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<br />together. He did not want pedestrians to walk across Owens. With regard to the <br />housing cap, he felt there were actually 2,500 units left. His final concern was with the <br />schools and he wanted the children in the area to go to one elementary school and not <br />split among all the other schools in Pleasanton. This is an interesting project and he felt <br />the consultants had done a great job so far. <br />Phil Blank said it was a terrific presentation and he was definitely in favor of this <br />kind of transit-oriented development. He needed more data before moving forward. He <br />wanted traffic information and more data on the mix of uses. He was in favor of moving <br />forward conceptually, but it is necessary to be very careful to understand the mix and <br />whether the data is transferable and where the risks are. He was interested in pursuing <br />this and felt this was a great opportunity for the city. <br />Mary Roberts agreed with Mr. Blank and Mr. Arkin. She supported smart growth <br />like transit-oriented development. She believed this area would be a separate entity <br />from Pleasanton because a different kind of people would live here. Most people who <br />move to Pleasanton do so because it is suburban with good schools and open space. <br />This proposed development is very different. It would be good for Hacienda, but careful <br />consideration needs to be given about how it would integrate with Pleasanton. When <br />people drive children to schools, come downtown to eat, etc. it increases traffic. The <br />circulation of the city is different than people just coming into Hacienda Business Park <br />and then leaving. She said people don't necessarily get on BART and go to San <br />Francisco. They tend to go in different directions through Pleasanton. She also felt <br />consideration had to be given to all the high density mixed use development in Dublin, <br />which would send traffic through Pleasanton. She agreed the proposal was good for <br />further consideration, but wanted to keep in mind how it impacts the residents of <br />Pleasanton and why people would move there. <br />Jennifer Pearce thought it was a good idea in theory and the presentation was <br />excellent. She had many friends who would like to live in suburbia, but with an urban <br />feel and transit-oriented environment. These people also have children and that would <br />impact the traffic and the feel of a transit-oriented urban environment. She was <br />interested in seeing the lower number of units to sustain the transit-oriented <br />environment. <br />Mayor Hosterman reminded the public that the General Plan Update has been <br />going on for about two years with most of the work being done by the Planning <br />Commissioners. She thanked them for their efforts. <br />Steve Brozosky felt this was information gathering to see potential for the <br />business park. There are concepts, but we are not here to make decisions on numbers <br />of units or what is financially viable. There are opportunities for inclusionary housing <br />and for low and very low-income units. He was not ready to talk about numbers at this <br />time. There will be more workshops to talk about how many units are left to the housing <br />cap and where they will go. Traffic would need to be reviewed again with regard to <br />Joint Workshop <br />City CounciVPlanning Commission 12 10/25/05 <br />