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Commissioner O'Connor stated that he would like to add on to Commissioner Allen's desire to see some better photos with landscaping. He indicated that he would like the photos to show a realistic and accurate look with a time lapse of three, five, and ten years, rather than plan for 15 to 20 years. Commissioner Posson noted that the Commission heard some comments tonight about some implied correlation between affordable housing and high-density housing and an increase in crime rate. He inquired if staff had any data about affordable housing or high-density residential areas and its impact on crime. Mr. Dolan replied that the Police Department has compiled crime data and what it finds is that anywhere you put a collection of cars together in a parking lot, the percentage of break-ins into those cars increases and sort of skews the results. He noted that it has been focused on this one variable of parked car and is the pattern that has been observed. He added that staff will put together a report on this for the Commission. Commissioner Posson stated that he is not just interested in what has happened in Pleasanton but also in other jurisdictions. He inquired if there have been any academic studies that looked at the impact of an increase in affordable or high-density housing. He indicated that this has not been the first hearing where the Commission has heard that discussion, and he thinks it would be helpful for both the Commission and the community to see any studies in this area. Chair Pearce noted that this was a good idea. Commissioner Ritter stated, for the record, that the Commission has talked about schools and that he knows staff has some data on how this project affects that schools and what it will do to them. Ms. Stern stated that this is a timely question because of the discussion that went on with the Pleasanton Unified School District at a meeting last night. She indicated that they talked about how the City has been working with the District for many years and has informed it of what is coming up so it can plan accordingly for its facilities. She noted that City staff has done that all through the Housing Element Update process and with those changes to the General Plan. She added that there is also a Liaison Committee where members of the School Board and the City Council meet regularly to discuss these types of developments. Ms. Stern stated that at last night's meeting, the School Board accepted a demographer's report that actually has a couple of recommendations related to two new schools, one of which would be in the northwestern area, potentially in the Hacienda Business Park area, and the other one, potentially long-term out there ten years, in the East Pleasanton area. She noted that the District is definitely looking at a long-term need for schools rather than at an immediate need at this point. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 11, 2013 Page 23 of 24