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THE CITY OF <br /> 1r-� •Y �_=_� a� g1 I(( 1313 <br /> October 13, 2016 <br /> Via electronic mail to kk,rkei a mtc ca gm <br /> Ken Kirkey <br /> Director, Planning <br /> Metropolitan Transportation Commission <br /> Bay Area Metro Center <br /> 375 Beale Street, Suite 800 <br /> San Francisco, CA 94105 <br /> Re Pleasanton Comment on Plan Bay Area 2040—Draft Preferred Scenario <br /> Dear Mr Kirkey, <br /> Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Draft Preferred Scenario for Plan Bay Area 2040 <br /> As you know, I provided feedback in our letter to you dated October 5, 2016 I have recently been <br /> provided the Urban Sim model and this letter serves as a supplement to our October 5, 2016 <br /> correspondence <br /> The Urban Sim model I have been able to review appears to be incorrect in the identified attnbutes <br /> including residential units,fobs,total square footage, and year built For example,the one of the few <br /> sites in the City showing"lob spaces"is currently being developed as residential (it is unclear whether <br /> job spaces refers to existing jobs or projected jobs) It is also unclear why the land use attribute is <br /> largely inconsistent with the City's General Plan Land Use and Zoning Ordinance (and is identified <br /> using "dots") <br /> I would appreciate more information on the Urban Sim model so that I may better understand the <br /> assumptions used to form the model and understand how the model is used to develop the projections <br /> for the Plan Bay Area Preferred Scenario As indicated in our October 5, 2016 letter, I am respectfully <br /> asking MTC and ABAG staff to re-examine the Draft Preferred Scenario numbers to more accurately <br /> reflect Pleasanton's planned growth <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Gerry Beaudin <br /> Director of Community Development <br /> Cc <br /> Adam Weinstein, Planning Manager <br /> Shweta Bonn, Senior Planner <br /> Miriam Chion, ABAG, Director of Planning& Research, miriamc1u abaft ca goN <br /> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT P.O. BOX 520, Pleasanton, CA 94566-0802 <br /> Planning Building&Safety Engineering Traffic Inspection <br /> 200 Old Bernal Ave 200 Old Bernal Ave 200 Old Bernal Ave 200 Old Bernal Ave 157 Main Street <br /> (925)931-5600 (925)931-5300 (925)931-5650 (925)931-5650 (925)931-5680 <br /> Fax 931-5483 Fax 931-5478 Fax 931-5479 Fax 931-5479 Fax 931-5484 <br />