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Minutes Planning Commission 9/28/83 Page 9 He said originally the park was to have been at this location as well as a school site at the northeast corner. He had no particular problem with the location but just wanted to know where it would be. He stated that the traffic pattern on Paseo Santa Cruz would be a main tributary. He spoke to the Alameda County fair time and traffic by that activity. He asked where the school site as mentioned in No. 9 of the negative declaration is. There are no school sites in the vicinity with 800 potential homes. He felt that both Alisal and Walnut Grove schools would be filled to maximum capacity shortly if not already. Mr. Harris stated that the park has been shown in that approximate location since the last general plan change about two years ago. At one time there were two parks and a school site. He stated the school site next to the park on Black Avenue is now being shown by the School District as surplus property. Further the School District is aware of the potential number of houses in the Del Prado area. The School District has predicted that school enrollment will continue to decline even with the development of this area. Mr. Schloss said it is quite obvious to him school enrollment is not declining and it seems to him that the Planning Commisson and City Council should work hand-in-hand with the school on this subject. He indicated he is enjoying the industrial area being developed in town and wished as much effort was being put into the development of schools. Mr. Schloss had concerns with children going to and from school across Valley Avenue and other major streets. Commissioner Lindsey then asked Mr. Schloss if he was objecting to the density of the proposed project and whether or not he preferred 6500 sq. ft. lots. Mr. Schloss said he would prefer larger lots and feels that by the time these lots are developed the prices would probably be $170-180,000. Mr. Wong stated they have looked at the entire 843 units and tried to develop a plan which would fit well in the neighborhood. Commissioner Lindsey asked Mr. Wong how many lots he would have if the units were 6500 sq. ft. Mr. Wong said he would have to defer to Richard Frisbee concerning this. Chairman Jamieson then asked Mr. Ananos who was still in the audience to address the comments of the previous speakers. Mr. Ananos then stated they have prepared to offer the school site for sale and it takes about three years to get this done. He indicated that things can change between now and that time. He stated that Messrs. Carter and Hagler have been doing their planning. He said that at one time it was calculated that every household had 1.6 children and now the figure is .6. He said this is not sufficient to generate an elementary school. -9- . __._.__...._.. _ _._.__ , LL...__..._....___.:_.,..__~~_ _...., _ _... _ ...~_ . __ _ , .. _ _._r. _. .