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119 courts off of F Street by reducing the number of units on F Street from 32 to about 20, as recommended in the reduced development alternative proposed in the Draft EIR, and by not extending the courts to avoid further traffic on Hopkins Way, Independence Drive and Sherman Way. She requested that the discussion on the project be continued to give the neighbors and the developers the opportunity to work out a fair and reasonable compromise to the F Street issues. Ms. Margo Kelley, 5157 Independence Drive in Ventana Hills, member of the Pleasanton Ridgelands Committee, expressed concern about the impact of the project on her property, on the surrounding neighborhood and on the City as a whole. She indicated that the neighborhood needs to be protected from increasing traffic and the visual impact of the development. Fr. Dan Danielson, Pastor of St. Augustine's Catholic Church, indicated that he was not opposed to development but requested that a condition be attached to the development that the units to be built on the five lots on the north side of Angela Street and adjacent to the Church's parking lot be single-story homes. He explained that Angela Street is about ten feet higher than the parking lot and that the eucalyptus trees screening the lot from the neighbors would not sufficiently minimize any impact activities on the parking lot may have on two-story homes across the street. Mr. Andy Allbritten, 1152 Hopkins Way in Ventana Hills, agreed with the statements made by Mr. Strickler and Ms. Kelly regarding the Bonde development. He stated that the reduced development alternative would reduce the amount of grading and filling required, the potential impact of the natural springs on the Ventana Hills lots, the visual impact of the Bonde Ranch and the traffic on Hopkins Way and Independence Drive. He indicated that the City should look at the developments on Bonde Ridge, Lund Ranch II and the North Sycamore Plan, as well as any future developments beyond Lund Ranch II and the North Sycamore Plan, as one whole. She pointed out that care should be taken in considering the development of the last available open ridgeland close to downtown Pleasanton to assure the maximum benefit for the entire City. Mr. Jim Sievers, 3215 Runnymede Court, a Pleasanton resident for 20 years and President of the Parish Council at St. Augustine's Catholic Church, expressed concern about the impact of the Church's activities on the neighbors and reiterated Fr. Danielson's request regarding the five lots on Angela Street. Mr. Leonard Hicks, 833 Independence Court in Ventana Hills, stated that the Bonde project has not been mitigated enough to prevent any severe impact to the residents of Ventana Hills and the City as a whole. - 13 - 4-2-91