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457 approximately 14 acre site located on the north side of Old Dublin Canyon Road generally in the area approximately 5,000 feet west of the intersection of Foothill Road and Old Dublin Canyon Road, be adopted. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Brandes, Butler, Mohr and Mayor Mercer NOES: Councilmember Wilson ABSENT: None Because of the above vote, no action was taken on the Negative Declaration accompanying this application. item 9e GP-88-5, Application of the City of Pleasanton to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan Regarding Determination of Population Mark Consider Adoption of Negative Declaration Mr. Swift presented his report (SR 88:288) dated June 21, 1988, regarding this matter. Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing open on the application and the negative declaration. C) No one in the audience spoke in favor of or in opposition to the item. Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing closed. It was moved by Councilmember Brandes, and seconded by Mayor Mercer, that Resolution No. 88-291, determining on the basis of a review of initial en- vironmental study done for this project, that no significant environmental impact would occur as outlined in the City's guidelines and that a negative delaration is appropriate in connection with GP-88-5, application of the City of Pleasanton to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan regarding determination of population mark, be adopted. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Brandes, Butler, Mohr, Wilson, and Mayor Mercer NOES: None ABSENT: None Councilmember Brandes stated this is a matter that has been discussed in depth for several years about benchmarks, etc., and when Council did pass the 62,000 benchmarks it did leave a loophole which he felt was appropriate to be dealt with so that it can be closed. As it stands now, and as the staff re- port shows, there is a benchmark of 62,000. That would leave approximately 128 units per year beyond what has already been approved until year 1996. It was moved by Councilmember Brandes that the benchmark include all prop- erties within the City Limits of Pleasanton as of 1996, and not solely the population of the City Limits of Pleasanton as of 1987, and that the benchmark be adjust to 65,000. The motion died for lack of a second. Councilmember Wilson stated he objected to the motion - the benchmark is 62,000, however, under the motion that was made to set the benchmark at 62,000 it opened a loophole for properties that were not within the City of Pleasan- ton on August 1, 1987. The effective benchmark is high according to staff is - 12 6-21-88