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Councilmember Mohr indicated a large part of the 2,500 units in the backlog was for apartments. At the time they were approved there was a need for apartments expressed by the Citizens Review Committee and she sees nothing like that coming before Council again. The other part of the backlog comes from phasing. This is dictated by the economy; only 50 units may be unbuilt one year and then a big chunk the next. The schools are a problem. We had a middle school which closed for declining enrollment. Now a new school is under construction. She feels it makes sense to condition approvals on the new school building being built along with the Stoneridge interchange. She stated that if you look at a map the only sizeable piece of land left to develop is the San Francisco Water Department land. Pleasanton is a mature city that is close to buildout and the surges that occurred in the 70's and 80's will not happen again. Council has done a good job in planning. She is in favor of the 200 units Mr. Butler suggested. Mayor Mercer said he moved here twenty years ago and has seen Pleasanton grow from a small town to a mature community. We have maintained services of police and fire despite Prop 13. For most of that time he has been in office and accepts credit as well as blame. Council was responsive to the Citizen's General Plan Review Committee and reduced the level of growth. During the last campaign everyone criticized growth of the city. It is extremely difficult to measure how 200 homes will impact the police, fire and other facilities. The Stoneridge interchange bid documents were amended to include an incentive clause to encourage rapid completion and it is not an issue as to whether 200 houses are approved. The City has tried to help the schools as much as it can, but because of inconsistent growth, new earthquake safety requirements and other factors it has been hard to keep up with the demands. Mayor Mercer in principle believes the City needs to move at a slower rate and would support 200 units. However, if you don't go forward, you go backwards. You must move ahead. He felt it was prudent to approve up to 200 units. Mayor Mercer indicated the Growth Management Committee should be appointed to negotiate with developers for additional conditions for the City. He supported Option 5 of the Report. Councilmembers Butler and Tarver were appointed to the Committee. It was suggested by Councilmember Tarver that a target of 150-350 units be set, conditioned on the middle school and Stoneridge interchange being in place. Mayor Mercer and Councilmember Butler indicated it was better to have a single number rather than a range. It was moved by Councilmember Butler, seconded by Councilmember Mohr, to adopt Resolution No. 89-250, setting the 1990 Growth Management Allocation at 200 units plus the 150 units already approved, and including a condition that the committee 6-6-89 -8-