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"the Ciq- will have excellent planning tools i n place. and \ve ptvposc that a process for I'UDmodilications 6e commenced early in 2008 which (I) updates 1-IacJenda's TpD orlen[ed residential and mixed uses and ;aggregate densities of our S stakeholders, mcluding.BAR'f, (2} prorides illustrative plans implementing pedestrian, Ianrlscaping and other linkages \vhich trark+vith the vision inthe City's GPU, (3) lnvvides illustrative transportation corridor inaprovenaentsur programs +vhich track vvitk the TOD vision in the City's GPU, and (4} provides T(UD Design Guidelines. At dae same dine, the City svaulel process site-specific pmliusals i'or the first t+va properties of I-tacienrla. "I'he BRF.:/ WP Carey proposal will seek moderately high density residential rlevelopmen t 1>Jnzimate to the. BART staNmt. Assugvgcsteby the City Council ants work session nn Hacienda, densities have been reduced from aj>proximately SO units per acre down to ?0 to 30 units per acre, with a free standing affordable componentindudiug lanrily sired allbrdablct units. Also, the CarrAmcrica Corporate Center proposal, which cnncepntally \cas presented to the Planning Commission earlier this year, will seek to supplement a traditional, high quality, but very low- FAR ollicc bark, by evolving it into a more ~conteutporary mixed. use hotel, olTice and retail center. This proposal would also capitalize on its close proximity to BART and linkages to its existing, underutilized eonlerencr renter: Procedurally, the CarrAmexiw Corlaoratx. Center presented its niixerl use crnacepwal plans to the City Planning Commission earlier this year at a noticed pul>tic hearing. '11ais month, a request was submitted to flacienrla seeking flBl'OA.approvaLoCamendments to our CCSIis and clevelopmeutstnndards to increaso the FAR I'or the site and cJaange thezoningelistrictfrom MOIPD to MCQIPD to allo\v thehote)and retail uses. 1 have. been arlviserl that this CarrAnrerica Corporate Center sea. of applications would lie formally submi[terl in March, 2008, once 1-1BPOA initial approvals are obtained. Simile, rly, I understand that the BRL/ W P Carey plans will be presenter) to commence the approval process in early ZOOS. 'I'bis application will include a proposed General. Plan designation for residential and a tlcvelopment agreement to implement the affordable housing component, As part of dae Flacienda PUD naodifirmtinn process, the City n'oukl, as always, n~tain lhr rliscrrtion to ensure that appropriate design and ronncctivity elements art. incorpoaated in furtheramr ol'the General Plan Uprlatc. Of course, where ueetlerl, individual prpjects would also ublaln 1'IBI'0.4 pre-appmrals, io addition to othce- discretionary eutitlemenr Fi•om the Clity. 4Ve look fot•x~ard -to further discussions with you cunerrning this approach. I''Irase feel IFee to contact me if there is anything else tcan rlo to axsist pour consideration uF this inattrr. cc: Michael Roush, C".ity Attorney I-Iacienrla Core Stakehol8ers