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Mark Priscaro addressed the council on the fairness factor that the residents of Ventana Hills and Mission Hills would have to endure if the proposed plan was approved. Mr. Priscaro pointed out several key issues that were mentioned at the November 17th council meeting and whether or not these issues raised were fair to the residents of Ventana Hills and Mission Hills. Teresa Cross spoke regarding the decision Councilmember Pentin made to recuse himself from voting on this topic when it was determined there's no conflict of interest in place. Ms. Cross felt that by Councilmember Pentin making the decision to excuse him from the voting process of this project, he has "reduced his role as a councilmember, to simply a popularity contest," which is not what being a member of the Council is about. She concluded by stating that she expects Councilmember Pentin to exercise his responsibilities as a councilmember and worry less about how the public felt about him. John Bauer stated that upon review of the purchase document of his home, there were no disclosures made that Ventana Hills was connected with Lund Ranch II. Mr. Bauer also stated that the issue the residents of Pleasanton have is that Measure PP's terminology has never been and is still not defined. He went on to state that it is not up to the city staff to define the terms of Measure PP, nor do they have the authority to do so and that the terms need to be defined by the City Council and without such, everyone, including the developer, city staff, planning commission, and the residents are at a standstill. David Block commented on whether or not a road is a structure. Mr. Block stated that Measure PP shouldn't be the deciding factor of where to build the access road. He noted the issue is the influx of traffic and lack of pedestrian sidewalks that will occur once construction was completed on Junipero Street. He recommended that all traffic be routed through Sunset Creek Lane and not on Lund Ranch Road and Junipero Street. Linda Perricone commented that she lives on the corner of Junipero Street and San Antonio. Ms. Perricone mentioned the intersection has a traffic stop that motorists are not obeying. Ms. Perricone noted her concern regarding the safety of the residents in the community and expressed her feelings that the building of the new homes will not only bring on more traffic, but will take away from the quality of life that Pleasanton is such a good place to live. Sheila Cotter requested Council to approve Greenbriar's project on their development of Lund Ranch and stated that the traffic on Mission Hills and Junipero Street are already at high levels and cannot accommodate any more traffic. She noted the extension of Sunset Creek Way is a natural contour to the valley of Lund Ranch and the development plan is not to remove that road, but to reuse it. She concluded by asking the Council to allow the development and to extend access to Sunset Creek for all traffic to the Lund Ranch. Vicki LaBarge stated that Junipero Street was never intended as a through street and spoke about the amount of traffic the residents experience on a daily basis. The issue is not about Measure PP, but rather the two neighborhoods that do not want the excess of traffic new construction will bring. She further stated that the issue at hand should solely be about this PUD, not to set precedence for future developments. Carolyn Spain spoke on Measure PP stating that there's nothing listed within Measure PP that included roads. The decision to be made by the council is centered solely on PUD-25 since each PUD stands alone. She stated that homeowners of Sycamore Heights and Bridal Creek signed Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions upon purchase of their homes which states the potential change of their community which may include Sunset Creek Lane to become a through street for Sycamore Height upon development of properties to the east and for Bridal Creek, homeowners agree and accepted that there may be traffic impact associated with potential future development of the Lund Ranch property. She state that Ventana Hills and Mission Park are already compromising by accepting traffic from Middleton and the cut through traffic that will result from the homes currently being built in the nearby City Council Minutes Page 5 of 16 December 1, 2015