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Councilmember Sullivan asked how many units were counted toward the housing cap based on policies of independent living, and City Manager Fialho said when the proposal initially came in at the 800 unit range, staff tried to calculate impact on the community and the number was around 240 units. Because the project has come in lower, the number would go down proportionately based on the methodology. Councilmember Sullivan referred to the chart on page 7 and the 81 independent units of duets/villas, and he confirmed that some other portion would be layered on top of this and more information would come back with the PUD. City Manager Fialho said the Council will have an opportunity to decide whether they want to count the duets or count units based on impact. Councilmember Sullivan referred to reduced traffic and confirmed a traffic study would be conducted as part of the EIR. Councilmember Sullivan referred to the green building aspects, felt the proposal was aggressive with the energy and plant systems, and asked what green building guidelines were being used for the project to comply with the ordinance. Mr. Bocian said residential guidelines would be used along with multi-family guidelines from Waste Management. Councilmember Sullivan referred to the noise issues and confirmed the EIR would quantify noise impacts on buildings. Councilmember Thorne referred to facility locations on site, the 432 seat auditorium and the 78 seat movie theater, and he confirmed with Mr. Bocian on the site map of their central location. Councilmember McGovern said she serves on LAFTA, which is the wheels bus system. They have been asked how employees will get to work and asked if a service would be provided from BART or elsewhere. Mr. Ashenbrenner said most employees drive themselves or carpool. Some take public transportation, but he was not sure what would be arranged yet. Councilmember McGovern asked them to consider where a bus stop could be situated for employees, which she felt would be very important. Councilmember McGovern referred to a walking path around the development to link to the 17- acre park and she wondered if Staples Ranch Drive by the EVA could be looked at. She asked if some pathway could be installed between the fences of those living on Vermont Place and the Villas, as well as access from the gated community from the health center. Regarding affordability, she said Parkview was their latest approval that has an affordability component which took a long time due to the strain on their budget. When looking at the affordability provisions for renting and living in the community of independent living, she questioned if affordability was also being looked at for skilled nursing and dementia care. Mr. Bocian said yes, they are all wrapped in one in their basic fee. He said they offer a monthly fee which provides the cost for all levels throughout the development depending on the unit size and an insurance plan that allows someone to go through the health center. At any given time, those affordability standards in place would be there regardless of whether the person was on the independent or health center side. There is nothing separate with the units in the health center because they are wrapped into a basic monthly fee. He said 15% of the units would be occupied by individuals with incomes less than median, or 5% at median, 5% at low and 5% at very low. In addition, an annuity would be established that would provide a monthly subsidy for those most in need. City CounciVPlanning Commission 8 November 8, 2007 Joint Workshop