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163 Bay Regional Park, in conjunction with Alameda County, changed the zoning which did not allow for further construction. He felt it selfish for people already here who have a beautiful home to try to stop other people who were here first. He s~ated that East Bay Regional Park approched him to buy his property before the zoning change. He asked Mr. Hornbeck at a public meeting why he did not attempt to buy his land before Mr. Lane had made plans to build. Mr. Hornbeck denied ever trying to buy this land. Mr. Lane presented a letter from East Bay Regional Park District stating their interest in buying this land. He felt this land should be put back into five acre zoning. He felt that 98% of the property owners on the ridge would like to annex to the -- City. Mr. Ben Tarvet, 1144 Arak Court, stated he supports the community facili- ties alternative and most of the staff recommendations. He stated he ad- dressed the Planning Commission regarding growth management in terms of where the City is in the short term; there is a school overcrowding situation, and traffic problems. Staff says there are 1500 units that have been approved and could have been developed on the residential side in 1986; that exceeds the actual growth management program that is written in the proposed general plan. In addition, there is some 3200 units that are approved for long term agree- ments through the year 1991 which would indicate that the City has something L(') a)ong the average indicated by the staff of 650 units per year for the next C)J five years, given current approvals. Add on top of that the exemptions that are being proposed for the North Pleasanton area and reducing the exemption (~J qualifications, that could indeed really tax schools and the traffic situa- ~ tion. There needs to be some control given to that 1000 unit maximum such as CYI prioritizing permits, etc., to get the type of housing Pleasanton needs with- m~2i[ out straining the infrastructure. Mr. Tarver stated that the City has 5.5 million square feet on the commercial/industrial side approved'and he felt this would be a sufficient amount to carry the City through the next review period without causing too great an inbalance between jobs and housing, and give the City time to work with the rest of the region in a land use planning and traffic solutions for the area. He asked that a phrase be added to Sec- tion 6.2 which discusses a regional cooperation on such issues as traffic, and the housing and jobs balance within the region. Ms. Ilene Weinreb, representing the Bay Area Council, presented a letter to Council expressing concern about increasing the supply of housing afford- able to the region's growing work force. She felt the City should reserve sufficient sewer capacity to assure an adequate amount of residential develop- ment in the next five years while wastewater treatment facilities are expan- ded. She urged Council to take the initiative in promoting cooperative plan- ning in the Tri-Valley. She recommended that Pleasanton create a new senior staff position of Housing Specialist within the Department of Planning and Community Development to coordinate and facilitate the development of afford- able housing. She presented a recommended policy and program change regarding land use program and policies. Mr. James Zukelly, 967 Crellin, stated the land use element ignores the working class people. He stated he is unable to find an apartment that is affordable for him to rent; he is forced to rent a room in a private home. He urged Council to consider providing housing for people who make less than $22,000; he did not feel the proposed general plan is adequate to accomplish this goal. - 10 - 9-16-86