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T T ~r'1 <br />^ 201 California SL, 14'" Floor ~{~V ~K~~ ~ 7~0UN ~.r1L <br />Sao Francisco, CA 94111 LLLJJJ(((~~`l LLL~~` <br />(415 981-6600 <br />^ exECUrrvE conlMlrrEe <br />Chairman 2110'7-IWA <br />LENNY MENDONCA <br />Director <br />McKimry & Corryany <br />ANDREW BALL <br />President & CEO <br />W ebcor Builders <br />W. DONALD BELL <br />Chavmen, I'rcsidem & CEO <br />Bell Micropmducrs Inc <br />MICHAEL A. COVARRUBIAS <br />Chavman & CEO <br />TMG Parhtas <br />MARY B. CRANSTON <br />chair <br />Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP <br />LLOYD H. DEAN <br />President & CEO <br />Catholic Hallhwre West <br />PAULA F. DOWNEY <br />Preidrn[ <br />AAA ofNUOrenr Catitorna, Nevada & lkah <br />ROBERT L. DUFFY <br />Partner <br />A T. Kerrey, Inc. <br />MARK EDMUNDS <br />Vice Chaimun & <br />Regioml Managing Partner <br />Deloitte <br />GEORGE C. HALVORSON <br />Chairngn & CEO <br />Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. <br />TIM HARDEN <br />President & CEO <br />AT&T West <br />DAVID A. HOYT <br />Senior Executive Vicc President <br />Wholesale Banking <br />Wells Fargo & Conpany <br />TIM KAHN <br />Excrvlivc Vice President & <br />ChicCOpcrating Of6ca <br />Dreyer's Grand Ice Cram <br />DONALD KNAUSS <br />Chairmn & CEO <br />The Clorox CorrQany <br />RICHARD KRAMLICH <br />Geneal Partner/Co-Founda <br />New Enterprise Associate <br />JANET LAMwN <br />California State Preidrnt <br />Bank of America <br />PH-LLIP L. LUECHT, JR <br />Maruging DbeUOr <br />Aon Risk Service <br />PETER A MAGO W AN <br />President & Managing General Parma <br />San Francisco GiarRs <br />DUNCAN 4 MATTESON <br />Chaimmn <br />Grater Bay Bank Corp. <br />CLAIRE McAULIFFE <br />Pertrrer <br />Hodge! Niedera! Catiani <br />ALEXANDER R MEHRAN <br />President & CEO <br />Sunset Dcvelopmau Company <br />WILLIAM MORROW <br />Chavnnn & CEO <br />Pacific Gas & Electric <br />T. CARY ROGERS *• <br />CM1uvman & CEO <br />Drryu's Grand Ice Cram <br />KARL SCHROEDER <br />Presidcnl, Northcm Califomia Division <br />Safeway, Inc. <br />STEVEN J. SILVESTRI •• <br />San Frmtcisco Market Preidcnt <br />Bank of Arrcria <br />L. STEPHEN SMITH <br />President & CEO <br />The PMI Group, Inc. <br />KENNETH WILCOX <br />Presidrnt & CEO <br />Silicon Yallry Bank Financial Group <br />JANET L. YELLEN <br />President & CEO <br />Fcdaal Ramc Bank of San Francisco <br />Ex Of1ltb <br />JIM WUNDERMAN <br />Praidrnt & CEO <br />Bay Ara council <br />January 21, 2009 <br />Mr. Sunny Tong <br />Managing Director <br />Westlake Development Partners, LLC <br />520 S. El Camino Real, 9th Flr. <br />San Mateo, CA 94402-1722 <br />Dear Mr Tong: <br />The Bay Area Council is very happy to endorse the San Leandro Crossings housing development. <br />The Crossings development scored extremely highly in all the criteria we employ to evaluate <br />proposed housing projects, namely; transit orientation, project size, efficient use of land, adaptive <br />re-use of land, promotion of affordability, environmental design, mixed use, and the promotion of <br />community input to the design process. <br />The Housing Endorsement Committee feels that this is precisely the type of dense, transit- <br />oriented, infill housing that San Leandro and the rest of the Bay Area should be promoting and <br />building if we are to preserve the health of our economy and our physical environment. <br />The lack of all types of housing at all levels of affordability has become a major threat to the <br />economy of the Bay Area. The region's employers are finding it increasingly difficult to attract <br />and keep the top talent in the Bay Area because the high cost of housing here. With our <br />population expected to grow by 20% in the next 25 years, this housing shortage, along with <br />associated problems of sprawl, congestion and environmental pollution, are going to get much <br />worse unless more projects like this are approved and built. <br />We congratulate you and Westlake for producing a well designed and well situated project that <br />will provide much needed housing for the residents of San Leandro. <br />Sincerely, <br />Ma egan <br />Director of Housing <br />Bay Area Council <br />•' Retiring <br />