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<br />MINUTES <br />OF THE <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br />OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />November 29, 2005 <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Hosterman called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 9:20 <br /> <br />p.m. <br /> <br />Deputy City Clerk Karen Gonzales called the roll, which is recorded as follows: <br />Councilmembers present were: Steve Brozosky, Cindy McGovern, Matthew Sullivan, <br />Jerry Thorne, and Mayor Hosterman. Staff members present were: Nelson Fialho, City <br />Manager; Michael Roush, City Attorney, Jerry Iserson, Director of Planning and <br />Community Services and Janice Stern, Principal Planner. <br /> <br />2. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC <br /> <br />Judith Geiselman, 2602 Glen Isle Avenue, indicated when she listened to Mr. <br />Ashenbrenner describe the continuing care housing units; she heard no difference <br />between the duets and apartments. She knows from first-hand experience that with <br />couples that move into these kinds of residential places, sometimes one may be fine but <br />one will need assisted living care. She believed there are people who are not living in <br />these kinds of communities, but need to be. By the time people move into these kinds <br />of facilities, it is because they need the care given. Originally she felt this was a <br />wonderful way to complete the housing cap, but she did not really think the right goal is <br />to hurry and reach the cap. She preferred to look at what is purely residential and what <br />is not. She did not want to count any of the units at Staples Ranch toward the housing <br />cap. <br /> <br />Kevin Close, 871 Sycamore Road, spoke about traffic on the loop road and <br />expressed appreciation for the increased patrols. However, there is still a problem with <br />speeding commercial delivery trucks in the area and he asked for assistance from the <br />city. It is a residential area with a posted speed limit of 25 mph. <br /> <br />Becky Dennis, 838 Gray Fox Circle, presented a few thoughts on how to plan <br />affordability for the community. Affordability in the categories that Pleasanton has the <br />most challenge in providing cannot be provided by design. In reviewing some of the <br />small condominium units in the city, they are designed to be small but still can cost up to <br />$500,000. She encouraged Council to review the affordability requirements for the fair <br />share needs as an opportunity to control the price of housing in this limited category, <br />