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5. PUBLIC HEARING AND OTHER MATTERS a. Public Input Reeardine the General Plan Update "Community Meetings Summary Report" Wayne Rasmussen, Principal Planner, presented background information on the development of the "Community Meetings Summary Report." He briefly described the process whereby staff consolidated all public input presented at a series of Planning Commission Community Meetings into two categories: "Summary of Most Repeated Comments" and "Composite Summary of Comments." He explained that based on the frequency with which specific comments were made, these were further broken down into "Substantial Comments" and Moderate Comments" for the first category, plus an additional "Limited Comments" and "Single Comments" fox the second. Mr. Rasmussen noted that the comments were tallied and that the manner in which these were summarized did not represent any kind of vote or prioritized order. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Bob Havemann, 1372 Hearst Drive, stated that he had not noticed any comments regazding changing the Urban Growth Boundazy (UGB) line. Mr. Rasmussen stated that any major change would have to go on the ballot but that minor changes, such as an increase or reduction of the acreage without involving the number of housing units on the fringes of the UGB line, could be changed by the City Council. Mr. Havemann suggested that it would have been useful to the public if staff indicated beforehand what process it would use for the Summary Report, e.g., the frequency with which the comments were repeated. Mr. Rasmussen commented that the frequency of comments were not votes. He clarified that these were simply issues that the community felt should be addressed in the General Plan Update process. Greg Albin, 1327 Hearst Drive, inquired what the best process would be for the public to communicate to the Commission what they felt would be important, such as the UGB and preservation of open space. Commissioner Roberts replied that the Commission would be holding a series of meetings on different issues to which the public is invited to present their comments. She added that notices of these meetings would be publicized in the newspapers as well as on the City's webpage. Mr. Alvin expressed concern regarding development in South Pleasanton. He stated that a lot of Pleasanton residents enjoy walking up the hills and that this open space would be lost if development occurred. He requested the Commission to take this into consideration when it discusses the South Pleasanton area. PLANNING COMMISSION GENERAL PLAN UPDATE MINUTES, 2/19/2004 Page 2 of 10