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DISCUSSION Please refer to the Planning Commission Staff Report for additional information and details of the project (Attachment 15). During the planning process various issues were raised related to the extension of Rose Avenue to Valley Avenue, maintenance of the Arroyo embankment and public trail, project construction impacts to the adjacent neighbor's property (Alteri/Jones), two-story vs. one-story construction adjacent to the Rose Avenue Estates project, and screening and landscape buffer requirements adjacent to the existing Jones family residence. There have been and continue to be issues between the applicant and the Jones family. The applicant has independently conducted various outreach efforts, including neighborhood meetings requesting input from the neighbors. Staff has also conducted various neighborhood meetings and has responded to concerns as they have been received. Most recently, staff has been engaged in finding alternatives and resolution to the concerns expressed by the Jones family; unfortunately this facilitation process has not been successful. Prior to the Planning Commission hearing, Mr. Ernie Jones' sons retained an attorney to work directly with the applicant, who also retained counsel, to find points of agreement. At that time, the Jones family requested staff dissociate the City from the ongoing negotiations. Staff discussed this with the applicant who has continued to pursue resolution of the concerns iterated by the Jones family. Staff has made available City facilities for the applicant and the Jones family to meet. After the Planning Commission hearing, Mr. David Jones contacted staff and sent correspondence describing his continued concerns and displeasure with the project (Attachment 17). There is no clear, distinct agreement yet between the parties, and it does not appear that there is any mechanism comfortabJe to both parties for mitigating these concerns. Staff has continued to try to bring the parties and their attorneys together to reach agreement, which has been elusive to date. The conditions of approval, Exhibit B, provide conditions related to the Jones and Alteri parcels and contain requirements designed to mitigate impacts to these parcels. Below is a summary of the project progressing through the planning process describing the efforts staff has made. Neie:hborhood Issues Nolan Farms Residents On July 27, 2005, the project was agendized to be heard by the Planning Commission. Staff received a request that day to continue the item due to a resident not receiving a notice about the project. The Planning Commission continued the project from July 27, 2005 until the August 24, 2005 Planning Commission hearing in order to ensure that all adjoining property owners were properly notified and had the opportunity to comment on the proposed development. SR 06:013 Page 6 of 17