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Ms. Dennis asked what portion of the project will be three-bedroom units? Mr. Allen indicated approximately 10%; 45 % will be one bedroom. If you count the one bedroom/den, then 60% of the project will be one bedroom. Mr. Pico asked if any part of the project was exempt from the school impact fee? Mr. Allen said the affordable units were exempt. Rick Garcia, 5184 Genovesio Drive, believed that because apartment dwellers tended to be temporary, they did not care for the area. He was concerned that the low income units would introduce an element that you don't want near children and the neighborhood park. The architectural design is nice, but most things are nice when they are new. He was opposed to more apartment complexes. Sona Manzo, 5228 Genovesio Drive, was concerned with the safety of the children and did not feel building apartments next to their park area was appropriate. She was concerned with the number of people, traffic, and the parking. She was opposed to placing the new park across the creek. Bert Felix, 2860 Garden Creek Circle, asked questions about the total cost of the development; the total mount of fees waived; and whether those fees were for City services like police and fire, etc. He felt that if they are not paid by the developer, then the payment comes from the General Fund and the citizens will have to pay more. Mr. Bocian indicated the fee waiver request was $1.64 million and that is money that does not impact the general fund. They are capital improvement revenues. The protnty owner has paid approximately $4.5 million to the North Pleasanton Improvement District. Mr. Pico pointed out that the general fund supplements the capital improvement fund annually. Ms. Acosta explained that the general fund supplement for capital improvements occurs because not all projects the City builds can be built from developer fees. Not all of the projects have any mitigation required from the developer. One of the reasons for the request for the fee waiver is because those fees, arguably, were paid through the assessment district. The NPID fees are required to be paid off before a house can close escrow. Those fees cover things lilca roads, water, fire protection, etc. Spanos is contending that it has paid the required fees, just through another process. Staff believes that is reasonable. Mr. Tarver commented that there is a difference between current and prior zonings and between what has been approved to date and what was approved when the NPID was formed. 03/19/96 -6-