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In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Sullivan", :rv1:r. Boedecker replied tl""1at he had convinced lVlr. Kierstead to use solar panels. He noted t11at the seasonal nature of the vvater park made it aJ:1 ideal ca..ndidate for solar povv-er. He added that the solar povv-er vv-ould co-ver approximately 20 percent of his electrical consumption", "V'Vhich is vv-orth 3 LEEDTlVI points. Commissioner SullivaJ:1 suggested that PV pa..nels be used as vv-elL l'V1r. Boedecker thanked Commissioner Sullivan for that suggestion. He noted that he had a letter f-rom l.V1:akita Solar VrVhich stated the LEEDTIVI points" as vv-ell as a letter from tl""1e LJ.S. Green. Building Council detailing the LEEDTl\tf points. JOaJ:1ie Fields", 4053 'lValnut Drive", subn"'1itted a speal<.er slip", b1.-1-t vv-as 1"'10t i1""1 attenda1"1ce to speak. ~eely Parrack", 186 ~rrenton Circle" expressed concern about the incoming .lkea a..nd the neVrV city center bet"VVeen Tass8..;jara Road aJ:1d Airport Boulevard in Dublin.. She noted that vv-ould create a lot of extra tra:fI1c in the future" vvl"'1ich vvauld impact Pleasanton. She did not see a solution to the Valley and Bernal Avenues question and noted that: it "V'Vas stuck at a Level-of-Ser-vice E. She not:ed that Phase I vvould be at 75 percent level of completion. and vvas concemed about t.he revievv- process. C':ommissioner Roberts not.ed that: it vv-ould be a public hearing. :rv1:s. Parrack inquired about the proposed crime figure increases", parking problems" and reduction of house values. Chairperson .Arkin noted that tl""1ere vvas no qUa.r:Ltitati-ve analysis al.""1d that a qualitati-vc process vv-ould be invol-ved to make the decision. 1'v1:s_ Parrack i1""1quired vvhether there vvould be a discount for Pleasanton reside1"'1ts and did 1"10t believe the entra.r:Lce fees vv-ere affordable. SI"'1e had tl""1ought that heritage trees should be protected and did not believe that they should be ren....oved because a fee vvas paid. She expressed concern about the saf:ety of-~the vvildlife habitat. In response to an. inquiry by Commissioner Roberts", l'v1r. Iserson confirmed that the traffic report included the present expansion ortl"1e Valley Avenue-Bernal Avenue- Stanley Boulevard intersection. He noted that one report examined the Ponderosa project", "V'Vhich u-sed the trarfic model" and used the mitigations it VrVas required to build. He conf1rmed that those items vv-ere accounted for", and t:hat "V'Vith the Ponderosa mitigations", the tratnc Level-of-Service vvauld be D. Con""1missioner Fox noted that online revieVrVs of VrVater parks often mentioned the smell th.at vv-as generated "V'Vhen the VrVater VrVas not changed of:1:en enough~ She vvould like a condition to be added vv-hich required that there be no noticeable odor in the attractions. PLANNING COl'Vll'VlISSION l'VlINUTES December 10,2003 Page 16