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outlined in the report dated June 9, 1999; decide whether it wished to have the City Attorney address the Preannexation Development Agreement issues on June 14, 1999; and, move forward with the staff and applicant presentations. Discussion ensued relating to whether the developers for the San Francisco Bemal property are in agreement with fees, issues relating to the EIR, and additional analyses being performed on the property. Jeff Grote of the Planning Collaborative presented an overview of project. He noted that the project has followed the 1984 (adopted 1986) General Plan and that the developer is working diligently to produce a plan that the residents desire. He provided the Commission with the Ahwannee principles, which represent the principles of measuring a good community. He noted that the development would reduce vehicle usage and promote pedestrian usage due to the project encompassing both places to live and work, and the development being in close proximity to the downtown area. He stated that the development utilizes diversity in the various types of design for homes, and he notes the importance of a good plan being developed. Bruce Lymbum, representative from the City of San Francisco, provided an overview of the highlights of the plan including recreational park and open space benefits, benefits that further the core planning objective of Pleasanton, improvements over the Alameda County land plan, and citywide infrastructure improvements. He commented on the community plan, including the distance of the community features, the commercial shops, the golf course, location of town homes on the parcel, and the density of the project. Mr. John Malamut noted the benefits of the project including the recreational uses such as the golf course and clubhouse, half of all land in the project being included in open space, the $3.25 million that will be spent to improve parks, the money donated to fund preservation of open space on the ridge, community park space, the developer's agreement to constrict and maintain bike and pedestrian trails, and the connection of bike trails to existing East Bay trails. He stated that the developer is sensitive to school overcrowding issues, that $2 million will be contributed to schools to restore art and music programs, and that the developer concurs with the traffic mitigation fees. He commented on the realignment of the golf course and on the infrastructure improvement and benefits, including assignment of water rights, and the development of the Bernal bridge. John Malamut, representative of the City of San Francisco, commented on the land holdings of the City of San Francisco in the area, the many revisions to the plan in order to incorporate public opinion, and the City of San Francisco's cooperation in working with the citizens of Pleasanton. PUBLIC HEARING OPENED Mark Hillenbrand, 4761 Mason Street, commented on the Measure P issues and the amount of money spent on the campaign. He expressed concern with the impacts of traffic in the areas of Interstate 680 south and Interstate 580 west and the impacts of traffic on the community. Further, he noted the importance of addressing school overcrowding issues and infrastructure issues. He suggested that information relating to this project be posted on a web site and that another workshop be held at a reasonable hour. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Page 4 June 9, 1999