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Commissioner Balch similarly noted that the statements attributed to him on page 6 were made by Commission Nagler and not by him. He likewise requested that they be corrected accordingly. Commissioner Balch moved to approve the Minutes of the October 28, 2015 Meeting, as amended. Commissioner Nagler seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Allen, Balch, Nagler, and O'Connor NOES: None ABSTAIN: Commissioner Ritter RECUSED: None ABSENT: Commissioner Piper The Minutes of the October 28, 2015 Meeting were approved, as amended. 3. MEETING OPEN FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM WHICH IS NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (JDEDZ) Pam Boyer stated that she thinks the Johnson Drive /Stoneridge project is short- sighted and that she has some deeply -held concerns about traffic. She pointed out that the City might consider Stoneridge Drive where it goes into 1 -680, but it is not looking at Foothill Road and Hopyard Road in relationship to 1 -580. She also expressed concern that Owens Drive going into Johnson Drive from Hopyard Road would not be developed other than to add a stop light. She added that a final concern is that if the area were to be rezoned, it would leave it wide open to be pencil- approved without the community members even knowing anything until they hear the fat lady sing. Craig Schwab stated that he has lived in Pleasanton since 1991 and runs a business here and in Livermore. He indicated that he has actually done business in Pleasanton since 1977. He stated that he heard about this EIR down on Johnson Drive and attended the neighborhood meeting last Thursday night at Hart Middle School. He noted that he has done business in cities all over the state, 26 cities at one time, and he is very familiar with traffic patterns. He added that he is very pro- business, but he is concerned about this one mainly because he has spent a lot of time getting on the Stoneridge Drive on -ramp going up to San Ramon and Walnut Creek. He further added that he fights that traffic when he gets on at Stoneridge Drive, going over three lanes to get on 1 -680 north; and from what he understood the other night in looking at the EIR of what the plans are, it looks like the plan is to put a fourth lane in, so that now there will be four lanes to cross over in order to get on 1 -680 north. Mr. Schwab stated that he wants to detail some of the things, just like the plan they are currently dealing with up at Tahoe City that is a monstrosity of a plan. He indicated that he has never seen such a concrete jungle like what the City has planned of putting in PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 18, 2015 Page 2 of 34