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The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmen Butler, Mercer, Wood, and Mayor Brandes NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Kephart Application of Alfred Fromm for an amendment of the Land Use Element of the General Plan which would change the designation of a roughly 98 acre parcel of land located at the northeast corner of 1-680 and Bernal Avenue from "A~riculture and Grazing" t0""'C0mmerCial and Offices/Industrial". The City Council will also consider p0s-' sible cb~n~e in the land usedesignation of all that land located between 1-680 and ya!!e~ Avenue extension (roughl~ 1.15 acres includin~ lands of Alameda.~ounty and San Francisco Water Department) as indicated above or to any other land use desig- nation On the basis of.an Initial Study. of the potential environmental impacts of the pro~ect~ the Director of Planning and Community Development has determined that the propo~d project would not have a~ potential significant adverse effects on the environment and that an environmental impact report need not be prepared. ... This Initial Study is available for review at the Planning Division~ 200 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton. Comments on this decision may be directed to either the Planning staff prior to the above meetin~ date~ or directly to the City Council at the above noticed meetin~ Mr. Harris presented his report dated August 8, 1979, regarding this matter. He stated staff recommended an amendment to Condition 1 as follows: That Case GP-79-6 does not become effective until the first date on which the City Council takes action to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan following the annexation of the subject property to the City of Pleasanton. The applicant agreed to the change of Condition 1. Mayor Brandes declared the public hearing open on the application and the negative declaration. Mr. Irving Loube, Attorney representing. the applicant, stated his client con- curred with the staff report and Planning Commission recommendation for approval, and pointed out that this is one way to get Valley Avenue extension constructed. Mr. Charles Oakley, 6368 Calle Altamira, Attorney representing residents in the area, expressed concern regarding commercial development and possible unsightly structures that could be constructed on this site that would affect the life style of the area. Mr. Loube rebutted by stating there would not be any unpleasing development on this project and invited Mr. Oakley to view the development plans. There being no further testimony, Mayor Brandes declared the public hearing closed on the application and the negative declaration. It was moved by Councilmember Butler, and seconded by Councilmember Mercer, that Resolution No. 79-143, determining on the basis of a review of initial en- vironmental study done for this project, that no significant environmental impact Cit ' would occur as outlined in the y s guidelines and that a Negative Declaration is appropriate for an amendment of the Land Use Element of the General Plan which would change the designation of a roughly 98 acre parcel of land located at the northeast corner of 1-680 and Bernal Avenue and all of that land located between 1-680 and Valley Avenue extension (roughly 115 acres including lands of Alameda County and San Francisco Water Department) from "Agriculture and Grazing" to "Com- mercial and Offices/Industrial",be adopted. 14. 8/28/79