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Commissioner Pearce noted that one speaker mentioned air monitoring at Mohr Elementary School. She inquired if this has been discussed and if this was feasible. She stated that she has seen surveys for pollution in elementary schools, some of them adjacent to major roadway such as Alisal Elementary School. Ms. Giffin replied that the California Air Resources Board recommends that these studies are to be done once the road reaches 100,000 ADT, and Stoneridge Drive is substantially less than that, which is the reason it is not recommended as mitigation. Chair Olson noted that one speaker mentioned that there was not sufficient time to review the documents. He inquired what the requirement is for review and if the City has met it. Mr. Dolan replied that the minimum time that the SEIR must be available is ten days. Commissioner O’Connor inquired if staff tries to exceed that limit when there are hundreds of pages of documentation or for larger projects. Mr. Dolan replied staff definitely padded that requirement by bringing the document to the Planning Commission and added that there will be additional time between now and when it comes before the City Council. Commissioner Olson requested confirmation that the original EIR was available for over a year. Commissioner O’ Connor commented that, however, it is not the original EIR but the SEIR that is subject to review, Mr. Dolan stated that the original EIR has been available for considerably longer than a year. Commissioner O’Connor stated that there has been much controversy about the biological aspects of the SEIR. He noted that the Commission had heard from Mr. Kanz of the Alameda Creek Alliance about the 5:1 ratio, and the applicant’s biological expert came up to present his findings. He requested Chair Olson to re-open the public hearing to give Mr. Kanz an opportunity to respond to the biological expert’s comments about the 1:1 ratio. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS RE-OPENED Commissioner Pearce clarified that the public hearing is limited to just this one issue. Mr. Kanz stated that he is on the User Advisory Group of the East Alameda County Conservation Strategy. He indicated that the City of Pleasanton is represented on the Steering Committee by Ms. Janice Stern and that the County has its own representative on the Committee as well. He indicated that the group has been working for two years PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 26, 2010 Page 21 of 27