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Jennifer Hosterman, 2922 Chardonnay Drive, said that since the community has an urban growth boundary and housing cap, it is important to focus on smart in-fill and smart growth and she felt this project truly is a smart growth project. She supported affordable senior housing and the green building features as well as the amenities of this project and the trails connections. She was happy about the church site. She liked the fact that the project was targeting people who work in Pleasanton as future purchasers. She liked the zero net energy house. She referred to the Centex house in Livermore and highly recommended the Night Breeze fan. She asked that the green building standards be the same for all the units. She asked Council if there was an oppommity to review green building policies for the entire City and if Ponderosa would be receptive to looking at those. Finally, with all the amenities of this project, it takes pressure off the Bernal property and may give an opportunity to do things on the Bernal property that will serve the community. Michael Janjigian, 1501 Maple Leaf Drive, indicated his property backed up to the Ponderosa property and he felt Ponderosa had done a great job addressing the concerns of the neighborhood. He felt he was speaking for all the neighbors on the northeast side and for Frank Gordet (who had to leave) in saying that they all approve of this project. He referred to some people who try to cut through his neighborhood to get to Livermore and realize they can't get through. He is happy that connection is still not be there. He was happy about the size of lots behind his neighborhood. He wanted to control speed and referred to the Ponderosa proposal to narrow the street entrance and strip the streets as well as other mitigations for Kamp Drive. He was happy about receiving an addition ten feet of property and fence improvements. Comparing this project to the one five years ago, it has been a very good experience this time and he supported the project. Steve Brozosky, 1700 Vineyard Avenue, said he participated in some of the workshops and public hearings regarding the Ponderosa project and he felt Ponderosa had done an extremely good job. The process it used worked very well. Ponderosa was not satisfied until the community was satisfied with the project. Every part of the plan brings something to the community and he noted the affordable housing and senior housing. He noted there was an opportunity for the City to buy down the cost of some of the affordable units to make them more affordable for low income families. Trying to lower the price of existing units is much cheaper than trying to build new units. There are always trade-offs for space for community events. He felt if more space was given to the community room, it could result in fewer units in the projects. He believed having the church facility nearby would be a great benefit and the seniors could use that space for bigger events. He said the Presbyterian Church has served this community for 125 years and this new facility will help them to expand their services. He related many of their programs and the ability to use their facilities by other organizations. He approved giving the School District the option for 22 acres for a long period of time to allow it to evaluate its furore needs. The single-family homes have been designed around a street network that does not allow cut through traffic and does not put traffic into existing neighborhoods. He liked the duet units, which are affordable by design. This is great for those who do not qualify for affordable units, but cannot afford the larger market rate single-family units. In addition, the development will construct a trail and a park for the residents. That pool will be available to the senior residents as well and that is unique to the City. He enthusiastically supports this development. This is a model for future developments. Pleasanton City Council 14 08/20/02 Minutes