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Mayor Tarver said at that time staff did not get the opportunity to say how Option one would affect the future lot sale owners. He did not know of any way to avoid the problem with future sales. Ms. Michelotti asked how much time is between when someone pulls a building permit on a custom home and when the home would actually be constructed. Mr. Swift said it usually takes from ten to twelve months to build a custom home such as in Ruby Hill. Ms. Ayala said the City has no control over the other agencies. The School Board says send the children and it will find a place for them. The only way to get around this is not to approve any more construction. She indicated that she wants the land for the park land, but wanted Mr. Ford to understand the hard position Council is in. Mr. Ford wanted Council to understand the position he is in. The project is small and represents .0024 percent of the housing stock in Pleasanton. He offered an option number four. Would Council be comfortable with a direct link between the construction of the homes on this project with the construction of Case Avenue School. He said building and foundation permits could be issued but be stopped at framing until 50% of the Case Avenue School is complete. This would allow for the dedication of the parkland and allow him to proceed with the project. Ms. Ayala said the owner of the property has to understand the infrastructure problems in this community. She suggested that Passport go back and rework the options and come back to Council at a later date. Mr. Ford said he would be comfortable with Option number four. Ms. Michelotti reiterated that he would accept Option one, two or four, but the "no sale" of the lots was a part he could not accept. Mr. Ford said the only option he could not accept would be the lot sale option. Mayor Tarver declared the public hearing open. Linda Chaves, East Regional Park District, said the District is interested in the open space land. She was here to answer any questions related to the Park District. Tim Kleffman, 3027 Briggs Court, said Mr. Ford has been very supportive of a third high school. He thought the project sounded good and liked the idea of open space. He said there has been a lot of discussion on the elementary school and not on the high school. He felt the high school problem should also be discussed. There are no plans to improve the existing high schools until the year 2004. He urged Council to look at this problem seriously and until the issue is resolved there should be no more children allowed in the schools. There are other infrastructure Pleasanton City Council 17 05/18/99 Minutes