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~ ballot language. He felt it would be a shame if the process went to tbe ballot witbout fulfilling the intent of the majority of the committee. He suggested that the committee should not be made up of Ridgeland property owners, but middle-of-the-road citizens so that people would not say the property owners "ramrodded tbe deal". He felt the staff report was good, but some issues need clarification. Mayvonne Garrity, 1870 Tanglewood Way, referred to the staff report and stated she felt the minority should be called a strong minority. Her major concern was that the residents of Pleasanton would have to pay for infrastructure in the Ridgelands and that this issue needs to be fully explored; she also felt density transfer needs to be further clarified. In response to comments that the so- called minority was not heard, she felt this was untrue and that the process was very fair. She did feel that the proposed ballot language could be clearer and stated she would be willing to help in any way she could. She also felt the voters would like to know about any kind of road up the Ridge. Chris Midal, a resident of Wildflower Court in Pleasanton, expressed annoyance with the East Bay Regional Park's slide presentation and stated the committee addressed the same issues that the Park did. He felt that the process was fair and that the committees did a good job. In response to Commissioner McGuirk's question, Mr. Midal stated the committees were instructed not to talk about how the proposal would be financed. Pat Stillman, Sunol resident, stated she was part of the strong vocal "minority". However, she felt the process was subverted by those people who had a vested interest in the proposal, such as property owners. She noted that some committees had as many as five members of one family plus lawyers who represented them. She did not think that was fair. She felt that misinformation was going on and was not sure whether 6,000 or 2,600 homes were proposed for development. She expressed concern that should development take place Sinbad Creek could be in danger of flooding at some point in the future. She indicated that more study or clarification of the report needs to be done before it is ready for the ballot. Janet Cristiano, 4184 Creekwood Court, Pleasanton, stated she is a resident for 23 years. She felt the final report was accurate, but disagreed with the wording of a "strong minority". She took exception to the comments that the committees were "tainted" by those with a vested interest in the Ridgelands; she felt that as she lived right off Foothill Road she had a very real right to be on a committee as she cared about the view and what the impacts would be to her and Pleasanton should development take place. She said that she is a real estate person, but still has the right to care about the quality of life for herself and others. She concluded that she felt the report reflected what was accomplished. Thomas Pico, Jr., 795 Neal Place, Pleasanton, said he was a member of the committee from the beginning. He stated that he felt the ballot language was a "wolf in sheep's clothing" and felt that the term "Ridgelands Protection Area" was misleading. He expressed concern about how density transfer would actually work and felt further clarification was needed on this issue. He urged that a financial feasibility study should be done and that funding issues be completely addressed. He could Minutes Planning Commission July 24, 1991 Page 10 ,. .