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Nancy Hecht: Good evening. Thank you for listening to all of us. I'm a 19 year resident of Bryce Canyon Court. I live on the farthest end of Bryce Canyon Court and I can hear when the parties go on at the lodge. At my house there's a joke because we can hear whenever there's a home run at the softball complex and somebody will say "home run!" I've got nothing against softball. It's much louder from the lodge, and yes it has subsided, but I think that's to Darlene and Mike's credit because they've kept after it. So I would like the Commission to enforce the current CUP and keep the activity inside. I just wanted to comment, the gentleman who touched on St. Claire's and their activities. I do not attend St. Claire's Church. In my 19 year observation, St. Claire's has many activities and they are always on the south side of the building. They have it locked on the north side of their church and they do not use that lot for their activities. If they did, everybody on Bryce Canyon and Big Bend and Sequoia and the other courts in the immediate area would hear it. I do know when the lodge had their BBQ and their dunking booth, my observation and recollection was that it was not in the back opposite the Millers. It was on the side of the building and the BBQ that was hauled by the truck parks out front. So I certainly believe the Masons should be able to have BBQs with their group and members, but not in the back and so I appreciate your time in listening to all of us. David Pastor: Thank you for having me. First you mentioned 120 square feet for one of those structures. When they get five of them which we have out there? Okay. And for the planning group over here, this thing's been happening since 2008. What has taken eight years to take care of this? And, if we provide all of this new stuff with option 3, how many years before we start working to make that work? I mean I've been living in Valley Trails more than any of you probably and it's going to just take forever. Julie, you made some comments about these things about bar mitzvahs and confirmations and things like that. That stopped, except if they rent the building. We're talking about individuals within the congregation, who are putting these on, and there are not hundreds and hundreds of people and they're not renting. They're not a commercial operation. In any case, third parties do make that a wrinkle. Eight years of a nuisance and they've still got room inside that building. I've been in there for the voting booths on several occasions. They don't have to do everything outside. And again, before they put that beautiful door in there, and by the way, how would you like to have a patio that's within 15 feet of your backyard? That's absolutely idiotic to allow that to happen in the first place. Anyway, you heard my point of this whole thing and that's all I'll really say is for it's been eight years now and we've been playing with this for eight years now. Everybody is mille- mouthing about and what things could we do. When you've had it and you've had it since 1977, please follow the rules. Thank you. David Jenkins: Welcome. My name is David Jenkins. My wife and I've been residents of Pleasanton for about five years now. As a concerned citizen, I was surprised when I learned of what the Masonic Lodge was doing to the residents of the Valley Trails community by renting out their facility for loud parties. I was really set back when I found out that the City of Pleasanton did nothing to stop such activities from occurring. In fact, you gave them a permit to modify the original building which allowed the activities to spill out into the back parking lot. By allowing this, the City has opened up a dangerous precedent to allow other such activities in other neighborhoods. I do not want this to take place in my part of town. It is your obligation to preserve the peace and tranquility of our residential neighborhoods by enforcing City ordinances. This is an election year PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2016 Page 25 of 56