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~ No. 32191. The applicant agreed that he is supporting this plan, and that the changes are very minor and relate to the EIR mitigations. commissioner Michelotti noted that the ORB recommendation was to have a design vista and eliminate as much grading as possible. She asked the applicant if he is willing to work with staff to limit the amount of grading as much as possible. Mr. Pereira agreed to work with staff and the neighbors to accomplish this. In response to Chairman Mahern's question, Mr. Pereira said they will almost completely restore the fill behind Abbie street as it previously existed, but he did not recall the exact grade level. Commissioner McGuirk discussed the lot size on "F" street on the revised plan. He felt the revised plan did not allow for much shifting of the lots. Mr. Swift responded that the usable part of the lots is essentially the same on both plans. commissioner Wright asked if the sight lines are the same on both plans, and if that would substantially change the views. Mr. Swift said they are basically the same. Commissioner wright said he would want the houses to be as far away from the roads as possible. ~ Robert Willet, 2710 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento, also represented the application and said he was retained by Mrs. Bonde. He responded to comments that Mrs. Bonde enjoyed the tax breaks while the land has been in the Williamson Act for 17 years. He noted that the cancellation of the Act will result in a severe penalty of 12.5 percent of the unrestricted market value of the property, so the cancellation of the Act does not result in a "free ride." In addition, he stated that he has never seen such a comprehensive staff report. Frank Berlogar, 5587 Sunol Boulevard, Pleasanton, also represented the applicant. He said his firm did the geologic report for the Bondes. He felt the report correctly addressed the landslide and groundwater issues on the site. He stated that nothing was found to be a major concern in that area of study. He said there are some springs and groundwater; however, this could be eliminated by keyways and subdrains. Chairman Mahern asked Mr. Berlogar what he would do to eliminate the ground water problem that would be different than what has occurred at the Ventana Hills sUbdivision. Mr. Berlogar said he did not work the Ventana Hills project so he could not really respond to that. However, he noted that the Bonde project is conditioned to have subdrains on the lots. Commissioner Hovingh asked the applicant if the cut equals the fill on the Bonde site. Mr. Pereira said it does not; they would MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSIGH MARCH 13, 1991 Page 6