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Mr. Dick Rathert, 3171 Chardonnay, spoke stating that the applicant is stating that the Vintage Hills Homeowners Association is in support of this project. He said this is not true and in fact many people do not even know there is a homeowners association in the area. He stated that his back yard fronts on Vineyard Avenue and he is opposed to the project. Steve Hughes, 587 Touriga Court, said it is hard to understand why we are even here on this subject tonight. He said he believes the issue is before the Planning Commission as a result of threat of law suit. He spoke to the City's terminology of "maximum approxi- mately 200 units," under the Affordable Housing Competition. He said the development proposed 247. He likened this application to East Bay Regional Park's necessity to provide a waterslide somewhere and so they pushed it through on Stanley Boulevard. He said this hearing is an exercise in futility. He asked how the developer won the affordable housing competition with private streets and now they would be public. Vice Chairperson Jamieson explained. Commissioner Getty then explained to Mr. Hughes that Quail Creek did win the Affordable Housing Competition but no development plan had been approved and thus, the reason for this hearing. Mr. Hughes indicated that the existing mobile homes have private streets. Mr. Warnick said that the streets meet City standards and the property will be subdivided unlike mobile home parks. Carol Hall, 568 Tawny Drive stated she concurred with all of the statements of traffic concerns mentioned in PUD-82-20 and that they are applicable in case PUD-82-21. She said that the negative declara- tion prepared is totally inappropriate for the project and that an Environmental Impact Report should be prepared. She urged this project at least be continued for a traffic study of the area. Nancy Storch, 3193 Chardonnay Drive, stated she agrees with Mrs. Hall. She further said the Vintage Hills Homeowners Association never has approved this project and that the homeowners have never been informed of this project. She said she has never received information about it and never participated in any meetings. She said Mr. Parish, the original developer, made a presentation to the Vintage Hills Homeowners Association Board meeting. She said a vote was taken quickly around the room missing some of the people who were present. She said she wasn't even asked for her vote. She said in April 1982 there was a petition circulated. She said 96~ of those polled were opposed to the project and that this information was presented to City Council last April. She further said this is not an affordable housing project and that Doyle Heaton's projects behind Flair market are called affordable. She said this will bring the amount of housing behind Flair market to over 200 units and that Joe Madden is selling 48 units of affordable housing. She said Vineyard Avenue is crowded; she said there will be about 1,000- 1,200 more people within one to two years and the neighborhood profile is changing and there will be about 3200 people. She said there is a definite lack of park land for the residents of the -17-