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Commissioner Ritter disclosed that he also met with Mr. Pringle and thanked him for showing him the property. He noted that on one of the exhibits it states the entryways to the residential buildings are all internal corridors and stairways that lead to the particular units. He indicated that safety is always an issue with women and children and corridors and inquired if that is going to be an issue at all. Mr. Pringle replied that he does not have an issue with opening the corridors to the open air. He noted that the majority of the 8,000 apartment units that the E &S Ring family owns, some dating back as far as 1959, have interior hallways and virtually no crime. He indicated that it depends on the neighborhood and added that the individual apartment units will have individual alarm systems as an amenity. Commissioner Ritter addressed the traffic issues and stated that staff has confirmed that based on the analysis, there is not going to be traffic issues even with the East Pleasanton Specific Plan site coming on in the next 20 to 30 years. He asked Mike Tassano, City Traffic Engineer, to address that. Mike Tassano stated that he thinks Commissioner Ritter is asking if the development of the East Pleasanton Specific Plan area was considered in the traffic study. He indicated that the East Pleasanton Specific Plan Task Force is underway right now trying to determine what is actually going to be out there. He noted that for the last 20 years, staff has always assumed that something big is going to be out there, and has added a good deal of "Research and Development" and "Office" in the area for the traffic study. He continued that with the General Plan Update, staff actually added in some "Retail" and "Residential" and used all of that; and through the Housing Element Update, staff took all of that land use and added some more "Residential" and "Retail" on top of what was already there. He noted that the current analysis, through the traffic study using the Housing Element Update, already includes a whole lot of traffic on the East Pleasanton Specific Plan area. He stated that he has been to all the East Pleasanton Specific Plan Task Force meetings, and the numbers, even the highest end numbers, only come up to what is currently in the General Plan. He indicated that he feels very comfortable and confident that the analysis includes the correct amount of traffic. Commissioner O'Connor asked Mr. Tassano to confirm that although it looks like there is going to be additional traffic, no efficiency at those intersections will be lost and that the levels of service are remaining the same. Mr. Tassano replied that was correct. He stated that as with the East Pleasanton Specific Plan, staff has always assumed that there would be some use on the Auf der Maur property. He noted that staff had initially assumed "Office" for a while; and then with the Home Depot proposal, that was actually a larger trip than the "Office" was. He indicated that the current analysis is a combination of the two and is about the same as what was anticipated to go through the area. He confirmed that there will be no loss or gain, which is what is expected and what is in the General Plan. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 10, 2013 Page 7 of 21