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City Manager is working on with Community Development staff support. Item eight goes above and beyond the education and advocacy work. Commissioner Balch asked that because the City is taking on an education process of State legislation it is outside of the priorities. Mr. Beaudin said it will be discussed as part of the priority process but it does not need to come from the Planning Commission. Commissioner Balch referred to item nine and said the reason Signature's proposal to close Clorox Way and build high density is a bigger lift than the Carpenter's proposal was because the road would be closed, it would be a General Plan Amendment, it is 14 acres on a prominent street but it is mostly about the General Plan Amendment and the policy shift towards high density housing where there is currently an office campus. However, it is not an opportunity site in the Housing Element. Commissioner O'Connor said when it comes to voting on item nine, he will not comment because he owns property across the street. Commissioner Balch disclosed he has talked to people about all items. Commissioner Ritter questioned what gives the best community benefit from the most amount of people. Commissioner Brown said tonight he still does not know enough about the Merritt property and heard there was community benefit from many people to believe there were safety aspects and Foothill Road improvements, etc. so he thinks it is deserving of discussion and staff time. Commissioner Ritter noted the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Committee identified the Foothill corridor as one of their top three which is part of Merritt property. Commissioner Balch said the element that helps is their CIP funding to do it, but this must be flushed out in the development agreement. A discussion ensued regarding prioritization of the items and the Commissioners came to consensus through a straw poll. Commissioner Balch moved to approve the City Council 2019-2020 Two-Year Work Plan Prioritization Process per recommendation of staff report with the choices of Comprehensive Housing Legislative Review, & Policy and Regulation Update as the first priority, Monitor and Coordinate City's Response to CASA Proposals as the second priority, East Pleasanton as the third priority, Stoneridge Mall Area Planning Framework as the fourth priority and Merritt Property as the fifth priority. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Allen, Balch, Brown, O'Connor, Ritter NOES: None ASENT: None Planning Commission Minutes Page 17 of 18 February 27, 2019 em seven, and Mr. Beaudin explained the City was doing this as a comprehensive housing education effort, which is not on the list and is something the Planning Commission Minutes Page 16 of 18 February 27, 2019 ferred to the Merritt property and said he has lived on Foothill Knolls for 35 years, said he has been through this analysis and it appears this is the best of any options that could be presented in the area. He would commit to working with the developer and residents in the neighborhood to ensure the developer is a win/win for everybody. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Planning Commission Minutes Page 15 of 18 February 27, 2019 ct to be placed on the A-priority list. He commented they will also offer to pay for a contract planner if needed to get improvements done sooner. Scott Ose said he currently serves as the HOA president and learned about the Merritt proposal by accident. He was sorry their HOA and neighbors were not notified and while he thinks the developers would like support from the Foothill Knolls HOA, they could not offer this Planning Commission Minutes Page 14 of 18 February 27, 2019 e buildings on Johnson Drive, which are now the fronts, the service areas open to the park, the Planning Commission Minutes Page 13 of 18 February 27, 2019 Planning Commission Page 5 of 13