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5� 74:44 W aL Nlja ` tr aIL <br /> �QQOVQ Prpvided to th ��� � ' <br /> f: �Itir �ounci6 <br /> After D1®tributioft of Packet <br /> PLEASANTON ! <br /> CHAMBER/ Data " / g • <br /> COMMERCE • <br /> May 15, 2015 <br /> Honorable Mayor Thorne and Council members Brown,Narum,Olson and Pentin <br /> • C/O City Clerk,City Hall <br /> 123 Main Street <br /> Pleasanton,CA 94566 <br /> RE: City Council Agenda Item 14,May 19,2015 East Pleasanton Specific Plan <br /> Dear Mayor Thome and Council members: <br /> On behalf of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce,we again urge you to stay the course,complete the <br /> EPSP as called for in the City's General Plan. <br /> Attached is a copy of the letter we submitted to the Council in March of 2014 urging you to stay the <br /> course and complete the East Pleasanton Specific Plan(EPSP). Points raised then, remain relevant today <br /> as you revisit the subject. In short,those Include: <br /> - Respect the many months of work by the citizens'task force. <br /> - Keep faith with property owners who,at the City's urging, Invested hundreds of thousands of <br /> dollars and years in the process. <br /> - Fulfill our long-standing General Plan commitment to completing the EPSP. <br /> - Reinforce to the Alameda County Transportation Commission that El Charm to Stanley(and the <br /> grade separation)is a high priority for Measure BB sales tax revenue. <br /> - Remain in control of land use for unincorporated areas that border our community to ensure <br /> consistency with community-wide priorities and objectives. <br /> Let's review what has occurred over the past 14 months since the (then]City Council voted 4-1 to stay <br /> the course and complete the plan: <br /> - Property owners on the east side deepened their trust in the City, now having spent more than <br /> $1 million and an additional year of good faith toward completion of the EPSP. <br /> Measure BB was approved by Alameda County voters and ACTC has earmarked millions to <br /> partially fund the extension of El Charro Road. <br /> - Candidates who ran for mayor and city council last November on a 'stop the east side plan' <br /> platform were soundly rejected by voters.In contrast,with track records and commitments to <br /> thoughtful planning Mayor Thorne and Council member Narum,won re-election by wide <br /> margins.Arne Olson,a former Planning Commissioner,also won by a substantial margin. like <br /> Thorne and Narum,Olson is an advocate for fulfilling our General Plan goals and objectives, <br /> including the EPSP. <br /> www.pleasanton.org <br /> 777 Peters Avenue • Pleasanton, CA 94566 • Phone: (925)846-5858 • Fax: (925) 846-9697 <br />