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Mr. Calthorpe felt the setbacks would be sufficient so that a soundwall would not be necessary. He then talked about traffic patterns for the commercial area. Ms. Michelotti suggested a hotel on the site that was proposed for residential just south of the commercial area. Mr. Calthorpe felt that design guidelines should be set for the 33 acres that indicate it is important to respect the pedestrian scale street frontages and the various land uses can then be quite flexible with regard to the percentages of retail, office, hotel, etc. The marketplace can determine that. Ms. Michelotti was still opposed to any commercial on the west side of the freeway. She wanted to make sure the west side had a nice entrance feature and that any soundwalls be attractive. Mr. Tarvet asked for public input at this time. Lorelei Tolvtvar, 1993 Greenwood Road, expressed concern about the narrow streets being proposed and the ability for emergency vehicles to have timely access. She reiterated her position that the land be preserved as it is or used for a wild life museum. Gene Pons, 832 Abbie Street, supported Alternative 5. If 1600 units are planned for 195 acres, 8.2 units per acre, it will be necessary to incorporate some of the neo-traditional design ideas. You can't have that density with broad streets and big houses. From a planning standpoint, he felt there were common sense ideas being considered. He felt this was a win/win solution. San Francisco agrees to annex so that Pleasanton can control the development and San Francisco can market the project as being in Pleasanton, which is a premium community. He urged no further procrastination. Enough people have reviewed the plan and he felt we should get on with the design phase. Mr. Tarvet clarified that the plan accommodates 1600 to 1900 units. The community prefers the lower end and at some point we have to talk about specific densities and land use. The process at this point is that the environmental document will proceed with that range with regard to impacts. The residents understand that those issues are still there in terms of ultimate numbers in that range, park areas, the piece along the railroad track, growth management, preannexation issues, etc. Ms. Michelotti wanted to clarify that when we get to that discussion, she wanted to talk about ~e design guidelines so they are appropriate for the plan. Mike Pirozzoli, 5925 Via del Cielo, felt it was ironic that KPIX was just here praising Pleasanton on its small town arablance and here we are considering a high density project. He and his neighbors still felt the density is too high and would prefer 1200 to 1500 units. He was also concerned about densities and wanted less than 16 units per acre. He preferred duplex or 05/21/96 -9-