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balance of housing that more specifically targets the affordability needs, which would result in much less but better balanced development. She indicated that it might mean going back to the drawing board but that she would be interested in those figures as far as the jobs— housing balance is concerned. She noted that when Pleasanton was called out by the Attorney General in the lawsuit, the main point was the jobs — housing balance and the lack of affordability in the City. Don Kahler distributed a copy of his letter to the Commissioners and read it into the record: "In reference to the letter I sent to Brian Dolan, the Director of Community Development, on September 10, 2013, the letter I read to the EPSP Task Force, the Planning Commission, and City Council Members at their meetings. "How will you eliminate the prevalent issue of adolescents cutting holes in the fence and gaining access to the lake? This has happened in the past and continues to be a problem to this day. Holes are constantly being repaired in the fences leading up to the lakes. Two areas this issue is especially prevalent are: (1) on the east side of the Arroyo Mocho, and (2) on the south side of Stanley Boulevard, due to kids from the nearby neighborhoods in Livermore cutting holes in the fence to go swimming in the Lake `A.' Cemex has to repair holes there on a continual basis. "The water level in Lake 'A' is at ground elevation, whereas Lake `H' and Lake 7' have slippery 2:1 slopes with the water level hovering around 50 feet below ground level. Hypothetically speaking, if someone were to fall into either one of those lakes, it would be difficult if not impossible for them to get back out. In fact, several years ago, this hypothetical situation became a reality when two young boys cut a hole in the fence on the south side of Stanley Boulevard and drowned in the lake while attempting to go frogging. "Even though both mining operators have security services in place (security guards as well as cameras), trespassers still gain access through the fences unnoticed. This is a huge liability being that there is not surefire way to keep this kind of tragic event from happening in the future. " Kay Ayala thanked the Commission for having this forum. She then asked the Commissioners if they have a copy of the EPSP Preliminary Background Report which was handed out to the Task Force in July of 2012 and which she finds to be a very helpful document. She stated that since there is limited time for the speakers, she hopes the Commissioners will address the issues posed in the Preliminary Report for the EIR. She added that she is looking forward to the Planning Commissioners' input in the EIR because she does not want to miss anything and to miss this opportunity. Ms. Ayala stated that she has two concerns with the Specific Plan that she thinks are "game changers" that were not known when the Specific Plan process was started: (1) Mining Operations. When the Specific Plan process was started, there was a PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 13, 2013 Page 6 of 50