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Mr. Pieo asked how the acreage for the park in this project compared against the acreage that is proposed in the Staples Ranch project or the Laguna Oaks project. Mr. Swift stated that the Staples Ranch project provided improved park land at fourteen acres per 1,000 people. The Laguna Oaks project had four acres of improved park plus eight acres of unimproved park that included the Alviso Adobe. There were only 25 1 units in that project. That park dedication was far in excess of five acres per 1000 people. This project has the twenty acre community park and two five acre neighborhood parks; one in conjunction with the school. This plan, at 1600-1900 units, requires five acres per 1000, or 22-24 acre range. This is exceeding that. He stated that staff does not know yet if these are improved park lands. Staff is looking at the economic feasibility of the project with various options that are possible that cost money, such as: street improvements, low income housing, the open space fee that the County and East Bay Park District has asked as part of the City' s EIR, and the regional traffic fee that is being requested of new projects. All become potential costs and loss of revenue. Mayor Tarver asked if there were any progress on the discussions concerning the approval process between the jurisdictions. Mr. Swift stated different options have been discussed but no conclusion has been reached. Mr. Tarvet asked if multiple golf courses have been discussed. Mr. Swift stated the subject has been discussed with both the County and San Francisco. The County is not wedded to a golf course for this project, but if this were approved in the County, San Francisco would need this golf course as an absolute necessity for its plan. San Francisco has tentatively indicated that should the project proceed in Pleasanton that it would be willing to include as part of the process for a specific plan whether or not the golf course would be included in the project so that the community could see what the trade-offs am. The golf course is 150 acres +. It is a lot of land and it doesn't add significant value in terms of its own particular use. It does add value to the overall project because of the relationship to the housing in conjunction to the golf course. Mayor Tarvet opened the hearing for public testimony. Joan Tenbrink, 4265 Mindor Drive, wanted to let San Francisco know that there was a poll in Pleasanton and the residents said they would like to have only 0-500 residential units in this area. If the 1500-3000 residential units go in, the traffic impacts would be unbearable during commute times, and especially during fair time. Regarding the community park, she believed this would be a magnet area with stores and office buildings. She felt it would be more like the Amador Park near the Safeway shopping center. She did not think the proposed park .... would be a residential community park setting. The process has gone on for a long time, people had been worn down and do not want to come to any more meetings. 12/04/95 -2-