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Mayor Tarvet indicated that when the Steering Committee was formed it was happy with the appointments. He stressed that the City's business should be done in the public forum and objected to any former Councilmembers who may have had private conversations on public issues. It bothered him that people are saying they had promises from Council, because that has never been done in the public. Kathy Billings, 2637 Starling Court, stated she had watched these meetings on Channel 30 and is very confused by all this. She has not come to a meeting before, but that is not because she is not concerned or did not care. She did not know how the public could be educated in order to vote on these issues. The members of the General Plan Committee have worked on this for three years to gain the knowledge they have. She wondered how many members of the general public will really take the time to understand the issues before voting. Nick Chapman, 255 Happy Valley, indicated he has about 50 acres near 1-680 and pointed it out on a map. That property is proposed to be redesignated to two acre parcels along the front of the property. There seems to be a lot of mistrust of the City among the ranchers and other property owners. He felt someone should work on breaking down those barriers. He has an ostrich ranch and it is his intent to leave the area green, although he does want to build a home or two for his children. He is in favor of the golf course and has artended meetings at the Alisal Improvement Club. There was an informal survey and discussions regarding half acre or one acre parcels. There seemed to be some confusion. The residents believed one acre was sufficient. Suddenly the proposal for two acre designations came up. He is definitely opposed to a lot of development in the area, but why does the property adjacent to the golf course have to have two acre parcels? One acre would be sufficient. Why 22 or 27 homes? Why not put 35 homes? If the homes are properly planned and shielded it would be acceptable and they would pay for the infrastructure for the area. He objected to an arbitrary designation of two acres and felt the Alisal group does not represent his interests or those of his neighbors. He attended the meetings and they only talked about one acre lots. He felt the Council should find out where this two acre concept came from. If the majority of owners agree with that, fine; but there were sixty property owners who did not agree with that. He is tired of a couple of people saying they represent the area. He could organize the ranchers and they represent 800 acres of property along that loop. The interests of people who own seven or eight acres inside the loop should not govern the entire area. He saw a draft of the survey to be sent to the area and believed this two acre issue should be addressed. He believes this is key to the General Plan. The current survey questions only seem to address the golf course and its effects. He agreed with most of the other General Plan recommendations except for the 4/5ths vote. Mr. Tarvet indicated he and Ms. Michelotti met with staff to review the survey. The intent was not to try to frame questions as much as to solicit responses from people about issues of concern, e.g., annexation, development of the area, the golf course, the character of the area, etc. There are open ended questions and they will allow you to indicate your concern about the two-acre minimum. 06/13/96 -11-