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ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Allen, Balch, Brown, Ritter NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners O'Connor and Pace ABSTAIN: None The Meeting Minutes of August 14, 2019 were approved, as amended. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 2. Public Comment from the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda — Speakers are encouraged to limit comments to 3 minutes. There were no members of the audience wishing to address the Commission. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 3. PUD-130/TRACT 8472/P18-0078/P18-0079/P18-0080/P18-0081, Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project, Ponderosa Homes II, Inc., 10807, 11021, and 11033 Dublin Canyon Road and the property west of 11021 Dublin Canyon Road (APN 941-2500-3) — Scoping Session for the Draft Environmental Impact Report that will analyze the environmental effects of proposed applications for four parcels totaling approximately 128.5 acres, including annexation, General Plan amendments, and Planned Unit Development (PUD) rezoning and development plan to demolish two homes, construct 31 single-family detached homes with related on-and-off-site improvements, and public land dedication and improvements. Associate Planner Natalie Amos presented the specifics of the item in the Agenda Report. Commissioner Balch referred to new Parcel C and asked if there was going to be access between the land dedicated to East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD) at this time and the staging area, or he asked if this will wait until the Living Trust forms. Ms. Amos replied it is her understanding that construction of a trail and access of some type will be concurrent with the development. Mary Bean with FirstCarbon Solutions continued the presentation. Ms. Amos then presented the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review timeline and publication of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) which is anticipated for Spring 2020, following by public hearings and response to comments. Commissioner Balch inquired about the knowledge gained from the Johnson Drive process and the 19 CEQA Required Environmental Review Topics for this project. Planning Manager Ellen Clark responded that each of the 19 high-level topics has a series of subtopics and impacts under CEQA which will be analyzed. Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 of 8 September 11, 2019 own area. While this type of recreational use is new to the City, he thinks the operator has demonstrated competence with their design concept, has pursued certifications and training of their staff, players are with employees at all times and are being supervised, the single lane separation is handled with mesh and is a stronger barrier than the application had initially outlined. He stated that, for all of these reasons, it helps him think the serving of alcohol could be overcome as a concern; however, he was also open to ideas to tie the resultant activities to the operator. He noted a rock-climbing wall is inherently more dangerous than bocce, so he thinks the operator has provided ways to mitigate risk sufficiently. Commissioner O'Connor echoed that he is supportive of the location for this type of activity and does not have an issue with parking. He agrees this is a more dangerous activity than other such uses but does not see the correlation to the current violence in the media. He expressed the desire to see a limitation set around alcohol consumption during the time of play, perhaps limiting consumption to two drinks per player for the duration of play. He also Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 9 August 14, 2019