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Annette Brecheisen From: Pleasanton City Clerk Subject: Irby Ranch development proposal e�u7pLE-� ExmL ----Original Message From: Ellen Holmgren Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 10:35 AM °� To: Kim Pace; Mayor and City Council <citycouncil @cityofpleasantonca.gov> Cc: Adam Weinstein<AWeinstein @cityofpleasantonca.gov>;Jennifer Hagen<jhagen @cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Pleasanton City Clerk<pleasantoncityclerk @cityofpleasantonca.gov> Subject: RE: Irby Ranch development proposal Dear Karen Clark Pace, Thank you for your email regarding Agenda Item 12, Irby Ranch and Sunflower Hill, on the City Council Agenda for February 7, 2017. This email acknowledges receipt of your email to the Mayor and City Council and the City Manager. Thank you again for your interest in the City of Pleasanton. Sincerely yours, Ellen Holmgren,Administrative Assistant City of Pleasanton Original Message From: Kim Pace Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2017 12:27 PM To: Mayor and City Council<citycouncil @cityofpleasantonca.gov> Subject: Irby Ranch development proposal Dear City Council, I read with interest an article in the Pleasanton Weekly regarding the development of high density housing that sounds similar to the unattractive,out of character buildings that you approved by the Bernal Safeway and Hwy 680. Our town is no longer losing its charm, it has been lost. No kidding ourselves into thinking we are something that we are not anymore. I am resigned to the fact that Pleasanton is ultimately going to develop every square inch of available land in our town. What I object to, however, is the apparent disregard for the impact of this growth on current residents. In this particular case, I am referring to increased traffic. Our roads are getting more and more crowded.And instead of doing something progressive and proactive about this crowding,the council has a propensity to approve disasters like the narrowing down of Owens Drive for the development across from the BART station. The Stanley development will put pressure on all the roads radiating out from its location and beyond. In this case,the "beyond" I am talking about is Santa Rita Road south to Valley,Valley east to Stanley, Stanley south to the development. What once was a driver's nightmare became mitigated with improvements such as Isabella, Hgwy 84,Stoneridge. Some day the East Side development plan will rear its head again and that will add new traffic impact. So I am curious what kind of thought has been given to this area. 1