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The roll call vote was as follows: <br />AYES: Councilmembers - Ayala, Michelotti, Pico, and Mayor Tarver <br />NOES: None <br />ABSENT: Councilmember Dennis <br />ABSTAIN: None <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti again encouraged people to educate themselves on this issue and <br />to review their individual lax bills. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver also reflected on how much this would cost him personally. He <br />urged staff to respond to the Chamber concerns. He was especially concerned about the <br />public perception of the cost issue. Staff cannot say how much the public facilities will <br />cost and where the funding will be found because there is no firm plan. There will be no <br />infrastructure costs until the voters approve a plan. He believed the biggest cost will be <br />the impact on the quality of life if the property is privately developed. He referred to Mr. <br />Pico's comparison to the cost of a postage stamp and he equated that for a gallon of gas a <br />week he could pay for the property instead of having 1,900 homes and 19,000 car trips <br />per day clogging up the roads he has to travel. There will be a process for the community <br />to decide the facilities, the infrastructure, and financing. It bothered him that people are <br />using the fact that staff doesn't have all the answers as the reason to vote against <br />purchasing 430 acres of land in downtown Pleasanton at bargain prices for the <br />commtmity. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. He encouraged people to pay a <br />reasonable price for this property, allow a reasonable amotmt of development to get the <br />balance of the purchase price and do something good for the City. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti believed the question was how the City would build the facilities - <br />the sports park, golf course, or whatever - and whether it would come back to the voters. <br /> <br /> Ms. Acosta explained that there is an income stream, but it is not going to happen <br />over night. <br /> <br />Item 6d <br />Consider certification of the Final EIR for the San Francisco Water Denartment <br />Bernal Avenue Pronertv (SR 00:046) <br /> <br />Brian Swift presented the staff report. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pico asked if the staff recommendation included the Planning Commission <br />recommendations. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift said the Planning Commission recommended certification of the EIR. <br />Any other recommendations would be considered at the time a project went through the <br />review process. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 19 02/15/00 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />