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ROLL CALL VOTE: <br />AYES: <br />Commissioners Allen, Nagler, O'Connor, and Ritter <br />NOES: <br />None <br />ABSTAIN: <br />None <br />RECUSED: <br />None <br />ABSENT: <br />Commissioner Balch <br />The Minutes of the March 9, 2016 Meeting were approved as submitted. <br />3. MEETING OPEN FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS THE <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM WHICH IS NOT ALREADY ON THE <br />AGENDA <br />John Bauer: Thank you for your public service to the community. Recently there was a <br />community meeting held regarding the East Pleasanton Specific Plan which I attended. <br />Next month, this commission will participate in a joint workshop regarding the proposed <br />Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone. Recently, as part of a re- election kickoff, a <br />member of the current City Council stated that his main goal during his next term was to <br />bring Costco to Pleasanton. This quote appeared in the Pleasanton Weekly and was <br />confirmed at a recent City Council meeting. So I'm asking the members of this Planning <br />Commission to go into next month's meeting with an open mind, participate in the <br />Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone workshop next month, please be objective <br />during this workshop and do not go into the meeting with an end result pre- determined. <br />If Costco is constructed, I'd like to point out that there's no guarantee that local <br />residents will use it. I'd just like to add some personal shopping habits related to Trader <br />Joe's which is on the north side of town. Even though there's a Trader Joe's in <br />Pleasanton closer to where we live, that Trader Joe's has no parking, it's difficult to <br />access the commercial property on the existing roads. So what do we do? We shop at <br />the Trader Joe's in Livermore at the end of Stanley. Once again, I implore you to go <br />into the Economic Development Zone workshop and please keep an open mind and not <br />go on with any conclusions such as someone has already stated in a re- election <br />promise. Thank you. <br />4. REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA <br />Adam Weinstein advised that there were no revisions to the Agenda. <br />5. CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted, approved, or <br />adopted by one motion unless a request for removal for discussion or <br />explanation is received from the Planning Commission or a member of the public <br />by submitting a speaker card for that item. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 23, 2016 Page 2 of 46 <br />