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THE CITY OF PLANNING COMMISSION _pLEASANTON. MEETING MINUTES City Council Chamber 200 Old Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566 APPROVED Wednesday, September 25, 2019 CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND ROLL CALL The Planning Commission Meeting of September 25, 2019 was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Allen. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chair Allen. Staff Members Present: Ellen Clark, Planning Manager; Brian Dolan, Acting Director of Community Development/Assistant City Manager; Julie Harryman, Assistant City Attorney; Eric Luchini, Associate Planner; Mike Tassano, City Traffic Engineer; Stefanie Ananthan, Recording Secretary Commissioners Present: Commissioners Jack Balch, Justin Brown and Chair Nancy Allen Commissioners Absent: Commissioners Greg O'Connor, Brandon Pace and Herb Ritter AGENDA AMENDMENTS Commissioner Balch noted that he had been in contact with Chair Allen in advance of the meeting, to confirm whether there would be a quorum. Assistant City Attorney Julie Harryman responded that the conversation between the two Commissioners does not violate the Brown Act nor is there an issue in hearing the item, because there is a quorum. CONSENT CALENDAR - Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received from the Planning Commission or a member of the public by submitting a speaker card for that item. 1. Approve the meeting minutes of August 28, 2019 Commissioner Brown moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Commissioner Balch seconded the motion. Planning Commission Minutes Page 1 of 19 September 25, 2019 ing Measures PP and QQ and the need for understanding the implication of removing two existing lots, slopes especially around the Shriner property and getting clarity about what is still left that may need to be evaluated. Lastly, although this meeting is not about alternatives, because views have become a critical issue in this project, if the Commission finds views from Dublin Canyon Road, even with the two homes removed, are still a major issue including potential Measure PP issues, one alternative should be the consideration of removing homes that would be problematic from a PP and QQ perspective, so the Commission can have that information and understand what the project would look like. Commissioner Brown asked that Ms. Amos discuss with City Traffic Engineer Mike Tassano in regard to road safety and whether there is a potential for a crossing point, for instance a flashing red pedestrian light to alert drivers that pedestrians are crossing. He also inquired about the staging area and Commissioner Balch's comments regarding the sufficiency of the staging area size and an option for a revised number of parking spaces from 16 to something greater and this viewpoint, given it has not been finalized. Ms. Clark clarified that the Commission was asking for the EIR to analyzed an increased footprint for the staging area so as not to have to re-evaluate it later on. Commissioner Brown paraphrased Commissioner Balch's comments that indicate the Commission would like to see a range for the size and spaces. Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 8 September 11, 2019 uch uses but does not see the correlation to the current violence in the media. He expressed the desire to see a limitation set around alcohol consumption during the time of play, perhaps limiting consumption to two drinks per player for the duration of play. He also Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 9 August 14, 2019