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r- Discussion ensued regarding the school district's desire and intent to construct the elementary school. Mr. Swift provided information regarding the structure of Signature Home's agreement to construct the school, and the district's process for building and opening a new school. In response to an inquiry from Chairperson Maas, Mr. Swift advised that if the agreements are not approved, the right-of-way will not be granted, and PG&E will seek to use the old Vineyard A venue for the 230KV underground power line route. He further advised that the Vineyard Corridor development would wait until the developers are ready to move forward. Chairperson Maas asked if the City has received anything official from the school district stating that they are in need of the school. Mr. Swift advised that the school is in their master plan, and at the joint meeting of the school district and the City, it was stated that the infrastructure was needed so that the construction of the new school could commence. r Chairperson Maas noted that when the Planning Commission looked at the development agreement for the Bernal property they looked at the amenities that would be provided for the City through that development agreement. She stated that she is not clear whether the school is necessary or not, whether or not it will be built, and when it will be built. She questioned if the school is the best amenity that the City will be getting from these agreements. Mr. Swift advised that the school board has directed its staff to work with the City staff to come up with a financing mechanism to build this road as quickly as possible, to allow the 230KV line to be installed along the new road rather than along the old road which would have development implications on the construction of the school, and provide the water, sewer, and street infrastructure to allow the school to be built when they feel it is appropriate. In response to an inquiry from Chairperson Maas, Mr. Swift advised that the guideline documents prepared for the Vineyard Corridor are just guidelines. He noted that the development agreements provide the ability for the Planning Commission to still have the same level of discretion as it had previously when it reviews projects for the Vineyard Corridor. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Wayne Hahner, 2287 Vineyard Avenue, stated that staff has hastily prepared the development agreements and that he has had three generations of the agreement for his property presented. He noted that his first look at the latest agreement was yesterday afternoon and that he has forwarded the third revision to his attorney with his comments and questions. He stated that they would like to reserve the right to do some tweaking on the document, and that they have an appointment tomorrow with the City Attorney to discuss refining the document if needed. He stated that they want to go forward and they want to see the school in place. He noted that one of the reasons they are willing to grant the easement is that they want to see some assurances put in place that they will be able to develop the property. Mary Roberts, 1666 Vineyard Avenue, stated that she hopes that the development agreements can go forward. She reported that they have been dealing with the issue of the PG&E transmission line for the past 16 years. She advised that if PG&E installs the line along the old r- PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 14, 2002 Page 6