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Commissioner Balch requested the seventh sentence of the sixth paragraph on Page 18 of 28 be modified to read as follows: "...but the premise of me being able to say see 'I could see it' is that when it doesn't work..." Commissioner Balch moved to approve the Minutes of the May 25, 2016 Meeting as amended. Commissioner Allen seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Allen, Balch, O'Connor, and Chair Ritter NOES: None ABSTAIN: None RECUSED: None ABSENT: Commissioner Brown and Nagler The Minutes of the May 25, 2016 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 Carrie Cox: Good evening Planning Commission Chair and members. My name is Carrie Cox. I see that tonight we may address a future date for discussion of PUD -105, the Johnson Drive EDZ. Since over 7,000 citizens signed the Initiative to vote in November, the Citizens for Planned Growth respectfully request that you delay any scheduling of future discussions until after this vote. These signatures were collected in a relatively short period of time and without the use of a collection firm. Had we collected for the entire six months which was allowed, we believe that more than 15,000 people would have signed to vote. Each day, more people were signing as they became educated on the details of the proposed development. In the last week alone over 2,000 signatures were collected. Last night I urged that the City leaders move forward so that this issue can be decided. Certainly the citizens and the developer deserve a decision. It should not be delayed until next year. Thank you for allowing me to speak. Bill Wheeler: Good evening Herb, Planning Commission, staff. I'm Bill Wheeler, owner of Black Tie Transportation, still on the corner of Johnson Drive and Commerce. I also represent the many volunteers and Citizens for Planned Growth who have collected and last week submitted over 7,000 signatures for a petition to get the Johnson Drive big box Initiative on the November 8, 2016 ballot. The City Clerk verified the validity of the petitions and has delivered the petitions to the Registrar of Voters to verify the signatures. An Initiative is a positive process allowing people to vote on something they deem important and not to reverse a decision that's already been made. A big box store in the JDEDZ is a major decision that will affect the majority of the citizens of Pleasanton so they should have a vote. Clearly, over 7,000 citizens have expressed their desire to participate in this way. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2016 Page 2 of 56