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4 <br /> CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES <br /> February 8, 2022 <br /> This meeting was conducted in accordance with Governor Newsom's <br /> Executive Order N-29-20 and AB 361 COVID-19 pandemic protocols. <br /> SPECIAL MEETING <br /> Mayor Brown called the teleconferenced regular meeting of the City Council from various remote <br /> locations to order at the hour of 6:00 p.m. <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> Present: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Narum, Testa, Mayor Brown <br /> Absent: None <br /> MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC <br /> 1. Public Comment regarding items not listed on the agenda — None. <br /> PUBLIC HEARING <br /> 2. Continued from adjourned regular meeting February 1, 2022 — Housing Element Update - <br /> Review and approve potential sites to be considered for future rezoning for residential <br /> development and inclusion in the environmental analysis as part of the Sites Inventory for the <br /> 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update <br /> Mayor Brown opened the public hearing. <br /> Wally Mayer recalled mixed-use zoning was common in Pleasanton when he was younger. He advised <br /> it makes sense to go back to more mixed-use zoning amidst increased carbon footprint concerns so <br /> there are services where people live. He referenced a project in the City of Dublin with housing above a <br /> commercial area and advised the proposed Valley Plaza project will have similar services to benefit <br /> residents. <br /> Kendra Mayott expressed concerns about the lot behind Donlon Elementary School, noting there is <br /> school access through the backside on Payne Road where it is safer and has less traffic. She advised <br /> there are traffic concerns on Las Positas Boulevard at school end times from both Donlon and Foothill <br /> High School where the street narrows to one lane. She requested help with traffic issues in this area if <br /> more housing is added. She requested the area be single-story homes to match the neighborhood and <br /> more green space for Donlon students at recess if this lot is developed. <br /> Ahmad Sheikholeslami, Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD), advised three PUSD properties are <br /> being considered tonight so PUSD has greater opportunities and flexibility to address housing issues <br /> for students and staff. He reported the schools are overcrowded and having its properties developed <br /> will allow PUSD to increase the land value and to look at a diverse set of solutions to its issues. He <br /> requested the PUSD properties stay on the list for further analysis and consideration. He explained the <br /> properties would have to go through a regulatory process before they could be sold to a developer. <br /> PUSD intends to keep Donlon and an appropriately sized field and would only consider selling a portion <br /> of the field. He reported the Neal property cannot support a new school because there are not enough <br /> students in the area. PUSD would like to consider selling this property as an option to purchase a <br /> property where the student population will increase due to the new housing. He reported PUSD's 50- <br /> year-old administrative building poorly serves its students, especially those with special needs while <br />