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Homeowners and members of the public speaking on the proposal include Dave Bouchard, John Corley, Heidi Massie, Kelly Fasman, Nancy Storch, Naorni Jones, and Robert Green. Their positive comments include: · The center will be a convenience for thc residents living on the southeastern section of Plcasanton - those residents would not have to drive across town to go to Home Depot or Longs Drugs; · There are very few pieces of land left in the City as it approaches build out, and fi'om the economic viewpoint, the highest and best uscs should be sought for these lands; and, · Other uses such as a grocery store would generate a lot more traffic. Their negative comments include: · Traffic in the area has always been bad. The addition of thc Home Depot and other commercial uses would create greater problems and would cause tratlic to back up on Santa Rita Road all the way to the freeway and from Hopyard Road to Valley A venue; · Not the right location for Home Depot; · An Environmental Irnpact Report (EIR) should be required for a project of this magni- tude; · The current tratlic situation in the area is already unbearable. Horne Depot will make it worse. Widening Stanley Boulevard and Bcrnal A venue does not address the traffic on Valley Avenue, the route most people would take to get to Home Depot. The only way to alleviate the problem is to connect Stoncridge Drivc to El Charro Road to Stanley Boulevard as indicated in the General Plan; . Noise and safety issues with big trucks going to the store and making the intersection dangerous for pedestrians and bikers; · A big box development is not appropriate for the site, considering thc traffic problem that already exists at that intersection; . Consider traffic-calming measures for the area: install (radar detection) speed limit signs at the approach of Kolln Street on both directions; require a 500-foot clearance on either sidc of the crosswalk at Kolln Street so that cars stop back farthcr away from the cross- walk; paint "Look" signs on the crosswalk to remind children to look on both sides be- fore stcpping off the curb; and install speed buttons into the asphalt on Kolln Street be- tween Mohr Avcnue and Valley Avenue to rcmind motorists to slow down; . Improvements on the 1-580 corridor and the extension of Stoneridge Drive will not occur soon enough. The Planning Commission should address these traffic issues before allow- ing any development to go through on the site; . How does the development fits into the larger contcxt of the use of nearby properties south of Stanley Boulevard and east of Bcrnal Avenuc - Shadow Cliff" Regional Park, PCUP-165/P DR-529/PMOD-81-25-7 M Page 9 of 48 December 13. 2006