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From: Joanne Hall Provided to the City Council Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 2:46 PM After Distribution of Packet To: Erin Kvistad; Mayor and City Council Cc: Janice Stern; nancy alien; Brian Dolan; Maria Hoey; Pleon City Clerk Subject: RE: EPSP Task Force Work Should Continue —_ Dear Ms. Kvistad: Thank you for taking the time to write and share your concerns about the East Side Specific Plan. This email acknowledges receipt of your email to the City Council and the City Manager. Thank you again for your interest in the City of Pleasanton. Joanne Hall Public Information Officer From: Erin Kvistad Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 7:57 PM To: Mayor and City Council Cc: Janice Stern; nancy alien Subject: EPSP Task Force Work Should Continue Dear Councilmembers 86 City Staff: I am writing you as a long-time community resident (40+ years) and EPSP Task Force member. As you are aware, especially Councilmembers Narum and Brown who were in attendance at many of our meetings as task force members themselves, the members of the Task Force have spent well over a year focused on this project (commencing in August of 2012). We spent hours each month reviewing numerous documents and attending meetings where we heard from various consultants and each Task Force member had opportunities to regularly express his/her personal opinions as well as voice concerns of our neighbors. Much time and financial resources have been put into this process by everyone involved. Although RHNA numbers have been an issue and regularly considered, it was never my understanding that RHNA was the only reason for our committee to meet. It appears now that because RHNA numbers have been met for the next rounds, some are suggesting this whole process be tabled. I strongly disagree. As a resident of the community at large and a neighbor of the East Side, I would like to see the process continued. The EPSP is required to be done by the General Plan. It is good planning to do it, both for the property owners who have a right to know the future of their investments, as well as the neighborhoods who would prefer to be among other neighborhoods rather than storage property and other unattractive land uses. The end result, a specific plan, does not mean development would start immediately. It simply provides a game plan for the future and property owners can determine development timing based on the demand in the community. 1