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wide enough, it will slow the traffic down. He noted that the CEO of Home Depot had expressed a desire to change the customer makeup of Home Depot from retail to contractor, which meant more early-morning visits. Commissioner Blank disclosed that he knew Ms. Dennis personally but that they had not discussed this issue at all. Shenyl Dennis, 3768 Nichols Avenue, expressed concern about morning traffic in this azea and that the left turn from Mohr Avenue to Santa Rita Road was very difficult. She added that the afternoon traffic was equally difficult and that a 30-percent increase in traffic and the addition of trucks would make passage through that intersection onto Valley Avenue impossible. She noted that she would never let her son ride his bike to school through that traffic. She asked the Commission to consider the neighbors' quality of life when making this decision. David Bouchazd, 434 Vineyard Place, noted that he was CEO of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce and a resident. He had attended the May workshop and supported this project. He believed the tax revenue generated by this project would be increasingly valuable to maintaining the quality of life as the City reached buildout. He added that there would be millions of dollazs paid in impact fees. He noted that there was the potential for capturing additional retail dollazs from pass-through traffic going to Livermore. He noted that this property would enhance this gateway site and would create an atmosphere of common space and close service retail for residents of the neighborhood. He noted that he lived six-tenths of a mile from this project. He was sympathetic to the residents' concerns about noise and congestion; he believed the congestion was a function of the El Charro Road/Stoneridge Drive issue. 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 Boulevazd in Pleasanton. She was surprised to find this project would cause worse traffic for Kolln Street and Valley Avenue than Santa Rita Road and Valley Avenue She also had traflic 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 regazding the squaze footage of the Johnson Drive store, Acting Chairperson Fox noted that it was 101,880 squaze feet. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Peazce regazding 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 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES December 13, 2006 Page 13 of 26