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Karen Pace, 4143 Peregrine Way, believed the recent election showed a divided Pleasanton and that traffic congestion was pitting one neighborhood against another. She did not oppose the project in and of itself but believed that the traffic issues must be resolved before more traffic problems were generated. She believed that Valley Avenue was the worst stretch between Santa Rita Road and Stanley Boulevard in Pleasanton. She was surprised to find this project would cause worse traffic for Kolin Street and Valley A venue than Santa Rita Road and Valley A venue. She also had traffic problems outside of peak hours and believed that must be studied and addressed. She anticipated worsening of noise in early mornings, especially when large lumbertrucks start passing down Valley Avenue. She was concerned about customers renting their own trucks to buy materials and noted that local users would have frequent trips during the weekend, often several times per day. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank regarding the square footage of the Johnson Drive store, Acting Chairperson Fox noted that it was 101,880 square feet. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Pearce regarding the rationale of building a Home Depot over other projects, Mr. Knoedler replied that his company specialized in grocery and anchor stores. They had considered Whole Foods, which did not pan out, and Home Depot had contacted them after performing a market study and wished to serve this area of Pleasant on. They had contacted Andronico's, but they have been closing some stores in the region. Acting Chairperson Fox expressed concern about the noise generated from the large flatbed carts in the parking lot, especially in the early morning. Mr. Coda noted that the conditions of approval restricted their delivery hours to the same as the store hours. Ms. Decker noted that Condition No. 28 stated that no truck deliveries would be allowed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Mr. Coda noted that Home Depot scheduled deliveries, and Home Depot or outside vendors would not be allowed in until the allowed hours. The vendors would realize that they needed to adhere to the delivery schedule. Mr. Knoedler noted that the data gathered validated their existing conditions traffic model, which would then be projected into the future, including all known approved projects as defined by City staff. They then determined all project site-specific trips and how they will be an origin or a destination for that trip. He noted that the numbers on page 12 of the staff report were meant to synthesize all the trips on main, minor arterial, and collector streets throughout Pleasanton into a manageable form. In response to an inquiry by Acting Chairperson Fox regarding traffic routing, Mr. Knoedler replied that they assigned specific residential areas that would produce a trip to Home Depot and that those areas change throughout the City. EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 13, 2006 Page 10 of 16