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7C Review Committes with the proposed project and to repor# back to the Page 4 community with some refined and updated information. On Octaber 9, 2007 the Planning Commission held a study session to compare the proposed project {Plan A) with finro reduced height residential alternatives: P{an B, a 75-foot height alternafiive; and Plan C, a 65-foot height alternative. These alternative plans were prepared in response to public comment and were intended ta provide an opportunity for building massing and site design comparison. {For additional information on the reduced height alternatives please refer to the Alternatives section below). At fhe canclusion of the study session it was determined that Plan A, as praposed, would remain the application for tY�e Planning Commission's consideration at a pubfic hearing. Othsr progress msstings that have occurred i:-� additi�n to th� workshops and study sessions include the City Counci! review and approval of the Water Supply Assessment (February 2007) and the Airport Land Use Committee (ALUC) meeting (July 2007). Also, special technical studies, described below, were pro�iu2� tc the public starting in June 2Q0?, as they we��om�leted. 3. Public Hearinqs: This part of the process occurs at the and of project review and is determined by legal requirements for public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council. These are ti�e mestings where the City's policy makers will make decisions about the proposed project and all the necessary entitlements. This process began with the first Pfanning Commission public hearing on November 13, 2007, where the Planning Commission provided recommendations to the City Council on the Zoning Map Amendment, the Precise P{an, and the Mitigation Monitoring Report Pragram. A follow-up pub{ic hearing with the Planning Commission was held on December 11, 2007 for the review and recammendation regarding the Development Agreement. The final step in this process will be a public hearing{s) wifh the City Council for overall project consideration. Technical Studies Additional apportunities for on-going participatian also i�c�udec! public review of the four technica! s#udies that were prepared in response to commen#s received at the community workshops. The reports were sent to the City Council under separate cover. The reports, in their entirety, are available :r. the City Clerk's Office or �n the City website. However, summary anaiysis of these repor�s has been provided below: 1. Retail and Eco�omic Anal�sis: This repart was prepared by an independent third party City consultant to determine the appropriate amount of retail space for the Peni�sula Park project. Tf�e retail and economic regort, titled Potential Support for Retail Space af Peninsula Park, sets out to determine how much retail square footage is appropriate at the Peninsula Park project. If there is not enough neighborhood serving retail, then residents of the project would need to #ravel off site for ail goods and services. However, if there is too much retail, then either the developer would need to subsidize the under-performing retail or the project 4