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rise housing and asked that strong language be put into agreements to ensure the intent originally expressed will be followed. Nick Gandhi cited the current vitality and diversity that already exist in Hacienda and added that no more is needed. He stated that Pleasanton is a beautiful and fabulous city with nice arches at entries to Hacienda which should not be spoiled with high -rise apartment buildings. He indicated that many residents in Hacienda believe there is a conspiracy for residential development because developers know commercial development will continue to decline. He noted that 350 of the 817 units have already been allotted to the Windstar development and that the remaining 521 units could be built elsewhere. He added that the concept that building an apartment complex would make people work in the area in absolutely wrong. He noted that many people living in Archstone do not work in Pleasanton. Referring to the Negative Declaration, Mr. Gandhi stated that he disagreed with the statement that there are no significant impacts to public health, welfare, transportation, traffic, schools, parks and recreation. He noted that they have to wait for the park fields to be vacated before they can play soccer. He added that vehicles take Owens Drive as a shortcut to get to 1 -580 and that Stoneridge Drive is becoming crowded. He noted that 1,300 units will add approximately 2,600 more cars on the streets. With respect to utilities, he questioned if the City had additional water resources to avoid water shortages. He indicated that house values have depreciated and that additional houses will mean that some of them would go to foreclosure. Gregory Kushner stated that he moved to the City a year ago for its good schools and houses. He noted that apartments were overbuilt in Mountain View as well as in El Sobrante, which negatively affected the quality of the schools. He indicated that having too many apartments in one spot would result in a critical mass of non property owners who will not care about the property or the community. He cited problems with vandalism from renters and stated that the credentials of apartment renters are not checked as thoroughly as those of homebuyers in terms of credit and criminal reports. He also expressed concern about the degradation of the school system and reduced police resources. He requested the Commission to seriously consider the negative changes the addition of 1,100 apartments can do to the face of Pleasanton. Anh Huynh stated that she moved to Pleasanton from Virginia 12 years ago and that she walks and sometimes drives one block to work at AT &T. She echoed the various comments from previous speakers and stated that she has noticed more crime and violence since more apartments units constructed behind her complex. She added that her Lexus was recently stolen from her driveway and that a lot of crimes have been occurring around the WalMart and apartment areas. She expressed concern that friends and relatives of the renters of the proposed 1,100 units will add more traffic and more crime to the area and urged the Commission not to approve the application. Mary Keck stated that she moved with her seven year -old daughter from San Francisco to the Sienna development in Pleasanton, mostly for its school district, relocation with DRAFT EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 9/23/2009 Page 5 of 18