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Attachment 1 Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate the petition within the City of Pleasanton for the purpose of prohibiting the approval of retail uses in excess of 50,000 square feet within the City's Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone. A statement of the reasons of the proposed action is as follows: The City has proposed the "Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone" in the northwestern area of the City, located generally along Interstate 680 and at the southeastern comer of the Interstate 680 /Interstate 580 intersection. While the City's proposal would encourage many beneficial uses of the area, such as small scale retail, business and professional offices, it would also permit large -scale "club retail" that would create significant environmental pollution and traffic congestion, including traffic back -ups on Interstate 680 and Stoneridge Drive, and blocked access to the driveways of existing businesses along Johnson Drive. To protect against these traffic problems and adverse environmental impacts, this initiative would limit retail uses to less than 50,000 square feet in the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone but otherwise encourage the other beneficial uses the City currently contemplates for the area. Signed: Signed /ice William Wheeler Paul Southern