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223 COMMUNICATIONS Letter from Ponderosa Homes Mayor Mercer presented a letter from Ponderosa Homes dated June 24, 1985, requesting a review of the location of the proposed Tennis Park facility pres- ently programmed for the corner of Hopyard Road and Valley Avenue. Mr. Len Fryer, Vice President, Ponderosa Homes, presented plans and re- quested that the park site be relocated to the south of the proposed corner location and that the corner of Valley Avenue and Hopyard Road be rezoned to allow a neighborhood shopping center. He stated that the present park con- figuration removes from the tax rolls a valuable source of potential property and sales tax revenue from the City of Pleasanton; the same uses can be accom- modated on Ponderosa's adjacent property to the south without the resulting loss of revenue to the City; and that Ponderosa would be willing to contribute $1,000,000.00 worth of improvements on the new park site location, this con- tribution would be in addition to the $500,000.00 now required under the long term agreement between the City and Ponderosa. Council discussion ensued regarding the present park plan, and the pos- sible uses and problems related to a shopping center at this location. · ~' The following persons spoke in opposition to changing the park site to LO allow a shopping center: ~' Mr. Thomas Noll, 5730 Corte Libra, Vice President of the Country Faire '~ Homeowners Association, stated he felt there was no need to debate this issue; ~ Council as well as Park and Recration Commission has approved final plans for ~ the tennis facility and park, that public testimony has already been received regarding this matter, and he felt the issue should be closed. He stated he is adamently opposed to any consideration of a shopping center being placed at this location, advising there are already shopping centers located on other corners at this intersection. He urged Council to vote No to any changes in the Master Plan of the park facility. Councilmember Butler asked if a vote had been taken in the Country Faire Homeowners Association regarding this matter. Mr. Noll stated all members had been advised by newsletter and that the overwhelming response from the resi- dents has been in favor of the park and in opposition to any commercial development at this location. Mr. Jim Hook, 5837 Corte Mente, stated he wife walked the Country Faire Subdivision for four hours this date to get a response to this matter, and found overwhelming opposition to any change. He advised there is already ad- verse noise impact in this area and that any additional commercial development would only make the matter worse and have a negative effect on the neighbor- hood. He added that a park located on a major thoroughfare made it more ac- cessible to the general public. Mr. Mike Portnoff, Country Faire Subdivision, advised he had taken a quick poll in his neighborhood this date and there was unanimous opposition to the proposal of Ponderosa Homes to change the park site. He stated that when he bought his home he was lead to believe this area would be a park site and he favored the park plan as approved by Council and the Park and Recreation Com- mission, adding there is more need for a park than another commercial develop- ment at this location. -7- 7-2-85