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MINUTES of THE MEETING of THE CITY COUNCIL Pleasanton, California March 19, 1970 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Bernard Getton called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 8:00 P.M. ROLL CALL City Clerk Helen McCarty called the roll which is recorded as follows: Councilmen Betaills, Rega, Reid, Spiliotopoulos and Mayor Getton were present. Mr. Fales, City Manager, Mr. Edgar, Assistant City Manager, Mr. Hirst, City Attorney, Mr. Campbell, Director of Public Works, and Mr. Castro, Director of Planning, were present. PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor Gerton announced that the public hearing on the moratorium on any re- zoning that would increase density, continued from March 4, 1970, is again opened for discussion. Mayor Getton introduced Mr. Bill Swanson, Planner for PUD concepts for the Federal Housing Authority. Mr. Swanson showed slides of Planned Unit Developments in various cities throughout the United States and also some in Europe, He pointed out both the good and undesirable features. Mayor Getton asked Mr. Castro to give a simple and precise definition of the various types of residential dwellings. Mr. Castro complied by stating that 1) A single family residence is a detached dwelling occupied by one family, 2) A multiple dwelling is a rented dwelling occupied by one or more families, 3) A townhouse is a two-story, arranged in clusters of three or four or more, each a single family home, 4) A condominium is a multi-family unit with common open sapce area, 5) A Planned Unit Development is an entire area, tract, or subdivision that could be any or all of the types of residences in addition to commercial development. Mayor Getton reviewed the discussion that was held on the smog situation at the March 4, 1970, meeting. Mayor Getton also read articles on smog from various sources. Mayor Getton reported that he had spent two days in Los Angeles attending a meeting on smog and that many bills on this subject have been introduced into legislature. He stated that everyone agreed that the emission from automobiles was the biggest problem to control. Considerable discussion ensued regarding the causes of smog and how it can be controlled. Both Mr. John Long and Mr. Robert Pearson spoke on this matter. Mr. Francis Dudley asked the City Council not to vote on the moratorium request until the City Council had the final answers on smog control so that they can vote knowledgeably. Considerable discussion ensued. There being no further questions or comments from the audience, it was moved by Councilman Reid and seconded by Coun~lms~tk-r~s'~'~-~;hel~.kaallngbe closed. The roll call vot~.e was as follows: AYES: Councilmen Betsills, Rega~ Ket~t, ~xtl~apoulos and Mayor Gerton NOES: None ABSENT: None Mayor Getton declared a recess at 10:35 P.M. Mayor Getton reconvened the meeting at 10:55 P.M.