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• Using recycled water to free up potable water for more development is in conflict with the General Plan • The drought should not be referred to as an anomaly • The drought is a major reason why plan should not move forward • Construction should be delayed until developer finds potable water • Whatever the estimate for potable water that would be used by the plan is, double it • Water needs to be saved,but not necessarily for more development • Planting should include drought-tolerant plants that can take recycled water • Developer should buy water,provide it to Zone 7 and then wheel it to development site • Residents should not be expected to reduce water usage so that the City can approve additional development • Most modem infrastructure has been built in unusually wet years • Water supply will only be sufficient if building moratorium is issued xz. • Lake I supplies drinking water for Dublin and Pleasanton's 10 pumps supply water for Dublin; development should be stopped • The water table is much lower today than it was in 1958,when it was 10 feet below the surface • \Vhy don't we plan for the worst case scenario? • Sports fields in the City used to look impressive but since the drought, they are embarrassing O • There is no more water for 1,300 units on top of 1,800 units pi Q FLOODDNG AND DRADNAGE • Need to push Zone 7 on drought and flood issues n; • Need to address infrastructure since once El Charm Road is widened, less water can remain in lakes N • The plan should not bring Valley Trails back into the flood zone TA" • The key to getting Valley Trails out of the flood zone was the Chain of Lakes. The lakes help with 0, drought and flood issues and the City needs to make sure the correct infrastructure is in place • How does water from the plan area affect the rest of Pleasanton? When all 3 lakes are full the water has to go somewhere. <' • Cope Lake is silt lake and thus the weight keeps water level low. Lake I will never be full • Do not build homes on the flood plain 1�, GMO OUSONG / RI-{ NA / GMO • The City has met the legal obligation for housing until 2022. Why is this plan moving forward now? • RHNA applies to housing for all income levels, not just affordable housing • Impacts of housing that is already approved needs to be evaluated before any additional housing is constructed o The GMO allows 235 units per year. Will developers be able to borrow from future years? • No more housing since it will cause lots of traffic • Pleasanton is city of planned progress,but it has lost its sense of planning o Why wouldn't we include multi-family housing in the plan to account for future RHNA? • Do not squeeze future RE-INA housing into existing neighborhoods because the current plan does not account for it. o You cannot integrate 3 and 4 story buildings into existing neighborhoods. The plan should account for future Ri-INA 5