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443 Ms. Susan Glanville, 3069 Chardonnay, stated it had been easy to get signatures on the petition because of the manner in which this project had been approved; that a lot of people are angry the way Council has gotten to this position, feeling that rules had been changed to fit the needs after the fact. Ms. Glanville stated that the project does not seem to be affordable to a lot of people. Mr. Leo Heckathorn, 4202 Stanley Boulevard, stated he did not feel this project can be classified as low income housing, and that he had signed the petition to repeal Ordinance No. 1056 approving the Quail Creek project. He commended Council- member Mercer and Mayor Butler for voting NO on the project. Mr. Curt Altschur, representing Citizens for Balanced Growth, stated this group felt the project should not be approved until traffic congestion on Vineyard Avenue has been relieved. Mr. Frank Belecky, 892 Madeira Drive, thanked the volunteers who had worked on the petition drive. He stated this petition is not political pressure but an orderly process by the citizens of Pleasanton regarding their concerns for development. He stated that Vineyard Avenue already has much more high-density residential develop- ment than any other area in the City and he felt that additional high-density develop- ment would be discriminatory to the residents of this area and that it should be spread throughout the City. He stated that high density creates high crime and causes traffic congestion. He stated the 2,351 signatures on the petition should not be ignored by Council. He stated the residents of Vintage Hills are not against afford- able housing but are concerned that any project in this area be one that they can live with twenty years from now. Mr. Belecky asked Council to repeal Ordinance No. 1056 tonight. Mr. Thomas O'Donnell asked that the record be made straight that this is the same project as presented before and that it is a good project; that the developer does not want to harm Pleasanton. He stated that no one is against affordable housing but that no one wants it is their neighborhood. Mr. O'Donnell stated he felt Council has made a correct decision and there are no facts to change that decision now. Mayor Butler stated he had not been satisfied with the Quail Creek project from its beginning because of design considerations. Mayor Butler stated that Councilmember Wood had ~dvised him by telephone that he would not support repeal of the ordinance. Councilmember Mercer stated he felt the citizens of Pleasanton have been extremely logical and orderly in presenting their concerns regarding this project, and that the developer has been the one applying the political pressures and threats. He stated he is opposed to the project for the same reasons as Mayor Butler, and felt that under the City's guidelines for affordable housing that a much more desirable project could be secured for this location. He added that the Quail Creek project, in his opinion, does not fit under the City guidelines for affordable housing. He stated the citizens have followed all the rules, have spoken at every opportunity, have done nothing more than what they said they would do; and have now come back to Council to support their efforts which he feels is the logical thing to do. Councilmember Mercer commended the citizens for their efforts. Councilmember Brandes stated he concurred with Councilmember Mercer relative to the orderly fashion in which the Vintage Hills residents have conducted their con- cerns opposing the Quail Creek project, but that he would not change his vote in support of the project and felt that any criticism against Councilmembers is inappro- priate. 4. 1/ll/S3