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Kathleen Bedford, 5053 Golden Road, noted that she lived directly across the street from the Church. She spoke in opposition to this project and was very concerned about traffic flow and safety. She added that parking on the street has never been the issue, as stated to Pastor Beard. She did not believe the number of parking stalls mattered if the larger parking lot only had one exit onto Golden Road. She noted that one of her cats had been killed by a car on her road and was very concerned that any child on the street could be hit as well. She did not want Del Valle Parkway to be blocked off, which would make Golden Road more of a thoroughfare. Dan Faustina, 1405 Calle Enrique, spoke in support of this project and hoped the conditional use permit and design review would be approved as proposed. He noted that he was a long-time member of the church and currently served as the youth leader in the youth ministry program. He also owned a home within the Church’s sphere of influence and believed the project would not only benefit the Church community but the entire community of Pleasanton. He noted that Pleasanton was a community of planned progress and believed that as the community has continued to grow, so has the need for preschool educational facilities and youth programs. He believed the project served both of those needs. He believed that Trinity Lutheran Church had been a good neighbor for nearly 38 years, and they now had the need for facilities to meet the needs of the community and congregation. He noted that he served on the Building Committee and believed there was a great deal of care and concern they demonstrated to the neighbors; he added that they did listen to every concern that they raised. He believed the time had come to move forward with the project. He supported the project as proposed because of the need for preschool availability in the community and added that Pleasanton residents from all over town used this facility. He believed the temporary modular buildings should be replaced with a permanent facility. He noted that it was important to serve the Church’s vibrant youth ministry programs as well as to complete the vision begun in 1999. He believed that putting a driveway through the middle of the site would encourage cut-through traffic and cars driving by the preschool and its facilities, which he believed would be a safety hazard. He understood the concerns that a larger parking lot would increase traffic on Golden Road but believed that the existing users already knew the traffic patterns and they would not change. He encouraged the Planning Commission to approve this project as proposed. Ed Heuer, 3177 Montpelier Court, thanked staff for its grasp of the project’s impact on the neighborhood. He noted that he was a member of the Church and believed the preschool provided a benefit to the community. He supported the proposal reflecting the 1999 Plan, and noted that the proposed use permit was a replacement of temporary structures, not an expansion of facilities, and that it was smaller than originally planned. He disagreed that the parking lot expansion would create more traffic and that it would take parking off the street. He noted that there would be no substantial change from the original plan and that existing programs would have improved facilities. He believed the larger parking area would benefit the neighborhood. Mark Giovanetti, 1445 Harvest Road, noted that he supported the Church’s programs as well as the proposed expansion. He believed the entrance and exit to the parking lot on PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 24, 2007 Page 18 of 24