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consideration and the 1,759 units and 1,000 units were proposed with nothing really in the middle other than the 1,283 units that includes the Transfer Station area. He asked if it was possible to put that Option back on the table. With respect to traffic, Mr. Wolfinger stated that he drives by every day and cannot go through their development because the road is blocked off due to traffic concerns. He indicated that he was also encouraged that Busch Road and Boulder Street are being extended because this will help a bit as once the vehicles get to Valley Avenue, they will be stopped by traffic. He noted that his community mentioned controlled growth in their letter, and while he is not that is a theme that needs to be in the Plan, they really encourage that as there is concern that to support all the infrastructure, the housing will have to go above and beyond what the controlled growth called for. He inquired if, as the City moves forward and approves the different developments, the City will only build the number of units required by RHNA at that time period even if the units are already approved. He further inquired if the City is approving numbers that would come back into this time period or if they are being approved for the 2022 -2030 period, and if it is possible that the numbers will be pushed in before the requirement are even there. Robert Gonella stated that he is a member of the Board of Directors at Danbury Park and also a member of the East Pleasanton Specific Plan Task Force, taking over for Commissioner Allen when she became a Planning Commissioner. He indicated that although the Task Force has come up with a Preferred Plan, he wishes to state that as a representative of Danbury Park, he does not agree with that Plan because it is too dense. He stated that he thinks Option 1 is the Plan that should be eventually considered and approved, if there is going to be one approved, as it is the least dense and has the most 4- dwelling- units - per -acre housing. He indicated that Option 1 is in keeping with the general character of the City of Pleasanton and that Option 1 was what most of the residential representatives on the Task Force wanted, but they kept being told that Option 1 was not economically feasible, and each Plan had to pay for itself; and Option 1 would not work without City participation, whether through financial districts or fee waivers or something else. Mr. Gonella stated that he thinks the Commission should take a good look at Option 1, as it would make East Pleasanton look like the rest of Pleasanton. He added that the City should do what is necessary to make that happen, whether through some creative financing or fee waivers or City participation of some sort, as it would make the area desirable and consistent with the characteristics of the rest of the City. He requested the Commission to ultimately take a good look at and consider Option 1. Don Kahler, Pleasanton Gravel Company, stated that they own the property that Vulcan Materials Company is mining as well as Lake H. He then read into the record the following letter he wrote to Brian Dolan on September 10, 2013 and which he also read to the Task Force at its last meeting: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 25, 2013 Page 34 of 45