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Subject: FW: Ponderosa project at Centerpointe chur bS %PLEMENTAL MATERIAL Provided to the City Council After Distribution of Packet From: Tracy Dunne Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 11:13 AM To: Pleasanton City Clerk Subject: FW: Ponderosa project at Centerpointe church site Date From: Erin Kvistad] Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 6:05 PM To: Mayor and City Council < citvcouncil @cityofpleasantonca.gov> Cc: Jerry Thorne < jthorne @cityofpleasantonca.gov >; Kathy Narum < KNarum @cityofpleasantonca.gov >; Karla Brown < kbrown @cityofpleasantonca.gov >; Jerry Pentin < jpentin @cityofpleasantonca.gov>• Arne Olson <aolson @citvofp leasa nto nca.gov> Subject: Ponderosa project at Centerpointe church site Honorable Mayor and Councilpersons: My husband and I have been residents of the Ironwood Community for the past 10 years (original owners, phase 3) and we have both lived in Pleasanton for over 44 years. It has been exciting to see the Ironwood master plan develop around us over the years and become the quality neighborhood that we are proud to call home. Ponderosa is a high quality, Pleasanton -based home builder. Our first Pleasanton home was another Ponderosa -built house in the Country Fair area. We urge the City Council to approve the Centerpointe /Ponderosa proposal for several reasons. We believe having a small residential development of 25 new homes will fit in nicely with the surrounding residential neighborhoods. It will blend with what is already in place. At the same time the existing preschool could continue to operate and it is our understanding that the plan also accommodates the future construction of small, private school at this site. Both schools would be within an easy walking distance of a large number of homes. Alternatively, should the approved 80,000 square foot Centerpointe Church master plan be built, it would result in far more traffic throughout the week and on weekends, require more water consumption and produce more noise. A 900 -seat sanctuary and several multiple -story buildings (fellowship hall, administrative building, large gymnasium) have already been approved with a 400 stall parking lot. That gives us a pretty good idea of the size and scale of activity that a campus of this size would generate. A small addition of homes would be more consistent with the existing neighborhoods. We attended the neighborhood meetings hosted by Ponderosa Homes and appreciate having had the opportunity to review and become familiar with the proposal. 1