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ATTACHMENT 5 "%1(JwwCfirist and 9<la~ :Him '/(]lown" cpfeasanton P:vaneefica{ Pree C/iurc/i ma6 SfaCR." Pastor February 21,2006 The Honorable Mayor and City Council Planning Commissioners City of Pleasant on 200 Old Bernal Ave Pleasanton, CA 94566 Dear Mayor Hosterman, Council Members and Commissioners: On behalf of the congregation at the Pleasanton Evangelical Free Church, I would like to thank the City Council and Planning Commission for an opportunity to share with you some of our vision for our current nine-acre church site in Valley Trails. We have been working for some time now on a revised plan for the property which would benefit the community and address our pressing need to replace our current aging building. The new facility would meet seismic, accessibility, fire, safety and digital age standards developed since our original construction, and would provide a contemporary setting in which our congregation could worship and learn. We are seeking support from the Council and Planning Commission to ensure that the Evangelical Free Church remains a presence in the Pleasanton community for many years to corne. In order for this to occur, we are requesting that the land use designation on a six-acre portion of the property be changed from Public/Institutional to Medium Density Residential as part of the General Plan Update. This would conform the land use designation to the current underlying zoning ofR-I-65. This land use change would call for 25 homes to be reserved against the Pleasanton residential cap. Our current facility consists of a multi-purpose room used at different times as a worship center, a fellowship hall, a meeting room, a music venue, a setting for small theatrical events, a children's activity center, a teen activity center, a lunch room, a children's play area, and a location for seasonal and community events. When this building was originally constructed, the plans were to use it for a short time for this broad range of events, and then construct a dedicated worship center and classrooms as an adjacent building. With the support ofthe Council and Planning Commission, we are now ready to embark on such a program. The new facility and parking would occupy approximately the same three-acre footprint as the current building, parking lot and church grounds. It would feature a dedicated worship center, classrooms and a new multi-pUlpose building for church and community events. The existing building would be razed. RECEIVED 6900 'Valley 'Traifs iDrive, q>Ceasanton, CJI 94588 (925) 462-4362 www.pCeasanton-efc.org FEB 2 1 2006 CITY OF PLEASANTON PLANNING DEPT.