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appropriate for every policy that was put in place 10 or 15 years ago to be carried forward and re-emphasized in this General Plan; in fact, it may be appropriate for some of those policies to be dropped. He stated that he was not too concerned if this tracks with the Plans done 10-15 years ago but more about whether it goes after the issues the Commission has before it today. He noted that the metaphor of putting a stake in the ground is a good one and that the Commission needs to look at creative ways to mitigate some of the items that are brought to light in the EIR. Chair Blank concurred with Commissioner Olson's statement. Chair Blank commended Ms. Stern and her staff for having done a terrific job of putting up with the Commission's endless questions about traffic, policies, and program, and he thanked staff for their patience. 7. MATTERS INITIATED BY COMMISSION MEMBERS a. Discussion of the types of projects to be placed on the Consent Calendar. No discussion was held or action taken. 8. MATTERS FOR COMMISSION'S REVIEW/ACTION a. Consideration of the Planning Commission's Decision Regarding the Timeline for the Sunrise Senior Living Facility Project Facilitation Process Mr. Dolan stated that staff has just completed the third scheduled facilitation meeting for the project. He noted that the process had been delayed because the Sunrise representatives agreed to go into some very in-depth design revisions and that he is happy to report that at their last meeting, the representative presented a plan that was very substantially revised and well-received by the representative community group participating in the discussion. He added that all that is left to be done is the official submittal of the plans, after which staff will re-write the staff report. He indicated that the reconsideration of the issue of substantial conformance may come before the Commission at its November 12t" meeting. Commissioner Fox inquired how many stories the new design had, and Mr. Dolan replied that there are two stories in the new plan. Commissioner Narum requested that the application be scheduled for a Commission hearing as soon as possible after the formal submittal. Mr. Dolan replied that the item can be accommodated in the Commission's schedule. He added that he believes the applicants will have sufficient time to prepare the submittal but that it was also not out of the question that they may inform staff three weeks from now that November 12t" will not work for them. Mr. Dolan indicated that he believes the neighbors are appreciative of how the applicants responded to their concerns and are eager to move forward. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 15, 2008 Page 13 of 15