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Councilmember Brandes suggested that large lot developments could be included as an exemption to the growth rate. Mr. Lee noted that single family homes on individual lots currently are an exemption. Mayor Mercer expressed an interest in preserving long term agreements as a method of extending residential growth over time. He noted that long term agreements also help the City plan for the long term and could provide the basis of setting aside a percentage of sewer capacity for residential development. Commissioner Hoyt suggested that infrastructure is a logical basis for planning future City growth and that traffic is a major consideration especially in the short term. There was a consensus on Discussion Topic 1 to maintain some form of growth management system i~ Pleasanton. Discussion Topic 2 Councilmember Butler suggested the difficulty of using population benchmarks to control the Council's approval of residential projects when those projects are proposed in terms of housing units. He suggested that the Residential Review Committee's recommendations made sense, basing growth control on infrastructure and services. He suggested such an assessment could be done on a three to five year basis. Councilmember Mohr also agreed with the basic approach suggested by the Committee. Councilmember Brandes expressed a concern with the Committee's recommendation. He said people in the community understand population and, therefore, the City should use population benchmarks to manage growth over a ten year period, however, he suggested that the current population benchmarks need to be changed. Commissioner Innes agreed that some growth limits were desirable and that the impacts of that growth on the community should be evaluated. Mayor Mercer also liked the Committee's recommendations but did think that an annual review of infrastructure and service may be too frequent. He suggested a yearly range of housing units be allocated, a percentage of those units allocated to long term agreements and other projects, and the resulting population estimated. Councilmember Butler reiterated his recommendation to make growth management allocated solely on the basis of housing units. There was a consensus to use a range of housing units as well as an evaluation of infrastructure, public services, and other factors as a method for managing growth. - 2 -