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THE CITY OF East Pleasanton Specific Plan Public Comments pLEASANTONC From: Matt Sullivan Sent:Tuesday, December 03, 2019 10:11 AM To: Mayor and City Council<citycouncil@cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Nelson Fialho <NFialho@cityofpleasantonca.gov> Subject: East Pleasanton Dear Mayor and City Council, As you may have noticed,things are a mess. We are feeling the effects of Climate Change more every day, and it's only going to get worse. Thirty years of unhindered growth in the Tri Valley has stretched our infrastructure to the limit—roadway capacity,freeways, public transportation, and schools are being overwhelmed with no real solutions in sight. We've always had difficulty securing adequate potable water supplies, especially in time of drought, but now chemical contamination is making a significant part of our supply undrinkable and putting the public health at risk. And what will happen when the new RHNA numbers come out next year? The magical solutions offered up by staff to date won't solve our problems. In a sane society we would stop,take a step back, and work together to plan a truly sustainable community(and world)to leave our decedents. Instead,the city has decided to take a housing developer, Ponderosa Homes, by the hand and deliver them to the Promised Land:the chance to be an equal partner with the city, build whatever they want on the East Side, and eliminate the pesky and messy public (i.e. democracy)from the process. The people who elected you to be their representatives in government are your true constituents, not housing developers. After you take this irresponsible step as you most certainly will,you should honor the voters who put you in office by placing Ponderosa's plan on the ballot for voter approval. Only in this way can you salvage any legitimacy as a public representative. Thank you. Matt Sullivan cell (■) Provided to City Council for the February 18, 2020, Meeting