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added that the church has been long habitual code violators. He noted that he has been in the property in the late summer when weeds were up to his shoulder, exposing the neighborhood to dangerous conditions with their lack of code compliance, and he believes the City had to actually cut down their weeds. He asked where their charity and their biblical mandate is when it comes to how the neighbors are treated. He indicated that there is a hedge around the property, but the only reason this exists is because some years ago, the Dublin Baptist Church wanted to put in a day care center into the property and they needed to have approval by the Planning Commission. He noted that the neighbors went and objected, and now there is a hedge around the property to hide the weeds for the most part. Mr. Pretzel stated that it was also mentioned that they bought this land in order to put a Public and Institutional church there, but now they want to roll it over and sell it at residential values instead of as the Public and Institutional identified in the General Plan. He indicated that there were a number of other institutions that have tried to buy the land, but the church refused to sell. He stated that the church representatives claim that they have received low prices for the property, but the people who tried to buy it stated that the prices were way too high. He noted that two of the three religious institutions who made an offer have built their new institutions on other sites within the Tri-Valley; so obviously the people in those areas found their bids acceptable. Mr. Pretzel stated that there was discussion about the new modern code, and there are challenges with the soil conditions. He indicated that he had an addition 15 years ago; he had two cracks in the stucco as well as in the concrete which he had upgraded in terms of strength. He noted that this does not mean that with the new code, these buildings, which will be much higher than what they now live in, are not going to give with the heavier load on the soil, and, therefore, there is no guarantee that the homes will not become eyesores. He noted that along I-238 by Castro Valley, the five canyons have big sheets of plastic to help prevent landslides from underneath the homes. He asked the Commission to uphold the unanimous decision by the Task Force to keep Site 15 off the list. Site 7 Scott Trobbe, owner of , stated that he wanted to first state that he admires the participation of many of the speakers here tonight, not only in reference to Site 7, but also the participation even from youngsters. He indicated that he just wanted to introduce himself so the neighborhood could see a face with the property. He stated that he is here to reach out, he has attended all the meetings since November, support the position of the Housing Task Force, and would love to be able to provide any kind of factual information to any interested parties in the hopes of starting to allay some fears. He indicated that he is also here to answer any questions the Commission or the neighbors may have. Site 11 Pat Costanzo, Jr., representing Kiewit, the owner of , stated that he similarly wanted to introduce himself as they work through this process with staff and look forward with working through the process with the community. He noted that Kiewit Infrastructure Company has operated as a business in Pleasanton for 45 years, so they PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MINUTES, April 27, 2011 Page 18 of 40