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ATTACHMENT 2 I~~I~1~~A Ocax•rs lssnciNion Mac 8, )008 Nelson Pialho, Cite Manager Brian Dolan, Comnumity Ucyclopnu•nt Uircetor Jrrrv Isrnun, Special I'rojrcls Manager Cite of Pleasanton I2 3 Main Street Post OI}}ce Box S?0 Pleasanton, CA 94556-0802 Re: Hacienda Business Park Planning Dear Nelson, Brian and Jerre: I would like to thank you for the assistance you have Provided Deer the last several months in creating a Planning strategy for some of the future Hacienda development opportunities eve have been discussing..As rce hate outlined in our meetings, the Park is seeking support from the city to adopt a review and approval Process that will meet the rigors of comprehensive planning whil a utilizing the extensive planning work that has a I mad}~ been conducted on Hacienda to date. Such an approach will also allow Hacienda and the city to better address the I~act that there are projects at dit}erent stages of readiness by Processing site specifle Project approvals within a structure that addresses an overall vision. As you are aware, the analysis performed by our consultant, GDAW, Found that a PUD Modification which comprehensively dealt with updating Hacienda's Development Plan, Design Guidelines and Site Planning Criteria could be used to accomplish the same goals as the Specific Plan approach previously oonsirlered. We believe such a PUD Modification is a better fit for examining new development within an existing development, particularly as the updated General Plan will establish the foundation For the City Council's new smart grnccth vision for mixed use inHll uod n-ansit oriented development. In fact, this approach has been used suroesslldly in other conun unifies in the greater Fast Bay for the same purpose. 'fhe proposed process would also provide the additional henel'it of allooing the city to more quickly see the results of implementing General Plan goa Ls in that site applications that are ready to proceed will be rlrveloPed in parallel with the development of guidelines For both site and parkrv idr dree~lnpnu~nt. 'this will also lac the necessary groundwork for Future projects with residential, retail and of Fite components that the park will be bringing fora-ard at a lart~r date. As was noted earlier, a considerable amount oFplanning work has ah'cadv been undertaken in I Iacienrla. Whilea Specific Plan would certainly bc• appropriate for new development in an uudcvelnprd area or in the wholesale redevelopment of an area, future planning in I-Incienda noticeably lacks many ul the uhjcrtice.c that would h~pically Form the intent of a Specihc Plan. Information regarding the major com Porten Lc ufpublir and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, and other inli'astrueturc facilities needed to support [he proposed land uses hacc already been identified and thero arc no signi0cant inliastruchtro financing issues. Fu rthernu n-c, the programs for the implementation of any inliastruchur hacc likeo'ise beon developed and pore n~nmd. It should also be nnled that the sralo of cu rronl Proposals aro r~nnpletvk ronoislcnl o ith a PUD Modification appncar6. As coo arc well are arc, Ihree years ago I lacienda's stakchnlelers were ransidering n•vkino residential allocations as high r as 3,000 units across a number of sites. lu response t.. dirretiou pr.~cidcd in 16c drali update .d~ho General Plan, Ihey have nuo reached consensus to seok I,v I~~wrr units nn a smaller rana,~..I sites: approsimalek~50 norr and ,w additional u-;Ud„cc li~~ad.>wlr Iu5. 19c.aanUU: C,Ililuruiu 9l?tix-:~: a I'honc 9_'S,illrSnU Fhtz 9_'S.?ii.6itll c-mail inkrt~~harieuJ;ror; eWN~orc e.hacicudn gin;;