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get this on the ballot; then they voted at the election and won with 59.52 percent. She further indicated that now, they have to fight about changing the wording of Measure PP so developers can run traffic throughout Sycamore Creek Way and Sunset Creek Lane. She noted that the original plan was to run the traffic through Lund Ranch Road on the other side of the hills. Ms. LeLaurin stated that she moved to this area because she does not want the Los Angeles freeway running through her neighborhood. She indicated that she used to live on a crowded neighborhood in Pleasanton and that she now pays high property taxes to live in a nice neighborhood. Ms. LeLaurin stated that the wording on Measure PP stated that this Initiative can be amended or repealed only by the voters of the City of Pleasanton at a general election. She added that Measure PP is for the people of Pleasanton and not for the developers. She appealed to the Commission to remember that they struggled to get the measure on the ballot, they voted for it, and it won. She asked the Commission to think about them and not change the measure. She added that she has been living in the area for nine years and she is just tired of fighting. She requested that the Commission take this into consideration for the residents of Bridle Creek. Chair Blank asked Ms. Lelaurin if her view would be that Specific Plans should not be exempt from Measure PP in terms of the roads in the Specific Plans that were passed before Measure PP. Ms. LeLaurin said yes. She stated that everything that was written on Measure PP is how she feels and that reason she voted for it. She added that she thinks the road should be going through Lund Ranch Road. Greg O'Connor stated that he drafted a letter that he wanted to be part of the public record. He indicated that because this item will not be heard until the next meeting, he will not go through the entire letter but just highlight a couple of points. Mr. O'Connor stated that Measure PP is actually fairly short, and other speakers have already mentioned that the only way to make an exception to Measure PP is through a general election of the voters. He added that Measure PP also says that it overrides any existing General Plan, and by reference within the General Plan, it assumes it overrides the Specific Plans as well. He stated that Specific Plans and the General Plan really do not give any property rights to any individual, unlike a PUD or a development plan would. Mr. O'Connor stated that he did not intend to speak in specifics, but indicated that the Lund Ranch II project that was brought up tonight actually is not part of the North Sycamore Specific Plan and, therefore, is not covered by that. He added that the agreements mentioned that were made with other homeowners and other developers never extended to the owners of Lund Ranch ll. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 13, 2013 Page 7 of 20