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Chairperson Fox inquired if a vote of the people of Pleasanton and the County would be necessary to adjust the UGB. Ms. Stern replied that she cannot give a legal opinion but that she believes that the answer is yes to both. Ms. Harryman confirmed that it would be correct to say that a vote of the people of Pleasanton and the County would be required. Commissioner O’Connor inquired if the property is within Pleasanton’s sphere of influence. Ms. Stern said yes. In response to Mr. Kelly’s inquiry regarding whether the City expects to expand its sphere of influence to provide sewer services down Sunol Boulevard to the San Francisco Water District property, Ms. Stern replied that the City has no plans to expand its sphere of influence at this time and that it does not provide services outside of its UGB. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Pearce thanked Ms. Stern for clarifying the language and removing redundancies, making the text more direct and much easier to read. Ms. Stern noted that Sally Maxwell also worked hard on editing the text. Commissioner Blank inquired whether it would be appropriate not to count the 240 Staples Ranch units under the cap as long as they are used for affordable housing or TOD. Commissioner O’Connor commented that this should be discussed not because more units should be in TOD but because there are 2,007 units within the City that have not yet been allocated. He added that the Commission could still allocate more units into TOD housing if it desired. He noted that the Staples Ranch proposal does not consist of only assisted-living units but is a three-stage living facility, of which 240 units would be like apartments. In response to Commissioner Blank’s inquiry if the Commission could make a recommendation on what it wants done with the 2,007 units, Ms. Stern noted that the Commission had already preliminarily allocated 1,600 of these units at its earlier consideration of the Draft Element. Commissioner Blank noted that it would be helpful for Pleasanton to allocate more units for TOD and affordable housing. Commissioner O’Connor stated that in addition to the 200 of the 1,600 that the Commission had designated as placeholders for future units, there are an additional 400 units available under the 2,007 total units. Commissioner Pearce noted that the baseline threshold that Hacienda needs to make its project viable includes its 330 allocations plus the 400 units that remain unallocated and the remainder from Staples Ranch. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES July 25, 2007 Page 13 of 35