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. . . of the quiet rural character of his neighborhood by allowing access to the project from Mohr Avenue. The traffic report states there will be a 400 % increase in traffic at the intersection of Martin and Mohr. This does not include the cut-through traffic from existing neighborhoods through the new development. He disagrees with the traffic report that 50 % of the traffic will use Valley A venue to get to Mohr school. He does not feel that staff has attempted to maintain the rural character of the neighborhood. He took issue with the comment that the increase in traffic is the same for Valley/Kolin and Mohr; he believes the increase on Mohr will destroy the character of the neighborhood. Mr. Cohen suggested to mitigate cut-through traffic flow on Kolin by limiting left and right turns during peak hours. People should not object to surrounding airports, soundwalls, etc., but people on Mohr have a basis to object because they were assured future development would be directed to Busch Road and Valley A venue and because the General Plan commits to retaining the character of existing neighborhoods. Mr. Cohen is not opposed to the proposed development; however, he is opposed to the Mohr Avenue access. Mr. Cohen's position was also supported by a large proportion of the audience. Rick Brunetti, 1243 Orloff Drive, feels this project affects all of Pleasanton and feels if everyone were polled, they would approve Plan I which offers a balanced traffic flow. A lot of people use Valley besides the surrounding neighborhoods and these people will be affected by this development. This should be taken into consideration. Regarding safety, children crossing at Kolin and Valley going to Alisal school and kids playing at the park on Orloff will be jeopardized by additional traffic on Kolin. Kolin is overloaded and this project will exacerbate the situation. Mr. Brunetti feels the project should impact everyone equally and residents with higher-valued homes should not have a greater say in the matter. He also stated that he knew that at some time there would be development in the pumpkin patch. Jim LaFollette, 3775 Kamp Drive, stated his belief that the Kolin residents support Plan I because it decreases their traffic from what they have currently. He feels this plan will increase the traffic on Kamp Drive. Plan 3 has an even distribution of traffic on Kamp and Kolin. He feels that Kamp will be used for cut-through traffic instead of using Mohr Avenue. He feels Plan I increases the daily trips on Kamp by 500 trips, and this understates the impact of Plan I on Kamp Drive. Another issue is the cut-through traffic on Martin and Cameron. Cameron is unimproved and cannot bear the traffic load. Mr. LaFollette urged the Commission to work more closely with the School District. In response to Chair Barker, everyone in the audience agreed to slowing the development process until the School District has made their decision on school boundaries. In closing, he questioned whether this development belongs here at all. Diane Dains, 4082 Rennellwood Way, inquired how a traffic study can be done when the school issues remain undecided. Traffic patterns will be different depending on which school the Ponderosa resident children attend. Commissioner Wright stated the traffic report did an analysis for both schools, The speaker stated the problems with dropping children off at AIisal will also extend to the Mohr school. Another issue is the class size reduction may be extended through the fourth grade. Daryl Strudevant, 1545 Orloff Drive, addressed the 680 commute problems and that a traffic study undertaken by Nummi indicates cities only plan what is important to the city but not highway Planning Commlsslon MInutes Page 11 December 11, 1996