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6] Mr. Tarver did not see the golf course as open space. He believed that it was a commercial private enterprise that will have an impact and would be used for something other than open space. He then referred to the sewer and water issue. He believed that Zone 7 did not have a pipeline capacity big enough and there are no definite dates when a new one would be built. There would probably not be enough water to get from the ground. The City is in voluntary 10% water rationing at this time and had been in 25% voluntary rationing. He commented that the developer would not agree to be conditioned to have his water turned off if the City were to run out. He said that all golf courses take a tremendous amount of water. He also agreed with Mr. Ebright's comment that the competition for the resources is truly there. It's a question of whether Council should approve this and put it in direct competition with a course that is going to accessible to the public, a municipal course, serving a need that the community has had for quite some time, or is Council going to entertain the private enterprise on the golf course. He believed that the public golf course should come first and that there are a lot of other developments in this town that need to be done first. He did not see the need to go up in the hills and grade off tremendous amounts of rare oak species and move three million cubic yards of dirt to accommodate a golf course and approximately 120 houses. Mr. Swift referred to the conditions that the applicant had asked Council to review (#4 is condition 9A, Concept E). He indicated that staff believed that should remain even with Concept E rather than just with Concept D. Ms. Mohr asked what the recourse would be if the project were approved, the housing was pending Growth Management approval, and the golf course were started but Growth Management did not go through. She simplified her question and asked what the City would do with the golf course if it were proved not to be economically feasible as a private course. Mr. Swift stated that the subdivision that would create the golf course would come with a conservation easement over the property so that it could be used for nothing but golf course and/or open space. If it ceased to be used as a private golf course because it became an economic problem, the City would be able to condemn the property or it would revert to open space. There is no condition that requires that it would then revert to the City. Staff had discussed this issue with the applicant, but the applicant was not able to support such a condition. 9/15/92 35