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than the targeted sizes for those lots. He believed the viewpoints were also chosen to minimize the impact. He added that the imagery did not seem to be peer-reviewed. He requested more realistic visualizations and asked that the Commission not certify the Final EIR because of the flaws. He further requested that the Commission not approve the PUD plan and that it be returned to the developer to address the siting and house size issues. He would like to see a lower view shed impact; he added that the open space would be retained as well as a reasonable return on investment. Rick Bentley, 23 Grey Eagle Court, President, Grey Eagle Estates HOA, noted that the letter written by Allen Roberts on June 12, 2007 covered many of the concerns expressed by the residents. He concurred with Mr. Grove's comments regarding the EVA road and requested that the Commission consider the concerns seriously before proceeding. He believed it was too early to move forward with this project and suggested that Mr. Berlogar's road be considered for an EVA. Lee Fulton, 3407 Brandy Court, read the following statement into the record: "At first I thought the inadequate and misleading Visual Impact evaluation was the result of sloppy work by staff s hired consultants. But given staff's responses to citizens' comments and direct requests by this Commission since the DEIR, I truly believe that they do not want you to make an informed decision on the Visual Impact of this project. "This project is not a park project. The parks people as well as the rest of the citizens of Pleasanton fully support this portion of the project, and rightly so. It will be a great addition to the City. "This project is not a traffic project. The Kottinger Ranch Homeowners Association primarily supports this project because it gives them the least traffic through their neighborhood that they can reasonably hope for. The letters and comments in support of this project primarily address these two aspects. "This project is a housing project! (House building), one that puts massive houses on some of the most visible ridgetops in the city. As such, the visual impacts of this project should have been of the utmost importance when evaluating this project. "Unfortunately, staff has spent more effort obscuring the project's permanent visual impacts on this city than they have on assisting you and the citizens make an informed and unbiased decision. The identified significant environmental impact A2 was that `Some homes will appear undesirably prominent.' "In their visual analysis of this significant impact they employed four distinct dishonest techniques to minimize the perceived magnitude of this impact. EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 13, 2007 Page 14 of 19