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She lives by an apartment complex and has been informed by the residents that they would rather live in an affordable ownership unit than an affordable rental unit. She believed that if Council allowed the Slto 34 ownership units to transfer it would set a precedent to other developers, who in the future might want to build more than 15 percent of rental units. She pointed out that this discussion had been held at some of the General Plan meetings, and there was a desire to spread affordable units throughout the City and not concentrate areas of affordable units in certain parts of town. She encouraged Council to support the 51 units and have those units transferable to ownership units. Cindy McGovem, 9206 Long View, asked Council to reconsider the idea of the City having a fight to a refusal on the property. She concurred with Mr. Brozosky's comments and mentioned that the Youth Master Plan Committee has been working hard in obtaining a BMX Park in the City. She mentioned there had been some discussion about having a BMX Park located temporarily on the 23-acre site. As the City approaches build out and there is less land available, and the design of the Bemal property is taken into consideration, she did not believe everything would fit on one site. If there is an option available, she believed it would provide the City the opportunity to readdress this matter in the future. She also believed Council owed the residents of Pleasanton the ability to look at this site if and when the School District determines whether it will build on the 23-acre site. She cautioned Council to take into consideration the value of the land because it could be mcaningfuL There were no further speakers. Written communication was presented to Council from Kurt Wiest, 1594 Loganberry Way, Chair of the Housing Commission. He mentioned the Housing Commission had supported the efforts of the developers of the Busch property to enhance the affordability of senior units through the acquisition of tax credits. He also mentioned that both the Housing and Planning Commissions discussed this matter and passed resolutions in support. The Housing Commission, in particular, felt it important that Council retain control, on a case-by-case basis, in granting approval for any txansfer of credits. He believed the approval of the amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement with Ponderosa Homes was appropriate and would serve to assist in meeting goals specified in the Housing Element. He also mentioned his dismay with regard to the Tri-Valley Herald's poor choice of words in the front page headline of today's newspaper, "Home Too Old For Seniors." He believed the article gave fair representation of the issues relating to the formulation ora task rome. However, he believed the headline gives the clear impression that Kottinger Place is no longer a safe and decent place for seniors to live, which is far from the truth. Management of the complex, as well as City staff, does an excellent job maintaining a high standard of livability at the complex. In its present condition, he believed Kotfinger Place had many years of useful life in front of it. The formulation of the task force is simply to keep in step with Pleasanton's motto, "City of Planned Progress." He believed now is the time to start looking at possible options for maintaining and/or enhancing the viability of Kottinger Place and not when the physical or financial condition of the property reaches a Pleasanton City Council 14 11/4/03 M'mutes