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consensus that a business solution was not the appropriate approach. What was needed was a community solution that worked for all the residents of Pleasanton. The meeting selected builder representatives and made recommendations for citizen representatives. In further discussions with Mayor Tarvet and Councilmember Michelotti it had been determined the best way to proceed would be to create a citizens committee. The recommendation being brought forth tonight was to have Council appoint the citizen representatives. He asked for consideration of one member being from the Tri-Valley Council. The recommendation was to have one member of the Tri-Valley Council, four builder representatives and five to ten citizen representatives. Stan Erickson, 3684 Chillingham Court, agreed with Mr. Meeks. He submitted a plan to Council in regards to the makeup of the committee. He felt the committee needed to determine what the standards were for quality of life; to understand the impact new development would have on those standards; and then how limiting growth would affect those standards. He asked if this process could be done as quickly as possible. He felt the process should take less than three months. It was difficult to find citizens to spend a considerable amount of time on these committees. For the committee to be efficient he said there needed to be two sub- committees meeting simultaneously. The quality of life standards could be decided by the citizens group while the developers were working on the impact study. He also felt the committee should meet every two weeks. Chris Schlies, 3172 Fernwood Way, said he disagreed with the staff report. Councilmembers were government representatives and this was a perennial campaign issue. He was not convinced that a committee was needed. He agreed that two heads were better than one. The committee should only be an advisory committee. The committee should make suggestions to help the Council think through the process. He felt the committee should be a citizens committee only. He felt the developers did not care about the citizens. He urged Council not to spend a considerable amount of time on this committee. Christine Bourg, 4512 Second Street, said she would like the committee to be a citizens committee to determine the quality of life and to take the developers' input at a later time. She asked Ms. Ayala about her comment in regards to Staples Ranch and the General Plan Steering Committee asking for affordable housing units. She could not remember the committee saying this and asked if it could be found in the minutes and shown to her. Ms. Ayala asked Ms. Bourg if she wanted affordable housing. Ms. Bourg said she agreed with Mr. Pico that the area was a poor location for the affordable housing development. Debra Barker, 5018 Blackbird Way, said she attended the National Planning Association conference and there was a considerable material on growth indicators, indicating the standard of life. She would like to see some kind of planning resources available. There were certainly things that Pleasanton wanted. A list would have to be established and then prioritized. Pleasanton City Council 04/15/97 Minutes 22