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that he thinks this is a bit erroneous, especially after the discussion in an earlier application tonight about car washes and street noise being excessive, and the example of a 0.2 dBA difference makes a material difference in the EIR report. Chris Markle stated that his fundamental concern is around the adequacy of the EIR with respect to the environmental impacts of Lund Ranch Road and entry options. He inquired if the EIR covers the environmental impact of properties outside of the actual Lund Ranch II area, such as the section of unfinished property above Sunset Creek Lane and above Sycamore Creek Way. He noted that the EIR refers to visual analysis and aesthetics but does not address the mighty aesthetics of running a road through the hills at the top of the Sunset Creek Lane and Sycamore Creek Way areas, into Sunset Creek Lane and Sycamore Creek Way, and down into the property. He stated that the EIR is possibly focused now on a primary alternative, but there is also a secondary alternative for traffic. He added that the aesthetics associated with the eight other scenarios should be considered as that was not adequately covered in the EIR. He noted that the access scenarios in the EIR have a basic layout of alternatives from above and shows the layout of the various road alternatives and ingress or egress alternatives from above. He pointed out that while those are helpful, there should also be diagrams, mockups, and simulations for the eight alternatives that cross hills, that show these elevations coming in or out of the property and from a sideways view as opposed to a vertical view, which masks some of the aesthetics and visual impacts of these various routes. Mr. Markle stated that he just learned tonight that the Bonde Ranch PUD 90 -18 approval included some conditions about street connections. He indicated that some clarification is needed with respect to those other two roads or accesses associated with the Bonde Ranch approval in relation to the Lund Ranch Road. Raj Rasagopalan stated that he wants to make sure that some of the 80 heritage trees included in the 140 trees to be removed could be saved because losing those many trees is an issue. He then addressed the traffic issue and referred to the two care centers in the Sycamore Heights area mentioned earlier by Mr. Melaugh, noting that every evening, he sees about two or three elderly in wheelchairs, generally where the bicycle traffic is, and the attendants sometimes do not pay attention to the oncoming traffic around them. He added that there is definitely more jobs in that area, and what used to take him two minutes to get onto Sunol Boulevard now takes him five minutes with all the vehicles coming into the two complexes. He suggested that staff address this traffic issue as well. Amy Lofland, an original owner at Ventana Hills and a member of the Ventana Hills Steering Committee, stated that the Ventana Hills Steering Committee was formed as a result of a motion adopted by the Pleasanton City Council at the April 2, 1991 meeting to provide orderly input from Ventana Hills and other surrounding neighborhoods to reach successful negotiation of the Bonde Ranch development. She indicated that these discussions and negotiations were initiated by then Mayor Ken Mercer, and the agreements are significant as they were negotiated in cooperation with Brian Swift, then PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 27, 2014 Page 40 of 44