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Hills School"s l\./1ultipurpose Room_ This project and th.e Kotti:n.ger Project could be addressed vvithin the context o-rtl'1e General Plan Update_ Scott Schafer" 1153 T._und Ranch Road" n01ed 1hat 1he creek on his property vvas protect:ed by a conservation easement." and that. a heritage oak tree vvas located Ol-:t his property. He vvas very concerned about t:h.e vvater flovv ar1d h..ovv :rI.Tucl'1 vvCJuld be di-vcl----tcd il'1to city culverts. He noted tl""l.at. there vvere very Tevv parks in his area oftovvn,. and that the bu:trer bctvveen Lund Ra.r1ch II and his development '-Vas nearly nonexistent. He vvas very concerrled about the traffic and the noise_ Padn:1an Ran1ankutty,. 762 Sycan,ore Creek VVay" noted that he had been a licensed real estate agent:. Prior to bl..lying his hOl..1Se" he had asked specifically abcYLlt I Jl..lnd Ranch; the sales representative vovas not avvare of- it. He expressed COI-:tcerl"1 about tl-:te traI1:""ic and pollution_ Norman Nashir,. 729 Sun:11-n.it Creek Lane,. l""l.oted that in 2002,. a speeding driver ran. over h.is tree and n'1ailbox; vvhen he replaced tl'1e I-n.ailbox., it had beel'1 den1ed agairl last I-n.CJ1-"1th. ~evin Close., 871 Sycamore Road., vvished to discuss the North Sycamore Specific Plan and the north/south and east/vvest collector roads and their relat:iol'1ship to the gol:t- course. He believed t:he Lund Ranch II project "VVas oversized for the location and sl..lggested reducing the number o:t- homes to 80. He vvould also like to see af:tordable and belo"VV IT'larket housing il'1cluded in t:he project. He did not believe this project vvas acceptable. Leslie Fitzgibbons,. 795 SUnl"1Y Brook 'VVay,. expressed concern about the narro"VV streets,. and believed the development vvould turn the community into one like Dublin Ranch. She noted that sl'1e vvas an emergency physician,. al-:td vvas very cOI""l.cerned that the increase in traf-tlc vvould lead to more traffic acciden'ts. Sh.e l-:tot:ed .tl"1at: Bridle Creek vvas sold as a quiet:,. quaillt community,. al"1d believed that she vvas misled in that characterization_ ROl1ald VVincloll-"1,. 81 1 Sunny Brook ~ay" expressed COI-:tcern about tl"1e removal or heritage trees_ He noted that the I"1Ull-:tber or streets lun.l-:teliI-:tg Irol-n. LUI-:td RaI-:tcl-:t iI"1tO Bridle Creek ,-",,"as inadequate. He noted that there vverc parks in the area" and believed that an increase in homes sl'1ould inch..lde a park. He l-:to'ted tl-:tat speed bUI-n.pS Lor 'the existil'1g roads vvere needed t<-.:> CaII-rl 1-he 1raYfic_ Commission.er Roberts noted that the l-"ire Depart:n-"1eI"1t did not like speed bun"1ps" an<..i mentioned that oth.er traffic calming measures vvere available_ George Karpaty" 5778 Hidden Creek Court." inquired vvl"1cther the consultant l'1ad ever done a Greenbriar project before,. hoV\l many", and V\lould like to knovv "","h. at the outcOll'1e vvas. .He expressed concern that tl"1e development vvould ruio his vievv or the hills" for vvhich he paid a premium. He inquired about the effect of automobile emissions 01'1 the protected habitat near the creek_ Chairperson ~rkin advised that tl'1e EIR vvould discuss any air quality issues_c PLA~ING COlVtlVtISSIC>N J'VIINUTES Sep~ember 24, 2003 Page 17