My concerns as a Homeowner in South San Jose are both hot button topics related to this project.

1. The impact on housing and businesses the project will have on the Edenvale and Santa Teresa communities.
   1. The project does not take into consideration the number of service organizations and number of new jobs outside of the Cisco project that it will take to support 22000 new people in the area; e.g. gas stations, restaurants, financial institutions, hotels, etc. Literally this would eventually amount to another 175000 people in the area. This is not a regional issue it is the direct result of the impact of the project on the surrounding area.
   2. Fact is that areas in our community, especially the Edenvale area, that already are experiencing overcrowding will only get worse as a result of this project and would not be regional issues if the project did not go forward. Dilapidated low-income areas will get worse. Cisco will have become a part of the problem instead of the solution further negating the prospects of any improvements in these areas, aggravating the potential for �Slum Lord Housing.�
   3. In addition, what provisions are in this plan to ensure that Cisco will remain in South San Jose area and for how long? Is our community aware that Cisco currently plans to ABANDON their 18 buildings in north San Jose if this project is proceeds? Both the Milpitas site and the potential for the south San Jose site will enable them to do this which would have a significant impact on the community in the immediate vicinity of the Tasman facility. Some businesses in the area already have felt the impact of their move to the Milpitas facility, currently in progress, and have closed as a result. Furthermore, the surrounding communities in the Tasman area have not received any benefit from Cisco; evidence of this is the Lafayette Blvd and Alviso community that continue to have low income families living in below standard housing. All the growth in the immediate area has been to the north east of this site, including the area surrounding the Milpitas Cisco.
2. The transportation impact on the community the project will have on the Edenvale and Santa Teresa communities.
   1. Provided measure �A� was to pass this would exacerbate the Monterey corridor increasing traffic to surrounding surface streets requiring additional maintenance causing more congestion.
   2. As is evidence of the current light rail system in Santa Teresa, the system receives very little use by the surrounding community and will only use the system if conditions worsen to the point where they are driven out of their cars.

Improvements to Bernal and Bailey roads will not alleviate the existing traffic conditions and widening the 101 between Bailey and Blossom Hill will not relieve the congestion that will be created by the execution of the Cisco project. As indicated by Cal Trans the widening of 101 will only lessen congestion of the current situation, which by the way according to Cal Trans is increased by 91% in the past year.