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Mabel Terra Lester, 11033 Dublin Canyon Road, said she has been trying to develop her property for seven years and would like to move forward with it. This property has been in her family since 1916. Her property was #25 on the map. Mike Regan, 1363 Hearst Drive, acknowledged the General Plan Update is an overwhelming and sometimes frustrating process for all. As a citizen, he thanked them for the process and it was worthwhile taking the necessary time. There is a housing cap of 29,000 units and there are important decisions to be made. He has learned a lot by participating in this process. He believed the Circulation Element is the prerequisite for anything to be done in this process. That determines options and the quality of life for the residents. Affordable housing and assisted living facilities should be a priority to allow people to continue to live in the community. He wanted a holistic approach to the plan to weigh the impacts of each project on the surrounding area. He agreed with Mr. Brozosky that it would be helpful to have a central compilation of information, so everyone has the same data. Michael Knuppe, 2899 Vizzolini Court, owner of property #22 on the map expressed his desire that the children, teachers, police, fire personnel, city employees, etc. be able to afford to live in Pleasanton. He referred to page 2 of the staff report, bullet 6, relationship of jobs and housing, and he wanted a survey of city employees, teachers, etc. to see who currently lives here, would like to live here, what they think would be an affordable housing price, etc. All this information should be included in future land planning. It may affect density; perhaps 15 units per acre is too low? Do we want all of our workers to commute into the city? He also wanted to know how many emergency response personnel live in the city. If there is a major earthquake and the city is isolated, can these people get to the city to serve the citizens? He did not want Pleasanton to become known as an elitist community. Scott Trobbe, 1690 Dell Avenue, Campbell, owner of property designated as #43 on the map (1-680 and Bernal), indicated several discussions have been had about changing the property from commercial to some other use. He supported this process because it gives him an opportunity to be proactive about the use of his property. He indicated he would like to have some kind of retail use, such as a high-end grocer, boutiques, restaurants, etc., at that corner and will commence discussions with city staff. Becky Dennis, 838 Gray Fox Circle, suggested holding a workshop to prioritize land uses. Some are a higher priority for the city than others and she felt they should be given a right to use existing and planned infrastructure first. She indicated she was an affordable housing advocate and she felt the housing deficit in this area should be a priority for consideration. She acknowledged there is a housing cap, but it could be increased by the voters. She noted affordable housing has the most difficult time in being accepted by the community because it brings no benefit, such as parks, other than as a community investment in work force housing and in housing those with lower income who live here. She hoped the Council would make the kind of sites that can accommodate that missing type of housing a priority. Council should consider land use prioritization that considers housing type and density, the overarching issue of jobs/housing balance, impact on circulation, impact on other infrastructure like schools, sewer capacity, etc. If there is a workshop just to discuss the community's priorities and the management of the community in terms of fair share housing Joint Workshop City Council/Planning Commission 8 09/27/05