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northem door shall remaiI1 closed dl.."lrin.g the facility"'s operation" except VV"hen. used for ingress nnd egress."'''' A discussion of fu.tu.re parkin.g lot striping ensued. l'Vlr_ Iserson advised tha~ arty restripin.g V\Tould be at. t.he discretion o:f~he Plannir:Lg Director _ T:EIE PUBLIC :EIE~NG VV AS OPENED_ R. l\.I:laqbool Qadir" 7303 Beaumont Court" applicant", tha.nk:.ed the staff for the assistance in. preparing the application.. He noted that Islarnic Center of Pleasanton/Dublin V\Tould be a -valuable addition to the commrmity and V\Tould make it possible for Pleasan.~on"s l'Vluslim commun.ity ~o vv-orship more frequently. He noted that he previously tra-veled to San. Ramon an.d VV'"as nnable to atten.d d-uring the vv-eek. He noted that the you~h V\Tould be able to play ar1d leam together in the Center. He hoped that members of other faiths "V'Vould be able to -visit the Center so they could leam abou.~ OIl.e ano~her. He read the follovv-ing letter of support from Assemblyrn.a..n John Dutra into the record a..nd noted that l'Vlr. Dutra had contributed to the Cen.~er: ~~Than.k you for alloVV"ing me and my son. Dominic to participate in. the fi:a.n.draising even.t on October 19th. It V\Tas an. hon.or an.d privilege to be associated vv-ith such a "V'Von.derful group of people in s-upport: of su.ch a vvorthy cause_ Accordingly" the enclosed check in the a.rn.ount of $1 ,,000 is fOrVV"arded in response to my family"s pledge to support the establishme:r:Lt of the Islamic Center of Pleasan.ton/I:>u.blin.. I look forv.rard to the early opening of the proposed ne",," mosque. As I stated at the event" OI1e of the things I treasure most about our region is its celebrated ethnic nnd religious di-versity. The fact that "V'Ve are: able to practice such a di-versity of faiths in peace ar1d mutual respect as a cherished Constitutional right is a vv-onderful accomplishment of our great nation. Please cOI1-vey my sincerely congratulations to your commrmity" as you groVV"", prosper" strengthen" ar1d enrich all of Ol.."lr li-ves_"" :M:r_ Qadir encouraged the Commission to appro-ve the conditional use permit_ In respoI1se to an inquiry by CommissioI1er 1'Vl8.3-S" l.V1:r. Qadir replied that he cou.ld only attend services in San RamoIl. on Fridays an.d Sundays. l'Vlr. Zaheer Siddiqui" 5502 Serenity Terrace" agreed VV"ith the conditions as proposed by staff" vvith the exception of keeping the northem doors closed. He did not believe the facility ",,"ould add any more n.oise and that there VV"as already considerable ambient noise from traffic on Valley .A-ven-ue. He noted that the doors vv-ould only be used for entry and exit and that the only sound coming from the building Vl.'ould be a single person speaking into a microphon.e. He n.oted that shouting ar1d group sin.ging VV"as not allo-vved. They "V'Vould be "VVilling to perform a noise study if staff so desired. PLANNING COl'Vll'VlISSION l'VlINUTES November 12,2003 Page 4