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Commissioner Olson would like staff to work on the issues and indicated that he was not prepared to vote on this item at this time. Commissioner Olson moved to continue this item to the June 27, 2007, meeting. Chairperson Fox seconded the motion, with an amendment to allow the public hearing to remain open. Ms. Decker noted that staff will return on June 27, 2007 with answers to some of the questions. She cautioned the Commission that staff was not prepared to request that the applicant reconstruct or re-do visual analyses that were not acceptable to some of the residents who had testified. After examining the visual analyses, staff believed that they had been prepared and provided according to the standards required in the industry. She noted that staff utilized very capable consultants; with respect to the issues raised regarding peer review, she reminded the Commission that the EIR was a City document and was not the same as a project coming forward with studies provided by an applicant’s consultant, for which the City oftentimes requires peer reviews. The City would not peer-review its own consultant’s work. Staff would not be prepared to return to the Commission with additional studies or evaluations as to the integrity of the work. Staff believes that the work presented has integrity and asked the Commission to evaluate whether the project could be certified based on the Final EIR and provide a recommendation to the City Council. With respect to providing clarification on comments regarding discrepancies or unclear language in the development agreement and some of the conditions, two weeks was adequate time to return to the Commission with additional information. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Narum, O’Connor, Olson, and Pearce. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. RECUSED: Commissioner Blank. ABSENT: None. The motion passed. Chairperson Fox suggested addressing Item 8.d., Appointment of a Liaison Commissioner to the Downtown Vitality Committee of the Pleasanton Downtown Association before Item 7., Matters Initiated by Commission Members. 8. MATTERS FOR COMMISSION'S REVIEW/ACTION d.Appointment to the Downtown Vitality Committee of the Pleasanton Downtown Association Commissioner O’Connor inquired whether it would be appropriate for an alternate Commissioner to be appointed and noted that he planned to attend the meetings anyway. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 13, 2007 Page 27 of 29