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and that not all the people moving in would be working in San Francisco or using BART; some would be working in and around Pleasanton and would be driving their own vehicles. Ellen Gave stated that she has lived in Valencia for 12 years and likes living in the area because weekends are quiet as Hacienda is closed. She added that she understood building close to the BART station but questioned the need for three large apartment buildings with Archstone nearby. She stated that these are hard times and that the apartments would bring in different elements to the area. She indicated that she is being protective of her development and its residents and cited the existence of significant vandalism, including graffiti, after the dot.com bust near her development. She stated that she believed the City should spread out the units and not just locate them in Hacienda. Sunil Kulkarni stated that he enjoys taking his two -month old baby for walks on the vacant lots where it is quiet and safe and requested the City not to spoil the current family- oriented culture. He added that he does not go to the park right behind his house because it is crowded by residents of Archstone and Hacienda Commons. He noted that property values are decreasing and believes that low- income housing and apartment developments would further lower the values and further impact the City's high quality schools and parks and recreation with overcrowding. He indicated that adding more low- income units would not benefit Pleasanton because it would create more problems and have a negative impact on the low crime rate and the good neighborhood. He asked the Commission not to let low- income people come into Pleasanton. He added that the business park was meant for businesses and that the poor economy should not be a reason to sell the property for low- income residential development. Robert Desroches stated that he has worked at Zantaz in West Las Positas Boulevard for ten years and that 36 of its 300 employees that live in San Francisco do not take BART. He added that there is a bike rack at his workplace but only one employee bikes to work. He noted that he lives in the Valencia development, which is a ten minute walk to his workplace, but he drives to work. He stated that judging from his workplace, there is zero evidence to support the assertion that the units would contribute to the vitality of businesses. Mr. Desroches opposed adding 1,000 new units in the area. He stated that the number one reason people want to live in Pleasanton is the school system and expressed concerns about the negative impact these units would have on schools. He noted that there are no clear plans on how the school problems could be resolved and could not understand how this could be ignored. He indicated that he does not understand the ramifications of the litigation but questioned why all the units need to be built in Hacienda rather than locating some of them by the BART station near Stoneridge Mall. Ashok Moghe stated that he moved to Pleasanton three years ago because of its culture and peacefulness. He indicated that he felt the threat of litigation is being used DRAFT EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 9/23/2009 Page 3 of 18