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on either side, and "no parking" signs posted from the intersection at Sunol Boulevard to the current end, thus leaving an effective road width of 32 feet. She added that the City reports that the highest volume count on Sycamore Creek Way is currently 580 car trips per day; Junipero Street already has at least four times the traffic volume of Sycamore Creek Way with less usable road width. She stated that putting significantly more traffic on Junipero Street would sacrifice the safety of their neighborhood, and no one wants to see kids get hurt. Amy Lofland stated that she is an original homeowner at Ventana Hills since 1988 and a member of the Ventana Hills Steering Committee since its inception. She noted that Pleasanton is a City whose motto is "The City of Planned Progress" and "A Community of Character". She indicated that as residents of the area, they went to meetings and workshops sponsored by the City in the 1990's to be a part of and help create a feasible plan for developing southeast Pleasanton. She stated that there are 25 years of documented PUDs, Specific Plans, etc., which lay out the traffic flow for Lund Ranch II. She noted that traffic circulation was a large concern then, and the residents worked with the City to be sure that future development had a feasible route that would not overburden existing neighborhoods. She indicated that Greenbriar purchased Lund Ranch II knowing the traffic routing plans, and the developers of Bridle Creek and Sycamore Heights notified every buyer of these plans in their CC &Rs. Ms. Lofland stated that although their first choice would be Option 2, they recognize that staff has taken two years to research their recommendation of Option 3 in order to balance previous commitments made by the City and consideration of concerns of affected neighborhoods, and the residents believe that staff would not make this recommendation if it were not legally feasible. She pointed out that by agreeing to accept Option 3, they would be compromising: keeping the 16 homes on Middleton Place, a new cul -de -sac with a maximum of 10 homes, and an EVA at the end of Lund Ranch Road will essentially mean that 260 to 286 car trips that would have exited Sycamore Creek Way will remain in their neighborhoods. She pointed out that The Vintage development under construction on the corner of Bernal Avenue and Stanley Boulevard will create 3,500 estimated car trips per day, and there is no question this will increase the cut - through traffic on Independence Drive and Junipero Street which are already over - burdened. Ms. Lofland stated that they have never been against new development, but it is not more important than the residents in existing neighborhoods in this community. She pointed out that if the Lund Ranch II PUD cannot uphold previous agreements, PUDs, Specific Plans, and General Plan direction by finding a way into Lund Ranch II through a planned traffic route of Sunset Creek Lane, then the development should be reduced to 10 units. She added, however, that they believe that route can be found. She indicated that they support staffs recommendation of the 24 -foot road alternative with no retaining walls for the Sunset Creek Lane extension, which would not be any different than what already exists road -wise in their neighborhoods. Ms. Lofland stated that there are several points of documentation where the Measure PP Initiative sponsors both publicly and on record state prior to citizens voting that roads are not a part of Measure PP, and they did not find any documented information prior to the vote where roads were mentioned as part of Measure PP. She PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 26, 2015 Page 15 of 43