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_ with no interest for change, and sites needing further review. He also recommended that the Commission make a determination on whether or not to support an expedited, parallel processing for the development of the Vintage Hills Shopping Center, which could potentially mean that the General Plan amendment for the site would be approved prior to the adoption of the overall General Plan Update. He stated that this would comply partially with the Housing Element's direction to look at potentially identifying new high density residential sites, and should there be a consensus among the Housing Commission, Platming Commission, and City Council regarding sites that are highly likely to be changed in the overall General Plan Update review process, then it would make sense to follow an expedited parallel process for those areas where other General Plan policies aze not implicated by that decision. He noted that this would categorically rule out those sites in Hacienda Park and most of the other azeas where traffic issues would require modification if high density residential housing were added to the existing land use areas. Chairperson Roberts inquired what is "expedited process" means and if it would eliminate any kind of public hearing in the process. Mr. Swift explained that it really means a parallel process which would be the nonnal review process any stand-alone project would undergo, without eliminating any public hearing in the process, as opposed to its being held up until the overall General Plan is adopted. Commissioner Fox inquired if the four-acre site off of Santa Rita Road was still on the list for high-density residential housing. Mr. Swift replied that the site has been purchased by an auto dealer who is proposing an auto sales use for the site. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Joe Jones, 3625 Touriga Drive, Chair of the Housing Commission, stated that the Vintage Hills Shopping Center was a good site to meet the Housing Element requirement and for amixed-use residential-commercial project. He added that it was the best plan the Housing Commission has seen that meets the needs of the neighborhood with the amenities it provides. He encouraged the Commission to move forward with rezoning the site and approving the proposed plan. Commissioner Arkin commented that he would prefer to rezone other azeas which would be less confrontational with the neighbors. Commissioner Maas asked Mr. Jones why the Housing Commission did not consider the Kaiser and DSRSD sites as suitable for high-density residential housing sites. Mr. Jones replied that there were a lot of unknowns regazding the sites in terms of what could be built there, as opposed to the Vintage Hills site which was ready to go. Pat Belding, 7703 Highland Oaks Drive, representing Citizens for a Caring Community, indicated her organization's support for the Housing Commission's recommendation for the Vintage Hills azea as well as for Hacienda Park to meet the fair-share housing need and the needs PLANNING COMMISSION GENERAL PLAN UPDATE MINUTES, 5/19/2004 Page 3 of 8