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Acting Chair Allen thanked all the speakers for their thoughtful comments and for being so concise. Commissioner Ritter inquired if the original EIR was started before Measures PP and QQ were approved. Mr. Dolan said yes. Commissioner Ritter further inquired if the EIR was then stopped, and tonight's EIR is the new one using the new Measures PP and QQ approved by the citizens of Pleasanton. Mr. Dolan replied that is correct. He indicated that the project changed in response to Measure PP, so the EIR is new and is all based on the current situation. Commissioner Piper stated that she does not have any specific comments other than to thank people for coming out and spending hours participating in this subject. Commissioner Ritter also thanked everyone for coming. He indicated that one thing he wants to make sure is included in the EIR is more details on the calculations on the exit and the egress rights, including Measures PP and QQ, as a number of letters came in saying the calculations were based on rooftop or pad heights. Commissioner Balch stated that he would like to see additional discussion and possible alternatives other than the standard mitigation on the heritage trees issue that was brought up by several speakers and commented on in the EIR. He indicated that a second thing he has concern with is the connection point at 1 -680 in lieu of standard traffic impact fees, which do not appear to help or do anything to that intersection. Mr. Dolan replied that these are legitimate questions and that staff will respond to it in the EIR. Commissioner Balch noted that there is an entire section on Measures PP ad QQ but that he has some difficulty understanding the comments in relation to what structures are qualifying for or not. He indicated that that would be another broad leaf check to make sure that definitions are included. Mr. Dolan explained that Measure PP does not address a lot of the detailed issues, and the analysis on Measure PP in the EIR evaluates and discusses the various interpretations. He stated that the City Council will ultimately opine on some of those issues related to this project, and staff will make use of them. He indicated that when the Planning Commission discusses the merits of this project, it will be perfectly legitimate and appropriate for the Commissioners to include its recommendation on certain aspects of the implementation of Measure PP. He stated that it will not necessarily be an EIR issue, but it will be fair game in staff's analysis. He added that that does not mean staff is going to ignore them but that, fundamentally, the primary PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 27, 2014 Page 42 of 44