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--- In response to an inquiry by Ms. Stern regarding ideas to be included in the Vision and Principles, Commissioner Roberts stated that she did not want to touch the controversial Housing Element. Commissioner Blank suggested the larger vision of "A great place to live, work, and play" be expanded by language following that paragraph- Commissioner Fox suggc stad using the term "employment" instead of "job," and delete the word "visitors" from "opportunities and high-quality housing for residents and visitors." She suggested striking the following language- "Where new development blends successfully into existing neighborhoods-" She agreed with the City of Pasadena's language which supported "the tradition of citizen activism dedicated to preserving quality of life. Participation will be a permanent part of achieving a greater city-" She supported adding citizen participation as a separate bullet- Commissioner Roberts suggested changing the language referenced by Commissioner Fox to "A. variety of attractive neighborhoods with housing of various types of densities-" Commissioner Arkin was unsure whether this sort of visioning process was generally useRil in practical application- Commissioner Blank believed there should be a crux of that vision that people could express and access easily. Commissioner Arkin supported Commissioner Blank's characterization of Pleasanton as "A great place to live, work grid play-" No action was takcn_ a_ PDR-426. David Bo~stad Application for design review approval to construct a 4,977-square-foot, two-story custom home with 1,106 square feet of garages to be located at 5250 Clubhouse Drive Lot 13 of Tract 7372 of the Mariposa Ranch development by the Callippe Preserve Golf Course- Zoning for the property is PLJD-GC grid LDR Planned LJnit Development - Golf Course and Low Density Residential District. Ms. Decker introduced N[r. Pavan, who presented the staff report. He described the history and scope of this application. I-Ie noted that Mr. Bogstad was in agreement with. all of the changes. He noted that the project i3t the guidelines perfectly, and staff recommended approval of this application subject to the new conditions of approval. Mr. Pavan presented the amended conditions which included additional Design Guidelines conditions approved by the City Council at its April 5, 2005 meeting, as follows- 1. Tree planting shall focus on using valley oak and live oak species. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 7, 2005 Yage 5 of 15