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Commissioner Hovingh asked Mr. Higdon where the contaminated run under Foothill to Moller Park. Mr. Higdon responded that he w contaminated soil, there is construction fill and deposits of material 0 indicated that the spill was in the extreme northeast corner of the p been satisfactorily cleaned at this time. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS RE-OPENED. was located and did it not aware of the site. Mr. Swift rty and believes it has Frank Berlogar, 5587 Sunol Blvd., geotechnical consultant for the p ~ect, stated that the contaminated soil is limited to one lot at the north end of the project, and recent work confirmed that it did not go under Foothill Road. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Wright stated that he prefers to go along with Conditi n 5 and do a condemnation of the easement. He prefers to leave Condition 5 as s f recommended. In his opinion, the estimated legal costs are probably the same as woul be incurred to landscape and put in a new gate. He believes that the firelpolice s are valid reasons for putting the gate at the edge of the road. Commissioner Wright preti s the second gate at the property line, which is the open space area. As to Condition 17, he is in favor of changing the wording to relate to the Fish and Game report. Commissioner Mahern stated that she liked the idea of townhomes ore than single family clustered homes, however, she is very impressed with the design of e houses and can support that part of the PUD modifIcation. Regarding the easement, Commissioner Mahern supports the staff recommendations as far as the conditions and acce s. The first gate should remain where it is and the second gate should be moved to the pr rty line. She encourages the developer to work with the property owners and pos Obly contribute toward helping them improve the access road so it is not a substandard road However, she does not want to mandate this or make it a condition of this PUD. Furtherm re, Commissioner Mahern would not like to see two accesses on Foothill Rd so close gether, thus she would like to see Dr. Glenn's easement be eliminated. The minor inconve 'ence to Dr. Glenn will be outweighed by the benefIt of having a signalized access to the pr ~ect. Regarding the developer's request for changes to Condition 12 regarding contributi ns to the School District, Commissioner Mahern feels that it is standard policy and ey are not being singled out to give more over and above other projects. Furthermore, Com . ssioner Mahern doesn't want the City to pay the cost of eliminating the easement an it should be borne by the developer, as well as the undergrounding of utility lines. She is in favor of amending Condition 17 to either having it worked out by staff and the develo r or be consistent with Fish and Game. Commissioner Mahern also concurs with the chan e to Condition 27 regarding no individual driveway access to new lots on Foothill Ro . Commissioner Michelotti expressed concern about the reduction of ide to side open space from the townhomes to the single family homes from 50 to 10 feet. Because of the marketability of single family homes, she is supporting the change the PUD. She would like the developer to look into open fencing and try to create and m ontain existing views. Planning Commission Minutes August 11, 1993 Page 9