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Mr _ J o s eph E 1 1 i ott • D i rector o£ Pub t i c Works and Ut i 1 it i e s addressed th i s matter , stating i t i s not in the best i mere s t o f the community to have a cc e s s ont o Footh i 1 1 Road _ Cha i rma n M i the 1 ott i i nd i cat ed he r support fo r st a £ £ • s recommendation s and wa s opposed to a cce s s onto Footh i 1 1 Road b a c au s e o£ s a £aty for the overa 1 1 community _ She s a i d pe rhap s a stop 1 fight at Footh i 1 1 Road cowl d be l ooked into _ Chairman M i the 1 ott i stated that the £ 1 oor a rea ratios s i z e o £ the homes • height o f the homes ~ ma s s v s 1 of s i z e w i 1 1 be 1 ooked at c 1 o s e 1 y at the tentative map stage _ Comm i s s i one r Mahe rn c ommended the deve 1 ope r £o r coming up w ith a good in f i l l proj ect w i th a l l ••g wens •• that he ha s had t o c ont end with _ Comm i s s i one r Mahern agreed w ith the comment s o f Chairman M i the 1 ott i_ She i s a l s o opposed to acce s s to Footh i 1 1 Road _ Density o f the proj ect ha s been reduced and the developer ha s done a good j ob o£ d i s cus s ing p 1 ens w i th the neighbors _ Comm i s s i one r Hov i ngh i s p leased w i th the c it i z ens i nput _ Comm i s s i one r Hov ingh supported the proj ect _ He stated that i £ you took a l l 0£ the home s on Pa 1 mda 1 e and Lynbrook tra ££ i c wou 1 d s t i 1 1 be 1 e s s the n on Drywood S treat according to the report o f TSKM _ Commissioner Hov i ngh wa s concerned about a h igh £ 1 oor a re a rat i o but that i s s ometh i ng Pleasanton i s stuck w i th i n terms o£ economics _ The s choo 1 i s sue ~ he d i d not fee 1 i s a s er i ou s i s sue _ However ~ he wou 1 d g five th i s tract h ighe r p r i o r i ty to th i s p ro j act ova r TM= shoo 1 d he have to decide _ Commissioner Berge r s a i d mos t o£ he r concern s have been expressed _ She i s not i n f avo r o£ acce s s to Footh i 1 1 Road _ She app 1 and s the e££ o rt s t o e 1 im i Hate one more driveway from Footh i 1 1 Road _ S tie stated that th e app 1 i cant ha s done exemp 1 a ry j ob o £ reducing the imp act o £ th i s deve 1 opment on the neighborhood _ Comm i s s i one r Berger supported the p 1 an _ Comm i s s i one r Hoyt agreed w i th the comment s o£ the othe r Commissioners _ He concurs w i th Comm i s s i one r Mahe rn regarding the s i z e o£ the house s on the 1 of _ He wou 1 d encourage a reduction i n the density pa rt i cu 1 a r 1y i n the Pa lmda 1 e Court area _ He c ommended the e££orts regarding grading. He would suggest that Lot 31 be removed or a reduction made in the he i ght o f the homes _ Commissioner Malta rn commented that the homes backing up to Kentwood s eem to be crammed _ Comm i s s i one r Mahe rn a s ked i f three 1 of s cou 1 d b e e 1 im i Hat ed making the ba 1 ance o£ the 1 ots a 1 itt 1 e 1 a rge r t o a ccommodate the same s i z e homes _ Chairman M i the 1 ott i pointed out that the deve 1 ope r lie s a 1 ready reduced the s i z e o f the project by two _ Commissioners Hoyt and Hov i ngh then d i s cu s s ed f 1 oor a rea rat i o and £ootp r i nt s o £ the homes _ Chairman M i the 1 ott i pointed out that £ 1 0 o r a rea ratio s a re not j u s t f ootpr i nt s_ - 1 6 -