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CONCLUSION Staff believes that the proposed project is very well designed and in keeping with the themes, policies, and requirements of the North Sycamore Specific Plan. Staff believes that the proposed project is designed in a manner that is compatible with and sensitive to the restrictions posed by the site and by surrounding properties. The proposal meets the letter and/or the spirit of the ap- plicable requirements of the Specific Plan; it would include comprehensive design guidelines; it would permit the construction of a public sidewalk linking neighborhoods together and to Syca- more Creek park; and it would implement Green Building Measures. Staff, therefore, believes that the proposed development merits a favorable action by the City Council. Staff believes that the sidewalk should be retained. While staff is sympathetic towards the neighbors' concerns expressed in writing and at the Planning Commission public hearing, staff believes that the benefits provided by the sidewalk - linking neighborhoods, facilitating pedes- trian circulation between neighborhoods and a public park, reducing vehicle trips - would justify the sidewalk's installation. XII. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions on Case PUD-42 and Case PSP- 08: Make the determination that the proposed project is covered by the Final Environmental Impact Report approved by the City Council for the North Sycamore Specific Plan. Make the determination as to whether the pedestrian sidewalk between Sycamore Terrace and San Carlos Way should be deleted/not deleted form the PUD development plan for this site. If the City Council determines that the sidewalk should be deleted, then the City Council should adopt the draft resolution approving Case PSP-08. If the City Council believes that the sidewalk should be built, then it should adopt a draft resolution denying Case PSP-08. If the City Council approves the amendment, the City Council with its next actions should direct staff to revise the PUD development plan findings and the draft ordinance to delete all references pertaining to the public sidewalk connecting Sycamore Terrace to San Car- los Way prior to the City Council adopting the ordinance at its next public hearing. 4. Make the appropriate PUD development plan findings as stated in the staff report. Introduce the draft ordinance approving Case PUD-42 subject to Exhibit "B", Draft Con- ditions of Approval. SR 05:069 Page 13 of 15