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It was moved by Councilman Rega and seconded by Councilman Reid that the letter from Mr. I,Tallce Decker, dated February 15, 1970, be for~.;arded to the General Plan Review Committee for consideration. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmen B~ratlis, Rega, Reid, Spiliotopoulos and Mayor Gerton NOES: None ABSENT: None Mayor Getton welcomed the members of the audience and expressed his apprecia- tion in behalf of the Council, for their concern in the current issues facing the City of Pleasanton. Mayor Getton then reviewed the policies and actions taken by the Council during the past ten years, to guide the growth of Pleasanton to a well balanced community. In referring to the subject petition regarding the requested moratorium on any rezoning that would increase density, Mayor Getton asked that the following ques- tions be taken into consideration before such action would be taken: 1. How would such a moratorium effect future commercial and industrial development which would help broaden the local tax base and provide jobs in the City? 2. If a moratorium were declared, what taxes should be raised and to what extent L~ should they be raised to compensate for loss of growth revenue? ~D 3. What would happen to the City's Recreation, Educational, and Social programs? "'D 4. Would existing property values be eroded? ~.) 5. What would happen when other government entities encroach upon the area set a- ~-~ side in the General Plan and upset the future balance of our City by developing something that is not desirable to Pleasanton? Mayor Getton asked the spokesman for the people who signed the petition, which was signed by some 925 residents of Pleasanton, to explain the contents of the petition. Mr. Robert Pearson, 3590 Churchill Court, spokesman for the petitioners, pre- sented an additional 53 signatures to the petition, to Mayor Getton. Mr. Pearson then read the petition which is recorded as follows: "Whereas the City of Pleasanton has an already overcrowded school system, a sewer system which is approaching its design limits and an air pollution problem which could well become one of the most serious in the State of California, we the undersigned residents of the City of Pleasanton, petition the City Council to enact a moratorium on all rezoning which would increase density." Mayor Gerton asked Mr. Pearson if the facts indicate that the three problems stated in the petition are capable of solution by current efforts being made, would he then agree that there should be no moratorium on zoning to increase density. Mr. Pearson replied that if the facts indicated the problems would be solved by current efforts, he would agree. For clarification reasons, Mayor Getton asked Mr. Pearson what his interpro- de tation of the word" nsity" is. Mr. Pearson stated it is defined in the zoning ordinance as "the number of residential units per gross acre". Mayor Getton then asked Mr. Pearson if his request for a moratorium on all re- zoning that would increase density would include such rezoning as from Agricultural to low density. Mr. Pearson stated that it would include all rezoning. Councilman Beratlis asked Mr. Pearson how long the moratorium should last and Mr. Pearson replied that it should last until the smog level begins to drop. Councilman Reid asked if Pleasanton would control its growth, what effect would it have on Dublin and Livermore. Mr. Pearson replied that when measures are caken to control the growth in Pleasanton, then we can proceed to discuss these problems with Dublin and Livermore, but contended that Pleasanton was the worst offenders for smog and there is no other remedy but stopping growth. Mayor Gerton asked Mr. Pearson if he would allow building to proceed on the already zoned 3688 residential lots and the 287 acres zoned multiple. Mr. Pearson replied that according to the City Attorney a moratorium could not effect these residential lots or multiple lots already zoned, but if it is possible, the City should do everything in its power to control the growth rate. Mayor Gerton then asked Mr. Pearson what a moratorium could accomplish if the above cited lots were developed. Mr. Pearson replied that he felt that the econo- mic situation of the developers was causing the developers in the area to use the zoning ordinance and policies of the Council to increase density to gain higher production rates in units, which he felt was wrong and doesn't think the C.Duncil should use the zoning ordinance in order to satisfy the desires of the developers. 2.