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Ganping Ju stated that he was a member of the Ironwood community and wanted to <br /> point out that this community has been supporting some of the City's projects such as <br /> those for senior citizens as well as the active Downtown community. He asked the <br /> Commission to take that into consideration. He noted that in Alternative 1, the <br /> multi-family units are located next to Busch Road and closest to the senior apartments. <br /> He asked that these multi-family units be moved farther away from the senior citizens <br /> because Seniors are very sensitive to noise. He also requested that Busch Road not be <br /> used as a collector road because traffic will become a nightmare. He pointed out that <br /> children should also be taken into consideration in relation to the quality of the schools <br /> in the area. He added that there should not be more than 1,000 homes in the East <br /> Pleasanton area and that there should not be too many single-family units as this will <br /> greatly negatively affect the property values of the Ironwood community. <br /> Colleen Winey stated that she was a member of the East Pleasanton Specific Plan Task <br /> Force representing the Zone 7 Water Agency, a property owner in the area. She read <br /> for the record, the following letter that was sent out earlier today on behalf of the Zone 7 <br /> General Manager regarding his comments on the proposed Land Use Alternatives for <br /> the East Pleasanton Specific Plan: <br /> "Zone 7 Water Agency(Zone 7) has reviewed the referenced proposed Land use <br /> Alternatives for the East Pleasanton Specific Plan (EPSP) and we wanted to <br /> provide some background and comments consistent with those we have <br /> provided to the EPSP Task Force. Zone 7 is interested in the EPSP are because <br /> the study area includes three of the future Chain of Lakes that will be owned and <br /> operated by Zone 7, Lakes H, I, and Cope. The Chain of Lakes is a series of <br /> former quarry pits that are being turned over to Zone 7 by the quarry owners as <br /> mining is completed to be used for water management purposes. <br /> "In 1981, the Livermore-Amador Valley Quarry Area Reclamation (LAVQAR) <br /> Specific Plan was adopted, which established the Chain of Lakes area as <br /> mitigation for impacts from the gravel extraction that removed aquifer material <br /> and increased salt loading through evaporation of the exposed groundwater. <br /> LAVQAR included an associated Environmental Impact Report that provided an <br /> analysis of certain water management uses for the lakes. <br /> "In addition to LAVQAR, Zone 7's Board adopted the Stream Management <br /> Master Plan and associated Master Environmental Impact Report in 2006 that <br /> discusses the use of the Chain of Lakes for multiple uses, including flood <br /> protection. Some of the other planning documents and agreements that relate to <br /> the facilities to be constructed and the uses in and around the Chain of Lakes <br /> area include contracts with each of the quarry operators/owners, Zone 7's Well <br /> Master Memorandum of Understanding with Dublin San Ramon Services District <br /> regarding the storage of recycled water, and the existing agreement for public <br /> access along the Lake I Buffer Strip with the City of Pleasanton. Any plans for <br /> the Chain of Lakes (and Lakes H, I, and Cope, specifically) must be consistent <br /> with all Zone 7's existing Master Plans and agreements. <br /> EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 12, 2013 Page 6 of 13 <br />