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Homeowners and members of the public speaking on the proposal include Dave Bouchard, John Corley, Heidi Massie, Kelly Fasman, Nancy Storch, Naomi Jones, and Robert Green. Their positive comments include: ^ The center will be a convenience for the residents living on the southeastern section of Pleasanton -those residents would not have to drive across town to go to Home Depot or Longs Drugs; ^ There are very few pieces of land left in the City as it approaches build out, and from the economic viewpoint, the highest and best uses should be sought for these lands; and, ^ Other uses such as a grocery store would generate a lot more traffic. Their negative comments include: ^ Traffic in the area has always been bad. The addition of the Home Depot and other commercial uses would create greater problems and would cause traffic to back up on Santa Rita Road all the way to the freeway and from Hopyard Road to Valley Avenue; ^ Not the right location for Home Depot; ^ An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) should be required for a project of this magni- tude; ^ The current traffic situation in the area is already unbearable. Home Depot will make it worse. Widening Stanley Boulevard and Bernal Avenue does not address the traffic on Valley Avenue, the route most people would take to get to Home Depot. The only way to alleviate the problem is to connect Stoneridge Drive to El Charro Road to Stanley Boulevard as indicated in the General Plan; ^ Noise and safety issues with big trucks going to the store and making the intersection dangerous for pedestrians and bikers; ^ A big box development is not appropriate for the site, considering the traffic problem that already exists at that intersection; ^ Consider traffic-calming measures for the area: install (radar detection) speed limit signs at the approach of Kolln Street on both directions; require a 500-foot clearance on either side of the crosswalk at Kolln Street so that cars stop back farther away from the cross- walk; paint "Look" signs on the crosswalk to remind children to look on both sides be- fore stepping off the curb; and install speed buttons into the asphalt on Kolln Street be- tween Mohr Avenue and Valley Avenue to remind motorists to slow down; ^ Improvements on the I-580 corridor and the extension of Stoneridge Drive will not occur soon enough. The Planning Commission should address these traffic issues before allow- ing any development to go through on the site; ^ How does the development fits into the larger context of the use of nearby properties south of Stanley Boulevard and east of Bernal Avenue -Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, PCUP-165/PDR-529/PMOD-81-25-7M Page 9 of 36 December 13, 2006