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official. He recalled that the speaker brought up the possibility of densities in the order of 6 to 12 units along with the 23 and 30 units mix instead of the 3, 4, and 11 mixes that were part of Alternatives 1, 2, 3 and 4. He asked the Commission to look at that as well and factor that into its thought process. He noted that if there are 5, 6, 8, 10 or 12 units per acre rather than just 3 units, there would be a sea of 3 units per acre and then towers of 23 and 30 units. He indicated that it does not need to be like that, and maybe that kind of variability would be in order. He stated that maybe an Alternative 5 or 6 would make a little more sense, or tweak 1 and 2 to change the 4's and 3's to 6's and 8's and the 8's to 10's or 12's. He noted that Commissioner Pearce ran some numbers, and pointed out that this has the effect of giving everybody a little more wiggle room, not only in this particular part of town but in the rest of town. Mr. Sowell stated that a third thing he wanted to bring up, which he mentioned at the Task Force meeting, is that at the very beginning of the Task Force process, the City Council did an end -run around the Task Force by ruling out in the top corner, which is just inside the Airport Protection Area, the existence of any housing and instead putting campus office in there. He noted that this goes back to the industrial /commercial use in the southeast corner and that it may not make sense to have that zoned that way as well. Mary Switzer stated that she has lived in town for 41 years and has watched it grow. She indicated that her biggest concern with respect to East Pleasanton is the traffic. She questioned what the City is going to do about the traffic going down Stanley Boulevard and if Busch Road and Boulder Street will be extended. She noted that right now, when the freeway gets balled up, the people do an end -run around Stanley Boulevard, down First Street or Isabel Avenue and cuts through to 1 -84. She expressed concern that there is the freeway in and out traffic, and the City is talking about some pretty high densities. She added that putting in apartments means a lot of cars in a small area, and all those cars have to get to the grocery store, to school, and to the Downtown. She stated that she also heard that there is going to be a couple of hundred apartment units on the corner where Bernal Avenue cuts across Stanley Boulevard, and if that is true, the resulting traffic should be considered. John Jay stated that he lives in southeast Pleasanton and moved here for the character of the City. He indicated that he loved the City back then and was concerned about the direction that it is headed toward today. He stated that the biggest concern that he has is the possibility of crime. He noted that he has been a prosecutor for 35 years, tried murder cases for 15 years and has run offices for about 11 years. He added that he sees patterns, and, unfortunately, one of those patterns is the relationship between low- income housing and crime. He inquired if, at this point, it is beyond requesting some sort of Environmental Impact Report or Economic Impact Report when low- income housing is interjected in other areas. He stated that he heard the Commission's ratio is 75 to 25 and that it is being increased to 35 and 65. He asked the Commission to be cautious of the impact that is going to occur with the interjection of low- income homes. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 12, 2013 Page 13 of 25