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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION Alameda County Fairgrounds Pleasanton Avenue Pleasanton, California Wednesday, January 16, 1980 8:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 8:12 P.M. by Chairperson Gregg Doherty. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Geppert, Getty, Jamieson and Chairperson Doherty Commissioners Absent: Wilson (ill) Staff Members Present: Robert J. Harris, Director of Planning and Community Development; Walt Schaumburg, Associate Civil Engineer; Shirley McDougall, Recording Secretary The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the special meeting of December 11 and the regular meeting of December 12, 1979 were approved as submitted. The minutes of November 14 were approved as corrected. It was pointed out to the clerk that there was a typographical error in the minutes of December 12 concerning Matters Initiated by Commission Members. Second paragraph should be changed to read Chairperson Doherty presented a letter...The clerk noted the change. MEETING OPEN FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION No one spoke. REVISIONS AND OMISSIONS TO THE AGENDA There were none. MATTERS INITIATED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION Commissioner Geppert stated he has heard there will be a waterslide at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton and asked if this matter will be considered by the Pleasanton City Council. Mr. Harris stated he did not recall this item being part of the proposed capital improvement program of the Fairgrounds and that he has no information on this proposal. He stated he would very much like to see a map of the proposal and has con- cerns about the location. Commissioner Geppert stated he would like to recommend that whenever something of this nature is proposed that the Commission at least be notified of it. Commissioner Jamieson stated the reason why it didn't appear on the master plan is that this is an outside agency that has come to the Fair Board and asked to construct this water- slide and that it is a conception. Commissioner Jamieson stated he couldn't answer how far it would be on Bernal. He stated he would suggest that the Fair Board come to the City and give a plan to them whether it is necessary or not. Commissioner Getty stated that slides like that add a tremendous amount of traffic. Commissioner Jamieson stated there is ample parking for a concession of this type but stated he couldn't address volume. Commissioner Geppert stated kids will be drawn to this location on bikes and he was concerned with access. Mr. Harris stated that Planning Com- missioner DeWitt Wilson is also on the Building and Grounds Committee of