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Charles B. Austin January 18, 2001 City of Pleasanton 200 Old Bemal Avenue. Pleasamon, CA To the Residents and staff of City of Pleasanton, I am writing on behalf of the Austin family to encourage approval of the PUD development plar~ and draft master plan for the historic Alviso Adobe commumty park My family own 30 acres of property directly across old foothill road from the Al¥iso Adobe My name is Charles Bnggs Austin, Grandson of Walter M. Briggs, who founded the Meadowlark dairy in 1919. The original dairy property encompassed the present Adobe parkland, Laguna Oaks and Bernal Corporate Park. My Great Grandfather recognized the historic significance of the Alviso Adobe and had it renovated in the early 1920's I can recall sharing meals, with the dairy workers in the Adobe as young child The Alviso Adobe has great Sentimental value to our family to retain both the heritage of our dairy operation & the rural atmosphere of the immediate We would like to thank Pleasanton Residents, and the city staff, pa~txoalady the task force members who contributed much time and effort into the planning of the Alviso Adobe park Our famaly is very excited that the park will retain the heritage of the dairy industry in general and the Meadowlark Dairy in particular The park will also be a great spot to explore the nth Spanish & Native Indian history of the area. We want to encourage the approval and improvement of the park. As mentioned previously our family still owns approximately 30 acres across foothill road from the park As a mater of fact, our dear friends the Takens have lived on the property since the 1950's when they first came to work at the Dairy. larmes and his f0mily proceeded to purchase the dairy operation and today their Son Bruce runs the Meadowlark Dairy on Neff street