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EXHIBIT J: PUBLIC COMMENTS �L_Pi- pSANTp DOWN Tt sWN'S('E•'[FIC ct AP4 UPOME From: Beverly Gill Sent: Friday,June 07, 2019 8:30 PM To: Mayor and City Council Subject: Downtown Development Mayor and City Council, Thank you for supporting the two-story limit on new construction downtown. Thank you,too, for promoting the limitation of downtown residential units. Main Street should be lined with cafes, shops, and other commercial businesses.There are plenty of other sites in our town for residential units. Keep downtown quaint and encourage our citizens to make it a destination for relaxation and fun. This area should not become residential. Buildings in the downtown historic district should not exceed two stories. Keep this area to a small scale, providing visitors a sense of charm and nostalgia. With respect to the Barone property, it should remain a business at the street level, while the remaining land could become partially residential. However, if Pleasanton is ever going to enjoy the Arroyo as a community, a swath of land will need to be reserved for a possible promenade or walking path. Moving on to the topic of the corner of First Street and Vineyard Avenue, please allow the Safreno property to be zoned residential, with a limit of two stories for homes built there. Beautiful craftsman townhomes in the style of those on Peters would be most welcomed and would be an asset to the community. Rental apartments, however, would not be as desireable in this location. Vineyard Avenue is in need of upgrading. A thoughtfully and attractively designed group of owner-occupied homes on that corner would make a remarkable difference to those of us living in this part of town! Please do not succumb to pressures from developers and special interest groups. Listen to the voting residents. We want to retain our special, small scale, and sweet downtown! Your decisions make a difference for all of us today and for generations to come. Your responsibility is great. Responses are welcomed. Thank you, Beverly Gill Prepared for the June 26, 2019, Planning Commission Meeting 2 urn 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