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Mr. Moore stated that the facility is more than just 139 beds with 93 parking spaces; it has 207 loving and caring staff who make sure each resident has the best days of however many days they have left of the rest of their life. He encouraged the Commission not only to approve the application but also to consider approving an increase in the number of beds in any future application they may file because the need for this type of facilities, both in the near future and ten years from now will far exceed the supply. He noted that these residents are mothers and fathers of residents living right here in the community, and he stated that his sincere hope is that when the need arises for anyone in the community, there is room available so they can enjoy what his dad has enjoyed the past four years. Hathily Winston, a long-time Pleasanton resident, stated that she was the one who wrote the email included in the staff report regarding being alarmed when she first saw that new rooms would be added in the facility, but staff contacted her and explained that this is to bring everything in order between State licensing and City permits. She indicated that Generations HealthCare asked her to retract her letter, but because she was unable to do so as it is a public record, she wanted it on record that she is in support of keeping the licensure of 139 beds. She added that she also has a mother living at the facility for three years following her stay at The Parkview Assisted Living and Memory Care facility and at Sunrise in Danville. She stated that it is very important to keep nursing home care in Pleasanton and that she would love to have more of them available as there is a great demand. Ms. Winston reiterated that she is still concerned about parking, and adding 16 spaces would help but not enough. She inquired how the reconfiguration of the parking lot will be staged because it will push visitors back out on the street during that time, and the neighbors will have to put up with that. She indicated that she disagreed with the traffic study for the parking lot and that she did her own study, and her number was 10 spaces more than what the traffic study required. She noted that the study did not include the time between 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and pointed out the importance of doing one during the day and at lunchtime when the parking lot is full. She added that when there are cars parked along Neal Street, it is difficult and a safety hazard to get out of the parking lot and exit the facility. Nevertheless, she expressed her appreciation for the additional parking spaces because she feels it is important that she not have to carry heavy laundry up and down the street to and from the facility every week. She also indicated that she is in support of keeping the additional beds. Commissioner Olson disclosed that Ms. Kameny is a personal friend of his. Marty Kameny, a Pleasanton resident since 1970, stated that her first experience with Pleasanton Convalescent Hospital was in 1976 when she and her then four-year-old son did the Pleasanton Presbyterian Fellowship, and her second son and she did the same fellowship in 1983. She added that in November of 2010, she brought her 91-year-old father to the facility. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 13, 2011 Page 16 of 21