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Further, Commissioner Sullivan recommended that the EIR be recirculated with additional information to allow review by the public and the agencies and through that process determine if additional testing is required. He noted he is confident that will be the conclusion if the EIR is recirculated. Commissioner Sullivan requested that the EIR and any testing utilize a purely independent peer review process, which allows for the public to participate in the selection of peer reviewers. He noted he is still not satisfied with the EIR and issues relating to traffic and flood control. Further, he requested that the updated traffic report and information from Zone 7 be contained in the recirculated EIR. Commissioner Kameny stated that in his opinion the project is not being rushed, due to his having heard of this project for 25 years. He noted this is an ongoing process with various Councils and various Commissions. He commented that on July 16, 1999, when the Commission voted to deny the EIR certification, he heard one of the Commissioners discuss the concerns of the citizens as far as dust and what might happen from the existing use of the property, and that in his opinion, the City of San Francisco did not misinterpret the Commissions' request for a study to determine the radionuclides for the existing use of the property. He noted that study was conducted and the reason this came back before the Commission was due to Matt Mordson. He stated that after six hours of testimony tonight, and although it is questionable how the scope of the study was performed, the State, Matt Morrison, the peer reviewer said the study is fine. Further, all parties agree there will be future studies performed prior to development. He noted that it has been proven there is nothing on property today until further studies are conducted, and that the concerns expressed by the public and the commissioners are in regard to the project itself; however, the project itself cannot be discussed until there is approval of the EIR. Commissioner Kameny noted that significant information has not been determined since the last meeting, as proven by the applicant's experts, testimony from staff, the City Attorney, and Mr. Morrison. He stated that there will be sufficient time to perform other studies prior to development. He noted he concurred with statements made by Commissioner Maas, and that he would be in favor of certifying the EIR with the conditions set forth for future studies to be performed which all parties have agreed to. Commissioner Arkin noted he examined significant impacts that the project is causing which are unmitigated and he determined those impacts to be the air quality and traffic. He noted that category 5 wire can be utilized in these proposed developed homes to encourage high-speed internet access for telecommuting. He noted that he conversed with the Bay Area Quality Management District and they noted that the air quality contaminants come from cold starts in automobiles, and if people telecommute you will reduce the amount of cold starts in automobiles. He stated that all homes in this project should be required to utilize category 5 wire. He stated that all infrastructure in this project should be designed to utilize DSL. He further noted to increase air quality, electrical vehicle outlets and recharging stations should be installed in all garages and parking stalls; that would encourage people to use electric vehicles. He stated that the Bay Area Quality Management District provides a grant program that would provide $5,000 grants to people to purchase electric vehicles; however, there is no additional grant money presently available. Mr. Arkin suggested that one of the ways the City of San Francisco could mitigate air quality for existing residents is to provide a $10 million endowment to the City of Pleasanton. If those funds are placed in an account drawing five percent interest, or $500,000 a year, 100 electric vehicles could be leased at $5,000 a year for the residents of the City of Pleasanton. He Planning Commission Minutes October 7, 1999 Page 13