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happen and planning how Council wants to see things happen. If <br /> something is in that category it is not "backlog". <br /> <br /> Mr. Tarver indicated that obviously no one liked the word <br />"backlog" and indicated he would use a different term. There are <br />2,215 units unbuilt that have future growth management approval. <br />Out of the 4,061 units, that means that today there are 1,846 units <br />that could be built. Based on the staff report of August 4, 1992, <br />211 of those are actually under construction, which means that <br />there are another 1,635 that are yet to be under construction. Mr. <br />Tarver stated that the effects of all those projects that are yet <br />to be occupied by people have not been felt by the people of <br />Pleasanton and the impacts on schools and infrastructure are not <br />known. The other 2,215 units in future years and unbuilt and are <br />also in that unknown category. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tarver indicated he could avoid the term "backlog", and <br />just talk about the number of units approved and those that could <br />be built and occupied today versus those that will be built in the <br />future, but the effects are the same. The impacts still have to be <br />felt. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer believed that the impacts have been addressed by <br />the conditions on every approval. There are conditions which state <br />if there is no water, there will be no building permits. If there <br />is no agreement with the school district to provide the money to <br />mitigate impacts, then no permits are issued. Money is collected <br />for parks under the park dedication fee; there is a growth <br />management fee, plus a $22,000 building permit fee for every unit. <br />Mr. Mercer stressed there is not an environmental or school issue <br />that has not been addressed by the Council. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer continued that Dorothy Scribner has served with him <br />on the School District Financing Committee. According to the <br />school district figures, for the last eleven years the school <br />district has lost 100 students a year, not gained students. <br />Information distributed during this City Council race says the <br />schools are bursting at the seams and this is not true. In <br />addition, the City has a school mitigation process that allows the <br />school district to negotiate directly with each builder. Shappell <br />Industries (Bonde) and the school district determined there would <br />be 33 students generated from the 106 units, which is one <br />classroom. Bonde paid for six classrooms. The 251 unit project on <br />Foothill and Bernal gave the school district $1,250,000 in cash in <br />advance of any construction to help build a computer science <br />program and other classrooms needed at the elementary school. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer pointed out that to say that there are 1,800 units <br />that will be built tomorrow and Council has not provided for the <br />impacts is not correct. This Council has done everything it can to <br />address the issues during the approval process. Staff has done a <br /> <br />10/6/92 14 <br /> <br /> <br />