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Karen Gonzales <br /> From: Pleasanton City Clerk nth PL MENTAL MATERIAL <br /> Subject: FW:Isn't it ironic? Provided to the City Council <br /> After Distribution of Packet <br /> Date .;--20 `/S <br /> From:Tom Gill <br /> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2018 12:10 PM <br /> To: Mayor and City Council<citycouncil@cityofpleasantonca.gov> <br /> Cc: Beverly Gill <br /> Subject: Isn't it ironic? <br /> Dear Mayor and Council: <br /> I have been thinking about the Johnson Drive and Owens drive projects, and I find it ironic that: <br /> 1) The city sees the needs for wide roads with many lanes leading into Costco, but not the BART station. <br /> 2) The city was able to put together a $ 22 million package for Costco, but can't seem to find $ 1 million for a project which <br /> is very important to Pleasanton commuters and taxpayers. <br /> 3) The Owens Drive problem is the result of building diagonal parking for retail tenants, but there are no retail tenants. I <br /> have heard that the developer has been unable to rent the retail space. <br /> 4) There is a fund dedicated to alleviating traffic issues. I cannot think of a better use for this money than correcting the <br /> Owens Drive situation. However, I fear that all or most of this money has been committed to helping a multi billion dollar <br /> corporation, which should be paying its own way. <br /> Pleasanton is not Cleveland or Detroit. We should not need to make concessions to attract business. We have the <br /> opposite problem, we are out of roads, out of water, and out of school space. We should be very picky about approving <br /> any new development. <br /> The Owens drive fiasco seems to be a result of state mandated rules for"transit related development." rather than <br /> anything the developer wanted. This just goes to show you that market forces, not government regulation, is the best way <br /> to determine the highest and best use of a piece of land. We should be speaking up, before this problem is repeated all <br /> over the state. I will be contacting Catherine Baker on this matter, and I hope the city does the same. <br /> Tom Gill, CPA <br /> Click here to report this email as spam. <br /> 1 <br />