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which meant he could get five residential units. If the General Plan is changed to say that slopes greater than 25% are not counted, then Mr. Eliason can only build two units. That is unnecessary, because there is a seven-acre flat at the end of Blessing Drive, where five units could be built, and it would be a change from what the General Plan has ever read. Joseph Cunningham 3599 Carlsbad Court, thanked Council and Planning Commission for their many hours of work. He presented a letter for the record from Connie Cox to the City Manager. She thanked him for meeting with the Vice President of the Valley Trails Homeowners Association and noted that neighbors do not want homes put on the Evangelical Church property. She noted the Homeowners Association is a voluntary organization and did not have the staff or time to continued to fight the proposals of the church. This battle was fought eight years ago and it seems like they are starting all over again. She asked Council to reject the proposal from the church and Ponderosa Homes and fix the contradictory zoning, so this issue does not come up again. There is clearly a church on the property and it should have been zoned public and institutional thirty years ago, when it moved in. Mr. Cunningham echoed her comments. Brian Myers, Hanson Aggregates, 3000 Busch Road, indicated Hanson was a large property owner on the east side of Pleasanton. It ceased its operations at the site in 2003 and since that time has been removing equipment and reclaiming the site. It also dedicated a significant portion of the site to Zone 7 for the lakes. In 2003, Hanson submitted concept plans for the site for various land uses that are largely industrial and commercial office uses. He asked that the General Plan address those land uses specifically rather than address the site as a future specific plan area. When Hanson submitted its application in 2003, it was told it should go along with the General Plan process to see what the community had to say about land uses for the property. He asked that Council give specific direction about what to do with the property and noted that a letter had been submitted requesting industrial and commercial land uses for the site. John Rennels, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, 300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1631, Oakland, indicated he was pleased to announce that BART had closed on the private development component of the future West Pleasanton/Dublin Station, which guaranteed a permanent parking structure in Pleasanton for the station, if it is built. He acknowledged the work of staff on the staff report, which presented scenarios for an attractive mixed-use residential development at the future station. He was concerned that options A3, A4, and Bl do not take advantage of the adjacency to transit, but he looked forward to the private development partner to create a first class development that everyone would be proud of and be an attractive gateway to the community. Eric Heffner, Windstar Communities, 11149 No. Torrey Pines Road, #250, La Jolla, California, indicated his company is in a long-term ground lease with BART for the site and proposes to build rental apartments in a mixed-use transit-oriented development. There will be retail uses, including convenience stores. He noted BRE is an outstanding firm and is well aware of transit-oriented development. He felt Pleasanton was in an outstanding position because it will have two BART stations in the community and should do its best to maximize both developments. He believed his site had an advantage because it was on the ring road at Stone ridge Mall. The residents could get off the train, go home and then to the mall for entertainment or the restaurants. The traffic impacts are reduced from what would normally occur from an office building. An office building traffic generation equates to 450 units and his company only wants 350 units. That is the minimum to make the project successful and he noted there would also meet the affordable housing requirements the city is requesting. Joint Workshop City Council/Planning Commission 8 04/25/06