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263 Mr. Roush stated that the retrofit program and the water availability issue could be handled separately; the language would indicate that no building permits would be issued if mandatory water rationing were in effect and that the fee for the retrofit program would be paid for at the building permit stage. Ms. Mohr inquired if it would be reasonable to delay Growth Management approvals until such time that Council considers the retrofit program. Ms. Acosta replied that Staff would need about 45 days to bring back a report on the off-set program because Staff will need time to discuss the issue with the development community. Mr. Roush clarified that the off-set program would apply not only to those who receive Growth Management allocation starting this year, but to anyone who applies for a building permit, including those who have already received Growth Management approval. Mr. Tarver commented that the 343 units that have already been allocated for 1992 appear to be sufficient. He stated that the 1,200 unit backlog needs to be addressed and that the best way to eliminate that backlog is to inform the developers that if they do not build in the year the allocation is given, such allocation will be given to another developer the next year. He pointed out that Growth Management means getting what the City needs in the community and controlling growth. He continued that schools also have to be taken care of and that the City has to find a way to fund them. He indicated that he could not support an allocation of 500 units for 1992, considering the lack of park and recreational opportunities, the jobs-housing balance, and the water situation. He stated that he would like Council to address the bigger picture and requested that Staff take the time to research and present its recommendations on the off-set program and on how the City can get the funding for the park and recreation facilities and other infrastructures that the community needs to move forward. He concluded that the City should not use all of its capacity on upper-end housing which the General Plan indicates the City no longer needs. Mr. Mercer agreed that the City needs to provide money to the schools and to solve the infrastructure problem; however, stopping everything is not the way government and business operate and will not solve those problems. He indicated that development has helped some schools, such as the Lydiksen School, which received about $1.25 million from a development on Foothill Road. In the same fashion, the Bonde project and other developments have contributed a large amount to the school system, over and above the school - 15 - 6-18-91