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wanted to live. Because of the life style that Pleasanton has, this is where they located. The proposed apartments bring no positives to their lifestyle. It is going to create many problems that everyone says can be corrected. There are other areas in the City that would work with that type of use. He urged that the land use designation for the property not be changed. Scott Trobbe, 1690 Dell Avenue, Campbell, California, identified himself as one of the principals involved the ownership of the South Bay Bemal Property. The office project that has been approved is obviously one that, given the market, is going to take some time to become a reality. Being a profit developer they have decided to explore other options. Those options came primarily from interest from various developers that have a much wider ability to look at different types of uses. They are primarily a commercial/office developer. They have a partner who is an apartment developer who would like to build an apartment complex on the property. This would give the City an option on the General Plan Update to explore potential changes to the site. This situation was not expected so soon after the approval of the office project; however, some of the things that have been proposed could be a very positive benefit to the community. Those kinds of changes have been in the form of apartments and a variety of different types of housing, whether it is townhouse, condominium or senior housing. They do not have the ability to modify it. They are looking for direction from both the City Council and the Planning Commission as to the potential of looking at the benefits that could be achieved by the City in rezoning the property. There are already a lot of positives in place such as traffic and services. Mike Walsh, 20725 Valley Green Drive, Cupertino, California, represented the Hunter/Thomwood Partners. They represent the property on Valley Avenue, between Boulder and Busch Roads. They have applied to build 26 townhomes on the property, with a 20% affordable component, with many amenities added, including play-yards, bbq areas, and community gardens/orchards on the property. Two years age they submitted to staff a preliminary application for a similar project and in March 2003 they were asked to postpone the application while the City considered a General Plan Update. The property warrants a townhome use and they are proposing an entry-level market rate homes, with 20% affordable units. They hope to bring the application to the Planning Commission within 60 - 90 days. The City has identified a need for this type of product. This product is most susceptible to the customer because of the costs. By processing the application they can take best advantage of the current interest rate and provide the City's needs in terms of townhomes and entry-level housing. Richard Juarez, 44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor, San Francisco, representing BRE Properties, the proposed applicant for high-density residential project on a portion of the transit oriented development area of the Hacienda Business Park, a portion of the Shakley property. He wanted it noted that they are trailing in their process, have made a preliminary application to staff and has received comments. Formal application is pending approval by the Hacienda Business Park Owners Association. That approval is dependent upon traffic issues and their commitment to the Business Park is that their proposal be traffic neutral. They have been working with traffic staff to define the scope Minutes of the 11 06.29.04 Joint Workshop City Council & Planning Commission