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the area as in-fill. She then referred to a letter fwm the Vineyard Executive Committee which was written at the time the Specific Plan was being prepared. It notified the property owners that there will be opposition from some property owners and some Councilmembers and urged those who wanted development to attend the public hearings. Mrs. Roberrs felt this letter was evidence that there was no promise on the part of the City for development in the area. In closing, Mrs. Roberts urged the Council to vote on the General Plan Update as presented for this area. She has spent a lot of time reading the draft General Plan and EIR and in November, when she wiil be trying to understand initiatives for the State of California, she did not believe a reasonable citizen can handle this many issues and did not think the Pleasanton General Plan should be on the ballot. She hoped Pleasanton would continue to be the City of Planned Progress, but that "progress" would mean more quality, not more growth. David Jones, 1605 Rose Avenue, read an excerpt from the Minutes of the City Council for March 15, 1965 and related a history of the annexation of the Rose Avenue area and the fact that no services (sewer) were provided to the area. He presented a aerial view of the area and drew where the proposed road extensions were to be built. He was extremely upset and strongly objected to the power the Fair Board appears to have in light of its ability to block any road extensions across the fairgrounds. He proposed a road down CaJle Santa Ana, across the arroyo and to Rose; but that could only happen if the Fair Beard allowed access through the fairgrounds to Valley Avenue. He asked Council not to extend Rose Avenue to Valley Avenue. He referred to the Fair Beard's previous proposals to raise money, including waterslides and the Bay Meadows operation. He then showed where he believed the Bay Meadows track would be built. He felt that if he were allowed to develop high density, it would relieve the pressures to build high density in other parts of the City where people are objecting to it. In 1982, when he wanted to build, the Fair Board refused to allow fire trucks access to his property through the fairgrounds. Mr. Jones also indicated that if he develops his property he is obligated to notify potential buyers of the fairgrounds activities. He believed that was impossible because the Fair Beard keeps changing proposals. He believes the Fair Board's activities are neither fair nor moral and that it has too much power. Ms. Michelotti asked about the suggested extension of roadway into the fairgrounds and out Gate 12 to Koll Center Parkway. That separates a large parcel of property. Did he think at some point the Fair Beard is proposing to develop the fairgrounds and did he want that put on the General Plan that way? Mr. Jones did not want Rose Avenue extended along the arroyo. He and his neighbors prefer the road to be taken out of their area. Rick Bentley, 23 Grey Eagle Court, indicated he was on the General Plan Steering Committee and did not feel it was well formed. People were appointed who had fixed positions and preset ideas for popuhtion caps and no growth. He felt there was not proper land planning. As an example, Foothill Road was only reviewed to make it fit in a population cap. It should have remained as it was in the previous General Plan. The Committee did not consider what 06/13/96 - 6 -