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the Concord Police Department shared detailed incident crime reports of last year's police and emergency response reports for the water park. Commissioner Fox was not as concerned about the number of crimes as she was alarmed about the types of crimes that were reported, specifically numerous criminal battery and disturbance reports. She was shocked to find some disturbing incidents regarding predatory adults with young children being inappropriately approached and/or followed by suspicious adults taking their pictures. The other police reports provided to Commissioner Fox included sexual assaults, fights, suspicious persons, theft, possible gunshots, and criminal battery. Commissioner Fox visited job fairs held by local water parks to talk to staff and park management. She learned from a water park manager that the number one concem for security was related to the temperature, as the water park reaches maximum capacity when the temperature swells and people are turned away. When 150,000 visitors are added per summer, crime will increase. Theme parks have highly trained security staff to handle problems when they come up, but these types of problems will affect Pleasanton children. Where does the City draw the line at bringing new crime into the community? How many crimes does this community need before it does become a problem, and are 38 calls not enough to be concerned about? Kathy Smith, 3687 Reflections Drive, a member of the No Water Park. eom organization, mentioned that she has been a long-standing member of the EBRPD and an avid patron of Shadow Cliffs Regional Park. This Park means a lot to her and her family. She believed a water park of this proposed size could not interface with the green space, and believed Pleasanton needed to recognize the value that green space offers to the community, as Shadow Cliffs Regional Park is the only green space in the north part of town. She conveyed the sense of solitude and the continuous sense of renewal she receives from nature. She believed nature was an important aspect of this project, and she did not want it to be overlooked by all of the facts either in support or in opposition to the project. She believed there was no credibility to the argument that the community should not bother to concern itself with an area that is considered to be a disturbed habitat. She believed the proposed water park was not compatible with Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation area and the wrong venue for this area. She was aware that the area is supposed to be contained, but pointed out that the paved roadway that goes along the riparian waterway will be impacted by this project with no way to mitigate it. Sondra Bierre, 980 Riesling Drive, a member of the No Water Park. com organization, recited Section 9.04.010 of the Municipal Code relating to noise. This section declares that it is the policy of the City that the peace, health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City require protection from excessive, unnecessary and unreasonable noises from any and all sources of the community. It is the intention of the City Council to control the adverse effects of such noise sources of the citizens under any conditional use, especially those conditions of use that have the most severe impact on any person. She referenced a study that was conducted in 1995 by the World Health Organization in which it stated that noise levels are directly related to population density. The last decade has seen increases in air transportation, trucking and construction, indicating that noise levels are most likely increasing, and even with mitigation of each of these sources, noise is still increasing in our environment. When she moved into Vintage Pleasanton City Council 27 03/16/04 Minutes