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with Stanley Boulevard. Each of these has a traffic impact on EI Charro Road and he wanted Council to take this into consideration during the EIR and traffic study process. Since Livermore is doing the same thing, he suggested that this be done as one process rather than two, since we all have to talk about all these projects. Stephanie Vue, 3091 Staples Ranch Drive, supported the senior housing development and auto mall. She was concerned about using Staples Ranch Drive as an EVA. She felt it was not wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic. She would not want it used as an evacuation route and she did not want to hear the sound of a fire engine driving by her house. She was opposed to the airport expansion and was concerned that the developers of the senior project had not discussed what Livermore may have planned for the area. John Carroll, 2981 Moreno Avenue, indicated his major concern was the position of the EVA and not making it into a thoroughfare. He wanted the commercial property to be on EI Charro and have the park abut the residential portion of the assisted living facility. He liked the fact that there is a green belt between Pleasanton and Livermore and wanted to preserve that with some kind of linear park between the commercial area and the residential units. He suggested biking trails through that area as well. Greg Visscher, 2508 Wilde Avenue, also had concerns about the EVA. He felt this could be a phased approach to extend Stoneridge Drive all the way to EI Charro. He encouraged Council not to approve this plan without changes that would preclude any expansion of Stone ridge Drive. He did not know whether it would be a General Plan change or putting buildings on each side of the EVA to prevent connection to Stoneridge, but he wanted some method to keep that as an EVA and not an expansion of Stoneridge Drive. Amy Moellering, 3019 Staples Ranch Drive, expressed concern about using Staples Ranch Road as a second evacuation route. It is very narrow and not suitable for fire engines or two-way traffic. She said there is a lot of freeway and airport noise in that area. She did not oppose the residential plan, but did not feel an auto mall was a good neighbor for residences and it was awfully large compared to the rest of the plan. She supported an extended park adjacent to the residential development and felt it made more sense than a commercial development. Yalin Lai, 3007 Staples Ranch Drive, supported the comments of previous speakers. Staples Ranch is a quiet street and children play in the area. She was also concerned about the privacy of the residents with the new units close to existing residents. Kurt Kummer, 4456 Clovewood Lane, indicated this was a wonderful site for an auto mall and the senior facility looks terrific. He liked having a break between Livermore and Pleasanton and it looks like that is going away. He agreed with the previous suggestion to shift the location of the park in order to keep a separation between the two cities. Regarding trails, he said the Arroyo Mocho trail goes along the south side of the Arroyo across Pleasanton to the north/south Alamo Canal trail alongside 1- 680. A person could walk from this site and never get on a city street or sidewalk. He was baffled as to why this proposal puts the trail on the north side to Livermore where it would have to cross the arroyo again to connect to the Livermore trail. He then referred to the plan for the senior facility and how it is designed to reduce freeway noise, but no mention of airport noise. He felt it was a bad idea to put a residential facility in the flight path from the airport. Chris Lawton, 3350 Vermont Place, expressed concern about the separation between the senior facility and existing houses. Will it be a fence, sound wall or other type of barrier? Joint Workshop City CounciVPlanning Commission 9 10/11/05