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Ms. Dennis said that if there is a group of Windsor residents who are interested in the affordable housing issue and understanding it better, she would be able to pull together a group to better explain what the City policy covers. She said Pleasanton is extremely proud of its Altbrdable Housing Plan. Ms. Ayala said that a majority of houses that are proposed for the area across l~om the Windsor residents are estimated to have a selling price of more than $1 million. She said some clarification is needed because of mistmdarstanding in the community regarding the intent of Council on the aflbrdability piece of the proposed project. Ms. Michelotti said that some houses were removed from the western side and then in the succeeding process, were added back to the site. She is pleased that some people from Windsor came to the City Council meeting to voice their opinion on the Bemal Avenue Project. She said that tiffs issue will be discussed in the future as to what happens if some of the units on the Measure I Parcel could not go there because of environmental concerns. This is the agreement in place. There will be discussion about how much of the western parcel Pleasanton may be undeveloped in order to aecomnmdate a golf course or a park, etc. Ms. Ayala asked if Ms. Davis thought 30 acres of land was enough for a park across from her development. Ms. Davis said it was absolutely not enough. Deborah Kleffman, 3027 Briggs Circle, spoke on the ballot controversy concerning the Greenbriar plan. She said she believed each member of the Council had the utmost integrity and did not appreciate previous adverse comments directed towards Council. She said that people should not forget that this issue is San Francisco's doing. San Francisco has a rational reason to put a deadline on this project. This is not because of any Councilmember's plan to get the Greenbriar project going. She has not heard any Councilmember saying that they wanted the deadlines that San Francisco imposed on the property. She agreed with Ms. Ayala that if the Greenbriar plan is put on the ballot in November, it basically kills the Greenbriar plan. Her suggestion is to go ahead and approve the plan. If the citizens want a different number of homes on the property, they can referend the project. If this were to take place, Council could put on a later ballot the different plans offered. She asked Council to not limit their choices. Ms. Kleffma.n also commented on the regional job center in Pleasanton. She said it is unrealistic for Pleasanton to absorb the housing that would be required to improve the job/housing balance because there is a regional job center here. She believed there were some housing units planned for Dublin and Livermore to alleviate this situation, Ms. Kleflinan would like to see the personal attacks directed at Council cease. She reminded people that it is not one Councilmember against another. San Francisco was the one that imposed these deadlines on the community. She felt that Pleasanton could work ttu:ough the process and could get a Greenbriar plan and if the people do not like it Pleasmuon City Council I 7 08/01/00 Minutes