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the City needs to plan for children and young families to live in a vibrant, walkable, bikeable community which helps mitigate the traffic concerns. John Chwastyk, Executive Direct for Facilities and Construction at PUSD, reported the district is in the process of examining all school facilities and exploring options for district properties. He advised they are trying to align district assets with the Housing Element Update. He noted the district is also in the process of updating its Facilities Master Plan which will be completed in May and presented to the School Board in June. He advised PUSD is also facing several competing challenges with unbalanced enrollments in north Pleasanton areas, the impact of additional housing, and assessing aging facilities. He advised PUSD is not committed to any scenario with Site 3, Site 25, and Site 27 and is simply looking at potential options to best serve the students. He noted if the sites are approved to be in the Housing Element Update it will provide PUSD with greater flexibility to meet the needs of students and staff. He clarified that any sale of PUSD property is required to go through a public regulatory process. Michelle Tallon reported she lives in Val Vista and encouraged the City Council to remove Site 3: PUSD — Donlon from consideration. She expressed concern that Donlon Elementary School is overcrowded and noted residents are being placed on a waitlist to enroll there. She encouraged PUSD to not sell off the property and noted school growth needs to align with housing growth. Becky Dennis expressed support for Sites 21a and 21b: Kiewit, and Site 20: Boulder Court since it is near the new Amazon facility and the City could partner with Amazon to build workforce housing. She believes Site 1: Lester is underutilized with only 30 units identified and could accommodate more density. She expressed concern regarding Site 16: Tri-Valley Inn, Site 17: Mission Plaza, and Site 18: Valley Plaza and believes they are already a live-work walkable area but believes the area could use a refresh. She noted if the City Council approves Sites 28a and 28b: SteelWave, they disallow anything other than housing as it will impact climate action and emissions. Guy Houston, representing Mission Plaza and Valley Plaza, advised these two centers have a long history of working together for the betterment of Pleasanton. He advised their vision is for a mixed-use horizontal project that keeps retail on Santa Rita Road and allows housing on the west portion of the property. He noted the property is nearly 50 years old and will soon need updating. He advised a mixed-use project will all the housing to subsidize the onsite commercial tenants. He requested that Site 17: Mission Plaza be removed from consideration. He advised there is support from Sunshine Saloon and True-Value Hardware that any future renovations would be positive for their business in Site 18: Valley Plaza and encouraged the site be approved. Jill Buck reported her office is in Valley Plaza. She would love to see as many EIRs conducted as possible and would like to see as many sites as possible remain on the list. Jocelyn Combs seconded the comments of Ms. Dennis, Ms. Buck, and Mr. Houston and wholeheartedly supports the staffs recommendation to remove Sites 28a and 28b: SteelWave from consideration. She advised it would be awkward to bring forward SteelWave's development proposal as part of the Housing Element Update. She inquired if this site even needs to be considered if the City can meet its in-fill goals on other sites. Jeff Schroeder, representing Ponderosa Homes for Site 1: Lester and Sites 21 a and 21 b: Kiewit. He expressed support for Site 1: Lester and noted the many community benefits it will provide. He advised Kiewit could provide 100% affordable housing and would be the only development that provides typical Pleasanton suburban housing in low to moderate densities. Mayor Brown closed the public hearing. Given the late hour, Interim City Manager Dolan recommended a Special Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, February 8 at 6:00 p.m. City Council Minutes Page 15 of 16 February 1,2022