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Ms. Driscoll stated that carwashes are loud and that Mr. Hirst mentioned they want to start the carwash at 7:00 a.m. She stated that there is a noise ordinance in this City that she thinks does not allow loud noises until 8:30 in the morning, Monday through Friday, or 9:00 a.m. on weekends. She noted that they are a nice, quiet neighborhood, and the carwash is not something they want to hear at 7:00 in the morning, especially on a weekend. Ms. Driscoll stated that it was mentioned that the 7- Eleven on Valley Avenue and Santa Rita Road was robbed recently for the first time since before 2012. She indicated that that is twice in 17 months and that the robbery did take place at 3:00 a.m. in the morning. She noted that on numerous occasions, the Pleasanton Meadows Shopping Center has encountered burglars during business hours, and twice she has personally chased burglars down her street, on the phone to the police, because they have robbed either the Chinese restaurant or the cleaners or one of the pizza places behind her house. Ms. Driscoll stated that they have had a lot of experience from living in the area from the 1970's. She indicated that back in the day for about 30 years, anybody who got out of Santa Rita Jail would walk towards Downtown Pleasanton because they were looking for a bus stop. She noted that they still have people that come from Santa Rita Jail towards the center of Pleasanton where they will likely find a bus stop. She added that they would not a 24 -hour location where people are dropping off or picking up people that may have just stumbled out of Santa Rita Jail. Lastly, Ms. Driscoll stated that there is an elementary school very, very close to this location. She noted that the traffic coming from two lanes down to one coming down West Las Positas Blvd. is already a nightmare. She indicated that it will not work if that is going to be the main exit. Maurice Turner stated that he has lived in the area for a number of years. He indicated that he takes an early morning walk around the area most days and sees all these children going to school, a lot of them with parents but some without parents. He indicated that the Santa Rita Road and West Las Positas Blvd. intersection is really busy with traffic every day, with people coming out of Pleasanton Meadows and people coming along Santa Rita Road for all sorts of reasons, some cutting off the big bend on 1 -680 and 1 -580. He stated that this is one of his concerns and endorsed everything that the two previous speakers have. Mr. Turner stated that he remembers a few years ago when the gasoline station was cut in at the Pimlico Drive and Santa Rita Road, the people wanted to sell alcohol, and there was a big furor about no alcohol sales near the freeway and there are enough accidents on the freeway. He recalled that someone came up and said that Long's Drugs was selling alcohol; however, Long's Drugs closes at 9:00 p.m. and does not sell it really late at night. He indicated that most accidents that happen are because people are buying alcohol late at night, and this is not good for anyone, neither for those who buy them or for those on the road, walking or driving. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 25, 2013 Page 9 of 45