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Mr. Pugh indicated that he had talked to staff briefly about air quality and would like to recommend that the Commission ask staff to include one or two small extra explanatory paragraphs in the mitigation. He stated that the comments on air quality should not only focus on the ozone and other oxides and nitrogen issues but also on diesel. He noted that a good authority stated that particularly in Livermore, diesel is the cause for serious health problem for youth and those with asthma, as well as for the quality of life for senior citizens who will live in the project. He suggested that a specific call out be made for truck route enforcement, hours of operation, and gross tonnage restriction on Stoneridge Drive. He recommended that staff add mitigation to ensure that when it comes to establishing those issues at the PUD level, there can be enforcement and diesel trucks do not come pouring down Stoneridge Drive. Lastly, Mr. Pugh stated that in relation to noise, there is a description in the documentation of 30-35 miles per hour for sound assessment and how adjustments would be made in the data provided to the City. He noted that it is common knowledge that 40 miles per hour is not an uncommon speed, despite the posted 35 miles per hour speed limit. He requested the Planning Commission to ask staff to add a paragraph on what the decibel reading and the impact might be for realistic driving speeds down that road and to see how that may be mitigated. Patricia Kohnen, a Dublin resident since 1978, stated that she would like to move into the Stoneridge Creek Retirement Community in Pleasanton. She indicated that she and her husband were the first couple to put down the 10 percent in escrow for the project and that although the process is lengthy, she was optimistic it will happen. She noted that it is a wonderful project; as are the other elements of the Staples Ranch project, and will be good for Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley area of Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore, and San Ramon. As hopefully a future resident of Pleasanton, she urged the Planning Commission to certify the SEIR, rescind the old documents, and approve the revised documents, including the Preferred Project. John Carroll was the next speaker. Commissioner Blank disclosed that he knows John Carroll socially but has not discussed the project with him. Commissioner O'Connor likewise disclosed that he knows John Carroll socially but has not discussed the project with him. John Carroll stated the he was opposed to certain aspects of project, noting that he likes the Continuing Life Communities project and some aspects of the park, and would like the auto mall to be maintained within Pleasanton. He indicated that early on at a City Council discussion, it was implied that the Stoneridge Drive extension was not going to be put through until SR-84 is widened, in order to alleviate the traffic that comes north on I-680 and then traverses SR-84 over to I-580. He added that promises were also made for a regional traffic agreement among Pleasanton’s regional partners PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 26, 2010 Page 15 of 27