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Next, William G. Kovac, 3124 Weymouth Court, spoke. He commented that the negative declaration being proposed is not correct because the development would be harmful to the area. He requested denial of the project. He pre- sented photographs taken at other shopping centers showing pronounced litter problem. He worried about possible traffic problems. Director of Engineering Services Sooby advised those present that a traffic signal is scheduled to be installed at the corner of Santa Rita Road and W. Las Positas, and there was a study made in conjunction with the signalization project. Mr. Kovac explained that he had made a traffic survey in Livermore in front of P Street at the Safeway store. He calculated a number of more than 30,000 cars in a 12-hour period. Bill Schmidt, 3057 Yuma Way, President of and a member of the Board of Directors of the Las Positas Garden Homes, spoke in opposition to the gen- eral plan amendment. Kenneth Moreland, 3136 Weymouth, expressed similar feelings as the other speakers. He urged denial of the application. He stated he did not think the negative declaration prepared for the project meets the State guidelines. He felt the report did not recognize potential impacts of night lighting, noise, odors. On Page 4 - No. 5 "Is there any serious public controversy concerning the environmental effects of the proposed project?" he said that most of the residents on Weymouth Court are very concerned about the potential commercial development. He felt that an environmental impact report should be prepared. If a negative declaration is filed for this project, it should be done with mitigation conditions added. City Attorney Levine defined the "significance" factor in the CEQA guidelines and how it is to be interpreted by the City. Next, Mrs. F. Millard spoke. She opposed the application, specifically speaking about traffic hazards and possibility of danger to the children in the area. She requested that a finding of significant impact be made and an EIR be required for the project. She said that George Oakes is the owner of the property under consideration and further advised that Fairlands School has a current enrollment of approximately 500. Next, M. L. Carter, 3127 Weymouth Court, spoke about the traffic on Santa Rita Road. He delineated the other projected developments off Santa Rita Road, and requested that in light of those projections, the land designation on the property remain the same. Joe Dahm, 3166 Montpelier Court, stated that he had just purchased a home on Weymouth Court. However, in his line of work, Albertsons and Longs Drugs are two of his biggest accounts. He spoke of the tax revenue ad- vantages. He asked what other retail establishments would be going in which would offer services not now available to the residents of Pleasanton, Virginia Kovac, 3124 Weymouth Court, expressed objection to the application. She said that the corner of Santa Rita Road and West Las Positas Boulevard is the only access to the subdivision and there may be traffic problems with this development. -9-