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Matt Sullivan did not want to reduce any public and institutional zoning. Valley Trails should not change and he allocated zero units to that site. He was concerned about additional development west of Foothill Road and impacts on the environment and visibility. He was in favor of any policies to deal with that. He supported the suggested hillside residential zoning or some kind of form-based code. Regarding the Lemoine property, he did not want to prevent the family from building homes for their children, but if they go from 13 to 26 units, there are a lot of people in that family. He commented there has been a lot of discussion on the General Plan and it is time to start narrowing the focus in order to proceed with the traffic models. However, in another sense, he did not think there was enough information to allocate specific units to sites. Hacienda Business Park is an example because there have not been detailed proposals or traffic models to show if there is a beneficial impact from transit-oriented development. He believed there should be two models: one along the lines of the dispersed residential model and one on the true transit-oriented development model. He felt there was a benefit to TOD because infrastructure is in place and there would be traffic and transportation improvements since it is next to public transit. It would be a walkable community for shopping or employment destinations. He noted that neither option was caste in stone and would still have considerable discussion, but he wanted the additional data before making any decisions. His comments on the units would be flexible depending on which scenario was being considered. If dispersed land use is being discussed, the unit numbers may be higher. If TOD is being discussed, then the units have to come from elsewhere in the city. The reserve should start at 200 units and could be increased later. He had concerns that the West Dublin BART station proposal would be a truly viable transit-oriented development. He felt there was a critical number of units necessary to make it work and there needed to be mixed-use commercial amenities otherwise people would just get in their cars and drive some place. He would like to look at both BART stations to see how transit-oriented development would work. Regarding Staples Ranch, he suggested some number of units between 65 and 240. The staff analysis was good, but he felt there could be more assisted living units than estimated. The number he gave for allocation was 175 units. He agreed a specific plan is needed for the east side and the quarries. However, he did not believe housing in that area made sense. There are already major traffic problems in the area and he felt light industrial, commercial, or office was a better fit. That could be a great high tech business park combined with some kind of educational branch from a college. That could help stimulate more economic development in that realm. He agreed with adding units to Kottinger Place/Pleasanton Gardens, but felt 100 units might be too much. He was concerned about how to do it and what to do with the residents during construction. He would reserve 50-100 for that location. Regarding downtown, he supported more residential or mixed-use development. There is discussion about redoing the civic center or expanding the library using the vacant property next door. He suggested a public/private partnership to provide residential units near the ACE station. He could accept 200 units for downtown residential. As discussion continues on the General Plan, there make be units made available from other places, such as the southeast hills, that could be put in the reserve and reallocated later. In general, he wanted two scenarios: one for the TOD in north Pleasanton and one using a more dispersed model. Mayor Hosterman favored no changes to the public and institutional zoning. The Valley Trails neighborhood fought a change years ago and should not have to do it over and over again. Her favorite Option was B3 on Attachment 2. At some point there will be discussion about a reserve of units for a future Council to consider, but right now it is necessary to create a model with a dispersal of units that will provide an opportunity to prepare a model of what the traffic will look like. She wanted to spread out the units as far as possible to get a snapshot of traffic. More discussions can then be held to refine the numbers. She noted there is a potential for 1,686 residential units with no idea where they will be placed and she did not want anyone to Joint Workshop City Council/Planning Commission 19 04/25/06