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Nicole Rodriguez From: Ellen Holmgren Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 11:05 AM To: Emily Ranken; Mayor and City Council Cc: Pleasanton City Clerk; Pamela Ott; Ellen Clark; Melinda Denis; Shweta Bonn Subject: RE: Objective Design Standards re: bicycle Parking, and Support for School District development proposal. Dear Emily Ranken, Thank you for your email regarding Item 3 on the on the Special Meeting Notice and Agenda on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. This email acknowledges receipt of your email to the Mayor and City Council, the City Manager, and City staff. Thank you for your interest in the City of Pleasanton. Regards, Ellen Holmgren, Administrative Assistant City of Pleasanton From: Emily Ranken Sent:Thursday,January 19, 2023 1:54 PM To: Mayor and City Council<citycouncil@cityofpleasantonca.gov> Subject: Objective Design Standards re: bicycle Parking, and Support for School District development proposal. You don't often get email from 1.Learn why this is important Much could be done to promote more bicycling in our community, which would be good for the environment, good for personal health, and good for the future. One example is to support secure, weather protected bicycle parking spaces at 1/unit in the Objective Design Standards to be discussed at your January 26th meeting. Also require electric outlets to provide the ability to recharge e- bikes. Lower income people need affordable transportation which can be a bicycle and then need a secure place to store it. Also, encouraging bicycling for all residents reduces traffic and improves the air quality in our valley for all of us. Regarding the School district development proposal, given the need for affordable housing everywhere in California, I am somewhat disappointed in the leadership in our community that seems to continually favor as little as possible development of affordable housing in the community. A recent example pertains to support the School District's proposed redevelopment of their properties at Bernal and First St as well as on Vineyard Ave. at the densities they are requesting. I support their proposal, which is a middle ground between what could be demanded, under AB2295, and what I understand the City Council wants to request, which is greatly reduced density. The District needs to be able to raise the funds needed to provide teacher housing and buy a school site property to reduce overcrowding in our schools. 1