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187 Mr. Donald McKenzie, 790 East Angela Street, in response to the statement that the extension of Mirador Drive would pose a threat to the pedestrian safety of school children, stated that Mirador Drive is a 40-foot wide street with sidewalks and school crossing guards across Vineyard Avenue and Kottinger Drive. On the other hand, Angela Street, in the Harris Acres area betweenWhiting Street and Third Street, is 29 feet wide and has no sidewalks. People walk on the street, and cars park on both sides of the road. He pointed out that the General Plan was developed by many citizens and that the EIR favors the extension as an opportunity to improve traffic circulation in the area with minimal effects on the neighborhood. In addition, both the Planning Commission and Staff recommend the extension. Ms. Karen Kearl, 4524 Mirador Drive, stated that the City should first address the needs of the existing residents before providing for the future. She pointed out that the Council should not consider the advantages of future residents on the Bonde Ranch at the expense of the quality of life of the people living in the Mirador Drive area. Mr. Pereira stated that several comments were made at the April 2nd City Council meeting which he would like to address at this time: (1) The Danville project with reported land slippage problems is not a Shapell Industries project. (2) Shapell Industries has signed an agreement with the Pleasanton Unified School District which addresses the direct and cumulative impacts of the project on schools. The approximate number of children to be generated by the project is 32, the size of a little bit more than one classroom. The agreement provides the District with the equivalent of 4½ classrooms. (3) About 100 feet of green belt separates the Ventana Hills development and the Bonde Ranch development. Shapell Industries has been conferring with City staff on the Bonde development since 1987, and the Ventana Hills home of a previous speaker was not purchased until 1990. (4) Bonde Ranch is not the appropriate location for a north-south collector road. (5) The development would generate not 14,000, but only 6,200, trips per day, which is significantly less than the traffic on Black Avenue. Mr. Pereira then addressed the comments made at this Council meeting: (1) Shapell Industries had no intention to sell the project to another developer upon approval. Custom lots will be sold; however, the comprehensive design guidelines reviewed and approved by Staff, the Design Review Board and the Planning Commission address the concerns on the units to be built on the custom lots. (2) Geologists and engineering consultants have agreed that the Bonde Ranch will probably assist in alleviating the water seepage problems by reducing the amount of groundwater flow - 11 - 5-21-91