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Mayor Brandes declared the public hearing closed on the application and the negative declaration. Considerable Council discussion ensued regarding the concerns of the residents in the area. Council concurred that the proposed BART line relocation was a better route. Council discussed the merits of placing the subject property in a Study District for further review. Councilmember Mercer suggested the Mayor appoint two Councilmembers to meet with staff, the developers, and the Stoneridge Homeowners Association to resolve the concerns of the residents. Mayor Brandes asked Mr. Christainson if the Board of Directors of the Stoneridge Homeowners Association would be willing to coordinate a meeting. Mr. Christainson advised that they would. It was moved by Councilmember Wood, and seconded by Councilmember Butler, that Ordinance No. 900, to be read by title only, waiving further reading thereof, plac- ing the 26.146 acre parcel located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Foothill Road and Stoneridge Drive, shown on the General Plan as "Public and In- stitutional", be placed in an "S" (Study) District for four months, that the Mayor appoint two members of the City Council to meet with staff, developers, and home- owners to study the proper zoning and resolve-various concerns, and that'the basis for this action is that the General Plan change suggested coupled with C-R zoning on the property presents a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the residents in the area due to potential developments permitted on the site, be introduced and adopted as an urgency measure. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmen Butler, Mercer, Wood, and Mayor Brandes NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Kephart Mayor Brandes stated he would appoint two Councilmembers later in the week to serve as liaison on this matter and would be in touch with the Stoneridge Home- owners Association. It was moved by Councilmember Butler, and seconded by Councilmember Wood, that Resolution No. 79-141, determining on the basis of a review of initial environmental study done for this project, that no significant environmental impact would occur as outlined in the Ctty's guidelines and that a Negative Declaration is appropriate for an amendment to the General Plan which would change the Land Use designation of the property located on the northeast corner of Foothill Road and Stoneridge Drive from "Public and Institutional" (planned BART station) to "Commercial and Offices" in that the "S" zoning adopted previously will prevent potential impacts raised by residents, and therefore, a Negative Declaration for the General Plan change be adopted. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmen Butler, Wood, and Mayor Brandes NOES: Councilman Mercer ABSENT: Councilman Kephart It was moved by Councilmember Butler, and seconded by Mayor Brandes, that the application of Taubman Company, Inc., for an amendment to the General Plan which would change the Land Use designation of the property located on the northeast corner of Foothill Road and Stoneridge Drive from "Public and Institutional" (planned BART station) to "Commercial and Offices", be approved. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilman Butler and Mayor Brandes NOES: Councilmen Mercer and Wood ABSENT: Councilman Kephart 11. 8/28/79