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pointed out that the City has the ability to appoint and remove from committees people who are not acting in the best interests of the City. Commissioner Barker suggested that Mr. Belecky direct his - concerns to the Mayor. Mr. Belecky stressed that the point he is trying to make is that the City conduct a complete investigation into the matter and make their findings public. He asked whether the City Attorney's Office has a report available to the public on its partial investigation. Ms. Seto stated that no official report was made and most of the investigation was from public comments. Commissioner Dove suggested that since this matter is not on the agenda, it be discussed at the next meeting. He asked Mr. Belecky to limit his responses to the east side specific plan. Mr. Belecky stated that he agrees with the comments made by Mr. Erickson at the last meeting. He understands that the City intends to continue Stoneridge Drive through to El Charro Road. Chair Cooper noted that although that is in the General Plan, the time frame for it is uncertain. Commissioner Wright stated that there are still outstanding issues with landowners along the road, and a final decision has not yet been made. Mr. Belecky stated that if Stoneridge Drive was to go through to El Charro Road, that would mean a park would border a busy, four-lane road. He also noted that there is a large apartment complex across from the park, and he is concerned for the safety of children in the area. He suggested that a fence or wall be constructed around that park in order to prevent children from chasing balls or rtmning into the street. As part of the east side study, he wants to see a solution to the expanded traffic going down Stoneridge Drive caused by the new development. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Commissioner Dove feels that since the Lauer property and the others off of Quarry Lane and Serpentine Lane are already planned, there is no reason to bog them down any further. He also feels that Staples Ranch is approved and will produce part of the circulation plan which has been approved. It will also provide for Stoneridge Drive to extend to Jack London Boulevard so that there is an arterial route to Livermore. In addition, if EI Charro Road goes through to Stanley Boulevard, it will provide good circulation. He feels that any park approved for this area will be fully evaluated in terms of safety. With regazd to the Kaiser property, Commissioner Dove stated that he has been under the impression that the lakes would start to appear in about the yeaz 2020. However, afrer speaking with Bill van Gelder, he finds that 2010 is more realistic. Because of the importance of the route from El Charro Road to Busch Road and Staples Ranch and to the whole community, he suggested that the Planning Commission make a recommendation to the City Council to direct staff to bring the matter to conclusion. He feels that the General Plan is more than adequate and that any decision made by this Commission at this time would only complicate things even further. He also noted that it adds a lot of additional work for the Planning Department which is already extremely busy. This leaves only the Busch property to resolve. He, therefore, would like the City Council to make the determination how it wishes to proceed with reviewing the Busch property, whether there should be a new committee or some other means to review this site. Commissioner Wright stated that the City Council has already approved Staples Ranch, and it is consistent with the General Plan. He does not want to re-study the area; however, he feels the City Council should review it again since there has been a change in developer with Kaufman & Broad out of the picture. He noted that the land use would remain the same but since the housing may change Planning Commission Page 5 April 8, 1998