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these factors, the Planning Commission's input, as well as the number of community comments in opposition to including these sites, staff does not recommend their inclusion. Site 26: St. Augustine — 19 Units: This site is entirely surrounded by low-density, low-rise residential development, and would thus be suitable only for relatively low-density housing. Although the Archdiocese has indicated its interest, given that it is a small site, with a small yield of units, staff does not recommend its inclusion. Site 28: Steelwave — 1,331 Units: The majority of this large site lies outside of the Pleasanton City limits and will require a comprehensive study to determine the appropriate mix of land uses, number of housing units (if any), as well as supporting infrastructure and circulation. Complexity to planning this site is compounded by the potential development of a large new distribution facility on the 58 -acre parcel; and the unknown development status of the 26.6 -acre property (also owned by Steelwave) just to the east of the Village at Ironwood. Although the Steelwave properties may ultimately prove to be an appropriate location for housing, staff believes it premature to commit to a particular development scheme through the Housing Element process, and rather let such a proposal be more comprehensively considered through the East Pleasanton Specific Plan (EPSP) process. As previously stated, staff believes it is premature to commit to a specific density range and development scheme without further public outreach which would be required as part of the EPSP process. Excluding the above five sites would reduce overall capacity by 1,677 units, leaving a remaining total capacity of 4,952 units among the other sites — this would bring the total capacity of new sites needed approximately in line with, though slightly over, the recommended 50 percent buffer (237 units over the buffer). Alternative Initial Inventorv. with Inclusion of SteelWave Provertv Although staff is recommending that SteelWave be removed from the list at this time, the Planning Commission and Housing Commission both showed initial support for keeping the site in the inventory. Since this site could include up to 1,331 units, if it were included, without other adjustments to the overall list, the total inventory would be well in excess of the recommended number to address the gap plus buffer. If the Planning Commission believes that the SteelWave site should be included, and that its proposed density/total unit count is appropriate, staff would recommend that five additional sites: Site 4: Owens Drive; Site 10: ValleyCare; Site 11: Old Santa Rita; and Site 12: Pimlico North, and Site 20: Boulder Court be removed from the list, based on their overall feasibility, initial scoring and other considerations. The suggested list of sites to be excluded would then be as follows: • Site 4: Owens Drive (71 units) • Site 10: ValleyCare (108 units) • Site 11: Old Santa Rita (656 units) • Site 12 Pimlico (North) (64 units) • Site 13: Pimlico (South) (40 units) • Site 17: Mission Plaza (67 units) • Site 18: Valley Plaza (220 units) • Site 20: Boulder Court (284 units) • Site 26: St. Augustine (19 units) Housing Element Update Planning Commission 13 of 14