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she hears every truck that comes in and out of there, and she knows she will hear the car wash. She stated that she would also like to point out that the applicants sold their Valero gas station on Hopyard Road once it was determined that they would never get a 7- Eleven or any kind of store there. Dan Sanders stated that he is a businessman in town with ProForma Construction and more importantly, a customer of the Valero station. He indicated that one of the reasons he buys a lot of gas and food items there is because there is a lot of driving in his business, and it would be a welcome addition for him and his staff to have additional menu selection items when they purchase gas at the station. He encouraged the Commission to approve the 7- Eleven proposal. Maurice Turner stated that he has lived in Pleasanton for 28 years. He indicated that when this matter came up at the last Planning Commission meeting, his interest was in the school on the right hand side there, not 500 yards away from this site. He noted that there are lots of children coming through and he can see chaos happening with lots of traffic and cars as well. He stated that he heard about a petition going around so he checked on it and decided that he would take part in it so he can hear for himself what is going on. He indicated that he managed to get 28 signatures and all the people spoke about the problem with this except one person who said "I love 7- Eleven's" and a couple of people who said they needed to talk with their spouse. He stated that all the rest indicated that they are the people and should have some control over what goes on in their neighborhood. He stated that it is all right for the applicants to come in and want to do something, but the neighborhood does not want a 7- Eleven. He agreed with what was mentioned earlier that things change; they evolve, and with that evolution, things die. He added that perhaps this gasoline station is at a point where it is dead and gets to go, and something else takes its place. Cele Gutierrez stated that she is actually a patron of the gas station and can attest to the fact that they do run a very tight ship: the gas pumps always work and there is always somebody at the counter. She noted, however, that she has some concerns as a resident in the neighborhood. She indicated that when she first heard about this, she was very strongly opposed to it and attended two of the neighborhood meetings. She stated that her first concern was the 24 hours since this area is extremely residential, and the fact that they have agreed to drop the hours down is working in the right direction. She stated that her second concern is the egress onto West Las Positas Boulevard. She noted that in addition to the hours that children come and go, 7- Eleven and gas stations that stay open late at night do attract people who are just driving through, and if they go out on West Las Positas Boulevard, the odds are they are going to get lost in the neighborhood. She stated that this is a concern because this is a quiet neighborhood. She then expressed concern with the noise. She indicated that her house backs onto Santa Rita Road, so 82 dBA is big. She then stated her fourth concern, the issue of crime. She indicated that her perception of 7- Eleven as poor has been elevated with her attendance at the two neighborhood meetings, although she cannot testify to that as she does not shop at any. She noted, however, that a lot of people in the neighborhood do not want it because the neighborhood just recently got PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 27, 2014 Page 18 of 44