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Ms. Michelotti complimented Mr. O'Malley on this project and felt the vision as described could be accepted by the community and the region as a whole. She referred to the November election and felt more attention would have to be given to how to match jobs, housing, and income levels. She indicated she has many examples of neo-traditional neighborhoods that she experienced on the East Coast and she would be happy to share the information. She asked if the vision considered provision of health care. Mr. O'Malley stated that was addressed under community service and charitable organizations. Mr. Tarver asked if an analysis had been done on the opportunities to accomplish the vision goals under existing General Plans. How can accomplishments be made in the areas of affordable housing, jobs/housing balances, etc. when Pleasanton is now 25% from Buildout and most of the undeveloped properties either have specific plans or could have them in the near future. Mr. O'Malley realized there are limited opportunities in a City like Pleasanton, but there are more opportunities in the Dublin and Livermore areas. Most of the success will be in those areas. Attention will still be given to existing cities for opportunities for redevelopment or in-fill. Jerry Thome, 5144 Hummingbird Road, indicated he moved to Pleasanton 23 years ago for many of the same reasons that other residents have moved here: small town atmosphere, tired of the Peninsula problems, and good access to Silicon Valley with more affordable homes here. He described the changes over the years and the improvements like the Sports Park, the Tennis Park, the Library, and improved downtown. When he moved here there were City officials who supported a rational public process that included listening to the public and managing growth in a rational process and felt the City had done a good job over the years. He is strongly opposed to the CAPP Initiative. It is an insult to a rational public process and to the hundreds of citizens who worked for long hours on the General Plan. That General Plan has been piece by piece negated by neighborhood groups who disagree with certain parts. It is also an insult to those citizens who will elect future City Councilmembers, because it says that citizens can't be trusted to elect public officials who will follow a rational process to finish developing the city. David Walden, 5652 Belleza Drive, indicated he had previously addressed Council on its choice to place parts of the General Plan before the voters. He felt that Council was not living up to its responsibilities for which it was elected by taking a stand on the full General Plan. He feels Council is elected to represent the citizens in the decision making process. He realized that the CAPP was also a part of the process, but he felt that it was unforgivable that the Council does not take a stand on this disruption of the process. Council works hard to make the best decisions and has a staff to help determine what is best for the City of Pleasanton. He believed 99% of the citizens do not want the job of Pleasanton City Council 5 09/07/99 Meeting