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Donald Temple, 6409 Alisal Street, President of the Alisal Improvement Association, congratulated staff on a well-done presentation. He agreed there is a need for the golf course and most residents support it. It will maintain the character and environment of the Valley, however, they were surprised by some of the details, such as 24 homes. They are willing to work on the details to arrive at a consensus. He felt it was premature to spend $700,000 to plan the golf course separate from other issues in Happy Valley. He wanted Happy Valley designated as a study area to plan the entire Valley and to establish a task force with a deadline of six months to provide recommendations for further actions. Mr. Tarvet indicated there was time to work with a committee while staff proceeded with the planning of the golf course. It was not going to present a plan for eight months. Mr. Tarver wanted to clarify that there was support for the golf course so it could continue to invest funds to make the course a reality. Mr. Temple felt the golf course could be a good amenity, but did not want an increase in housing and reiterated his concerns regarding Happy Vally Road and traffic impacts. He did not want a "Foothill Boulevard". Mr. Temple felt the residents supported an evaluation process. He objected to spending $700,000, but would agree to incremental steps. Roger Smith, 6344 Alisal Street, Vice President of the Alisal Improvement Club, agreed -- a golf course in Happy Valley is a good idea. He supported the proposal to designate Happy Valley as a study area. However, he was not in support of a parallel approach. He felt a plan for the entire Valley had to be in place before planning the golf course. He believed the current proposal does little for the current residents, who will have to suffer increases in traffic and will not meet their needs for water and sewage facilities. He raised objections to the appraisal and other financial projections. He did not think there was a need for 24 homes to make the project viable. Most people would prefer to see nothing change, but if development is inevitable let's work together to make this unique valley a jewel for Pleasanton. Mr. Tarver asked staff if it were possible to phase the project without committing a lot of resources up front and could it resolve issues in six months to allow this project to continue. Mr. Smith believed answers would be available within three weeks. Gary Schwagerle, 189 West Angela Street, felt this was a great opportunity to have a golf course and strongly supported the project. Dennis Glafkides, 737 Happy Valley Road, had concerns about access to the planned development. He did not think Alisal or Happy Valley were good roads to use because of blind curves, no shoulders, drop offs, lack of lighting, wandering animals, etc. Bill Howell, 6651 .Alisal Street, urged Council to take more time to allow the residents to review the issues. 03/05/96 -9-