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were held. The issue was whether Council wanted to have three meetings or two meetings. The <br />adoption of the fees had to be at a regularly scheduled meeting. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver would have liked to have had a workshop. When he reviewed the report <br />he had numerous questions that could have been discussed at a workshop. But he was anxious <br />to get a fee and work on refining the fee in the future. He had questions on how the grants are <br />applied, the way credits are applied, what is included in the traffic impact fee and what is not, <br />what is the current resident's responsibility and what is new development's responsibility, <br />subsidized housing, etc. He could go on and on. He hoped there would be more time in the <br />future for the Council and the Commissions to discuss his issues. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver declared the public hearing open. <br /> <br /> Jan Batcheller, Chamber of Commerce President, 644 St. Mary Street, thanked staff for <br />its hard work. She said the philosophy of government in America should be the creation of <br />sustained economic growth without inflation in this new global market place. Small businesses <br />have the greatest risk and investment. Zone 7, Dublin San Ramon Services District, and the <br />City all have raised their fees. The Chamber accepts all the fees regarding projects except for <br />how the local transportation fee is allocated. The transportation fee is substantial, inflationary <br />and affects all the businesses. The fee increase inhibits the ability of small business to grow. <br />This in turn will affect Pleasanton's ability to stay competitive. She used an example of a <br />promotional business providing the City with its promotional merchandise for the next twenty <br />years. The City would be billed up front. The business will determine what kind of <br />promotional merchandise to provide and when it will be provided. Her analogy is businesses <br />are paying for something that they have no clue as to when or what they are getting. Therefore, <br />the Chamber is asking for a sunset clause. The Chamber needs a commitment from the City that <br />the money will be spent where they have been told it will be spent. The Chamber would like <br />the City to consider having a financing mechanism for the business that cannot pay the total <br />amount up front. The Chamber would like some sort of guarantee that there will not be any <br />further exactions and that any changes or additions be made after extensive reviews. She <br />recapped that 70 percent of the City's revenues come from businesses and asked for careful <br />consideration. <br /> <br /> Eric "Otis" Nostrand, 2654 Vista Diablo Court, commended city staff for a very <br />impressive report. He said under the current proposal it would cost him approximately $60,000 <br />to expand his business. If the shopping center were built today it would cost an additional $1 <br />million in additional fees to build the Hopyard Village Center. He hoped that increasing the fees <br />would not stop businesses from operating in the City of Pleasanton. At the Technology <br />Showcase, PeopleSoft indicated it left Walnut Creek because of restrictions and almost moved <br />to Carson City, Nevada. He hopes that thes fees don't kill the goose that laid the golden egg. <br />Ten years from now he would hate to hear PeopleSoft talk from Nevada about what Pleasanton <br />did to it. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 19 10/20/98 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />