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THE CITY OF 'VT171 `CH IA ENT I =2 =AG 001111a000�'uouoo ano pa.,—.411. ASANTON. November 15, 2016 Via electronic mail to kkirkey•,mtc ca gov Ken Kirkey Director, Planning Metropolitan Transportation Commission Bay Area Metro Center 375 Beale Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94105 Re Pleasanton Comment on Plan Bay Area 2040 —Draft Preferred Scenario Dear Mr Kirkey, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Draft Preferred Scenario for Plan Bay Area 2040 Given that the projected growth for Pleasanton is not in alignment with the City's adopted General Plan (including the Housing Element) and for other reasons detailed in this letter, on behalf of the City of Pleasanton, I am respectfully asking MTC and ABAG staff to re-examine the Draft Preferred Scenario numbers to more accurately reflect Pleasanton's planned growth As stated in your correspondence, the Draft Preferred Scenario is intended to represent a projected regional pattern of household and employment growth in 2040, and was in large part developed with ABAG's economic and demographic forecasts employed by a regional land use model, UrbanSim The Draft Preferred Scenario for Pleasanton indicates household and employment growth summarized in Table 1 for City-wide, and Table 2 for PDA Hacienda Table 1: September 2016 Draft Preferred Scenario—City-wide Households Employment Plan Bay Area 2013 Growth Proposed Projection 2010 2040 2010 2040 City Wide 24,700 34,600 60,100 69,900 2010-2040 Change(30 Years) 9,900 9,800 Number Per Year(Over 30 Years) 330 327 2010-2040 Percentage Change 40% 16% Average Percentage Change Per Year 1.3% 0.5% COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT P. O. BOX 520, Pleasanton, CA 94566-0802 Planning Building&Safety Engineering Traffic Inspection 200 Old Bernal Ave 200 Old Bernal Ave 200 Old Bernal Ave 200 Old Bernal Ave 157 Main Street (925)931-5600 (925) 931-5300 (925) 931-5650 (925)931-5650 (925)931-5680 Fax 931-5483 Fax 931-5478 Fax 931-5479 Fax 931-5479 Fax 931-5484