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stated it would require a number of meetings to complete this report before April when the next general plan amendment review by City Council is scheduled. Mayor Brandes stated the report would first go to the Planning Commission for review and comment before being heard by Council and this could not be done by April. Mayor Brandes suggested that the report be required to be completed by July 1, 1980, or earlier is possible. Mayor Brandes stated he would not like to have a moratorium placed on general plan amendments in case some application was presented that needed ~mmediate action, but he did want to assure the citizens that no general plan amend- ment would be considered unless it was urgent. Councilmember Butler stated he felt Council should not schedule any general plan amendments for April, and that the next time general plan amendments are scheduled to be reviewed is in August. He added that if something extremely important should come up, then it should be heard before August. After discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Butler, and seconded by Council- member Wood, that Resolution No. 79-250, determining that no general plan amendments be scheduled for public hearing until a review of the General Plan by a citizens committee had been completed, said report to be finished by June 1, 1980, but stating that any application may be voted on to allow for public hearing before that time if it is deemed necessary by three votes of the Council, be adopted. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmen Butler, Kephart, Mercer, Wood, and Mayor Brandes NOES: None ABSENT: None PUBLIC HEARINGS Application of Harris Realty Company to .~hange t~e land use .deSignation of the General Plan for the proRerties located at 444~ 471~ 486~ 496 and 459 St. Mary Street from '~'High_Densi. t'7' Re~fdential" to ."Commercial and Office~~ .... ' ....... On the basis of an Initial Study of the potential environmental imp.a.~ts of the pro- ]~ct, the Director of Planning and Commu. nit7 Development has determined that the proposed pr.o]ect would not have any 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 meeting date, or directly to the City Council at the above noticed meetin~ Mr. Harris presented his report dated December 4, 1979, regarding this matter. Mr. Brown stated that Harris Realty Company had sold their property on St. Mary Street and were no longer interested in this application but since other applicants are involved the public hearing should continue. }~yor Brandes declared the public hearing open on the application and the nega- tive declaration. Mr. Mike Harris, representing Harris Realty Company, stated he felt funds should be allocated for the maintenance and restructuring of older homes in the downtown area. He added that additional study should be done on this matter. The following persons spoke in opposition to this item: 7. 12/11/79