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Ms. Chrisfine Bourg, 4512 Second St., a teacher at Walnut Grove School, asked for the General Plan update to be finished before making a decision. She felt there are few school sites left in the city and realized Walnut Grove is over-crowded, but the School District tried to change the school boundaries and the parents were adamant that they didn't want them changed; they preferred to keep their children at Walnut Grove. She also felt the conditions giving rise to the property as surplus has changed and are no longer valid after ten years of waiting. She supported a public meeting. Ms. Kathy Rubin, 2256 Corm Melina, felt the state laws need to be changed regarding the mandatory class size, school size, etc. She asked the Council to delay its decision. Mr. Eddinger emphasized that this is a School District issue and a lot of time and energy are being wasted that could be used in a more positive manner. The School District has discussed the issue many, many times, and believes it has made the right decision. He felt the Council should allow the project to proceed. Let the neighborhood decide whether the applicant should continue. Ms. Dennis stated that the community has not had the proper chance to discuss the issues and she doesn't feel comfortable moving the process ahead without affording the community that opportunity. She would like to wait for the General Plan update to be completed. Ms. Mohr indicated the developer is willing to use its time and efforts to poll the neighborhood and felt the Council needs the input from the neighborhood group meetings before a decision can be made. She'd like to see the issue settled before the General Plan comes up for review. She supported a meeting before a neutral third party and input from the State official. Mr. Pico questioned the issue of the school sites and the process to determine which should be surplus property. He thinks the Master Plan needs to be revisited to see if it is still valid. If this process is approved, the Council will undermine and compromise the integrity of the General Plan update. He felt it's premature to take action at this time. The only unanimous decision of the General Plan Steering Committee should not be ignored. Ms. Michelotti believes the School District has made its decision and the Council can't reverse it. The community has the fight to try and get the School District to overturn its decision. The Stoneridge site is going forward with a school, but there aren't monies to build a school at the Del Prado site. She was in favor of allowing the developer to get the opinion of the neighborhood. Mayor Tarver didn't feel comfortable about processing the General Plan amendment. He felt that process is already started and that the developer may be wasting money and energy. The City's General Plan process is going to cover all these issues and he doesn't want parallel processes taking place. Mayor Tarver emphasized that this is a community and local issue. The community has always looked for a school at that site and feels it's tied to class size; tied to a 05/09/95 -10-