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E. Any new potential environmental impacts that need to be studied (e.g., creek near Barone’s) F. What is potential loss of existing retail square footage (to residential), excluding the town square? This is not an EIR issue but it is a business issue. On item A, I would request we see the detail of the number of and what the driver of the incremental housing units will be at the unit level and bedroom level for our key strategy changes (pls document assumptions). This will help decision makers understand the impact of various choices. For example, how many units/bedrooms will come from: • New civic center • Map A rezones • Map B rezones • Allowing ground floor housing behind commercial where it was not previously allowed • Increasing FAR and building height beyond what is currently allowed. I recognize that some of this request may not be purely required for the EIR. However, I believe it is necessary information to make good business decisions about the future of our downtown. Thank you Nancy Allen p.s. Separately, how can we further reengage the public in what changes are being considered as our priority is to have an engaged public and insure our plan creates a better downtown for our residents. When only one or two residents (aside from business owners/developers) show up at the DSP and the Planning Commission to speak about the DSP EIR I worry we have an outreach gap. Since many of the DSP recommendations from Feb. 27th are in conflict with earlier resident feedback and the resident survey, I think we owe it to public to get them engaged before this goes through the public process. One idea could be to write an article in Pleasanton Weekly I(and announce at Farmer’s Markets) about some of the changes being considered and schedule a town hall meeting with broad notification to reengage the public. Thank you for considering this as I know transparency and strong public input have always been a key goal of this process. Nancy Allen