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General Plan, and they all agree on the fact that no more development should occur along Busch Road until solutions to traffic issues can be proposed. She noted that the current levels of service are unacceptable; six children have been hit along Santa Rita Road in the Valley Avenue area, and she believes it is the City's responsibility. She stated that she does not see any mitigation happening in terms of the traffic model resulting from this project because what is being proposed does not represent what the community has asked for. She stated that the Ponderosa project will bring many more homes to the area and many of the issues will come up again. Ms. Gilbert continued that the second issue she promised to bring up has to do with the term, "senior." She noted that people who will buy these homes may be 55 years old, but the traffic model will not reflect the numbers of trips they will take. She said she is the type of person who would purchase a home there, as she has a parent with Alzheimer's and there is a tremendous need. She noted, however, that when people originally discussed medium density, the prices were considered to be in line with what Ironwood Estates or the Classics were, but the appreciation on the price is almost 40 percent on similar homes in the area because the demand is very high. She noted that developers are not held to the same ethics as real estate agents. Ms. Gilbert requested that the matters she brought up be taken into consideration. David Rice stated that he is in support of the Ponderosa application for the PUD but opposed to the placement of an EVA at Sandstone Court. He noted that there has been no disclosure of the EVA by Ponderosa and that he did not attend the workshop that began this process because he did not have any notice that it would affect him or his court. He questioned if there would be a driveway to access the EVA and believed that if there was, having a driveway with a steel gate and connecting to another neighborhood and then into his court would lower property values within the court, affect his sense of security and safety, and give the sense of less privacy. He said he purchased in the court for safety, privacy, and security. He indicated that he is opposed to the EVA at Sandstone Court and requested the Commissioners to consider this. Chair Blank disclosed that he knew Sherry Dennis socially but that they had not discussed the item she was providing public testimony on. Sherry Dennis expressed her support for the project and stated that she would qualify for living there. She stated that Pleasanton has no project like this, which adds many things to the community, and as a senior, having a secure place in which to live is important. She noted that she would like to downsize but agreed that the square footage was important as she did want to lose the ability to invite friends over. She indicated that having rear access to the trail would also not be an issue. Lauren Purcell stated that she did not attend the March meeting but sent her comments and requests for changes, which have been made. She noted that her main concern is that it does not take into account the most precious land use part of the area, which is the bird sanctuary. She stated that currently, there are three houses on her court which EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 9, 2008 Page 12 of 20