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Mayor Tarver asked if Mr. Kass wanted to speak regarding what was just said. Mr. Merschel said Mr. Kass agreed with the sketches that showed some grading on his property. It will be worked out prior to coming before the Planning Commission and Council. Mr. Merschel said he did not want the last prohibition dictated by the Greenbriar approval. Ms. Michelotti asked when he predicted going to the Planning Commission. Mr. Merschel hoped within thirty days. Ms. Michelotti said the financial plan may be addressed when the application went before the Planning Commission. Craig Harper, 1083 Harvest Circle, hoped Council would approve the project. He felt it was one of the many pieces of the puzzle to obtain a golf course in the City of Pleasanton. Earl Bach, 446 Sycamore Road, said his property would be the most impacted by North Sycamore Specific Plan. He said he would like to make this new development and road realignment disappear, but if development must come, then all involved must do their part to make it a fair and honest process. He said sixteen years ago the new road was supposed to go behind his property. As time passed, the new road migrated further and further south until it became obvious that due to the selfish nature of others, his three homes would have to be tom down or moved out of the way. He is now in the process of trying to salvage what was left of his property by relocating the three homes to the north on his property. He said when all is done, there will be no open level land left, his house will be 41 feet from his barn (it presently is 261 feet) and the land will be stripped of all trees and vegetation. He said if he could endure all this for the good of Sycamore Loop and the City of Pleasanton, then he should be able to trust Council to do the fight thing. He said Council needed to approve the original road alignment indicated in the North Sycamore Specific Plan. Altemative A, B, C, D, or any other alternative, is unacceptable at this point in time. Ms. Dennis asked where he lived in relation to the project. (Mr. Swift showed where the Bach property was located on an overhead.) Mayor Tarver asked if Mr. Bach had had any discussion with Greenbriar regarding compensation for his property, because it would be the most impacted. Mr. Bach said yes. He drew up an agreement that Greenbriar has looked at. No numbers have been mentioned yet. He did feel Greenbriar had a very nice development planned. Mayor Tarver said one of the other alternatives would bypass his property altogether. Pleasanton City Council 2/17/98 Minutes 11