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Commissioner O'Connor asked Mr. Dolan if an answer from the Commission is needed tonight or if the Commissioners are being asked to think about the ideas that have been presented. Mr. Dolan replied that while an answer is not needed tonight, it would be great if the Commission could come up with one. He noted that the Council Workshop on the Priorities is not until March 27th Commissioner O'Connor stated that he has one pet peeve that he would like to throw out, involving some environmental impacts and which also impacts him every time he sits at a red light in this town. He indicated that he has not found a street that has the timing down. He suggested getting Mike Tassano, City Traffic Engineer, some help or whatever he get this done. He noted that this has been talked about for quite a while and was one of the things Mayor Hosterman talked about five or six years ago. Chair Blank stated that he drives down Santa Rita Road and sometimes Stoneridge Drive in the morning, and he comes to a stop with no other car at the intersection except him. Commissioner O'Connor added that he thinks about all the fumes that are being pumped by the cars just sitting there with nobody moving and finds that very inefficient and has an impact on the environment. Commissioner Pearce stated that a couple of years ago when the Commission provided one priority, it was a more global priority. She noted that the creation of the Historic Preservation Task Force seemed more global and would benefit the City as a whole. She indicated that she liked the idea of a Hacienda PUD as well as maybe directing attention to the second Bernal Bridge as it is a traffic issue, a bicycle issue, and a safety issue that has fallen off the radar. She noted that there has not been a lot of discussion about it, and people do not even remember why it's necessarily important. Commissioner Pearce stated that it seems like having a couple of those priorities from either end of the spectrum provides a more global perspective. She indicated that she does not want to provide more than three priorities but would not want to necessarily provide just Hacienda Business Park or just the bridge as the one priority because it seems a little bit specific. She added that if the Commission will bring up only one priority, she does not want it to be the East Pleasanton Specific Plan as there is already a Task Force that is working on it and moving forward. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if there is funding for the bridge or that is a non -issue Commissioner Pearce noted that there was no funding either for the Historic Preservation Task Force but the Commission made it a priority. Chair Blank asked Mr. Dolan if staff has already looked at the Bernal Bridge. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 13, 2013 Page 14 of 20