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Them being no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. Mayor Tarver felt the Council should say no to this project. He said the West Las Positas Committee has not finished its work yet. The Growth Management Report which evaluates the state of the City and whether there is infrastructure to support the growth is three months overdue. Yet, staff had time to process this application. He said there are already hundreds of allocations waiting to be pulled. He said there are traffic problems, school problems, etc. He was prepared to say no to this application. He wished the other members of the Council would join him. The density has not been discussed or what the bonus should be. He said the schools are overcrowded. He did not want to subject the children to this environment. Ms. Ayala said the number of children in the classroom for grades 1 through 3 is twenty per classroom so it makes no difference how many students are in the schools. The schools are offering a quality education. The City cannot control the schools. It is controlled by a separate Board. There are arguments against development, but there is also a fairness issue. The density is something she hoped the Council would discuss in general terms since this is the first project to come before Council with density above the mid point range. There are trade-offs with developments. The amenities cannot be extracted if this project is being done at mid-point. Therefore, if the density is increased the City gets almost $4 million in amenities towards improvements on Foothill Road. If the project is done in the mid-range the City would not get the amenities. Are the amenities worth the extra units? She hoped the Council would discuss where the amenities fit into the overall picture. Mr. Pico felt Council should wait for the Growth Management report before it goes ahead and makes a precedent setting action. There has been no discussion or public comment regarding the price for the amenities. He felt the Council should wait. He did not see what the big hurry was since this project was not going to be built until 1999 or 2000. He wanted to wait three to six months to get the information that is necessary in order to make a good sound decision that is the best interest for the community. Ms. Ayala wanted to know what study Councilmember Pico wanted to wait for. Mr. Pico understood there was a study going on to determine what reasonable policies the City should have with respect to exactions for providing or allowing development in excess of the mid-point. Mayor Tarver said the last survey asked the community if it wanted more residential units in order to get a golf course or a new park and the community said no. It is true the survey did not ask if the community would accept more units in order to get more cultural arts. He believed the community did not want more units. He said the issue is, is there infrastructure to serve the growth and what will the traffic be when the approved units are built. He could not approve something until he was confident that it was the right approach. Pleasanton City Council 11 12/01/98 Minutes