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In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Maas, Mr_ Myers replied that they intended for the recreational use to look beautiful, and acknowledged that it would affect value. They intended to work with Zone 7 to create a plan for a good lake edge- The uses could not be addressed yet, because they needed full input from Zone 7 about their intent for the use of the lake water, and what would be in conflict with it_ IIe believed that body contact would be an issue, but that had not been thoroughly communicated to them yet Hanson would like a list of the staff and Commissioners' intentions for appropriate uses- G'ommissioner Sedlak noted that there were no topo lines or athree-dimensional look; he would like to see a more complete look at the site- Mr_ Myers acknowledged that the edges of Lake H and Lake I were very steep, and he believed that the best ability to get to a lake edge was on C=ope Lake_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Sedlak, Mr. Myers described the drop at Lakes H and I . Commissioner Sullivan suggested a field trip to the site for the Commissioners- Anne Fox, 2866 Garden Creek Circle, had been interested in the discussions regarding the removal of the Stoneridge extension to EI Charro, from the 1989 Specific Plan and the General Plan. She noted that the traffic had increased, and was concerned that Pleasanton city streets were used as acut-through between I-580 and I-680_ She suggested that the Planning Commission work with City Council in removing this area from the Speci tic Plan and the General Plan. Ms_ Fox wished to address some opportunities for land use, and believed that the size of the community park should be increased. She believed that Pleasanton had enough sports parks, and that more natural and creative uses should be used for the parklands. She would like the Stoneridge extension to EI Charro to be removed from the plan, and for some of the areas zoned for commercial, retail, or light industrial to be converted to residential- Ms. Fox believed that it was important to get citizen input for the East Side Study, and for the study to closely examine areas adjoining existing residential areas. She believed that the idea of variable heights £or the lakes should be reconsidered because of their proximity to residential areas. She believed that although the lakes were fenced in, a child going over a fence may drop 50 to 80 feet into a lake below the level of the fence- She would like the potential safety hazards to be addressed. She would not like to see motorized boats use the lakes. Michael Walsh, Bay Area Self Storage, 20625 Valley Green Drive, Cupertino, noted that they had submitted a preliminary application for a residential project on the balance of their property, which was not included in the storage project approval- He noted that the Housing Element emphasized the need for housing, aad they were willing to proceed with it at this time. He noted that the entry-level-priced units x$365,000 - $425,000 would contain 20% affordable units ($284,000). In addition to the housing provisions, they PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES February 12, 2003 Page 13