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The other part of a Commissioner's role in his opinion is to make sure they have the best use in zoning. Commissioner Brown said Chair Ritter pushed on this point in terms of the concern he has that if the rezoning is not approved and if they were to come back with other projects in the existing zoning, will the City have less of an opportunity. His first instinct would be to push it out and keep it undeveloped for now and avoid the traffic burden. However, another use will be encouraged that has no benefits. From a community benefits perspective, the fact that the homes are maintained by the HOA, the Nevada Street being pushed through and he wanted staff to confirm if this was actually part of the approval tonight, traffic concerns and the impact on First Street and Bernal, and the likelihood of SR84 improvements. He believes in Sunflower Hill's mission and in trying to represent all residents in Pleasanton traffic, schools and water impacts are seen. He was encouraged to hear that SR84 might alleviate 20 percent to 25 percent at some point in the future, that school numbers in the table are correct and there is no negative impact, and that water is covered. Regarding RHNA it is important to note that waiting until 2022 is wrong because the City should be in charge of its own land use. The community can elect to make an investment for a special need within the community which is also covered in the General Plan. Regarding quantity and size, he has the same concerns in that he wished Sunflower Hill was 3 acres of this, but he also recognizes that the amount of buildable space becomes much smaller. In terms of product, while this is not a development he would buy into, there should be a mix of products within the City and a mix of prices. He has been thinking about the development every day for the past few weeks and he flip flops around because he is trying to weigh the community benefits versus sticking 93 homes around what is an already congested street and down the road from 350 units in the process of being built. Therefore, he has hesitations around the timing and also around waiting because if they miss the opportunity they may not get it back. In terms of preserving the houses, he thinks the Irby house is more structurally sound so the applicant's point could be that it is more easily moved. However, Commissioner Nagler's preference for the Zia property is okay with him as well. In terms of confidence with Sunflower Hill delivering, he sees enough people in the room and movement and support externally with the various agencies, he thinks the City should be willing to take the risk associated with doing the allocations and letting Sunflower Hill go through the process of securing the financing. Ms. Hagen stated Condition No. 49 has a requirement to construct Nevada Street extension including portions over and across the two adjacent parcels. The actual design of that has not been done and is not shown on the plans. Commissioner O'Connor said he agrees with fellow Commissioner comments, but he was generally not supportive of a General Plan Amendment and rezoning for additional discretionary housing. He thinks they are running low on available space for highway PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 10, 2016 Page 26 of 33