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M~. Edga~ s~ated the action being requested by the City Council is a tentative adoption ~f map and interim adoption of the elements to comply with appropriate guidelines te proceed with final General Plan. He presented reports of the Planning Commission, Park and Recreation Commission, Community Concerns Committee, Housing Au~hsrity~ and Citizens General Plan Review Committee, regarding this matter. M~ Harris reviewed the preliminary General Plan map and the six State mandated General Plan elements as follows: (1) Conservation and Open Space; (2) Noise; (3) Land Use and Circulation; (4) Seismic Safety; (5) Scenic Highways; and (6) Housing. He stated all cf the elements with the exception of the Land Use and Circulation element (which is srrlctly a summation of the land uses which appear on the map and contains no goals, objectives, principles, standards, policy statement or implementation procedures), have been reviewed by the groups mentioned above° Mayor Pearson suggested that the following areas of concern of the Planning Commission are te be subjected to further review including consideration of their economic impact: (1) Extension of Kottinger Park along Pico for recreation; (2) The community park at Arroyo del Valle, west of 1-680, be reduced from 25 acres to 5-10 acres; (3) Increase Moller Park; (4) In the Pleasanton Valley tract west of Fairlands School which is now vacant, be zoned high density for condiminiums (4 acres); (5) The Willow-West property shown as I-P for 600' East on Hopyard Road, be zoned ~ allow development of a restaurant and motor hotel~ Mr~ Donald J~ Rathjen, 1802 Halcyon, addressed the City Council regarding the General. Pla~ review procedure~ He expressed his frustration in not knowing what was expected of the Citizens Committee. He stated that interest and participation in the Ca~nittee became discouraging when staff information could not be obtained, time schedules were limited, reports were requested but not used in their entirety, and consultan~ and staff coordination was difficult. He further stated he felt that citizens input was very important to the General Plan in order to make Pleasanton the kind of city that would be pleasing to everyone. Mr~ F~ank Brandes, 6889 Corte Sonada, and member of the Citizens General Plan Review Ce~nit%ee, stated some of the original enthusiasm of the Committee was lost in no~ allowing people to have input into the General Plan review° He stated there seemed to be a rush to get a report regarding the Holding Capacity and Growth Rate Program, ~hen the matter was dropped. He expressed concern regarding a joint study session with the City Council in order to discuss what had been done thusfar by the Committee and get it all together. Mr~ Chuck Seymour, 492 San Gabriel Court, addressed the Council stating he was surprised at the changes in the recommendations made by the Citizens General Plan Review Comr~ittee, such as the removal of the preventi.on of development of the ridges and foothills, growth rate, Camp Parks Sewage Treatment disposal site, seismic element, and statement concerning multiples. He stated the City of Liver- more put the SAVE Initiative into their General Plan and he felt the City of Pleasanton ~hculd do likewise. Coun~ilman Kinney stated that Pleasanton was not taking the same approach as Livermore because the two cities are different and that we have adopted a re- stricted growth policy based on the sewage treatment plant designed for the same purpose as the SAVE initiative. Councilman Mori commented that the economic analysis is necessary in order to make rational decisions° Mayor Pearson recessed the meeting at 9:30 P.M. Mayer Pearson ~econvened the meeting at 9:40 P.M. Mr. John Payne, member of the Holding Capacity Subcommittee, stated the docu- ments being considered now are cosmetic parts of the General Plan and the most important part ef the Plan is yet to be done, that is the economic analysis. He urged the City staff to issue some concise statements about what the economic analysis will accomplish and requested a second round of deliberations between ~he Citizens Committee and staff for more input and study of the General Plan. 2. 12/17/73