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425 expanding Downtown Assessment Development District to conform with CDA boundaries. Sharon Hines, 780 Main Street, owner of Main Street Chevron, spoke in favor of the project as it will increase tax base and provide good anchor stores. Harold Ratke, 3231 Vineyard, spoke in favor of the project to provide the "Gray Panthers" of the area more convenience. He feels this would help the downtown area. Approval of this project is pertinent to renewed community enthusiasm. Robert Cortz, 262 West Angela, likes the idea of Santa Anita contributing to marketing and suggests Koll and other developments do the same to hire a professional marketing firm and not rely on the Downtown Association. John Steinbush, 638 Abbie Street, indicated Council has rezoned parts of north Pleasanton to bring housing to jobs and doesn't know why Council can't rezone to bring shopping to living locations. A major concern seems to be traffic and a quality development like this would provide mitigation measures for traffic. Marilyn Cheiny, 670 Main Street, opposes the Santa Anita center because there is already a shopping center there, Vintage Hills Shopping Center. It will die if a new one comes in. Nancy Storch, 3193 Chardonnay Drive, feels the survey was one-sided and telephone survey was leading. Shopping center is not attractive to the neighborhood. Objects to auto oriented shopping due to danger to children on bicycles and skateboards. No walkways or rest areas for pedestrian visitors. Does not compliment open areas of Arroyo del Valle and Shadow Cliffs. Concerned about impact on Vintage Hills Shopping Center. Does not feel the population growth supports new food and drug stores. Santa Anita is not offering anything we don't already have lots of and approval of it may solve financing downtown redevelopment, but is not in tune with the neighborhood. Sharon Reno, 6468 Inglewood Drive, opposes Bernal Plaza, as this was not in the General Plan. She feels business will merely relocate from old centers to new centers and there will not be any increases in sales. A1 Bronzini, 719 Main Street, opposes rezoping. Barely two years ago, the General Plan was adopted setting aside this area for commercial service and auto related business not suitable for the downtown area. He quoted from the staff report indicating the rezoning of this area would cause a loss of needed commercial service districts. He feels there are enough shopping centers. Mike Clauser, Alisal Drugs, indicated approval of this center would increase traffic on First Street, would cause loss of the benefit of the loop circulation pattern, loss of commercial service property and loss of the downtown business district. He - 13 - 10-6-87