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DRAFT <br /> Mr. Dolan stated that the Task Force has recommended that that Plan be the lead <br /> project as the Task Force moves forward, and it does have a certain amount of status. <br /> He added that staff had the Task Force pick a plan to be the focal one, and that is the <br /> one it selected. He indicated that he did not want to diminish that either. <br /> Commissioner O'Connor inquired, for purposes of clarification, that if this came back <br /> later, if it would matter which one was picked. He stated that all the Alternatives are <br /> studied, and then one is picked. He inquired if the option is to be able to pick any one of <br /> these listed Alternatives that get studied; and what would happen if the Commission <br /> wanted something in between two of them, for example, if the Commission wanted <br /> 1,500 units and that does not exist in any of the Alternatives; and can Alternatives be <br /> blended or are is the Commission limited to picking one of these six options that are <br /> listed. <br /> Mr. Dolan replied that the Commission can amend anything and create something less <br /> than the highest one that it has evaluated. <br /> Commissioner O'Connor inquired if it would be really comparing the six Alternatives if <br /> what is picked is one that has not been specifically studied in the EIR. <br /> Mr. Dolan replied that was correct. He indicated that what will be approved is <br /> something that is an amended version of one of the Alternatives. He acknowledged that <br /> it would be easier to do the finding and all the other things if what is approved is very <br /> close to one of the Alternatives; a whole different approved project can be crafted and <br /> still use that environmental analysis. <br /> Commissioner O'Connor commented that that might be harder to do. <br /> Commissioner Ritter inquired if the Plans can possibly be changed based on the <br /> analysis and as feedback is received. <br /> Mr. Dolan said yes. <br /> THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. <br /> Julie Testa noted Mr. Dolan's brief statement about "Asks" that have recently come from <br /> the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) and stated that she actually commended <br /> PUSD for finally being honest and waving a red flag saying that Pleasanton needs <br /> multiple schools and that it does not have the ability to build them. She indicated that <br /> PUSD has come right out and said that there is going to be a school attached to the <br /> East Pleasanton Specific Plan and that someone is going to have to give PUSD the <br /> land and build the school. She added that PUSD has accepted the demographers <br /> report, confirming that every campus in Pleasanton is over capacity on several different <br /> levels and exceeds the General Plan recommendations. <br /> DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 9/25/2013 Page 12 of 28 <br />