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Mr. Roush stated that there was not an EIR that was prepared or certified in connection with this General Plan amendment. If Mr. Dobbs was referring to the to the EIR for the Sphere of Influence for the West Pleasanton area, he did not have an answer to the question just then. Mr. Dobbs stated that assuming that the EIR was correct and the City became in debt, would that have an effect on the credit rating for the City of Pleasanton? If so, would that have a negative impact on what the citizens could expect for the City to provide in the way of services? Mayor Mercer indicated that at this time the City is in debt. He explained that the City incurs debt and that the City has issued bonds to build a variety of things for the City. The debt service is paid off annually. He concluded that the EIR is accurate. Thomas P. Pico Jr., 795 Neal Place, was outraged by the article printed in the paper that morning. He felt that the developers were calling the shots for the Ridgelands Executive Committee and the City Council. The developers wrote the plan and were writing the ballot language too. He was upset that the Ridgelands Committee had a secret meeting which did not allow public comments. He felt that the ballot did not guarantee that the open space would be provided. The plan ignored the added population, lack of water, and numerousquasi-public facilities and traffic impacts. Dagmar Fulton, 4019 Peregrine Way, felt that if the City Council agreed that the adopted ballot language is correct than it should remain that way. Peggy Purnell, 2472 Via de Los Milagros, believed that the ballot language was not honest and was offensive. She did not agree with the Executive Committee being allowed to conduct a private meeting without input from both sides. Emily Wagner, 520 Rowell Lane, explained that the Executive Committee met not as a Committee, but as concerned citizens. They had attempted to contribute to this process and assist the Council. It was not their intention to inadvertently violate any procedures. The Committee submitted possible ballot language to the Council for consideration. As noted by some of the members of the Council, it was objective and properly conveyed elements of the plan. They felt that the minority position was clearly represented by Councilmember Ben Tarver. They also prepared and submitted two alternatives, asking only to participate in the process. She explained that the Executive Committee had a specific policy, known as the Pleasanton Ridge Policy #15, that spoke directly to the self sufficiency of the project, "The Plan requires that City costs related to provision of services will be entirely by the new development. If ordinary revenues do not cover these costs then 3/5/92 4