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Comment Letter 62 PUBLIC COMMENTS: Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone atatt 20 November 2015 Mr. Eric Luchini Associate Planner City of Pleasanton Planning Division P.O Box 520 / 200 Old Bernal Avenue Pleasanton, CA 94566-0802 soot-._t.tr. Fccrr 4W1100P San c,cg3 RE: Response to the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for P14-0852/PUD-105, Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (JDEDZ) Dear Mr. Luchini: As you know, AT&T is the owner of that certain real property situated at 7240 Johnson Drive (the AT&T Work Center or WC). Said property is a critical component of the AT&T telecommunication network, which provides vital services to business, institutional and residential customers throughout the Pleasanton area. With approximately 120 employees, the WC provides Pleasanton with not only locally sourced service, but also direct economic benefits from the presence of the workforce. More particularly, the WC provides vital installation, maintenance, repair, construction, engineering, delivery, supply chain, fleet. business and technology operations services. In addition, the WC operates 365 days a year, 24/7. Repair and maintenance for emergency situations are sourced from this facility. It is extremely important to emphasize that the complexity and importance of a WC is not inherently visible or apparent, from casual observation. Pursuant to the foregoing, AT&T is supportive of the City of Pleasanton's (the City or the City's) efforts to grow the economy of Pleasanton, in a managed and reasonable manner. Economic growth is clearly to the benefit of not only the City and the region, but to AT&T as well. However, in this instance, the promotion of growth, through a City initiated Rezone and General Plan Amendment, of eleven particular properties, one of which being the WC, has the clear potential to result in detrimental economic circumstances for those particular properties and their respective owners. While AT&T is concerned about the implications faced by neighboring property owners, this letter will focus on the WC property specifically. As a regulated entity, AT&T is obligated by the State of California to operate in an efficient and cost effective manner. A change in zoning and general plan designation, which does not acknowledge (permit conditionally or by right) the existing legally established WC operation is a threat to the efficient and cost effective operation of the WC, with particular emphasis on limiting AT&T's ability to respond to the demands of future business requirements from this location. 62-1 September — December 2015 4-172 P14-0852 and PUD -105, JDEDZ - Public Comments Provided for October 11, 2017 Planning Commission Meeting 3