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Karen Gonzales SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL From: Joanne Hall Provided to the City Council Monday, April 01, 2013 10:14 AM To: Shareef Mandavi; Mayor and City Council After Distribution of Packet Cc: Maria Hoey; Pleasanton City Clerk Subject: RE: Measure PP: roads as structures Date V f/ / Dear Mr. Mandavi, Thank you very much for your valuable input regarding Item 10 on the upcoming City Council agenda.This message acknowledges receipt of your email. Please rest assured that the City Council will have the beiefit of your comments. Kind Regards, Joanne Hall Public Information Officer City of Pleasanton Original Message From: Shareef Mandavi [ Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 8:59 AM To: Mayor and City Council Subject: Measure PP: roads as structures To our Mayor and City Council: My wife and I have been Pleasanton residents for 20 years and enjoy the community as a place to raise our family. We appreciate the "delicate balances" that have allowed our city to earn a reputation for being a great place to live, work and visit. Among the key issues is housing development; when Measure PP was put on the ballot, we voted for it along with the majority of voters and the measure passed. One current issue being discussed at the April 2, 2013 Council is a "drill down" on the definition of a "road" and whether or not it is a "structure" and what the intention of Measure PP was regarding this issue. The truth is that most voters did not go in-depth to dissect the issue; their goal was clear in supporting Measure PP: "Save Our Hills" was the rallying cry and the intention is to limit the building of houses up on the hills where they negatively impact the beauty of our hills. I am disappointed that the discussion has shifted to a very small point of the overall Measure but understand that is the nature of politics and conflicting interests. We saw two former city council members each make a claim about the definition of a road that were directly opposed to one another. We see neighborhoods being pitted against one another in a win or lose situation, as the long time residents of Mission Hills and Ventana Hills fervently believe that the only way for them to win is for another neighborhood to handle traffic. I do not believe those same residents, many of whom likely voted for Measure PP 15 years ago. also thought "sure, more housing in the hills is just fine as long as our agreement to not have roads through our neighborhoods is kept intact." Logic and common sense dictate that they -upported Measure PP as a way of deciding the matter once and for all. Now threatened, those residents are trying to .nake the arguments that roads are not structures. They have succeeded in getting a former city council member to support them and are falling back on their 1991 agreement with the city council at that time. 1