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Jerry Thorne, 5144 Hummingbird Road, supported the staff recommendation not to purchase the property for a park. The existing park meets the needs of neighborhood park and the expansion of Hartsen Park would not be sufficient for use as a community park. The community park uses would potentially require lighting and would adversely affect the neighborhood. He objected to the diversion of funds from already approved projects or the use of funds for approved but unfunded projects. Dave Griffith, 5622 Paseo Navarro, statect his concern about the failure of the School Board to communicate and cited problems whicl~ occurred at School Board meetings. He believed the decision of building at Stoneridge or Del Prado is revenue neutral. He referred to the 1992 demographic report and stated there were 512 more students in the Donlan/Walnut Grove side of town than on the Alisal/Fairlands area. He did not understand why one would build on the other side of town. Mr. Griffith referred to conflicts of interest by Land Planning Consultants, who prepared recommendations for school sites and received commissions for property transactions. He believed the numbers in their reports were inaccurate and went on to cite other inaccuracies. Finally, he urged Council not to change the zoning of the Del Prado property. Julie Testa, 2825 Victoria Ridge Court, expressed her concern about the School District plan to overcrowd school in pursuit of State funds. She felt by making application for the funds, the School District has met its obligation to make good faith efforts for funding. She supported a school at the Del Prado site. She presented a letter from Jennifer Hosterman, who could not attend the meeting, a copy off which is attached to the Minutes. Juanira Haugen, 3845 Pinot Court, member of the School Board, was extremely concerned about the children being used as footballS. She objected to innuendos and accusations that the School Board does not listen to the people. She has listened for years in many capacities and she understands that the people want the site to remain a school site or a vacant lot. The School District does not have the luxury of maintaining a site it cannot use. Much work is being done on a comprehensive use policy and all children must be considered. She urged Council to respect the decisions the School Board must make. She appreciated working with Council and its supporl. She stated the Board will continue to listen to Council and to all of tim public. There was a break at 10:00 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:10 p.m. Mr. Tarver made the observation that th~s is clearly a situation where people have established views. Because the parties do not agree does not mean they are not listening. There is a difference of opinion about what is best for the community. Ms. Michelotti referred to the staff report and believed that at this time there is no viable way to use the property as a park. She requested a response from the School District regarding 12/06/94 - 13 -