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Louis Rivara, a Pleasanton resident, believed churches are an asset to the community. He supported the revised master expansion plan and wished there was a way in the City for applicants who are presenting expansion plans for a proposed project to not live in fear of what neighbors were going to say and a way to adequately deal with many of the concerns without the expenditure of money that is necessitated. Patricia Haller, a member of St. Clare's, thanked Council for conducting the consensus- building process and the opportunity to revise the master expansion plan that meets the needs of St. Clare's congregation. This process made members of St. Clare's aware that it needs to continue to build bridges to its neighbors. She noted that there is an ongoing trend to push churches out of the neighborhoods. She asked Council to keep in mind that churches do belong in residential neighborhoods. She made reference to a petition in which she collected over 200 signatures of people in support of St. Clare's right to expand in its current location on Hopyard Road, and to request that Council approve size, location and layout of the overall master plan and all three phases of the 25 year proposal as presented at the end of the facilitated discussions so that this lengthy process need not be repeated for each phase of the project. Sharrell Michelotti, a Pleasanton resident, strongly believed St. Clare's had the right to develop and expand its facilities. She commended Council for allowing and staff for developing a consensus-building public process including the Church and neighborhood representatives to identify a project mutually agreeable to both parties. She hoped the consensus-building public process could be used in the future and hoped that when it is put into effect, a limited amount of time will pass before the Planning Commission or Council's decision takes place to avoid being elongated, such as this project. She supported staff's recommendation to deny the appeal and approve the revised master expansion plan to allow the expansion of the existing church facility in three phases; approve the design review for Phase I construction, and require, in the future, design review by the Planning Commission for Phase II and Phase III. Ted Crowton, a Pleasanton resident, was thankful to Council for allowing staff to develop a consensus-building public process which allowed for a revised master expansion plan that that includes three phases, estimated to span 25 years or more. He supported the revised master expansion plan which removed the proposed parking area on the northeast end of the property, eliminated access to the driveway on National Park Road and reduced parking spaces from 104 to 75. Connie Cox, President of the Valley Trails Homeowners Association, supported the revised master expansion plan. She thanked Council for allowing staff to develop aconsensus- building public process, particularly staff and the facilitator for its efforts in presenting a revised master plan, which is the result of successful negotiations related to the design of the St. Clare's site. This process allowed for the neighbors to be heard and the concerns were addressed. Mayor Hosterman declared the public hearing closed. Mr. Sullivan congratulated everyone involved in the process, which is a testament to St. Clare's willingness to go back to the table and be good neighbors and work with the neighborhood in trying to identify and resolve the real issues and work together to constructively reach a consensus that both the Church and the neighborhood could support. He believed this particular consensus-building public process should be used as a model for future contentious projects. Pleasanton City Council 7 09/06/05 Minutes