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Regarding CLC's project, he felt they have done a magnificent job with it, appreciates their work with the neighborhood, and he will look in the future at the affordability element to make sure as much affordability is incorporated as possible. Regarding the retail center, he did not have as much concern about the architecture but he echoed integrating the facility with the rest of the property, particularly the park, and said he envisioned it as an extension of the park. Councilmember McGovern said the joint statement shows the community consists of good people with good intentions who can work for good results and thanked those who worked together. She was interested in the City's application for annexation and questioned if there was a rule that did not allow application until all PUD's were approved. Mr. Bocian said there was and particularly in this project because it is consistent with the MOU. City Manager Fialho said LAFCO has a policy that relates to large projects and that they want an approved PUD or development agreement that specifies exactly how it is going to integrate. Councilmember McGovern said she therefore wanted approval sooner rather than later. She referred to the Auto Mall and retail, said the park is very important and how the transition happens and in making it feel more like a master plan than units that sit there. She was getting warmer with the sign's size and said it was probably the best she has seen thus far, but suggested having bigger pictures of it. She likes green space and softening, wants to preserve the heritage trees, wants abike/pedestrian path from the neighborhood behind CLC near Staples Ranch Road to encourage more use of the park, voiced concern with the amount of parking spaces and whether they are adequate for the retail center, wanted the retail center to look at how they actually have the buildings laid out and the possibility of going to two-stories in certain places to allow for more green soft space and a better transition to the park. She appreciates everyone's presentations and hoped comments will be taken to heart. She was a little worried about landscaping and how fertilizing will be done, and does not want anything to contaminate the Arroyo Mocho water. She felt the project was good for Pleasanton and hoped to move forward sooner rather than later. Councilmember Cook-Kallio thanked all presenters for their work, appreciates the statement between the two groups and welcomes transparency. She thinks it would be fiscally responsible for the City to put in the four lanes to Stoneridge Drive even though we did not open it. She thinks the CLC site is gorgeous and questioned the move-in age, felt it is differentiated from other senior housing and single-family housing and hoped for creativity in the impact it may have with the services in Pleasanton when counting the PUD's for the housing cap. She was concerned about affordability and availability of such units as people age, is thrilled with the green building aspect and thinks it is important for it to interact with the park, as well as how the Sharks facility might interact with that. Adjournment: Mayor Hosterman adjourned the Joint Workshop at 10:51 p.m. and advised the Council would reconvene into a Special Meeting. Respectfully submitted, Karen Diaz City Clerk City CounciVPlanning Commission 16 November 8, 2007 Joint Workshop