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Phyllis Ho, 750 Sycamore Creek Way, spoke in support the moratorium. She was concerned about the safety of the Sycamore Creek Way bypass road. She noted that drivers often drove 60 miles an hour through the street and through Summit Creek, and some people did not stop at the stop sign. She noted that Lund Ranch II proposed 113 single-family homes, and she was concerned about the children's safety with increased traffic in the area. Chrisand Giles, representing Home Builders Association, which has 1,100 members, noted that she was an advocate for housing and a Pleasanton native vid resident. She expressed concern about the Commission's current action and did not believe the City's residents were under immediate threat to public health, safety, or welfare by the planned development detailed in the Housing Element or the proposed changes to the rezoning in the General Plan Update. She noted that the City stated in its Housing Element that Pleasanton has sufficient infrastructure to accommodate the proposed densities, as described in that General Plan. She acknowledged that the creation of new housing was not comfortable for some, but while the population of Pleasanton has more than tripled since her family first moved to town, she believed that Pleasanton still had a good quality of life. She believed that quality of life could continue with adequate planning and that as long as the residents continued to live long and healthy lives and have families, the community must be expanded. She believed that a moratorium of even two years would affect the price of housing. She believed that the City should focus its efforts on effective implementation of the General Plan zoning changes and continue to build projects to keep the Housing Element validated. Lewis Asbury, Hearst Drive, spoke in support of the moratorium with respect to the larger projects. He hoped the City could continue to support more affordable housing. He did not believe that million-dollar-plus homes should be built until the new General Plan is in place. He supported protecting the remaining hillsides and believed that trying to reduce traffic was a welfare issue. He noted that the current population of 66,000 was close to the target population of approximately 70,000 people. He believed that with the current housing cap, the City's population would probably reach 80,000, which was beyond the original core of focus of the current General Plan. He noted that the traffic in many intersections already exceeded the designated Level-of-Service D, which he believed was in violation of the General Plan. He inquired whether the City had an updated flood plan and expressed concern that the sewer system would be impacted. Sondra Bierre, 980 Riesling Drive, thanked the Commission for the denial of the California Splash application because of traffic. She spoke in support of a moratorium especially in large-scale land use approvals with significant traffic impacts. She would like the Commission to maintain a moratorium until the General Plan update is completed, especially in the south and southeast section of town. Bing Hadley, 1210 Hearst Drive, president of Kottinger Ranch Homeowners Association, spoke in favor of a temporary moratorium on land use approvals. He estimated that with the current approvals, there would already be 27,500 dwellings towards the 29,000 dwellings at buildout. He encouraged prudence in how the City planned the 1,500 dwellings left to be built and how they fit into the overall character of the community. He supported building homes that meet the needs of teachers and civil servants. He expressed concern that the levels of service are in line PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 24, 2004 Page 10 of 22