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seniors who have a higher income. The only way to have a really affordable project is to use land already owned and would be operated by an owner who does not need to make a profit. No one should claim that the Ponderosa units meet the significant need for affordable housing still faced by many elders in the community. Pat Belding, 7703 Highland Oaks Drive, said she was happy to see the cooperation of Ponderosa and the fact that it has revised its project more than once in response to concerns of the community. She agreed with the remarks of Mr. Fiedler and noted there are many seniors who will not be able to get into this project. That is a matter for the long term planning of our community. The City's Housing Element requires the City to count the various ages of the residents and to project appropriate housing for the different income levels of the community. The Ponderosa project is a good solution to the needs of some people, but she hoped the City would not forget those below the income levels for market rate units. She believed this development was very good, but would like to have a larger recreation room for the seniors to provide adequate social activity. Jack Dove said his group has been relatively quiet on the details of this project because it wanted to be certain the project would be approved. He felt that in the future, the City needed to pay close attention to the additional services, such as Dial-a-Ride, that will be required by senior citizens. He supported carports for safety reasons and indicated that when leaves fall and it rains, then it could be slippery for residents. He wanted to make certain that in the Ponderosa project that there is no visible distinction between market rate and below market rate units for the seniors. He objected to having carports only for the market rate units. He referred to the Pleasanton Gardens project, which has 2,400 sq. ft. in the community building for forty residents. The new plan has 172 units, which equals about two hundred residents, and has a 2,400 sq. ft. community building. Ridge View Commons has a 6,000 sq.ft, community building for its 200 plus residents. He felt the Ponderosa project needed a much larger building. He said seniors do not go out at night and their social activities are usually centered in the community building. He suggested allowing Ponderosa to have 60% of the units as market rate to help pay for the larger community center and services. He said a question had been raised that the City was building too many senior units, but he felt within the next ten to fifteen years, there will be many more seniors in need of housing. Carole Varela, 3858 Mohr Avenue, said she was basically happy about this project. She felt Pam Hardy had done a wonderful job of communication. She had no problem with the church or senior apartments. She was still concerned about traffic and speeding although she was happy that Busch Avenue is not connected to Mohr or Kamp. She wanted to make certain that Mohr Avenue between Kamp and Nursery is not widened. She wanted to retain the curb, no parking on the north side of the street, the landscaping and the pathway. She wanted the Genero property to have an extension of the same landscaping and pathway as exist and no parking on the north side of the street. She felt widening the street would increase the speed of the vehicles. She wanted the City to install a speed monitoring device on the light poles to remind people how fast they are driving. She also expressed concerns about the six day work week. She was worried about the safety of children on Saturdays. Pleasanton City Council 13 08/20/02 Minutes