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are open. He doesn't want to say it has to be at one specific location. It must be a San Francisco course and it gets the revenues with possibly no discounts to Pleasanton citizens. He felt all issues have not been fully addressed and he is not able to commit to this agreement at this time. Ms. Ayala asked why the Mayor is so willing to give up the golf course and allow 1900 units to be built. Ms. Michelotti stated that if San Francisco goes ahead through the County and the application is approved, the citizens who object will have to proceed with a referendum. If this is approved in the County, there will be no opportunity for the citizens of Pleasanton to get what they want, and there will never be a public process on site-specific approvals in Pleasanton; those will go before the Alameda County Planning staff for review, with appeal only to the Board of Supervisors. If the issue is lost on the referendum, this plan will be approved by the Board of Supervisors for a development plan with 2500 units. She is not willing to put everything at risk. She felt that working with a specific plan was best for Pleasanton. This joint process does not commit the project to 1900 units; it merely allows everyone to continue to work to a consensus plan. If San Francisco accepts the plan, it agrees to annex to the City of Pleasanton. The staff of the three entities have worked very hard on the plan and she strongly urged Council to continue to work on the plan. Ms. Mohr reminded everyone that although two Councilmembers have spoken -- vehemently on opposite points of view, there are five members of Council who decide what happens. Ms. Mohr left at 9:30 p.m. due to illness. Ms. Ayala urged Council to work with San Francisco in good faith. She wanted the project planned through Pleasanton. She believed that San Francisco and the County want the same thing. Jack Dove, 3263 Vineyard Avenue, felt this is a late date to make major changes to the project proposal. He referred to the golf course that is proposed in the Sycamore area and indicated it has not come through the public process yet and no one knows what the costs to build and operate it will be. Concern has been expressed about the number of houses to be built in the next three years and he stated the San Francisco project will need ten to twenty years to completely develop. He strongly recommended that the process continue and that Council approve the agreement. Cindy McGovern, 9206 Longview Drive, felt Council is reacting like it doesn't want to try and give it the best shot. She felt the City is being short-sighted. If Council truly believes it doesn't know where the citizens stand, she suggested making some kind of presentation on cable TV and give the residents of Pleasanton the best information clearly and concisely with a map with exactly what Council is being asked to agree to and what that agreement means. 01/02/96 -21-