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can serve them. He noted there is capacity for these types of projects and the City has not seen anyone declined at this time. Commissioner Nagler said the time spent on this proposal gave him pause and caused him to ask himself why he asked to be on the Planning Commission because this kind of project defines communities and he thinks there are tough choices. He realized there are two simple choices: (1) to approve the project because there is a terrific component to it, it is a unique combination, and is innovative; (2) there will be some people in the community who will not like the project and the City will have to listen to those people about having too many cars, water shortages, etc. and they will want the City to leave it as open space and say no to the project. Either of these answers might create good sound bites and may give one satisfaction at the moment for taking action, but neither addresses what this project requires to be successful. He said he will vote in favor of this project tonight because as has been said many times, this is the best alternative for the use of this piece of land that is in a very unique position relative to the Downtown and also relative to the developer's need to do something innovative, to be able to build this many homes on this property. Therefore, it is better than all other choices the Commission has talked about in the community's interests. Also, when he was on the Human Services Commission, they were first presented with the idea of Sunflower Hill and it has come to fruition only because there has been a group of dedicated people working on it. Also, while funding partnerships are limited he thinks Sunflower Hill will get funded and built. He believes the project is innovative and a hallmark for people in Sacramento and Washington about how communities integrate people with special needs. The reason he will vote for the project is because he believes the conversation is not over about what the housing piece should look like because even though some suggested having a partnership with the developer the details of the project do not go to the wayside, given it is dense and details should be paid attention to. He also believes there still is a conversation to be had about how to make maximum use out of the historic building. He thinks the Zia house is the right one to reconstruct, but the historical element of this project is more important than some are giving attention to. He believes that there is still work to be done to maximizing the use of the historic building. It could be replacing a couple of home sites so the view from Stanley is more prominent to the location or moving the house closer to Stanley on that side of the development, but he thinks this conversation should not end and that it will be taken into account. Lastly, the configuration of the two- and three -story houses should be looked at, given that he fears on paper, the neighborhood may not look organic enough and stark in its shapes. Chair Ritter said the Human Services Commission, Housing Commission, the PDA, Chamber of Commerce, Supervisor Miley, HCD, Pleasanton Unified School District all endorse this project. He believes they have gone through the analysis and have looked at the alternatives. He keeps going back to the fact that this project provides for less PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 10, 2016 Page 23 of 33