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the number of times for review. The ordinance should be reviewed as well. He wanted a certain number of units from the housing cap held in reserve to cover in-fill uses later on. There needs to be some flexibility for things that may come up in the future. Regarding the jobs/housing balance, he felt everyone understood that given the housing cap and urban boundary limits that Pleasanton will never be able to achieve an absolute jobs/housing balance. He felt it was a pipe dream. The policies recommended in the staff report are extremely good and should be included in the General Plan update with the understanding that there will be units that will not be able to be affordable because of the location of the development, such as the south Pleasanton hills. Regarding other issues identified in community meetings, he did not agree with reducing the housing cap, but he did agree with holding some in reserve for flexibility in later years. He believed the market should determine housing size and felt the Planning Commission can review applications as they come through the process. Matt Sullivan referred to the Staples Ranch project and wanted to understand the precedent being set. The staff report referred to the 70-room Eden Villa assisted living facility on Mohr Avenue and the new facility at Junipero and he asked how are those the same or different than what is proposed on Staples as far as services, level of care, etc.? How is Ridge View Commons the same or different? Janice Stern said many aspects are similar. In the Staples Ranch facility, it serves people from the time when they are independent to the time they need skilled nursing care. The new assisted living facility serves two levels, those needing assistance as well as an Alzheimer unit. Ridge View Commons is for those who are completely independent without any contracted support care services through the housing facility. Mr. Sullivan referred to the food care provided at Ridge View and asked for clarification of who can participate. Mr. Fialho explained the kitchen is run by Open Heart Kitchen, which is a non- profit organization providing congregate meals throughout the Valley and Alameda County. The program is run out of the kitchen that is located at Ridge View Commons, but is open and available to anyone over 62 years of age who resides in the Tri-Valley area. The service costs $3.00 for evening meals offered Monday through Friday. Mr. Sullivan summarized the Staples project has a range of residents from completely independent, such as those in the 65 units, to the rest of the development, which includes some kind of assisted care. He tried to find an equation of how to count the units. Ms. Stern said other than the 65 units; there are about 600 apartment units with some subset of that representing more assistance than others. Joint Workshop City Council/Planning Commission 13 11/29/05