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of the wall that is on City right-of-way, for further review by City staff. Mr. Duncan Matteson, developer of Valley Plaza Villages, stated it has come to his attention that an adjacent neighbor had appeared at the last City Council meeting and made comments regarding this development. He advised that the neighbor had seen the preliminary plans originally submitted to Planning Commission but not the final plans approved by City Council. He stated that his project manager had met with the neigh- bor to discuss the current plan, which had subsequently been modified. He stated the neighbor had quoted the project manager as saying he would not want to live in this project; Mr. Matteson advised that his project manager did not say this. He stated he is very proud of the project, that it has high quality items. He stated he is sympathetic to the neighbor's concerns regarding dust and construction traffic. He advised that the major problem was with PG&E's subcontractors. He stated that trucks are now using another road to the project, and that the project is being watered three times a day. He stated the project is being built according to plans and con- ditions established by City Council. He concluded by stating he is very proud of the project and that it will provide needed affordable housing for the City. Mr. Richard Rebholz, 1951 Foxswallow Circle, stated the plans being used by Valley Plaza Villages are not the ones approved by City Council. He stated the project has been moved 14 feet closer to his property line, and there is a stairway that was not in the original plans approved by Council. He advised that cement trucks have been using his street the past two days. He. stated the project director, after being at Mr. Rebholz' house, stated he would not 'like this project in his back yard. Mr. Reb- holz stated he opposed the low income family units in this project, as he felt they would not be prooerly maintained. He also stated that construction workers started work at 6:30 A.M. on Saturdays, which disturbed his sleep. Mr. Rebholz stated he would like answers to all the questions he asked at the previous City Council meeting. Staff was instructed to write a letter to Mr. Rebholz regarding his concerns. Mr. Rebholz asked when the soundwall on Valley Avenue would be constructed and ~ould it be water-proofed. Mr. Warnick advised the soundwall would be startedon August 6th, with completion expected around mid-September. PUBLIC HEARINGS PUD-81-30-14D, Application of Prudential Insurance Company for design review of a 65,000 sq. ft. office/industrial building proposed to be constructedon the approxi- mately 4.75 acre parcel located on the west side of Willow Road opposite Gibraltar Drive. The property is zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development)-Industrial Commercial and Offices District Mr. Harris presented his report (SR 84:395) dated July 18, 1984, regarding this matter. Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing open on this item. Mr. Chris Kinzel, TJKM, traffic engineer, presented background information regard- ing traffic studies conducted for Hacienda Business Park. He presented slides and elaborated regarding the following subjects: five steps in a typical traffic study; existing levels of service as of November 1983; land uses included in study; how each use was examined in peak hours; planned improvements by 1986; transportation system management assumptions by 1986; traffic distribution assumptions; results of 6-14-84 study and expected new assumptions with the completion of West Last Positas, extension of Valley to Bernal, and widening of Stoneridge; key requirements in North Pleasanton (4 interchanges); conceptual volume-capacity-time relationships in North Pleasanton; possible future signal locations (100); and proposed monitoring locations. He stated these are assumptions that will be monitored and changed as traffic patterns change. Mr. A1 Gallardo, representing Bissell and Karn, reviewed the status of projects with Caltrans, which has a key role in meeting Pleasanton needs. He presented a chart showing build out that Caltrans expects to be performing. 5. 7/24/84