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PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 22. Continued to February 6, 2007 a Public Hearing to consider recommendations for use of Citizen's Option for Public Safety Program (COPS) appropriation and adopt a resolution approving expenditures from the State of California COPS program funds 23. Public Hearing: PAP-102, Pleasanton Village Association/Rohit and Sonia Gupta, appellants PDR-561/PV-158, John Miller Architects/Saint Elizabeth Seton Church. Appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of the applications for (1) design review approval to modify the Saint Elizabeth Seton Church Master Plan to construct an approximately 22,296-square-foot parish center building with gymnasium and related site improvements on the existing Church site located at 4001 Stoneridge Drive; and (2) a variance from the Municipal Code to allow the proposed parish center building with gymnasium to be approximately 34 feet tall, where 30 feet is the maximum height limit allowed. Zoning for the property is Agriculture. The City Manager recused himself from discussion regarding this item as he is a member of the Saint Elizabeth Parish. Jerry Iserson, Director of Planning, gave the staff report describing the project in greater detail and noted at issue is whether Saint Elizabeth Seton Church should be allowed to modify their 1998 master plan to relocate the siting of some of the future buildings and be granted approval for the design of the parish center building, including a height variance. The Pleasanton Village Association and Rohit and Sonia Gupta have expressed concerns with the traffic, parking, and noise. The Planning Commission approved the applications; subject to a substantial number of conditions of approval to help ensure that the parish center building would fit in with the neighborhood and be an asset to the community. The applicants are in agreement with the Planning Commission's conditions of approval. As proposed by the applicants and conditioned by the Planning Commission, staff believes that the master plan modification and parish center building design will not detrimentally affect the surrounding properties. Staff also believes that the required variance findings can be made and that granting the height variance would not create adverse impacts on the adjacent properties. Staff recommended that the City Council uphold the Planning Commission's approval of the design review and variance applications by taking the following actions: Make the Variance findings as listed on pages 20-21 of the Planning Commission staff report; 2. Adopt the draft resolution denying the appeal and, therefore, approving Cases PDR-561 and PV-158, subject to the conditions listed in Planning Commission Resolution No. PC-2006-62; and City Council Minutes 5 January 16, 2007