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plane and break up the building mass. The roofline of the buildings would undulate to break up the building mass and add interest. The live/work building on Site 2 would feature brick veneer walls that will complete the adjacent residential subdivision. A color/material board will be available for viewing at the hearing. Staff believes the colors and materials for both sites are appropriate to the architectural style and will be complementary to existing adjacent developments. Signage Conceptual signage has been shown on the renderings, consisting of signs mounted on the top of the metal storefront canopies or building facades. Staff finds the general type and location of the signs to be acceptable. No signage information has been provided for the apartment identification. A condition has been included that requires the applicant to submit a comprehensive sign program for both sites prior to installation of any signs. School Impacts A condition of approval requires the project developer/applicant to work with the Pleasanton Unified School District and the Director of Community Development to develop a program, in addition to the school impact fees required by State law and local ordinance, to offset these projects long-term effects on school facility needs in Pleasanton. This program will be designed to fund school facilities necessary to offset these projects reasonably related effects on the long-term need for expanded school facilities to serve new developments in Pleasanton. Construction will not be allowed to start on either site until the terms of this program and/or funds have been approved by the City. The Pleasanton School District has not requested any additional mitigation beyond the above-noted program and impact fees. Climate Action Plan On February 7, 2012, the City of Pleasanton adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP). The CAP was reviewed by the Bay Area Quality Management District and was deemed a "Qualified Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy" in accordance with the District's CEQA guidelines. Implementation of the CAP will occur over several years and will consist of amendments to regulations and policies related to Land Use and Transportation, Energy, Solid Waste, and Water and Wastewater, which will result in reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with the targets set by AB 32 California's Global Warming Solutions Act. In advance of full implementation of the City's CAP, staff has analyzed the consistency of this project with the CAP and is recommending several conditions of approval which address specific supporting actions included in the CAP. As a high density, mixed use, transit oriented project located near BART, several high frequency and commuter bus lines, and located within a major employment center, the BRE projects are generally consistent with Goal 1 of the CAP: to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) through mixed use, infill and higher density development. In addition, several Strategies and Supporting Actions related to parking, transit use, water conservation, energy conservation from the CAP are implemented in the proposed conditions of approval in Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2. PUD-85-08-12D, PUD-81-30-86D, and P11-0856 Planning Commission 20 of 25