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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.3 Promenade KB Homes GPSTAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL CITY CLERK File #420-30 DATE: September 20, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manager SUBJECT: Promenade KB Home/Charter Properties General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study initiation request PLPA-2011-00035 Prepared by Mike Porto, Consulting Planner EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider a request to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate a proposal to change the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan land use designation of 5.7 acres ("Study Area") from Public/Semi-Public and Neighborhood Commercial to Medium/High-Density Residential. The proposed land use amendment would allow a residential density of 14.1 to 25.0 dwelling units per acre. The Study Area is located on the south side of Central Parkway between Chancery Lane and Grafton Street and on the west side of Grafton Street, north of Finnian Way and the Devaney Neighborhood Square within the area known as the Promenade. FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial impact to the City. All costs associated with preparing the General Plan Amendment/Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study, if authorized by the City Council, would be borne by the Project Proponent. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution approving the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate a proposal to change the land use designation of 5.7 acres on the south side of Central Parkway between Chancery Lane and Grafton Street from Public/Semi-Public and Neighborhood Commercial to Medium/High- Density Residential; OR adopt a Resolution denying the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate a proposal to change the land use designation of 5.7 acres on the south side of Central Parkway between Chancery Lane and Grafton Street from Public/Semi-Public and Neighborhood Commercial to Medium/High-Density Residential. Submitted By Reviewed By Director of Community Development Assistant City Manager Page 1 of 4 ITEM NO. 8.3 DESCRIPTION: Background The proposed Study Area is a 5.7-acre area within the area commonly referred to as the Promenade. The Study Area is located along the south side of Central Parkway between Chancery Lane and Grafton Street and along the west side of the Grafton Street between Central Parkway and Finnian Way/Devaney Square. As shown on the vicinity map below, the southerly boundary of the proposed Study Area abuts the Neighborhood Square and is adjacent to neighborhoods developed as The Villas (289 units of High Density Residential) to the southwest, and The Cottages (200 units of Medium/High-Density residential) west of the Study Area. Properties north of the Study Area across Central Parkway are developed as Sorrento West, a Medium Density residential community of 418 units. The 5.7-acre Study Area includes a 3.1-acre area currently designated Public/Semi-Public (P/SP) and a 2.6-acre area currently designated Neighborhood Commercial (NC). .~. The concept for the Promenade is to create a Main Street within Dublin Ranch. The intent and purpose is to provide a pedestrian-oriented and neighborhood-serving commercial center including retail, commercial, and entertainment, serving the daily needs of the surrounding residential neighborhoods, and providing shopping, service, and entertainment opportunities for a wider community base. The Promenade includes a P/SP land use designation which allows a variety of uses including facilities owned by a public agency or non-profit entity such as schools, libraries or City office buildings. Additionally, quasi-public uses such as child care centers, youth centers, senior centers, religious institutions or other facilities that provide cultural, educational or other similar services that benefit the community also are allowed. Page 2 of 4 The City received letters from Ray Panek of KB Home South Bay, Inc. and James Tong of Charter Properties (Attachments 1 and 2) to consider of a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment to change the land use designation for the 5.7-acre area from its existing land uses to Medium/High-Density Residential. .. ~~ .~. ... - ....... ~f a.r .. ~ x - ~ ~€ £ I P ; .~ .. o l .,~, _y .. ,~ ~ ~ 1 ~,.,~. :~ . ~ ~ .. .d z'] .` j :: F~ . 1 ~~a .... ~ W ~_ .. .. y k ANALYSIS: The General Plan/Eastern Dublin Specific Plan land use designations for the Promenade were approved by the City Council on March 7, 2000. As part of this approval, a 3.1 acre site within the Promenade was given P/SP land use designation. The approved project documents stated that the City Council consider an application to change the P/SP land use to Medium/High- Density Residential if such P/SP use was not established within 10 years. The ten-year period has since passed and a P/SP use has not been established on the site. Therefore, the Applicant and property owner are now requesting a General Plan/Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of this site to Medium/High-Density Residential as well as to change the land use designation of an adjacent 2.6 acre Neighborhood Commercial site. The proposed Medium/High-Density Residential (MHR) land use designation would allow a density of 14.1 to 25.0 dwelling units per acre. Based on this density, the 5.7-acre area could be developed within a range of 80 to 143 units. It is anticipated that, if the land use is changed to MHR, the development standards in terms of minimum lot size, setbacks, building height, and coverage requirements would be similar to those adopted previously for The Cottages, the existing residential neighborhood immediately west of the Study. It has been past practice for the City Council to initiate all General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Studies prior to accepting an official application and beginning work on such a request. Any development of the site still would require a Stage 1 and Stage 2 Planned Development Rezone, Tentative Subdivision Map, and Site Development Review. If the City Council initiates a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study, Staff wi I I: 1. Examine if the proposed land use designation and density are appropriate for the site; 2. Evaluate the proposal for consistency with the Housing Element; 3. Evaluate any associated environmental impacts from the land use change such as traffic, noise, or view impacts, and prepare the appropriate environmental documents; 4. Perform any additional studies that may be required; 5. Evaluate the proposed land plan; and Page 3 of 4 6. Prepare an analysis for consideration by the Planning Commission and the City Council. When the Study is complete, and if it results in a recommendation to amend the existing land uses, Staff would then present the Planning Commission with the proposed General Plan and Specific Plan land use amendments for recommendation to the City Council. The City Council then could take action on the General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment. Any related application materials would be presented for consideration concurrently. Staff has prepared draft resolutions approving (Attachment 3) and denying (Attachment 4) the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to change the land use designation from Public/Semi-Public and Neighborhood Commercial to Medium/High- Density Residential. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: Although a public notice is not required to review a request to initiate a General Plan or Specific Plan Amendment Study, the City mailed notices to all property owners and tenants within 300 feet of the proposed Study Area as well as all residents and tenants of the Villas, the Cottages, the Courtyards and the Terraces (all properties in Area G). A public notice also was published in the Valley Times and posted in the designated posting places. A copy of this Staff Report was distributed to the Project Proponent. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study initiation request has been reviewed in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and was found to be Categorically Exempt under Section 15306, Class 6 of the State CEQA Guidelines (Information Collection). ATTACHMENTS: 1. Letter dated July 21, 2011 from Ray Panek, Senior Vice President of KB Home South Bay, Inc. 2. Letter dated July 25, 2011 from James Tong of Charter Properties [representing the property owner Chang Suo-Lin, etal. 3. Resolution approving the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate a proposal to change the land use designation of 5.7 acres on the south side of Central Parkway between Chancery Lane and Grafton Street from Public/Semi-Public and Neighborhood Commercial to Medium/High-Density Residential. 4. Resolution denying the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate a proposal to change the land use designation of 5.7 acres on the south side of Central Parkway between Chancery Lane and Grafton Street from Public/Semi-Public and Neighborhood Commercial to Medium/High-Density Residential. Page 4 of 4 ~~~~~~~ July 21, 241 i Ms. Jeri Ram Community Development Director City of Dublin 140 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 945b$ Re: General P1an/Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Request for The Villas at Tlye Promenade, APN; 985-78-4 Dear• Ms. Ram, We request an amendment to the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Pian for the not•thwestern corner of The Promenade site. The amendment would include re-designating a portion of the approximately 11.4 gross-acre parcel. Under the amendment, the 3.1 gross-acre portion of the site now designated "Public/Semi-Public," as well as 2.6 gross acres new designated "Neighborhood Commercial," would be re-designated as "Medium/I-ligh-Density Residentia[ (14.1 -25 dlilac}." These modifications to the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plapl are needed to accommodate our proposal for• residential development within The Promenade mixed-use project. The project site is located east of Chancery Lane, west of Grafton Street, south of Central Parkway, and north of Einnian Way. The residential portion of the project will be known as The Villas at The Promenade. This request is in keeping with language found under previous project appravals Resolution 35-04 and Ordinance 5-04 far Dublin Ranch Area G from 2000, in which it is stated: "As part of the Village Center, a 3.1 acre Public/Semi-Public `overlay' site has been designated at Central Parkway and Street E... If no Public/Semi-Public uses are approved for• this site at the end of a ten year period from the date of approval of PA 98-Ob9, it is proposed that the City consider applications for it to be used for PD Medium-High Density Residential purposes..." We will submit an initial application package for your use in beginning the amendment request process shortly. Please contact us if you have any questions. Thank you for considering our request. Rcgar;ds; iI Ray Pa ek, Senior Vice President KB Ho e South Bay .Inc. ,, Cc: Jim Tong,. Stanfor•th Holding Company, LLC _ Connie Goldade and Tim Sullivan, Community Design +.Architechrre KS HOME SOUTH 6AY INC. 6700 KOLL CENTER PARKVlRY SUITE 200 PLEASAIITON, CA 94566 TEL 925 750 1700 FAX 925 750 ISpO KSHOME.COM ~~ CHARTER properties July 25, 2011 Mr. Mike Porto City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 Re: Assessor's Parcel # 985-0078-004, commonly known as Promenade in the City of Dublin Dear Mike: ~~ JUI. 2 ~ ~[~11 ~U~~1~ ~~{~~ Will you please accept this letter as authorization for KB Homes, located at 6700 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 200, Pleasanton CA 94588, to sign the application for the GPA/EDSPA for the Villas at Promenade and any other subsequent applications for the Vesting Tentative Map, SDR S#age one and SDR Stage two P.D. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me any time. Thank you for your zrs, 4690 Chabot Drive, Ste 100 Pleasanton, CA 94588 Tel: {925)463-1666 Fax: (925)463-1861 RESOLUTION NO. XX - 11 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING THE INITIATION OF A GENERAL PLAN AND EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY TO EVALUATE A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF 5.7 ACRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CENTRAL PARKWAY BETWEEN CHANCERY LANE AND GRAFTON STREET FROM PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO MEDIUM/HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (PORTION OF APN 985-0078-004) WHEREAS, the City has received a request from KB Home South Bay, Inc. to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to change the land use designation fora 5.7 acre Study Area located on the south side of Central Parkway between Chancery Lane and Grafton Street, north of Finnian Way; and WHEREAS, said Study Area currently is designated with two land uses proportionately as 3.1 acres of Public/Semi-Public adjacent to Chancery Lane and a 2.6 acre Neighborhood Commercial; and WHEREAS, the request for study would evaluate changing the existing land use designations of the Study Area from its existing land use designations of Public/Semi-Public and Neighborhood Commercial to Medium/High-Density Residential use; and WHEREAS, the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study initiation request has been reviewed in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and was found to be Categorically Exempt under Section 15306, Class 6 of the State CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted outlining the issues surrounding the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study initiation request; and WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and consider all such reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby approve the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to change the land use designation of a portion of parcel on Central Parkway between Chancery Lane and Grafton Street, north of Finnian Way. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this 20th day of September 2011 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk G:IPA#120111PLPA-2011-00035 KB Promenade GPA P-SPICC Reso-APPROVE Promenade GPAstudy 9.20.11.docx RESOLUTION NO. XX - 11 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DENYING THE INITIATION OF A GENERAL PLAN AND EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY TO EVALUATE A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF 5.7 ACRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CENTRAL PARKWAY BETWEEN CHANCERY LANE AND GRAFTON STREET FROM PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO MEDIUM/HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (PORTION OF APN 985-0078-004) WHEREAS, the City has received a request from KB Home South Bay, Inc. to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to change the land use designation fora 5.7 acre Study Area located on the south side of Central Parkway between Chancery Lane and Grafton Street, north of Finnian Way; and WHEREAS, said Study Area currently is designated with two land uses proportionately as 3.1 acres of Public/Semi-Public adjacent to Chancery Lane and a 2.6 acres as Neighborhood Commercial; and WHEREAS, the request for study would evaluate changing the existing land use designations of the Study Area from its existing land use designations of Public/Semi-Public and Neighborhood Commercial to Medium/High-Density Residential use; and WHEREAS, the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study initiation request has been reviewed in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and was found to be Categorically Exempt under Section 15306, Class 6 of the State CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted outlining the issues surrounding the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study initiation request; and WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and consider all such reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby deny the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to change the land use designation of a portion of parcel on Central Parkway between Chancery Lane and Grafton Street, north of Finnian Way. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this 20th day of September 2011 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk G:IPA#120111PLPA-2011-00035 KB Promenade GPA P-SPICC Reso-DENY Promenade GPAstudy 9.20.11.docx Dora Ramirez From: Sent: -Monday, September 12, 2011 10:47 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and. yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, John Zukoski Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 10:55 FNI To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-derisity condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have crafered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home., Even worse, the~loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. ~= -. Sincerely, Christina Grimes Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 10:56 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. . The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at ~a worse time.- Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Duane Thompson Dora Ramirez From: _ _ _ Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 11:09 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic."bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come of a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for-new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Johanna Bertini Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent:' Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:37 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Janet Harkness Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, .2011 12:50 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Christy Tempongko Dora Ramirez From: _ _ Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 1:07 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reducE the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Edward Chang Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:15 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping desfination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Everi worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Andrey & Alena Gusev I~~~~ Dora Rarnirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:02 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to aMedium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Tara Magnuson Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:06 AM To: ,. Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirety dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Karen Gustafson Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:35 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Joel Flory Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:42 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Elliott Edge. ~~~~ T Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:44 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemris Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, McKay Colovich Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:49 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved; this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead. of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Leah Fritz-Kirby Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:54 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised fo,r a decade. Sincerely, Patrick Layne Dora Ramirez From: , Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:56 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Patricia Levitin Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:16 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Kevin E. Smith Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, eptember• 13, 2011 7:20 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Kevin Geraghty Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:29 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Linda Silva Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:32 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands, of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating `mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jamie Mahabir Dora Ramirez - __ From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:34 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jennifer Situ Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, Septemoer 13, 2011 8:02 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land-use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Mark Vernon Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:13 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin. Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Anton Kosak Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:15 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to aMedium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Marisa Kosak Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:32 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Gabriel Birkus Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:50 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved,-this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Elisabeth Zimmermann Dora Ramirez From: Sent: ues ay, September 13, 2011 8:48 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high=density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Paul Blackburn Dora Ramirez From: - - - - - - -- Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:06 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jennifer Rocha Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:10 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and insteac9 condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Adrian de Guzman ~~~ Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:10 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for riew students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Derek Ortiz Dora Ramirez From: - Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:15 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Erik Hofstede Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:30 A To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, #his land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to aMedium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Keith Beck Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:35 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Scott Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:35 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to aMedium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Michael Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:37 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swatwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dubliri Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The .Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jason Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:37 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jay Lessa Dora Ramirez From: --- Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:38 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Lisa Mendel Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:41 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value o~ my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Bryan selby Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:53 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Pramode Metre Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, .Erika Dillon Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:59 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember. I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Gerald D Lunsford Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:05 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that a41 of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Lauren Selby Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:32 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to aMedium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, . Megh Bhatt Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:37 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing 'half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Raymond Refuerzo Dora Ramirez From: Sent: i uesday, September 13, 2011 10:39 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Betty Rodriguez Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:48 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead --- condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Tim Hall Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 11:01 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, AleksandrAvseyev - - -, Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 11:03 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Zhenyi Huang Dora Ramirez From: _ _ _ Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 11:11 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, George Wu Dora Ramirez From: Sent: uesday, Septem er 13, 2011 11:19 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Lisa Huang Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 11:21 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB, Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Ivan Kim Dora Ramirez From: Sent: uesday, September 13, 2011 11:22 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic bait and switch scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Rita Szollos Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 11:23 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember. I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Caroline Rhee Dora Ramirez From: Sent: uesday, Septem er 13, 2011 11:27 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Michael Valentine Dora Ramirez From: Sent: uesday, September 13, 2011 11:45 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Elizabeth Juson Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:23 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Dominic D'Souza Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:32 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Andria Ballard Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:33 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember. I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destinatiori to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified Schoo- District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Regina Cunningham Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, Septemoer 7:i, 2011 12:51 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jong Yi Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:55 P To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember. I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Charles Duncan Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:5 To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, eric shave Dora Ramirez From: Sent: I uesday, September 13, 2011 1:18 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, consuelo nausin Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 1:24 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages.-It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Srinivasa Vanukuri Dora Ramirez From: Sent: ues ay, ep em er 13, 2011 1:27 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, VINAYAGA DHARMARAJ Dora Ramirez From: Sent: uesday, September 13, :31 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages' within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Tyler Moxley Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 1:38 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, John Acree Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:11 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the-value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Linda O'Connor Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:12 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Errc Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would bean upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Roger A. Clark Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3:54 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Samir Lad Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 4:52 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jackson Wang Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:13 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Stephen and Cynthia Larson Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:53 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San .Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the toss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas a d Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB H me wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home c ndos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live vision for Dublin instead of falli against the request by KB Hon Amendment Study to evaluate urge you to stop KB Home anc decade. Sincerely, in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term ~g prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote ~e and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a Dan Hecker . __ ._.. Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:02 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Victor Abayan Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:53 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Joanna Ignacio Dora Ramirez From: - _ Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:30 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay, off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jane Ingram Dora Ramirez _- rom: _ Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:48 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. . The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Amelia Z Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 y:01 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dubliri Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Anne Yoon Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:09 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Setal Desai Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:14 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Kelly Demos Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:15 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Kristen Hofstede Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:26 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce. the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch ~~ Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, eric zagof Dora Ramirez From: _ _ T Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:28 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Heidi Velayedam Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:34 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Janice Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:22 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Alicia Williams Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: ues ay, eptember 13, 2011 10:00 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Han`; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Nathalie van Krimpen Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:07 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping de'stination~to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Laurie Smith Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:22 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin .instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jennifer Heddy Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:22 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high=density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Shane Heddy Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:25 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Phillip Ho Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:46 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Eric Stanley Dora Ramirez From: Sent: uesday, September 13, 2011 10:49 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin~Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Samira Stanley Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 11:06 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmembei-: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, John Jason Long Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 11:08 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Yun Kim Dora Ramirez From: Sent: ley, September 13, 2011 11:42 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos., Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, CARMEN FLOYD Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 5:35 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wondertul city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Dawn Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:09 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of fife that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Agnes Lee - -- Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:12 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Paula holman Dora Ramirez From: - _ .~. _ - Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:26 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Richard Gilbert Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:35 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; ' "arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch ~~ Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin s vision of creating mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jordan jarosz Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:36 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been. parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Sanjay Parekh Dora Ramirez From: ~- Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:07 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember. I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Paul Cardoso Dora Ramirez From: -- Sent: ednesday, September 14, 2011 7:08 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Ann-Marie Cardoso ~ ~ f - Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wed sne day, September 14, 2011 7:41 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jianjing Li Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:22 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, MATTHEW ZEIER Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:24 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: - Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Ross Wilson Dora Ramirez From: -- ---- Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:42 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Aimee Bull Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:44 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Alex Fok Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:51 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Daniel Mok Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:59 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Qublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Celeste Roehm-Wolpert Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:56 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Anchalee Kunnaragthai Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011x10:01 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already-saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Rashelle Redfern Dora Ramirez From: .__.__... Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:35 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Ching K Lee Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:35 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Dwight Lovelace Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 11:16 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and. Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, daniel b yee ~! Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:13 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Timm Hannula Dora Ramirez From: - - _ - Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 11:52 AM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, edward Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 3:21 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Frank Cort Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:56 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Diana Goad Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 5:32 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Joseph Fu Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 5:34 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school iri West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, _ Amit Raman ~^ Dora Ramirez From: ~.. _ ......~..`„_..----- Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 5:35 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on ears, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Ravi Chekuri Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:46 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Reginald Allison ~---- Dora Ramirez From: _ -- Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:04 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Ana Dosaj Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:07 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Hyrum Ngim Dora Ramirez From: _ Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:44 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Reginald Allison ~~ - -- Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:38 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Murray Whent Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:52 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Victor Martinez Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:43 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to aMedium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Kevin Leung Dora Ramirez From: _ _ Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:45 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Danielle Cooper Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:06 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Jason Burgos Dora Ramirez From: _ bal.net> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:48 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail-space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana. Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for'new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Christy Tempongko Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 11:23 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around bublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Manpreet Dharni Dora Ramirez From: ~- Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 3:02 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Adrienne D Ocampo Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 3:03 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmaiLcom Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Alan Ocampo Dora Ramirez From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:35 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember: I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City HaII. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to a Medium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Aumarie Benipayo Dora Ramirez From: _ _ Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 12:22 PM To: Tim Sbranti; Kevin Hart; Don Biddle; Kasie Hildenbrand; Eric Swalwell; crosecgrp; arounddublin@gmail.com Subject: Keep the Promenade's Promise Dear City Councilmember. I do not support the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to convert half of the retail space at the Promenade to high-density condos. If approved, this land use conversion will be a classic "bait and switch" scheme made possible by Dublin City Hall. For ten years, new East Dublin residents in the tens of thousands have been told that the Promenade would be an upscale shopping destination to rival San Jose's Santana Row. Now that everyone has already bought or rented homes in and around Dublin Ranch Villages based on that promise, the City of Dublin is trying to shoehorn more condos into an area already saturated with high-density housing. The prospect of more high-density condos instead of the upscale shopping center promised to residents could not have come at a worse time. Property values have cratered over the past few years. Scrapping the Promenade in favor of additional high-density condos beyond the 1,400 units already built as part of the Dublin Ranch Villages will further reduce the value of my home. Even worse, the loss of a shopping & dining district within easy walking distance of thousands of residents will seriously degrade the quality of life that all of us were seeking when we purchased in the Dublin Ranch Villages. It also completely contradicts Dublin's vision of creating "mixed-use walkable villages" within the city and instead condemns Dublin Ranch Villages to be just another high-density residential neighborhood almost entirely dependent on cars, and yet with seriously insufficient parking for those cars. East Dublin schools are already overcrowded. The Dublin Unified School District will likely use the impact fees generated by the new homes to pay off funds borrowed to build Kolb Elementary School instead of creating additional long-term capacity for new students. As a result, students in the already oversubscribed schools in East Dublin could be diverted to a school in West Dublin. Residents living in the Villas and Cottages at Dublin Ranch Villages are so desperate for parking that they have been parking on the dirt patch KB Home wants to rezone for more condos. Will there be enough parking once more residents move into the new KB Home condos? Dublin is a wonderful city to live in, and I trust that you will do what is right for the community. Please maintain along-term vision for Dublin instead of falling prey to short-sighted planning based on temporary economic conditions. Please vote against the request by KB Home and Charter Properties to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to evaluate changing half of the Promenade to aMedium/High-Density Residential land use area. I urge you to stop KB Home and Charter Properties from ruining our dream of the Promenade that has been promised for a decade. Sincerely, Marjan Naraghi Dora Ramirez From: Joni Pattitlo Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:20 PM To: Linda Smith Cc: Dora Ramirez Subject: Please add Mary Warren to the distribution list on Concerned Citizens Attachments: image001.png Joni L. Pattitlo LjlJ6L1`h' .~.~», 1~~~~I City Manager City of Dublin ~ ioo Civic Plaza ~ Dublin, CA 94568 (9z5) 833-6650 ~ (9z5) 833-665 FAX V' ~~~ l~~ .,. Follow us on Twitter: t~DublinPlO Mission Statement: The City o f Dublin promotes and supports a high quality o f li fe which ensures a sa fe and secure environment that fosters new opportunities. Linda Smith From: 1> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 11:55 AM To: Linda Smith Subject: Re: Response to Promenade Concerns Hi again, I just sent you and email, but since you emailed me twice I thought it appropriate to email you twice and make sure you received it. Please see below: Hi Linda, Thanks for your email below. I think the issue of the proposed change has more to do with the pent-up frustration of homeowners who have seen the value of their homes plummet in a terrible housing market, while the "added value" of the Promenade has done nothing to add value to the community. This whole area was sold by showcasing great Toll Brothers homes surrounding the community square. My partner and I live in an area where, to get coffee in the morning, we walk from the Villas to Peets -- around that giant, vacant dirt lot -- where we were told we would be able to walk to the end of our community. I think the mistakes of the City started with allowing development of Grafton Station before the development of the Promenade, and in allowing Standard Pacific, Toll Brothers, KB, Braddock and Logan, and all the other new-home developments to continue building without first requiring Charter Properties to uphold their promises to the current residents. I think you all have done poorly by the community, and that is why the communit}~ is rising against you on this issue. While it may be perceived as a small change to you -- if you don't live here, you ca.n't understand the constant parking frustration and lack of community hubs. I know that I intend to attend the September 20th meeting to allow my voice to be heard. I just hope that someone is listening. It's time for the stop-start to end, for the "dancing around" to come to a close, and for the City of Dublin to stand up to the interests of developers and begin standing up for the interests of residents. Thanks, Roger A. Clark ~-~ 925.230.8375 (direct) 925.558.4449 (fax) rc l ark [cJ dubl i n ran ch l i fe styl e. c o m On Sep 13, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Linda Smith wrote: Dear Concerned Resident, The City is in receipt of your email regarding concerns about the Promenade. The City received a request from KB Homes and Charter Properties to rezone the Public/Semi Public property, as well as a small, back portion of the commercial property. The request does not remove or affect the main street retail that is the cornerstone of the Promenade project (as was reported on the Around Dublin Blog). We have made contact with the Blog and informed them of the discrepancy. (See map below) Proposal by KB Homes and Charter Properties <image001.png> When the City receives a request to change a General Plan or Specific Plan land use, these requests must first be presented to the City Council for direction. City staff sent courtesy notices to some 2,300 residents in the area of the project because we know that there is a heightened interest in the Promenade project. At the September 20 City Council meeting, the City Council will provide direction to on whether or not City staff should spend time working with KB Homes and Charter Properties on the requested amendments. On behalf of the City, we thank you for submitting your concern to the City. Sincerely, Linda Smith-Maurer Public Information Officer City of Dublin <image002.png> I Linda Smith-Maurer Economic Development Director & Public Information Officer City of Dublin I goo Civic Plaza I Dublin, CA 9456$ (9z5) 45z-Z~S~ I ~9z5) $33-6651 FAX linda.smithna dublin.ca.~ov I www.dublin.ca.~ov Follow us on Twitter: ~DublinPlO Mission Statement: The City o f Dublin promotes and supports a high quality of li fe which ensures a sa fe and secure environment that fosters new opportunities. Linda Smith From: Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:31 AM To: Linda Smith Cc: Steve larson Subject: RE: Response to Promenade Concerns Dear Ms. Smith, Thank you for your response. However, in looking at the map, we still have a great concern regarding the rezoning of the Public/Semi Public property which is at the corner of Chancery Lane and Central Parkway. As a current resident of Chancery Lane, street parking is very difficult for us as well as for our guests. To have another middle/high density residential property across from us is unacceptable. We are already in a very high density residential area with the Cottage, Sorrento, Courtyard, Villas and the Terrace. Anyone will tell you that the parking in these areas are atrocious. I hope that the Planning Committee would be more prudent in the decision of rezoning of this section and analyze the impact this would have in our area. Cindi Larson, ~....~-.,~- om From: Steve Larson jmailto:sandclar313@yahoo.coml Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:24 PM To: Larson Danielle; Larson Jon; Larson, Cindi Subject: Fwd: Response to Promenade Concerns Begin forwarded message: From: Linda Smith <linda.smith(a,dublin.ca.~ov> Date: September 14, 2011 17:19:42 PDT To: Linda Smith <linda.smith~a,dublin.ca.gov> Subject: Response to Promenade Concerns Dear Concerned Resident, The City is in receipt of your email regarding concerns about the Promenade. The City received a request from KB Homes and Charter Properties to rezone the Public/Semi Public property, as well as a small, back portion of the commercial property. The request does not remove or affect the main street retail that is the cornerstone of the Promenade project (as was reported on the Around Dublin Blog). We have made contact with the Blog and informed them of the discrepancy. 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Sincerely, Linda Smith-Maurer Public Information Officer City of Dublin r; O C x z Linda Smith-Maurer ~'' "' Economic Development Director & Public Information Officer ~UBLI s~ 17uh;in City of Dublin ~ goo Civic Plaza I Dublin, CA 94568 1~~. S~+.Fwx..~P (9z5) 452-z15~ I ~9Z5) 833-665 FAX ~?3 9 lin_d.a.,smith@dublinca,.go.v ~ www,d_ublin.ca.,gov Follow us on Twitter: ~a DublinPlO Mission Statement: The City of Dublin promotes and supports a high quality of li fe which ensures a sa fe and secure environment that fosters new opportunities. CONFIDENTIALITY: This communication, including attachments, is for exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, disclosure, or distribution or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this communication and destroy all copies. Linda Smith From: _ _ _ - - - Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:19 PM To: Linda Smith Subject: Re: Response to Promenade concerns Please tell me how this will improve parking for current residents in the townhomes? When we bought a place here we realized parking might get stickier with a retail section, but now you want to ADD more homes? How will this help anyone? If you come here on a week night or weekend, you'll see every inch of Central Blvd is used for parking, in addition to lawn space on side streets. Are you telling us you'll improve this for current residents so there will be no competition with new residents? Please shed some light on the parking solution. Thanks, Rita On Sep 13, 2011, at 2:48 PM, Linda Smith <linda.smith(c~,dublin.ca.~ov> wrote: Dear Concerned Resident, The City is in receipt of your email regarding concerns about the Promenade. The City received a request from KB Homes and Charter Properties to rezone the Public/Semi Public property, as well as a small, back portion of the commercial property. The request does not remove or affect the main street retail that is the cornerstone of the Promenade project (as was reported on the Around Dublin Blog). We have made contact with the Blog and informed them of the discrepancy. (See map below) <imageOUl.png> When the City receives a request to change a General Plan or Specific Plan land use, these requests must first be presented to the City Council for direction. City staff sent courtesy notices to some 2,300 residents in the area of the project because we know that there is a heightened interest in the Promenade project. At the September 20 City Council meeting, the City Council will provide direction to on whether or not City staff should spend time working with KB Homes and Charter Properties on the requested amendments. On behalf of the City, we thank you for submitting your concern to the City. Sincerely, Linda Smith-Maurer Public Information Officer City of Dublin Linda Smith From: - ---..-_____ Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:03 AM To: Linda Smith Subject: Re: Response to Promenade concerns Hi Linda: Thanks for you reply. Regardless of anything that was incorrect in the "Around Dublin" blog, the bottom line is: I don't want another house built in this area. We're up to our ears in homes already. I want The Promenade to remain 100% commercial as was promised. Period. Sincerely, McKay Colovich From: Linda Smith <linda.smith~dublin.ca.pov> T'o: Linda Smith <linda.smith(c~dublin.ca.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:48 PM Subject: Response to Promenade concerns Dear Concerned Resident, The City is in receipt of your email regarding concerns about the Promenade. The City received a request from KB Homes and Charter Properties to rezone the Public/Semi Public property., as well as a small, back portion of the commercial property. The request does not remove or affect the main street retail that is the cornerstone of the Promenade project (as was reported on the Around Dublin Blog). We have made contact with the Blog and informed them of the discrepancy. (See map below) Proposal by KB Homes and Charter Properties ,~ `` ~ ~~~ C~~~~i~~~~~~'#~i~l~-C~~r~si Res ,~- ~- ~_~ ~---- -- ._ 1..~ ~.. ~-.... • ~M, ~~_._ t .mow ~ -,-: ~ ~ - - ..~.,~.. ,..«,~ ._.. ~ ~`~~ `~~ , ~_~ f When the City receives a request to change a General Plan or Specific Plan land use, these requests must first be presented to the City Council for direction. City staff sent courtesy notices to some 2,300 residents in the area of the project because we know that there is a heightened interest in the Promenade project. At the September 20 City Council meeting, the City Council will provide direction to on whether or not City staff should spend time working with KB Homes and Charter Properties on the requested amendments. On behalf of the City, we thank you for submitting your concern to the City. Sincerely, Linda Smith-Maurer Public Information Officer City of Dublin 2 Linda Smith From: ~-~- -. _.. _-,. Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:50 PM To: Linda Smith Subject: Re: Response to Promenade concerns Hi Linda, Thanks for the info. We are really hopeful that one day we will be able to, stroll on over the the Promenade. Jay From: Linda Smith <linda.smith(c~dublin.ca.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:05 PM Subject: RE: Response to Promenade concerns Jay: I Uelieve that the courtesy notices «~ere sent out to an area ti~-ithin 300 feet, not 300 yards. 'I'bis notice was sent to ?,300 residents. ~ttaehed is the Public 11~~1eeting Notice that ~~ as posted.. "[hanks again for expressing yoiu- concern to the City. Linda Smith-Maurer Economic Development Director & Public Information Officer ~ y >~ City of Dublin ~ 100 Civic Plaza ~ Dublin, CA 94568 ~UBLIi~ (925)452-2151 ~ (925)833-6651 FAX i3aht.in linda.smith(a~dublin.ca.QOV ~ www.dublin.ca.~ Follow us on Twitter: @DublinPIO +~ ax 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ rtfisseore Staternext: "!'ke C:iii~ of Dublin pr•ornoies and supports rt high quniity of lrft° which ensures cr safe m;d secrrr-e enrironnteni Thai jnsier-s ntni~ opportunities. s+ss ~ __ -~. gent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3:41 PM To: Linda Smith Subject: Re: Response to Promenade concerns Hi Linda, Thanks for the quick response on this matter. Looks like AD has updated their map, as well. I live approximately 300 yards from the site (as the crow flies) and did not receive a courtesy notice for some reason? 1 Is it possible to get a copy of this notice and verify why I did not receive? Thanks a bunch, Jay Lessa From: Linda Smith <linda.snuth cr,dublin.ca.eov> To: Linda Smith <linda.snuth a dublin.ca.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:48 PM Subject: Response to Promenade concerns Dear Concerned Resident, The City is in receipt of your email regarding concerns about the Promenade. The City received a request from KB I-domes and Charter Properties to rezone the Public/Semi Public property, as well as a small, back portion of the commercial property. The request does not remove or affect the main street retail that is the cornerstone of the Promenade project (as was reported on the Around Dublin Blog). We have made contact with the Blog and informed them of the discrepancy. (See map below) Proposal by KB Homes and Charter Properties ~_ ~ t~~~ 1. ~_~..~ .i~l ~`~ -~-- _. ~._._r <~ ~ 1 ~; ,i ~ - ~:,. f ~~ ~~ , ~ ;x ~. ~~l .~µ° f F 1 ry ~~ ~ ~ s ~ a F t { ^n;~ { ~ reoa. ;...~..._~.~.'~ . '....z~ ~~ _ _ t r'^ .r When the City receives a request to change a General Plan or Specific Plan land use, these requests must first be presented to the City Council for direction. City staff sent courtesy notices to some 2,300 residents in the area of the project because we know that there is a heightened interest in the Promenade project. At the September 20 City Council meeting, the City Council will provide direction to on whether or not City staff should spend time working with KB Homes and Charter Properties on the requested amendments. On behalf of the City, we thank you for submitting your concern to the City. Sincerely, Linda Smith-Maurer Linda Smith From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:05 PM To: Linda Smith Subject: Re: Response to Promenade concerns Thank you Linda for your quick response and better clarification of the item at hand. We live in Dublin Ranch and believe strongly in preserving The Promenade component as originally called for in the master plan for Eastern Dublin. Glad to know that this potential rezone does not mean the end of the Promenade dream for residences here. For the remaining land I would support higher density commercial or even mixed use like Bay Street in Emeryville if the residential is found to be absolutely necessary to make the commercial part become a reality. But in the future Charter come back and wants it all Residential we will certainly oppose. Sincerely Scott On Sep 13, 2011, at 2:48 PM, Linda Smith <linda.smith cr,dublin.ca.Qov> wrote: Dear Concerned Resident, The City is in receipt of your email regarding concerns about the Promenade. The City received a request from KB Homes and Charter Properties to rezone the Public/Semi Public property, as well as a small, back portion of the commercial property. The request does not remove or affect the main street retail that is the cornerstone of the Promenade project (as was reported on the Around Dublin Blog). We have made contact with the Blog and informed them of the discrepancy. (See map below) Proposal by KB Homes and Charter Properties <image001.png> When the City receives a request to change a General Plan or Specific Plan land use, these requests must first be presented to the City Council for direction. City staff sent courtesy notices to some 2,300 residents in the area of the prof ect because we know that there is a heightened interest in the Promenade project. At the September 20 City Council meeting, the City Council will provide direction to on whether or not City staff should spend time working with KB Homes and Charter Properties on the requested amendments. On behalf of the City, we thank you for submitting your concern to the City. Sincerely, Linda Smith-Maurer Public Information Officer City of Dublin Linda Smith From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 4:19 PM To: Linda Smith Subject: Re: Response to Promenade concerns We appreciate very much your response however would strongly urge you to reconsider this proposal. We live directly across the street from that area and you should see how bad and congested the parking is already and we were promised the rest would all be commercial and downtown when we bought here over 6 years ago. We've watched our home values plummet and our neighbors are shot selling their homes right now. If we had the downtown built and in operation there would be a lot less concern for our neighborhood but with the current overcrowding I couldn't even imagine more condos in this area it is starting to really feel suffocated. Please help us to maintain the type of vision we had for our community and not force us to get even more overcrowded. This is definitely not what the community wants nor was shown when we purchased here. Thank you for your consideration, we are really hoping our voices are heard in these matters. J _. Christina --- On Tue, 9/13/11, Linda Smith <linda.smith(a~dublin.ca.,~ov> wrote: From: Linda Smith <linda.smith(c~dublin.ca.~ov> Subject: Response to Promenade concerns To: "Linda Smith" <linda.smith~a,dublin.ca.gov> Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 2:48 PM Dear Concerned Resident, The City is in receipt of your email regarding concerns about the Promenade. The City received a request from KB Homes and Charter Properties to rezone the Public/Semi Public property, as well as a small, back portion of the commercial property. The request does not remove or affect the main street retail that is the cornerstone of the Promenade project (as was reported on the Around Dublin Blog). We have made contact with the Blog and informed them of the discrepancy. 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Sincerely, Linda Smith-Maurer Public Information Officer City of Dublin z Linda Smith From: Sent: ~ uesday, September 13, 2011 3:41 PM To: Linda Smith Cc: Lisa M Subject: Re: Response to Promenade concerns Hi Linda, Thanks for the quick response on this matter. Looks like AD has updated their map, as well. I live approximately 300 yards from the site (as the crow flies) and did not receive a courtesy notice for some reason? Is it possible to get a copy of this notice and verify why I did not receive? Thanks a bunch, Jay Lessa From: Linda Smith <linda.smith(a~dublin.ca.gov> To: Linda Smith <linda.smith(cc7dublin.ca.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:48 PM Subject: Response to Promenade concerns Dear Concerned Resident, The City is in receipt of your email regarding concerns about the Promenade. The City received a request from KB Homes and Charter Properties to rezone the Public/Semi Public property, as well as a small, back portion of the commercial property. The request does not remove or affect the main street retail that is the cornerstone of the Promenade project (as was reported on the Around Dublin Blog). We have made contact with the Blog and informed them of the discrepancy. (See map below) Proposal by KB Homes- and Charter Properties Linda Smith From: _ Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3:38 PM To: Linda Smith Subject: Re: Response to Promenade concerns Thank you for your reply. My major concern is that this is just the first step toward eliminating the promenade in a phased approach. I think everyone knows an outright cancellation of the project would be met with. outrage. However, if it is done more quietly it wouldn't get noticed as much. Forgive the conspiracy theory, but I hope this is not the case. Sincerely, Mike From: Linda Smith <linda.smith(cD.dublin.ca.gov> To: Linda Smith <linda.smith(a~dublin.ca.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:48 PM Subject: Response to Promenade concerns Dear Concerned Resident, The City is in receipt of your email regarding concerns about the Promenade. The City received a request from KB Homes and Charter Properties to rezone the Public/Semi Public property, as well as a small, back portion of the commercial property. The request does not remove or affect the main street retail that is the cornerstone of the Promenade project (as was reported on the Around Dublin Blog). We have made contact with the Blog and informed them of the discrepancy. (See map below) When the City receives a request to change a General Plan or Specific Plan land use, these requests must first be presented to the City Council for direction. City staff sent courtesy notices to some 2,300 residents in the area of the project because we know that there is a heightened interest in the Promenade project. At the September 20 City Council meeting, the City Council will provide direction to on whether or not City staff should spend time working with KB Homes and Charter Properties on the requested amendments. On behalf of the City, we thank you for submitting your concern to the City. Sincerely, Linda Smith-Maurer Public Information Officer City of Dublin Linda Smith From: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3:18 PM To: Linda Smith Subject: Re: Response to Promenade concerns Thank you for pointing out the discrepancy but we are still not in favor of rezoning any commercial for residential. There is enough housing in ®ublin..........we need the commercial to be developed as promised and another high school. We are one of the highest tax payers in the city of Dublin and the city, builders and developers have not delivered what was promised to us when we bought here. Very disappointed and wouldn°t recommend Dublin as a place for any family to move to compared to what the neighboring cities offer their residents. Regards, Trish Levitin In a message dated 9/13/2011 2:49:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, linda.smith(a)dublin.ca.gov writes: Dear Concerned Resident, The City is in receipt of your email regarding concerns about the Promenade. The City received a request from KB Homes and Charter Properties to rezone the Public/Semi Public property, as well as a small, back portion of the commercial property. The request does not remove or affect the main street retail that is the cornerstone of the Promenade project (as was reported on the Around Dublin Blog). We have made contact with the Blog and informed them of the discrepancy. 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