units. She indicated that the current project includes 10 low- income units for households with 80 percent of the annual median income. She added that the net in the very-low- income and low- income categories previously included a surplus of 163 units, PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 13, 2015 Page 27 of 32