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Blair Wolfinger stated that he lives in Ironwood Glen and has been following the Task Force since 2010 with the Housing Element, which has always been balanced. He asked that the Commission be balanced as well in its discussions. He indicated his support for the previous speakers, Ms. Liang, Ms. Allen with 25 percent to 35 percent mix, and Ms. Testa regarding schools. He expressed concern that the maps only include an elementary school and does not mention middle school and high school. Connie Cox stated that she does not live in Ironwood but in Valley Trails, and for 20 years, she has been dealing with the flood issue in Pleasanton. She indicated that in her neighborhood, a gentleman came up with an idea of getting rid of the Old Bernal Bridge abutments, and they went to the City, and staff said they should have made that a condition of Laguna Oaks when it was built. She noted that through a lot of struggle, they were able to get the City of Pleasanton and the Laguna Oaks developer to split the cost to get rid of all the bridge abutments, which got the Valley Trails neighborhood out of the flood zone, as well as Val Vista, Ponderosa, and part of the homes off of Pimlico Drive. She added that they were always told that was a temporary fix and that the permanent fix was the chain of lakes, which they should be watching very carefully and be proactive on this issue. Ms. Cox expressed concern that whatever these plans are, it should include a plan for the 100-year flood that is coming some day, because people's lives and their property are on the line. She indicated that she does not like how all four Alternatives cut into Cope Lake, which would allow water to drift out of the lake. She added that with the 100-year flood, they need the space, the lake, and the retention ponds, and staff needs to work with Zone 7. She stated that at a meeting she attended today, Zone 7 stated that its timing and the City's timing are a little bit off. She added that Zone 7 indicated that they have not finalized their plans; she added that she is not concerned about low-income housing but about people's lives and property. She thanked Ms. Stern and Mr. Rasmussen because she was involved in the housing meetings and she thinks they looked at every square inch in Pleasanton about where to put this low-income housing, and no matter what is done, someone is not going to be happy. She concluded that she thinks the City is out of space to put those homes. She then handed letter to staff that she gave to the Task Force. Chair Blank stated that he was involved in some disaster recovery planning a few years back and noted that if the Del Valle Reservoir were breached when it was full, there would be three feet of water on Hopyard Road within about four hours. Ms. Cox stated that this is one of the disclosures she, as a realtor, has to give people. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Pearce stated that in a past conversation about the relocation of the OSC and the PGS Transfer Station, the Task Force was very clear that it wanted developers to fully foot the bill for these relocations. She inquired if there have been EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 22, 2013 Page 17 of 30