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DRAFT concern about retail space that was mentioned earlier and asked that how much vacant retail space currently exists in Pleasanton. She stated that she used to have a business in the Vintage Hill Shopping Center, and they struggled for many years to keep that center going; she noted that it was a total eyesore and would not want to see something like that take place again. As far as traffic is concerned, Ms. Mitchell stated that coming out of Ironwood to get onto Valley Avenue is very difficult and challenging at best. She noted that looking at a school in the Hacienda Business Park, even with certain restrictions that have been placed on Hart Middle School, traffic is a nightmare. She indicated that she knows a lot of the businesses around there and how they feel about having a school in the area for the safety of the kids. She stated that there have fortunately not been any major catastrophes, and she thinks that some in Hacienda are requesting to start school at a different time because children are children, and they are going to do things without thinking about the weight of a car. She requested the Commission to consider all points about putting a school where you might locate it so it's safe for everyone because it will create a lot of traffic. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Allen stated that the Commission has heard a lot about traffic and she is interested in confirming her understanding of what the real traffic impact would be. She indicated that she had a chance the other day to sit down with Mike Tassano, City Traffic Engineer, and the vision she ended up leaving with is that this area of residential, the big picture of what we are building out, is about the size of Hacienda. She stated that she had not really thought of that but it really helped her think about how huge this project is and how huge its impact will be in community with a lot more cars. She indicated that she wants to go through the numbers so everyone is upfront about what the impact of the Preferred Plan at this stage looks like. She stated that her understanding is that this project would add about 31,000 new car trips a day during the workweek, and of those car trips, about 70-80 percent are going to be using existing roadways; many will be using Valley Avenue, and only about 20-30 percent will be diverted to and benefit from El Charro Road. She asked Mr. Tassano if that was correct. Mike Tassano, City Traffic Engineer, said yes. He stated that those are definitely pre-model input but when Commissioner Allen asked yesterday what the percentages were, he noted that roughly 70 percent probably heading west and south and about 30 percent heading east seemed a decent conservative guess for these purposes. Commissioner Allen stated that the second area that Mr. Tassano and she talked about was the weekend because weekends are down time and the time things would be a little more relaxed. She indicated that she got the understanding that with 1,759 new units, weekends will add about an average of about 27,000 new trips per day. She noted that that is what the morning peak hours on Valley Avenue look like today, and that is what Valley Avenue would be looking like on weekends, and it would turn the DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 9/25/2013 Page 20 of 28