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Pleasanton viable. At least with the 1900 unit plan Pleasanton could have some housing and people cotrid live and work in Pleasanton. Dolores Bengtson, 568 Hamilton Way, felt this was now becoming an election issue. Pleasanton is presented a plan that is wonderful because of the open land available. The next step is to decide what will be put onto that land. She called attention to the open space. She said she looked at the plan and l~lt that the plan pmsentad some serious problems. There is a great expectation by the golfing community that there will be a golf course on this property and she has problems with this as it is designed by Greenbriar to support a golf course. She expressed concerns about the placement of homes on the property and the golf course. She said lhere is a lot of expectations for this property and fek that they all cannot be met on this property. She expressed concern over the total number of housing units in Pleasanton. She felt people should have a very clear option on this proposal, including the open space. Robert Cordtz, 262 West Angela Street, felt it was difficult to get any information on the project. He would like the same intbrmation that Council received available to the public. He said he has been to the Planning Commission and cannot get the colored layout. He said another issue not yet discussed is the bridge for Laguna Oaks and Windsor. He wanted to see the City Council make up its mind and get on with this project. Gerry Brunken, 1753 Paseo Del C~jon, spoke on the exclusionary and elitist thoughts in the City of Pleasanton that have developed over the last eight years. He said this primarily has to do with housing. Thc Bernai Plan did not have to be 1900 homes. It could have been voted on a long time ago and it should have been. However, over the years a majority of councilmembers have rejected this plan because they want something different. This political situation started long before CAPP. He said he wants morn affordable homes on the Bemal Property. He said there is no communication in the City of Pleasanton, except for insiders. He said he has to go down to City Hall after every meeting and find the staff report that pertains to what he wants to discuss. He says he cannot come here within five minutes of hearing everyone else speak and speak intelligently on thc inntier. He discussed the matter of the San Francisco plan for 1,900 homes. He said that he wants to vote on both proposals. Gloria Davis, 2354 Meadowlark Drive, a member of the Windsor Homeowners Association, said the residents have never been able to get in or out of their development using their main access. They have been told that when the Bemal Property gets developed this will be taken case of. They want something to happen, however the traffic and safety of their development is uppermost in their minds. She said that ril?dat now it is frightening. They cannot get safely in or out of the development in their cars, let along send the children any place using bicycles. They cannot use a park because they do not have one. She said they have been waiting six years for this to be resolved. She expressed concern about an interchange and the impact it will have on the homes in the Windsor area. She wanted City Council to consider what it is doing to their neighborhood. Pleasanton City Council 16 08/01/00 Minutes