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none of the sites has the level of support to move forward at this time. Council can take action to give HDR zoning to the near-BART properties since there is consensus to do so between the Housing and Planning Commissions. This would go far to meeting the June 30 deadline from the state and move forward some of the proposals from property owners. These HDR designations could always be changed or combined with commercial zoning when the General Plan is completed next year. The Vintage Hills property is ripe for rezoning. It has sat vacant for years. Several members of Citizens for a Caring Community went to the open house that was recently held for the current proposal for the property. Their observation was that the neighbors who came were interested in the proposal and not necessarily opposed to it. Adding the rezoning of the Hacienda properties to the Vintage Hills Shopping Center and the Auf Der Maur property currently being negotiated for by the City would go a long way to make up the 700 unit fair share housing total required by the housing element. She urged Council to take one step to meet the City's housing responsibilities, te start the process of creating some more affordable housing in Pleasanton and to rezone some of these properties. Commissioner Fox asked Council could take action tonight for rezoning properties. Mr. Swift said rezoning could not take place at tonight's meeting. Council can do as suggested, which is to direct staff to continue te look at certain sites and, if Council wanted to adopt the parallel processing, it would allow projects to be processed as the General Plan is being updated. No action to actually change the General Plan or rezone property can be made tonight. Councilmember Brozosky said that legally the City cannot stop any project that wants to go ahead. Mr. Swift said that was true and the City was processing a number of projects now that the traffic model is running. Staff indicates in the section on parallel processing that it certainly would assist staff and property owners to know whether or not Council is interested in even reviewing a General Plan amendment, as opposed to a project that is consistent with the General Plan, prior to the completion of the em[re General Plan Update. Councilmember Brozosky asked if someone came forward with a project that required a General Plan amendment, does the City still have to accept it and bring it all through the process. Or, as a General Plan amendment, could it be stopped at that point if there is direction from Council. Mr. Swift said the City processes those applications just like any other application because the City allows individuals to apply to change the General Plan. Other communities have a policy that only allows Council initiated General Plan amendment and can only be done in conjunction with a comprehensive change. In Pleasanton individuals can apply for a General Plan amendment. Minutes of the 8 06.29.04 Joint Workshop City Council & Planning Commission