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than one percent of the increased value. She stated it did not seem fair and she would like to see the amount contributed by the applicant be closer to $1 million. Chair Ritter expressed agreement with Commissioner Brown that the funding for an amenity should come from a nearby project and funds should not just be put in a general fund. He also stated he liked that the trail would be complete with the applicant's contribution and it would not just be a "Phase 1" of the project. He agreed that the matter should be referred to the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Committee for feedback. Discussion Point #3: Other Items 4. Is there additional information needed to assist the Commission in its decision on the proposal? Chair Ritter stated he was a customer of Public Storage in the past and wanted to reassure the other Commissioners there was no problem with traffic. He stated additional storage would serve the community. Commissioner Allen requested staff obtain more input on the proposed project from the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Committee. Ms. Clark stated the Committee was not meeting due to limitations under the Alameda County Health Department's Shelter-in-Place order, and her concern that requiring the entire Committee's input prior to the next hearing on the Public Storage project could cause significant delay. Commissioner Allen amended her request and asked if the Committee could share its feedback in letters and in a non-voting fashion, where the letter could be shared with the Planning Commission at the next meeting. Commissioner Pace expressed the importance of being clear on the work that was already done. He stated it would be useful to understand how the conclusion was reached within the Trails Master Plan ranking the trail as the number one priority and the Commission should have the information prior to suggesting changes. Chair Ritter stated he was previously on the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Committee during prioritization and Bike/Ped Master Plan and expressed his desire to know why there were now objections from the Committee members. Ms. Hosterman explained the Trails Master Plan was the plan for all the trails in the City of Pleasanton which could be identified. She discussed the outreach including meetings with the Planning Commission, City Council, and the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Committee, along with doing a large amount of public outreach. They then vetted all of the trail options over the course of the year. The trail identified in the Public Storage project connected Downtown, east, to the Iron Horse Trail, making it a year-round, Class One trail. She then explained the ranking system used to identify the trail as priority number one and reasserted her excitement to work on the trail as it was previously assumed it would not be possible due to lack of funding. Commissioner Allen again expressed her concern about the dissent amongst the BPTC and inquired whether there was anything of concern the Planning Commission should know about. City Traffic Engineer Mike Tassano informed Commissioner Allen that he had read the letters received from the various Committee members and believed additional opportunity to discuss the proposal would reflect a balanced consideration of this project versus the hundreds of projects across the City. The letters expressed the passion of those specific Committee Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 7 August 12, 2020 hough it was ranked as the number one priority from the community, it was expensive and complicated. She further explained the City relied heavily on private developers in that section of town for completion of the trail. Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 7 August 12, 2020 �• } * yo- r e 7 X �S:`, yqJ '_ i ti+ "x',. y �3 f � 4, t Iv 7. .. .��, ERI;I L ;; ,,�• L`D .13LRNAL ., / Ee ('�11� n 1 .e. 7r `� t, - wan 2 t� ti► 't 6 y ;.4.'"...'-is f 1' '* uw (� 7 J1r 1:6,580 o 0.075 0.'5 mi P20-0568, 218 RAY ST, NAG U I BMftelISISM Planning Division 0 i 0 4110 820 Feet l August 17,2ozo ['L-EA AN foN.