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Street, particularly at the AM /PM commute hours, and are concerned that the proposed apartments at Bernal Avenue and Stanley Boulevard will also add to that total. He continued that adding to the mix the traffic that would be coming from the EPSP development would be a tremendous burden on their area, which is already highly affected. He noted that they already have people who head out, going down to the Southern Bay Area to work, and that those who will be living in the EPSP area would certainly head over to Stanley Boulevard, and then down First Street to the freeway to go to the Southern Bay Area to work. He stated that he wanted to get on the record for their neighborhood that they would like this issue addressed in the EIR. Karen Vifian, a PUSD employee for 16 years, stated that if there is a list of studies to be done, she would like to suggest more research in determining whether the PUSD can afford to operate a school even if it were built by a developer. She noted that once the school is built, there still needs to be a lot of money to be spent. She indicated that the past year was the first year that teachers were not given pink slips because the PUSD did not have enough money to determine if these employees would be hired the following year. Ms. Vifian stated that she has heard of only one school being considered to be built in this area. She noted that the closest middle school and high school are full, so students in this area would need to be bussed or driven across town to get to school. She further noted that the Alisal Elementary/ Amador High area is so congested in the mornings and the afternoons and that Jensen Tract is just in gridlock such that nobody can get in or out of it as it is. She pointed out that adding 30,000 more cars would certainly make a difference, not only on the traffic but also in the safety of the children who are walking to Alisal Elementary and Amador High, and to any other school that would be built in that area. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Chair Pearce asked Mr. Dolan if the public comment period can be extended or if the City is bound to the November 25 2013 date. Mr. Dolan replied that it can be extended but that it would be something that he would want to discuss with the City Manager to see if that would adversely impact the overall schedule. Chair Pearce commented that she finds the request for an extension to be a valid point if people would like to have time over the Thanksgiving holiday and it does not significantly adversely impact anything else, as she would like to have a little more time and opportunity for the public to comment. Commissioner Olson stated that one of the speakers tonight mentioned the idea of a phased zoning on this project. He added that a former Councilmember /Planning Commissioner sent an email with that thought in mind. He inquired if it is too late to add this as an additional alternative to be evaluated. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 13, 2013 Page 10 of 50