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with regard to mass transit in that particular proposed area. He also asked that one of the PUSD Board members or the Trustees from PUSD have a seat at the table as well so PUSD can have a voice and a vote at future Task Force meetings. He noted that the liaison and communication will help address concerns raised by Ms. Testa and some others in the community. He further indicated that he is in favor of leaving the OSC in place, especially considering that it was recently renovated to create the Remillard meeting room. Mr. Sowell stated that comments that more people coming to live in this community is somehow making this area or some neighborhoods around the border there a "scapegoat," or that residents here in town will be taking a hit by letting more people move here, or that traffic or other things will become worse by having this proceed along any kind of development, trouble him. He stated that Pleasanton is a community, and new people who move here will become a part of this community just like those who already live here, regardless of how long they have lived in town or whether they own or rent. He added that all the children go to the schools here, and all have a say in what goes on in the City. He concluded that he would like to keep things inclusionary rather than exclusionary. Shelton Liu stated that when he moved into this new neighborhood in Pleasanton, he never thought that one day Pleasanton was going to be divided, just like Germany. He stated that this is not a question about the rich or the poor, but why people moved to Pleasanton. He indicated that this kind of planning is not the future for this person or a small community, but for the future of the whole City, and based on that, the principle to follow when designing this kind of new community is to be fair and use a uniform housing density standard for the whole City, starting from the West side, to the center, and then to the East side. Mr. Liu expressed concern regarding traffic flow calculation, stating that there are gaps between the Traffic Division's modeling and reality. He indicated that traffic in the City is pretty heavy, and Valley Avenue is an example where the reality will totally change with this new development. Blair Wolfinger stated that he lives in Ironwood Glen and has been following the Task Force since 2010 with the Housing Element, which has always been balanced. He asked that the Commission be balanced as well in its discussions. He indicated his support for the previous speakers, Ms. Liang, Ms. Allen with 25 percent to 35 percent mix, and Ms. Testa regarding schools. He expressed concern that the maps only include an elementary school and does not mention middle school and high school. Connie Cox stated that she does not live in Ironwood but in Valley Trails, and for 20 years, she has been dealing with the flood issue in Pleasanton. She indicated that in her neighborhood, a gentleman came up with an idea of getting rid of the Old Bernal Bridge abutments, and they went to the City, and staff said they should have made that a condition of Laguna Oaks when it was built. She noted that through a lot of struggle, they were able to get the City of Pleasanton and the Laguna Oaks developer to split the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 22, 2013 Page 19 of 41