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north side is a conservative recommendation, although it is not what the property owners are seeking. The recommendation would not allow medium density housing all over this area. It is a recommendation that can be changed over time with community input. She wanted to research the impacts of all the options and be creative at looking at whether the road should be relocated. Ms. Mohr thought the super majority concept was the wrong move. Her concern is that if a Council minority is concerned about where the majority is going, the super majority role gives the minority the power to keep the majority from going there. If you are in the majority and there is something you need to get done, you don't want the minority to stop you. She continued, with respect to lowering medium density to an average median point of three per acre, it was a significant change in the character of Pleasanton. We are trying to preserve the character of the City, not change it to large lot, expensive homes. She could not imagine high density zoning that would put five to seven units in the middle of an acre. She felt two acre zoning in Happy Valley extends what is known as "Chicken Alley". Two acres with a horse or a sheep or two is an inefficient use of land unless it is a buffer. If used as a buffer in Happy Valley, then the City should consider at least a house to two acres in the Vineyard Corridor. When the City's vision is looked at, with the full development of Hacienda, it will be an enormous source of income to the City when the property taxes and assorted other fees are received. She found the Ponderosa study about the impact of housing on the future economic and fiscal health very interesting. It is probably very similar to what was heard from the Economic Development Committee. That Committee was developed to help give Council some guidance. A growth management limit and population cap should be tied into the completion of Hacienda and how it fits into the whole balance of the fiscal well-being of Pleasanton. If growth management is set at 350, will be a disincentive to consider annexing. During the 1980's, it was felt that anything that would have an impact on the City should be annexed or someone else would decide what would happen there. She did not feel an agricultural designation belongs in the city. If there is to be agricultural zoning, it needed to be out in the country. If areas go agricultural, she felt it was fine to detach. There should be a sense of honor regarding the promises made by a previous Council to the people of Vineyard Avenue. The City needed them to get Ruby Hill. The City took advantage of the people of Vineyard Avenue and agricultural zoning is not appropriate for that area. She was concerned with the disincentive for annexation and the balance of commercial development with respect to what the housing needs are. Also, because the School District has started letting contracts on the Stoneridge School site, why does the City want to study that? Ms. Dennis asked if staff could look at other ways to accomplish neighborhood schools if the size of student population can't be limited. Mayor Tarver did not feel it was appropriate for staff to advise Council on issues that are political decisions, such as the impact of a super majority rule. He thanked everyone who had been involved in the process and hoped they continue to see it through to the end. The process tends to yield compromises as it moves through the process. Hopefully, it will be a 09/05/95 -28-