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Lauri Hutchinson, 3938 Redwood Court, had concerns with the view being blocked from her home. She said infill projects are not supposed to have any adverse impacts on the existing residents. This project does. She believed the plan Was a poor choice. She did not want her view blocked. She asked if the house on Lot 37 could be eliminated or at least construct a six foot fence to protect her privacy and on Lot 27 she did not want tall trees planted in the northwest corner. She also asked if any attention had been given to rodent control. Robin Neal, 3843 Noahwood, felt the project was too dense. There is already too much traffic and overcrowding in the schools. She objected to homes taking away her view of the Pleasanton ridgelands. She said a minimum ten percent reduction in the number of homes and a mandatory seventy-five foot setback would be a move in the right direction. Jerry Crosby, 5 151 Noahway Road, supported the project. He felt it was consistent with the General Plan for the development of the Foothill Corridor. The density is less than two units per acre. Approval of this project will bring needed improvements to Foothill Road between Foothill High School and Bernal. He urged Council to approve the project. Glenn Strahl, 3928 Fernwood Way, said his first preference is to preserve the orchard. He commended '..be developer for working with the property owners. His main concern is josing his privacy to the south. He had an objection to Condition No. 6h, which requires the rear set back to be fifty feet. He said Lot 38 faces the cul-de-sac in the new development, so a house that is placed there would make the side yard set back face his rear yard. Therefore the distance between his rear yard and the home built on Lot 38 would be minimal..He would like this condition corrected before it is included in the approval. Ms. Michelotti asked him to address the request of the seven foot sound wall between the development and Foothill Farms. Mr. Strahl did not have an objection to the soundwall. The soundwall will be to the south of his property. His request would be to cover the wall. The developer of the DeSilva Group did discuss with him how far the wall should extend to the east. He said they were very accormnodating in meeting his request. Ms. Michelotti asked for the remaining speakers to comment on the soundwall. Mr. Strahl said his remarks also apply to Lot 39. Dave Maduell, 3840 Noahwood Court, agreed with Mr. Maes, Ms. Hutchinson, and Councilmember Pico. The privacy issue is important to him. He felt more needed to be done to keep his quality of life the way it is. He had a concern with where the children would go to school. The existing schools are already overcrowded and traffic circulatiop is terrible. He felt the General Plan was a breathing, living document and open tO interpretation. He did not feel Pleasanton City Council 14 11/03/98 Minutes