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97 Mr. Pico believed he was being forced to take this action because of approvals by the prior City Council which he felt restricts any future Council from taking action on Ruby Hill to protect the public health and safety. He had strong reservations about having his hands tied. It was moved by Ms. Dennis, seconded by Mr. Pico, to reconsider the prior action which had disapproved the final map for Tract 6554, Ruby Hill. The vote was aS follows: AYES: Councilmembers Dennis, Mohr, Pico, Scribner, and Mayor Tarver NOES: None OlD ABSENT: None CO ABSTAIN: None Jim McKeehan, Signature Properties, indicated that prior to the final map before Council this evening, three other final maps for this project had been approve& Thousands of hours and dollars were spent in preparing a market program for the project. When the newspapers reported that the City Council had stopped Ruby Hill, the entire marketing program was impacted and hours were required to reassure prospective buyers. Mr. McKeehan asked Council to please contact Signature Properties with questions or problems before taking action in the future. Mr. McKeehan referred to the remarks of Mr. Pico about having his hands tied with regard to protecting the health and safety of the citizens. Mr. McKeehan indicated this project was approved by the County with numerous conditions imposed. When the property annexed to Pleasanwn, more conditions were imposed, including realigning the 'S" curve. Signature Properties has gone the extra mile to satisfy the concerns of Pleasanton and all tools are available for the Council to protect its citizens. He urged Council to work with Signature to meet all their mutual goals. Sharrell Michellotti, 7873 Olive Court, believed that Council had put the City and its taxpayers at risk of considerable litigation costs by its prior action denying the final map. She stated her view that Council's job is to act for the good of the community, not its own agenda. She urged Council to approve the final map and work with the developer. Ms. Mohr also indicated her belief that some of Council had denied the final map for Tract 6554 only to advance a private agenda. She stated the City Attorney had previously informed Council of the procedures regarding final map approvals and Council cannot pick and choose what laws to uphold. Mr. Tarver was sorry about the impression that Councilmembers had a private agenda. He also expressed regret for not calling Signature Properties with concerns before the last meeting. He believed that speaking about a project's safety is the duty of Councilmembers. He further made it clear that he had not intention of killing the Ruby Hill project. 11/02/93 5