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Previous Development Proposals for the Staples Ranch Property In 1995, Kaufman and Broad proposed an amendment to the SDSP (SPA-95-01) and a Planned Unit Development (PUD-96-02) for a development on the Staples Ranch property. The proposed Specific Plan amendment included the following changes to the Staples Ranch property: 1) adding 231 single family homes and 80 town homes on 45 acres, 2) decreasing the amount of commercial, service commercial, and industrial land uses from 103 to approximately 40 acres, and relocating the 17.2 acre community park and increasing its size to 34 acres. During the review process of the project's corresponding environmental documents, including a supplemental draft EIR, the City Council expressed concerns about potential cut through traffic on the proposed Stoneridge Drive extension to EI Charro Road, regional traffic impacts, the proposed clustering of the affordable housing units, freeway noise due to the proximity of the proposed homes to the freeway, and airport noise, due to the proximity of the proposed homes to the airport. The Council did not approve the application and directed the applicant to prepare an addendum to the EIR better addressing the project's traffic impacts, including cut through traffic and an option to not extend Stoneridge Drive. In 1998 De Silva Gates became the project applicant. De Silva Gates submitted an updated traffic study prepared by TJKM and a revised Planned Unit Development application (PUD-98-13) fora 32-acre community sports park and 39 acres of commercial/office/industrial land; none of this a significant change from the original plan. The new PUD relocated Stoneridge Drive farther to the east to assuage some of the existing neighbors' concerns with traffic related noise. Over time, De Silva Gates' interest in the property waned, and it moved onto other development projects elsewhere. Memorandum of Understanding On April 18, 2006, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority (ACSPA) regarding the future development of the County owned Staples Ranch property. Per the MOU, the proposed Staples Ranch project is subject to discretionary review and can be approved, approved with modifications, or denied by the City Council during the project's formal review. The MOU is not a development agreement, but is merely a guiding document which established a project concept and a timeline for the project's thorough review. Per the MOU, the Staples Ranch development would be comprised of the following development projects: A. An approximately 37 acre auto mall that will house a relocated Hendrick Automotive Group (Pleasanton Auto Mall) and Mercedes Benz of Pleasanton from existing Pleasanton locations. The new location is seen as necessary by the dealers to meet current and future demand. B. An approximately 45 acre senior continuing care community being developed by Continuing Life Communities (CLC). The development would be licensed by the Page 3 of 16