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Ms. Greene asked which alignment7 She said no alignment has been determined. Why has Greenbriar not tried to get access its property by buying it outright and not by condemning people' s land. Donald Temple, 6409 Alisal, felt the planners and Greenbriar have done an excellent job. He believed the North Sycamore Specific Plan in its original form was the correct way to go. He supported the staffs recommendation. He hoped Council would accept the report that would impact the least amount of people and give a smooth curve to the roadway. He said stick to the Specific Plan that was agreed upon. John Severini, 433 Sycamore Road, supported the Greenbriar application on a conditional basis. He agreed it is a good plan and should be allowed to proceed. He felt the city should collect the in-lieu fee for the affordable housing and construct it somewhere else in the city. The conditional basis on which he supported the project was alignment and placement of road A, the east/west collector, must be returned to its original location as identified in the North Sycamore Specific Plan, with one stop sign as indicated on the old Sycamore Road coming into the connector. He would support additional stop signs if deemed necessary. He said six of seven families support the original alignment. Alignment B would keep traffic on Sycamore Road for the entire loop. He said he and others have attended several meetings in regards to road A. The City Engineer and an independent engineer hired by Greenbriar have said that road A is safe. He bought and developed his home on the premise of the North Sycamore Specific Plan with road alignment A. He urged Council to support staffs recommendation with road A. Jack Keane, 417 Sycamore Road, thanked Council for listening to the residents concerns. He supported the project and staff's recommendations. He said affordable housing was never part of the North Sycamore Specific Plan and it did not make sense with the lot sizes specified for the area. He agreed with letting Greenbriar pay in-lieu fees since it wanted to. He was led to believe that the road alignment would lead away from Sycamore Road, mainly original plan A. Alternative B was not in conformance with the Specific Plan and would put a wider, busier road closer to the residents. He supported one stop sign with additional stop signs as needed. He felt if the Greens were reasonably compensated, cutting off a corner of their property would have far less impact than taking land away from the side owners. He thanked the Bachs for their willingness in trying to do what is right. In summary, he said to treat Greenbriar fairly and to listen to the folks who would be mostly impacted. The General Plan and the Specific Plan are basically a promise made to the citizens and if Council supported road B this promise would be broken. He felt a decision needed to be made tonight and recommended approving the application as conditioned. Joy Macari, 455 Sycamore Road, said she was in favor of original plan A. Alternative B would come to a perpendicular angle right in front of her driveway. She felt this would create an extremely hazardous condition. She had concerns about a couple of errors in the report listing the location of her home and said that her property was not credited with having an existing home. Pleasanton City Council 2/17/98 Minutes 13