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Chairperson Arkin advised that it as unlikely that Item 7. a. Zone 7J would be heard in a u ~raely maamer, and requested direction from the Commission. IIe noted that the City Council would hear that item on June 3. Mr. Iserson advised that Zone 7 stated that they would be willing to slow the process down and work with the neighbors to develop an alternative plan~ Mr. lserson advised that the Miracle Auto Painting was already advertised as a formal public hearing on June 1 1. , and noted that the work session was scheduled to precede that hearing- He requested that the Commission give some direction to the applicant. The Planning Commission recessed for a break at 9: ] 4 p_m_ Chairperson Arkin reconvened the meeting at 9:25 p.m. TIIE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED- Ms_ Lisa Simon, 4512 Heyer Avenue, Castro Valley, noted that she had worked as a cashier at California Splash for four summers, and that she fully supported the expansion~ Ms. Kelly Fasman, 174 Trenton Circle, spoke in opposition to this proposal- She did not support the placement of a major water theme park in this area, and noted that she cherished the natural beauty and open space of the Shadow Cliffs- Because the plan involved a major change to the General Plan, she requested a full EIR, rather than. a negative declaration. She expressed concern about potential traffic impacts. She would support free parking onsite, in order to reduce the possibility of parking impacts in the neighborhood by people attempting to park without paying. She believed the trali3c I7ow would be as disruptive as during tlae C=ounty Fair operation. She expressed concern about the applicant's ability to regulate the sound levels and their impact on the surrounding neighborhood~ Ms_ Furman noted that page 7 1 stated that no live or D.J. rrausic would be allowed in the park, and pointed out that page 12 allowed for low-level ambient music and sound effe cts_ She inquired about the difference between the two sound impacts. She believed that the noise study was inadequate because it did not include a cum ul ative sound test. She expressed concern about possible crime, and believed that the park would stretch law enforcement support beyond its capacity- Stae believed that alcohol use in certain areas of the park t~-aay result in attacks or co~r~proti-aised safety. She did not believe the 30-d-ay comment period of October 2002 was appropriately noticed to East Pleasanton residents, and that she became aware of the proposal in February 2003. Ms_ Karen Wind, 4998 Dolores Drive, submitted a speaker slip but was not in attendance to speak. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 28, 2003 Page 13