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In response to an. i~""l.quiry by Con-:tn-:tission.er .lZoberts,. !VIr. Iscrson advised th..at tl'1e 1996 General Plal""l. holds svvay over this land_ TIIE PUBLIC IIEARING VVAS OPENED. T<a~ja KalTlangar,. Director of Land Developrnent" Greenl-.,riar T--ToI"Tl..eS,. .l"l..oted tll..at she vvo1..1.ld address three issues: 1_ Lund Ranch" and hovv it relates to the North. Sycamore Specific Plan m-:td the il"1frastructure; 2_ }-.Iovv the plan evolved; and 3. The Bridle Creek disclosures_ l'Vls_ Kamm""1gar noted that the North Sycamore Specific P'lan vvas prepared in 1992" al""1d tl""l.at it contemplated the development of I~und Ral"1ch,. vvhich vvas named as a f1..1.nding developer. The infrastructure through Bridle Creek to SU.I""l.ol Blvd. '-"'as designed and constructed to accolTlJTlodate the future LL1.nd Ranch developn,ent. SI"1e l""l.oted tl-:tat the City C-:ouncil asl<.ed tl'1elT1 to rcvvork the plan to include a vvider variety o:t-l'1ousing types,. not just the af:Tordable housing component. 1\/1s_ Kamungar noted that they had been copied on several letters f--rolT1 citizens about tl-:te Bridle Creek disclosure issue,. il-:tdicating their concerJ.'1S about tra-tt-lc. TI-:tey stated tl""1at they vvere not informed that tl-:te Lund Ral""1cl'1 tra:tfic vvould COITle throLlgl-:t t1'1e Bridle Creek COIT1n"1Ul"1ity_ She stated that Greenbriar did disclose that fact in tvvo di-tt-erent documents to tl'1e l"1orne buyers,. both in the Buyer Disclosure during the executiol-:t or tl'1e purchase agreement,. and in the CC&Rs. I\..tIs_ Kamangar realized this vvas the beginnillg of the process and anticipated sig1-:tif"ical'1t input from the community throughout tl""1e process. She noted that the discussion should -focus on vvhat parameters a.n..d vvhat items the EIR consultant should il""l.clude i1-:t tl'"1.e study list_ Cl""l.airperso1""1 ~rkin inquired vvhether the disclosure discussed Summit Creek. La.I'1e as the m,ajor thoroughfare. l'Vls. Karn..angar stated tl""1at the disclosure stated that future development vvould utilize the circulation systelT1 vvithin Bridle Creek_ Fritz Geier", Geier &. Geier Consultants", Berkeley., noted that the City asked l'"1.is :tirrn to assist in the preparation of-the environ..mental revievv and the docun'"1.entation for the Lun.d ~al-:tcl-:t project... 1:-:IeprL~vided aJ.'1 overvievv of:-tl'1e eITVironn"l..el-"l.tal process" and displayed ~-.. flovv chart vvhich detailed tl"l..e CEQ~ process_ I--Ie noted that the available alterI'1atives iI"l.. the ElR vvere: I. No Project ~lternative; 2. Higher Density and/or Lovvcr DC1"1sity alternative; and 3 _ EITvironmentally superior alternat:ive_ PLANNING COJ'VIJ'VIISSION J'VIINUTES Sept:en"1ber 24, 2003 Page 10