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~ Judy Bettencourt, 2918 Kilkare Road, Sunol, noted that the prope time to wait to develop, but no time to wait for EBRPD to buy th . the Commission pass the plan on to Council, but with a negative owners had plenty of land. She urged that mmendation. George Schneider, 3687 Kilkare Road, said he wishes to withdraw is letter that was written to staff and shown as an attachment (No. 10). THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. COMMISSION'S COMMRNTS ~ Commissioner Horan expressed concerns about comments that the ommission should put forth their personal endorsement, either for or against the plan. C mmissioner Horan further stated he has concerns about the plan as presented and felt that he eard things tonight contrary to what he has seen and personally observed. He said he as most sympathetic to those people who live in Palomares Canyon in that he did not want anything done to them, that as co-chairman of Measure M, he did not want anyone to be le to do to residents of Palomares what was done to Pleasanton with the "Hayward Hotel. He agreed that any discussion of development in the buffer zone does have an alarmin sound to it; however, the Foothill Road Overlay District guidelines prevent anything from b . g the ridgeline and as far as he knew that meant street lights, water tanks, etc. He expr sed concern about an access road to the ridge and felt that if a road is built, that it shoul go up the face of Pleasanton Ridge first. Commissioner Horan stated that he felt the plan supports what Measure M tried to do; he felt the process itself was working, eve though there was disagreement about it. He favored sending the plan on to Council d then to the ballot and letting the citizens decide for themselves. He felt strongly that the Council should arrive at equitable ballot language. Commissioner McGuirk said he did not agreed with a comment th t Pleasanton has a resource in the ridgelands. He said the citizens of Pleasanton hav an appreciation for the beauty; however, the landowners have the property. He was not' favor of seeing anything that looked like a small city in the hills and was not sure what he eard was good planning for Pleasanton. He felt there was also the possibility of even see' retail businesses in the ridgelands. He was not sure that Pleasanton would get anything 0 t of development but the extra traffic. He was concerned about where a ridge road would ; about how development might affect neighboring communities and residents who live near e ridgelands. He felt that the "preserve" requirements of Measure M were not in this P . He did not think the citizens of Pleasanton were in a position to fiscally support the p . However, he would pass it on to the voters and let them make up their own mind. ~ Chairman Mahem stated she, too, believed the plan must now be allow them to make up their own minds. She felt the process had stated she is defmitely not in favor of the plan. She felt it would the citizens of Pleasanton and the neighboring communities. She economic feasibility of the plan; disliked the uncertainty of devel on to the voters and een fair; however, she ve a negative impact on rther questioned the ment in the preserve area; Minutes Planning commission February 12, 1992 Page 21