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been given a negative response yet. Ms. Ayala referred to the proposal of the developers which includes a limit of $1.2 million for the water/sewer trunk line. She asked what staff predicts the actual construction costs would be. Mr. Lum said that amount includes the design and construction costs and staff concurs with that at this time. That is the current residents' share of the costs of the public lines beyond the golf course. Keep in mind the project has not yet been designed nor gone to bid. It is not uncommon for projects to cost more than initial construction estimates. This is not a complex project, so the estimates are realistic. Ms. Ayala was concemed that there is a risk of using taxpayers' funds to make up the difference if the $1.2 million does not cover the construction. Ms. Michelotti asked for clarification of the original "funding developers" and asked if the Lund Ranch was not a part of that. Ms. Acosta said the Lund Ranch has never been part of the golf course proposals. Lund is part of the North Sycamore funding developers. There is no connection to this side of the development. She asked if Lund will fund a portion of the front part of the bypass road. Mr. Swift said the front part of the road through the North Sycamore plan is shared as a common cost by Lund, but stops at the Spotorno property. Mayor Tarver opened the public hearing on all of the items under 4a and 4b. Roger Manning, 1300 Happy Valley Road, referred to a comment about the $1.2 million being enough for the infrastructure. He stated that if the developers build the infrastructure, the costs will go down considerably because the City has overhead costs that private developers do not. Mr. Manning said tonight is the culmination of many years of work by many people. It is unfortunate there are many undercurrents to this project. Residents want assistance with water and sewer costs and a guarantee that the bypass road will proceed as promised. There is also a request by two of the developers that will supply the missing link of the road for a development agreement. There is also the specter of the CAPP initiative undermining the residents' development plans in the City and possibly this too. There is also the possibility of a proposal to reduce the price of the golf course land to owners. The original proposal was for one acre parcels, which was subsequently reduced to the half acre parcels and now some of those could be reduced to 11,000 sq.ft. lots. He asked Council to live by its promises and commitments. The landowners have worked in good faith under a verbal agreement and a five year old land appraisal. The residents were promised a bypass road, not before, but along with the golf course. New Cities is a part of the North Sycamore Specific Plan which was approved many years ago. He encouraged Pleasanton City Council 5 07/29/99 Special Meeting