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process and is predominantly an eight-foot wide sidewalk system that ribbons through the heart of the community at the private park, running down Ironwood Drive to Busch Road and connecting to the Iron Horse Trail as well as with the Martin Avenue buffer street to the north. She noted that she lives in the Ironwood development and she uses and sees other people utilizing the trail system on a regular basis. She added that Ponderosa believes it is appropriate to have the limited access to the project in that it would not pose a problem for seniors to be able to walk through their own community and connect to the trail system through Reimers Drive. Commissioner O'Connor disclosed he had a conversation with Ms. Hardy and did not have any questions. Commissioners Fox and Olson stated that they also did not have questions. Commissioner Narum referred to Ms. Hardy's discussion regarding traffic mitigations and inquired if these were underway or planned. Ms. Hardy replied that the majority of the traffic mitigations have already been constructed by Ponderosa over the last several years, with the exception of only two -the free right-turn lane at Valley Avenue/ Stanley Boulevard/Bernal Avenue described earlier and the intersection improvement at the First Street/Sunol Boulevard/ Bernal Avenue intersection near the Downtown area. She added that Ponderosa is currently working diligently with staff on the free right-turn lane, which has taken a little longer than expected due to an interface process with Union Pacific Railroad. With respect to the Downtown area mitigation, she noted that Ponderosa is still waiting for the City's direction as to when it would like Ponderosa to begin that process. Chair Blank indicated that he understood Ms. Hardy's comments on the Conditions of Approval Nos. 18. c. and 69 but did not understand that on Condition No. 1. He asked Ms. Hardy if she believed Ponderosa could not be in substantial conformance to what has been submitted for LEEDS points. Ms. Hardy replied that the threshold for compliance is 50 points and that this project is substantially greater than that. She notes that Ponderosa would not have typically anticipated providing this information at this preliminary design phase and would have more information at the building permit submittal process, at which time Ponderosa would have had the chance to get more information and bid analysis from their subcontractors. She noted that she understand it to be a preliminary planning tool and would like to go on record that the project may not be at the actual 100-point range. Chair Blank indicated that the Commission has been more flexible with projects that had 200 LEED points and that it would be acceptable if Ponderosa would propose 100 LEED points and came in at 90 or 105. He noted, however, that if the project came in at 50 points, his personal flexibility would be reduced. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 9, 2008 Page 18 of 39