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convince the Commission to vote for a road connection to Sunset Creek Lane. He displayed the ballot that the Commission used during its last meeting and stated that the problem with this ballot in the EIR is that there is no scenario which would have this 50-unit development solely connecting to Sunset Creek Lane. He stated that not having the Sunset Creek Lane scenario on that ballot gives an unfair advantage to the residents of Bridle Creek and Sycamore Heights; the residents of Mission Hills Park and Ventana Hills have not been treated fairly in this process. He noted that Pleasanton claims to be a Community of Character: it is on all City vehicles; it is in the City's General Plan. He asked the Commissioners to ask themselves as they proceed what "character" is and what it means to them, and hoped the their actions will confirm that Pleasanton really is a Community of Character. Linda Perricone stated that she has lived in the Junipero Street area for 12 years and feels like she represents the retired people, the dogs, and the little kids who cross those streets every day and sometimes have to run because vehicles are running the stop signs or are on their phones and not looking. She indicated that the road is already so crowded, and she cannot imagine having any more cars on that road. She asked the Commission to think of them, who have to run and scurry across their own streets so they do not get hit, and to please keep their street safe. James Frost stated that Measure PP was an interesting exercise due to some people who were involved in it and have one view of what things meant, and several people he knows who were closely involved in it as well and have a different point of view. He indicated that there is clearly some contention here and noted that when he voted for Measure PP, he did not necessarily know those people and voted for having no structures on hills. He stated that he considered a road a structure and that he listened to a Commissioner a couple of weeks ago reading from Wikipedia. He recalled that at the last meeting, he mentioned that he was a very qualified engineer, and as the Commissioner read from Wikipedia, he was very happy because clearly the Commissioner would be defining a road. He noted that at the end of the reading, he was stunned that the Commissioner stated "therefore, a road is not a structure." Mr. Frost stated that the point he is trying to get to is how this problem should be approached. He noted that while Measure PP is clearly confusing because people do not necessarily agree on what its intent was, he was not confused when he voted for it, and he believes he represents a very large number of people in the community. He questioned what would happen if the Council chooses to make an interpretation of Measure PP because that would set a precedent that could compromise and cause a problem for future developments. Mr. Frost stated that with all of this information in mind, he went to see a friend of his who is an outside counsel and actually takes great pleasure in suing municipalities when they contravene the rules of things that are written, and in their discussion, the very first words out of his mouth were, "Well, in California, a road is a structure." He indicated that the problem the Commission is facing right now is if it says a road is not a structure, it will be taken to court one way or another and the Commission will lose; and EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 26, 2015 Page 13 of 26