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Commissioners were advised that the development would require a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation from Public and Institutional to Medium Density Residential. Rezoning the site to allow for medium density residential development would not contribute to meeting the City's current RHNA obligation, although units constructed in the development would count towards meeting housing unit productions goals. Amenities proposed for the Development include the installation of a new tot-lot, landscape improvements to provide water conservation measures in Valley Trails Park, and the construction of a community clubhouse. Ms. Reisner informed Commissioners that on August 31, 2016 the Planning Commission held a workshop to review, comment and provide direction on the application, a result of which the Applicant has made some adjustments and intends to present the project again to the Planning Commission for a recommendation to be made to City Council. A PowerPoint presentation was provided by Ms. Reisner that provided details about the project location, description, elevation of homes, the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, Affordable Housing Discussion/Analysis, AHA General Terms including Low Income Housing Fee and Proposed Fee Table. Chairperson Welsh opened the meeting for comment from Ponderosa. Pam Hardy, Ponderosa Homes Representative—provided information meetings Ponderosa has had with neighbors and about the involvement of the neighbors with the design of this project. She discussed the density of the project and the amenities and upgrades that Ponderosa will make to the public park. She advised that upgrades will include a club house, tot lot, restroom facilities and the compatibility efforts being taken by Ponderosa to meet the desires of the neighborhood. Commissioner Lombardo discussed the lot sizes of current homes in Valley Trails and questioned whether lot sizes of this project were comparable. Commissioner Meyers asked about the available credits from the Ponderosa project on Rose Avenue. Ms. Hardy provided information about the use of the credit allowances. Commissioner Galvin commented on duet homes being built into the Ironwood project and other projects and questioned why this could not be considered for this project. He also commented on the fact that homes in this project will be larger than other homes in the neighborhood and does not include any affordable housing. Ms. Amos advised that the neighborhood did not want high density housing built on the site. Commissioner Galvin discussed a request of the City to provide more homes, such as duets. Ms. Hardy commented on duets being sold at market rate. She advised that workshop meetings with neighbors had been conducted by Ponderosa and not the City of Pleasanton and the type of homes and level of density for this project came about from the involvement of the neighbors. Commissioner Galvin indicated that he would have liked to see a project that was something less than large homes, which he feels is the responsibility of this Commission. Ms. Hardy noted that as a builder, Ponderosa is responding to the market. Commissioner Galvin felt it would be nice to see some homes that were in the mid-price range and offering some diversity in size. Ms. Reisner noted that many factors come into play when staff considers projects and with this Page - 3 -