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Property Maintenance Chairperson Roberts noted that because it had not rained for a long time, the fields are exceptionally dry, and that plowing and disking generated a lot of dust. A discussion of weed abatement and disking ensued. Commissioner Maas advised that there has been a large pool of standing water at the Jack in the Box drive-through for the past 10-14 days on the fire station property; she was concerned about mosquitoes. Housing Element Commissioner Maas advised that when the Commission had a joint meeting with City Council, they had discussed the legal ramifications if the Housing Element were not upheld because of the deadline. She requested that Wayne Rasmussen advise the Commission what the legal ramifications could be, preferably before the next Housing meeting. She inquired what kind of adjustments could be made to the Housing Element without invalidating it. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Sullivan, Mr. lserson advised that the Housing Element anticipated certain rezoning to support affordable units. He noted that the ramifications would depend on the Department of Housing and Community Development and how aggressive it was in monitoring communities. He supposed that they were fairly busy and noted that it may -- depend on third-party complaints such as Northern California Homebuilders or other interest groups. He noted that it was important for the City to have comparable acreage for rezoning, which would show the State that the land exists for the housing uses. Commissioner Sullivan advised that it was the City's purpose to build affordable housing. Kolln Hardware Commissioner Fox noted that with Kolln Hardware being forced out of business, the building would be modified. She requested that all external modifications to that building come before the Planning Commission and the City Council rather than being handled just by staff. She noted that it was a very important building in Pleasanton. Mr. Iserson advised that it would not come before City Council unless it was appealed. Ms. Nerland advised that there was a process for exterior design review where a decision could be appealed to City Council. She would be reluctant to set up a standpoint design review process for this design. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 24, 2004 Page I J of 22