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EXHIBIT J: PUBLIC COMMENTS1[PLEASANTp N'/ „cp.,1'OWN SPK tff4 PLAN UPDATE From: Andrew Shaper Sent: Thursday,June 06, 2019 1:51 PM To: Mayor and City Council Subject: DTSP Dear Council Members, I am so disappointed that the DTSP Committee, undoubtedly guided by Planning Staff, has rejected the changes that you, as our elected officials, approved to the "draft" DTSP. If there was ever any doubt about who runs Pleasanton it is now abundantly clear that the power resides with the developers, the downtown merchants association and the chamber of commerce. When I have spoken with some of you about this power shift over the last several years I was reassured the review process provided multiple opportunities for review and correction. Now your carefully considered, and duly approved, amendments were rejected out of hand by the real Pleasanton power brokers.The merchant bureaucracy and city staff are a runaway train determined to do what they want regardless of input from other stakeholders and guidance from you as our elected officials. Very disappointed, Andrew Shaper, A 37 year downtown resident Prepared for the June 26, 2019, Planning Commission Meeting 1 wn area in the improvements included in the Proposed either the City's Engineering City's Bicycle and Plan. Should improvements been Bicycle and Division Pedestrian Master Plan. deemed infeasible, amend the Proposed Pedestrian Master Plan. Plan or the Proposed Plan to reflect the findings of the study. I3 left-turn pocket through applicant Pleasanton would result in vehicle to 300-feet or construct a second traffic studies as Community queues at the northbound left-turn lane and associated development Development intersection of Sunol receiving lane. projects are Department, l2 projects are Department, Avenue/Old Bernal proposed. City shall Traffic Avenue at Bernal require payments of II s are Department, and southbound left-turn proposed. City shall Traffic queues are projected to require payments of Engineering exceed the available Transportation Division storage.The addition of Impact Fees as the Proposed Plan traffic applicable. would increase the 10 l project-related mitigation measures. ption of Statement of Overriding Considerations The City Council has weighed the economic,legal,social,technological,and other benefits of the proposed Plan,as set forth above in Section II.D,against the significant unavoidable impacts of the Plan identified in the Draft EIR(and discussed above in Section II.A). The City Council hereby determines that those benefits outweigh the risks and adverse environmental impacts of the Plan,and further determines that the Plan's significant unavoidable impacts are acceptable. Accordingly, the City Council adopts the Statement of Overriding Considerations, recognizing that significant unavoidable impacts will result from implementation of the Plan.Having(i)adopted all feasible mitigation measures,as stated herein and discussed in the Draft EIR;(ii) rejected alternatives to the Plan, as stated herein and discussed in the Draft EIR;and(iii) recognized the significant unavoidable impacts of the Plan, the City Council hereby finds that each of the separate benefits of the proposed Plan, as stated herein, is determined to be unto itself an overriding consideration, independent of other benefits, that warrants approval of the Plan and outweighs and overrides its significant unavoidable impacts,and thereby justifies the approval of the City of Pleasanton Downtown Specific Plan. 27 would result in an operational emissions increase of 4,000 MTCO2e per year and an energy consumption increase of 168,000 million BTU per year compared to existing conditions. While the Plan would not be sufficient to align downtown Pleasanton's emissions trajectory with the goals established under SB 32 and EO S-3-05,implementation of the 26 ntal 24 iteria air pollutants 23