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regarding what should have been taken into account. He added that he also has pictures of signage which will also support their position and which will clearly demonstrate that these signs have been in place for years, showing that both Sycamore and Bridle Creek are the designated areas, and that there is absolutely no signage along Lund Ranch Road indicating that this is to be a connection to Lund Ranch II. Randy Harris, representing the Foley family, stated that the Foley family's 540 -acre property abuts Lund Ranch. He indicated that they were in discussions years ago, prior to the passage of the Measures, to work with the City to locate a park on the Foley property. He noted that there is to be a limited development on the property, and the Foleys would still like to work with the City to help locate a park in a very nice location within their property. He requested that the Commission take that into consideration as the City moves forward with this development. Laurie Saxton stated that she totally agrees with everybody from Junipero Street, that everybody cutting through Independence Drive during morning, afternoon, and evening traffic is a nightmare. She indicated that she is directly impacted by this upcoming development that might go through Ventana Hills because the road that goes up to Bonde was supposed to be a temporary road. She added that it is a very steep road and when she is trying to back out of her driveway, she looks back and before she can pull out, somebody comes flying down Hopkins Way, and drivers slow down because it is a steep hill but they do not stop at the stop sign between Hopkins Way and Independence Drive. She indicated that these people are not part of the neighborhood and they totally disrespect the neighborhood laws in terms of speed limits and stopping at the stop sign, so it is quite a dangerous situation even for the people who live there. She also indicated that Lund Ranch Road was never supposed to be the access road and was never ever in any previous plans; in fact, it was totally taken out of the picture. She noted that it is a very steep hill and is an emergency access road. Jay Hertogs stated that he lives in the neighborhood but does not know anything about the Lund Ranch development because he has never received any cards about the development. He indicated that the City's traffic study of their street states that 2,400 cars go by daily, and he expressed concern that this development would definitely drop another 300 to 400 more cars going by their house, which is ridiculous. He noted that there is so much traffic in the morning between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. that his wife cannot even back out of their own driveway; and in the evening, they cannot even sit in the living room with the window open in the summertime when it is a nice evening because there is so much noise that they cannot even read or hear the TV. He asked the Commission to really consider having the traffic go somewhere else. Scott Shafer stated that he has lived in Pleasanton for about 25 years and in the area for the past nine years. He indicated his support for Mr. Albritten's statement about the Committee and noted that there is a traffic concern, but he would like to bring up other issues specific to his property. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 14, 2012 Page 19 of 35