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at the possibility of reducing some of the industrial in the lower southeast portion for some housing to the west of El Charro Road and the UGB. Mr. Sowell stated that he does not understand why the Task Force has not looked beyond the impact of the commercial and residential development on the Ace Train system and the BART train system and look at the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA). He requested that a representative from LAVTA, from the Wheels bus system, be given a seat at the table for Task Force meetings going forward. He stated that there are two routes that run East-West, on the north is the RAPID bus route; and on the southern boundary along Stanley Boulevard is the No. 10 bus route. He indicated that he does not believe either of those two routes could be changed to accommodate any development in East Pleasanton here because of the nature of those routes, and as far as he knows, LAVTA has not been involved in any of the discussions with regard to mass transit in that particular proposed area. He also asked that one of the PUSD Board members or the Trustees from PUSD have a seat at the table as well so PUSD can have a voice and a vote at future Task Force meetings. He noted that the liaison and communication will help address concerns raised by Ms. Testa and some others in the community. He further indicated that he is in favor of leaving the OSC in place, especially considering that it was recently renovated to create the Remillard meeting room. Mr. Sowell stated that comments that more people coming to live in this community is somehow making this area or some neighborhoods around the border there a "scapegoat," or that residents here in town will be taking a hit by letting more people move here, or that traffic or other things will become worse by having this proceed along any kind of development, trouble him. He stated that Pleasanton is a community, and new people who move here will become a part of this community just like those who already live here, regardless of how long they have lived in town or whether they own or rent. He added that all the children go to the schools here, and all have a say in what goes on in the City. He concluded that he would like to keep things inclusionary rather than exclusionary. Shelton Liu stated that when he moved into this new neighborhood in Pleasanton, he never thought that one day Pleasanton was going to be divided, just like Germany. He stated that this is not a question about the rich or the poor, but why people moved to Pleasanton. He indicated that this kind of planning is not the future for this person or a small community, but for the future of the whole City, and based on that, the principle to follow when designing this kind of new community is to be fair and use a uniform housing density standard for the whole City, starting from the West side, to the center, and then to the East side. Mr. Liu expressed concern regarding traffic flow calculation, stating that there are gaps between the Traffic Division's modeling and reality. He indicated that traffic in the City is pretty heavy, and Valley Avenue is an example where the reality will totally change with this new development. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 22, 2013 Page 16 of 30