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favor of this development and Sunflower Hill going forward. I read through some of the comments in there and one of them struck me pretty hard. It says "The special needs apartment project sounds a little scary and inappropriate for this location." My question is what is an appropriate location? Again, is that being sequestered out in the middle of the desert some place? I believe that to alleviate some of these concerns, those individuals that do have concerns about special needs that maybe they attend a RADD activity sponsored by the Pleasanton services or they maybe participate in a Pleasanton Challenger baseball game or maybe they participate in Special Olympics somehow. That would give them a great, in depth idea of who their neighbors would be in the community. I also think that these young people should be afforded the same rights, privileges and opportunities to live in a home of their own that is close to family, friends and in their own community. Again, I support this activity. Austin's mother supports this activity and we would like to see this go forward. Thank you. Commissioner Nagler: Sir, may I ask you a real quick question? Frank: Sure. Commissioner Nagler: Just the theme I've been wondering about, obviously there's not going to be that many units within the Sunflower Hill development and I'm just thinking of limitations. So, could you see yourself in fact going in partnership with other families and purchasing one of these homes in the neighborhood? Frank: That's certainly a strong possibility. Where he is at right now, which is true with most providers is, they are going to age out of providing for our children and young adults so there needs to be some place where our children can reside and call home and make their permanent home. Commissioner Nagler: And you could see yourself having your son circulate in this neighborhood the way it's laid out and the way traffic flows. In other words, having a picture in your mind of your son living in this neighborhood? Frank: Oh certainly, yes. It took us over four years to find a home where we could place him. Planning on him just getting used to the fact that Mom and Dad aren't going to be around forever and he's going to have to be on his own; although he will always need assistance with daily needs and safety and those kinds of things. Yes, I think this would be an excellent opportunity. Commissioner Nagler: Great, thanks a lot. Debra Zentner: I'm Debbie Zentner. I'm a resident here in Pleasanton. I've lived here for about three years and a lot of times I'm accused of being Bruce's mother, Bruce is actually my brother and he's 50 years old. He has been in and out of group homes. He lived in Fremont with my parents until he was about 30 years old and then he moved to group homes; he has lived in three. But four years ago my father died and my mother (who was 76 years old at the time) lived here in Pleasanton, and I decided to move him home with my mother. With the chagrin of many relatives who decided that wasn't a great idea of having a mentally challenged child with a 76 year old, I decided we were going to try it. Well, she has PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, April 27, 2016 Page 13 of 43