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Chairperson Arkin believed the open space would be deeded to the City. Ms. Decker noted that there will be an inevocable offer of dedication to the City, and the City would make the decision about the timing of taking possession of those lands. Commissioner Olson believed the transfer of the open space to the City should be clazified before the Final Map stage of the project. He noted that if he were a prospective homeowner on this property, the possibility of maintaining 500 acres of open space would concern him a great deal. Lee Fulton, 3407 Bradley Court, reiterated his previous comments made at the July 12, 2006 meeting with respect to the inadequacy of the visuals and to additional views being taken from specific neighborhoods in the area such as from Matazo Court, Grey Eagle Court, Vintage Hills, Vintage Hills II, and the Busch Property. He expressed concern that the pazklands that they had been promised would not be accessible to the public without having a staging area from the Hearst Drive side. He noted that would be a long hike from the other side. He did not believe the neighbors would like people parking in front of their homes in order to hike the trail. Glen Fiderko, 3561 Crespi Court, expressed concern about the visual impacts of the development on his views. He did not want dirt to be dumped in the canyon as occurred during the building of Kottinger Ranch project, which led to an erosion problem. He noted that the canyon acts as an acoustic funnel, and was concerned about noise abatement during construction. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding where the preferred location for a staging area would be, Mr. Inderbitzen replied that the Draft EIR identified a number of potential staging azeas. He believed one of the proposed sites was neaz the water tank. In response to an inquiry by Commission Fox regarding whether this would be a gated community, Mr. Inderbitzen noted that the City prohibited gates through a General Plan policy. He noted that there had not been as lazge a gift of land as this occurrence, which brought many questions to the forefront. He noted that there was plenty of time in the future to address the pazks and trails issues which did not relate to the environmental impact. He noted that they were dedicated to mitigating the traffic impacts in conjunction with the Heazst Drive residents. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Olson regazding whether the project had the support of the residents, Mr. Inderbitzen replied that he could not answer for all the neighbors but hoped they would present their opinions during the PUD heazings. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES August 23, 2006 Page 14 of 17