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PLANNING COMD~ISSION Page 7 4/13/83 Commissioner Wilson stated he doesn't have much confidence the assessment district is going to go and he never has. Mr. Harris confirmed that the developer would have to adhere to the conditions until such time as the assessment district is formed. Mr. Martin reconfirmed this statement. Mr. Martin introduced Mr. Gates to address the sunscreening issue, and Mr. Saltar to address the truck issue. Dave Gates, 1855 Castlehill Road, Walnut Creek, presented diagrams which had been previously posted on the walls. He reviewed their proposal. He addressed lighting throughout the year to allow the residents to plant gardens if the wall is constructed as proposed. Charles Saltar, 350 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, addressed the Commission on their acoustical analysis of trucks on Santa Rita Road. He reiterated the concerns of the Pleasanton Meadows homeowners. He indicated that when they heard about a proposed 40,000# limit they were concerned that this would exacerbate an already bad condition. He indicated that rather than go into literature to describe decibels, they went into the backyard of the homes and video taped the results of the noise as it currently exists. He indicated that the audio was actually calibrated from the middle of the backyard at 3670 Chillingham Court. He then presented the audio-visual taped results of the noise study done for the Commission and audience to review. Mr. Saltar concluded that after presenting this information to the neighbors and developers of the Hacienda Business Park and Valley Business Park, there is a mutual agreement to work together to continue to reduce noise on Santa Rita Road because as stated earlier it is not a very comfortable environment. Commissioner Doherty indicated it appears from the Audio-Visual presentation, with the soundwall constructed, with the exception of big vehicles, the level was 55db or below. Commissioner Wilson asked if the Santa Rita Road soundwall is paid for out of the other assessment district. Mr. Martin indicated the Santa Rita Road soundwalls will be paid out of the North Pleasanton Assessment District. He further stated he would like the height to be increased from 9 to 10 feet. Mr. Martin stated this is really a separate issue and was only brought into this matter because of the concerns of the neighbors in Pleasanton Meadows. He desired to address their concerns, but that the mitigation for their concerns is really addressed under the Hacienda Business Park. Barbara Rush, 3573 Dickens Court, submitted a letter concerning the 40,000# truck limit. Commissioner Getty asked if the letter represented the homeowners in the Meadows. Ms. Rush said it represented homeowners on Santa Rita Road in Pleasanton Meadows.