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DRAFT unacceptable levels of traffic. She stated that she cannot even imagine what it will look like with that many units right there, as well as over 1,000 units of high-density. Ms. Liang stated that her community is definitely asking the Commission to look at a Plan that is more evenly distributed around Pleasanton and not have it all fall on East Pleasanton. She indicated that they are interested to hear how the City could help fund this Plan and the infrastructure costs to support the least amount of units, instead of having the builders be primarily responsible for those costs. She noted that the Preferred Plan has come down to a more acceptable 1,700-unit Plan, but it could go a little bit further down. She indicated that it is good for the community to have this built out and have El Charro Road extended as it is going to help the residents of all of Pleasanton to distribute the traffic. She questioned, then, why it is the responsibility of the developers of the East Pleasanton Plan if it helps all of Pleasanton, and if there is some other way to help pay for that infrastructure so that (1) the developers do not have to have too many units to say this is financially feasible to pay for all this infrastructure; (2) the developers might not have to build as fast so that to meet those financial constraints; and (3) with the whole issue of the School District, there are already other costs starting to come to fruition. She stated that she is concerned with the types of units that the City will have to accept if this is left to the responsibility of the builders. Ms. Liang concluded by saying that she understands the need to pick a Preferred Plan to get this analysis, and she was appreciative of Commissioner O'Connor's comment to have a Plan for 1,500 units or for 1,400 or 1,200 units, even if they are not specifically marked in those Alternatives. She added that she hopes the traffic plan is well documented. Ganping Ju stated that he feels like part of the Ironwood Community's voice has been heard and they appreciate it. He indicated that one of the particular things that they have heard is the ratio of single-family vs. multi-family, and they do not want this overburden to be concentrated in a certain area as that area would stand out quite differently from other areas. He stated that everyone wants all of Pleasanton to be beautiful, and he expressed concern about isolating East Pleasanton with the total number of units. He further stated that the City should consider that there are already a lot of high-density units in the areas close by, including the plan across Stanley Boulevard. He added that the area will become known as the concentrated area and will affect schools and traffic. Mr. Ju stated that he thinks the Preferred Plan is not quite right. He stated that the original Option 5 with about 1,530 units at a 50/50 ratio was considered not financially feasible. He noted that single-family units are more profitable, and at a 65/35 ratio, there would be much more single-family units, and something like 1,750 units would be financially feasible. He indicated that he is very concerned that there is no other lower alternative to 1759 and that he would be much more comfortable starting about 1,400 or 1,500 and keeping the ratio where there would be enough single-family to make it financially feasible, with additional public funding supporting some of the different sections so not so many units will have to be built. He added that schools and traffic DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 9/25/2013 Page 14 of 28