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Green Building All new residential projects are required to include green building measures in the design of new homes. The proposed project would consist of "green homes" with a minimum of points in each category (Community, Energy, Indoor Air Quality/Health, Resources, and Water) required fora Certified Rating. The project has been conditioned to require the green building measures to be shown on the plans submitted for issuance of a building permit. A condition of approval requires all of the green building measures indicated on the approved checklist to be inspected and approved by either the City of Pleasanton, a certified LEED Rater, or written verification by the project engineer, architect, landscape architect, or designer. Planning Commission The Planning Commission held a publicly-noticed workshop on the proposed development on July 25, 2007, providing direction to staff and the applicant. The staff report and minutes for the workshop are attached. On October 10, 2007, the Planning Commission reviewed the proposed project. By a 5 to 0 vote, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the project, subject to the conditions shown in Exhibit B. The October 10, 2007 Planning Commission meeting minutes are attached for the Council's information (Attachment 5). At the meeting, the Commission recommended one modification to the conditions of approval: 1. Should the existing home's interior be demolished to the studs, residential sprinklers shall be required. Staff and the applicants agree that these conditions are appropriate. Public Notice and Comment Notice of this application was sent to all property owners living within 1,000 feet of the subject property. Staff referred this project to the Pleasanton Heritage Association, a newly formed grass roots group of Downtown residents interested in Downtown preservation and development. This group has expressed support of this project. This project was also reviewed by the Pleasanton Downtown Association and a letter of support can be found in Attachment 4. As of the writing of this staff report, staff has received no other public comment. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT An Environmental Impact Report was prepared and certified for the Downtown Specific Plan. It was approved by the City Council on December 2001. The Environmental Impact Report anticipated that ahigh-density residential project, such as that proposed, would be located on the project site. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) specifies that individual residential development projects that are prepared pursuant to the requirements of an adopted specific plan, for which an EIR has been prepared and certified, are exempt from additional environmental review. Therefore, no environmental document accompanies this report. Page 8 of 9