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From: Elaine Sent: Wednesday,August 10, 2016 10:15 AM To: Jay Lee Subject: Valley Trails Proposed Construction Jay, Thank you for taking the time to speak to me late yesterday afternoon. Our property at Yellowstone Court will be directly affected by the proposed construction of homes. As you and I discussed, there are 4 potential issues my husband and I would like noted in the conditions of approval for the project. 1) As an existing open field,there are rodents and animals nesting in the 9+ acres. We would like some assurance the homes directly surrounding the construction will have access to an exterminator to help with the potential invasion of our homes. 2) We would like assurance that the dirt caused by major construction over a two year period will be minimal. Already because of the open field,there is dirt that must be cleaned off our deck and windows on a regular basis. Construction will make this issue significantly worse. Again, those homes directly surrounding the construction should have some sort of compensation/assistance for the abatement of dirt that will cover our cars, windows, outside of the homes, and potentially interiors. After visiting our nephew's home on Stanley Blvd where there is currently major construction, we see how the dirt and mud is tracked onto their decks and inside their home. The neighbors there are asking the contractor to provide cleaning services. 3) As everyone involved in the Valley Trails neighborhood is aware,there are significant on-going settlement issues. It seems each time a property has some construction done,the neighbor's property may be affected. We are not geotechnical engineers; however, we would like a study done of the potential for settlement of nearby soils as part of the conditions of approval. In addition, we would like a multi-year monitoring of settlement in the area surrounding the new construction. We would like it on record that we will take photos of our property before construction begins in case we see cracks, etc. after. Unfortunately, things like doors and windows not closing properly or floors that slope won't show up on photos. 4) Lastly, as to the placement of the proposed clubhouse/restrooms at the end of Yellowstone Court which is currently one of the two options in the plotting plan, we respectfully request it not be placed at the end of Yellowstone Court. As the Pleasanton Police Department can attest, we have had a long-standing, on-going problem with drug activity on Yellowstone Court both during the day and at night. Drug deals and activity are often observed at the end of our court with individuals parking their cars here and going into the park and quickly returning. It would not be prudent to build a clubhouse and especially restrooms where there is already a problem with drugs and loitering. Even if the rooms are locked at specific hours, it very well may become more of an attractive nuisance in a spot already rife with problems. Please feel free to share our concerns as appropriate and thank you for your time and consideration. George and Elaine Kanakis