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Commissioner Barker asked how much money is anticipated to be realized from the sale of the Sycamore property. McDonald stated the terms are being reviewed, and it is believed to sell for $5.6 million. Commissioner Barker continued discussion of the sales and purchase prices of Del Prado versus the Stoneridge site and whether or not in a few years the School Board will be looking at purchasing another site for much more money than they are realizing from the sale of Del Prado. Gene Pons, 832 Abbey Street, attended meetings of the School Board and feels an excellent job was done explaining the situation. Because the property has not been developed for so many years, he, as a taxpayer, is concerned about the unnecessary fees that have been paid on this parcel over the years. From a planning perspective, he feels this is a good development and fits in well with the density of the area. Janet Yarbrough, 4560 Eull Ct., is a member of the Budget Advisory Committee and Facilities Committee of the Pleasanton School District. She urged the support of the General Plan Amendment. In June, 1995, the School Board agreed to use the proceeds of the sale of Del Prado for capital improvements at Walnut Grove. In response to Commissioner Barker, Ms. Yarbrough stated that they are in the process of developing a priority list for facilities at all the elementary schools. Carl Metz stated this issue is at least fifteen years old, and several Boards have recommended this site as surplus. Mr. Metz feels the sale of the Sycamore property will not happen until the 1998 timeframe, and we need to take advantage of the full asking price sale of the Del Prado site. He feels the Walnut Grove school is in dire need of improvements. Bob Perko, 2274 Camino Brazos, supports the development. He feels the developer's presentations were very informative and supports the comments of the previous speakers. Todd Dal Porto, 7893 La Quinta Ct., stated one reason he had for moving to Pleasanton was the reputation of the schools. He encouraged the support of the project. Rudy Johnson, 5655 Black Avenue, is very much in favor of the project and has found no one in the neighborhood opposed to the project. However, he is concerned about the high amount of traffic on Black Avenue, projecting that about 400 cars per day are driving at excessive speed. He requested that the Commission support the four-way stop sign at Black Avenue and Calle Ricardo. Gail Luparena, 5568 Paseo Navarro, has a great deal of interest in this project because her property adjoins this park. She fully supports this project and likes the fact that the developer is working with the neighbors. The speaker doesn't want this to be a school site because of the added traffic. Planning Commission Minutes Page 9 September 27, 1995