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48 to people wanting to develop or annex their properties but that this should not be done at their expense. She added that the development of the school property should be done in such a way that traffic is turned around and made to pass through the existing Independence Drive and out Bernal Avenue. It should not open the entire valley and devastate their way of life for the benefit of the big developers up the hill. Mr. Charlie Cary, 913 Sherman Way, stated that this development affects about 50 households in Mission Park, Ventana Hills and Lund Ranch and hundreds more to the south. He mentioned that it would be a long-term planning mistake not to use Sycamore Road as a major artery by setting the boundary at the border of Sycamore Road. Mr. Mercer asked Mr. Swift how the people were notified about the matter coming before Council. Mr. Swift replied that the Committee members were informed that the item was on the Agenda. Mr. Don Temple, 6409 Alisal Road, stated that the proposal is a comprehensive overall evaluation of the area which would impact some people more than others. He continued that the residents were willing to work with the City on the development of the area with the understanding that the rural atmosphere would be maintained. The traffic concerns were expressed by new residents in the area who were not aware of the future expansions when they bought their homes. He indicated that the Alisal Improvement Association supports the project. Ms. Linda Peterson, 5747 San Carlos Way, informed the Council that the Committee had to work within the parameters of an identified piece of property in order to make any immediate progress. She stated that the Committee would probably have come up with different decisions if it had to look at the entire part of the General Plan that could be annexed in the future. The Committee tried to accommodate the needs of Mission Park, Ventana Hills and the Alisal area residents by looking at the potential development of the properties in the area and minimizing its impact on the residents of both the area and the current city neighborhoods. She added that they were able to compromise in most areas, and the new road was part of that compromise. However, the residents of San Antonio Street and Mission Park feel their needs are not being met by the Plan because they have had to compromise a lot for the needs of the growing development in the neighborhood. Mr. Brandes stated that it was unfortunate that Mr. Mercer and he, as Council representatives to the Committee, were not informed about the Committee meetings because he would have wanted to participate in them. He mentioned that if the Citizens' Committee report will be included in the preparation of the Specific Plan and the EIR, it should be noted that most of the -14- 1-16-90