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Ms. Ayala agreed with the Mayor's comments. She said the Specific Plan was predicated on the fact that this kind of development would be allowed in order to get everything in the Specific Plan, including the elementary school. She has approved several developments in order to get the infrastructure that was needed. She was disappointed that there is still a large piece - the school - missing. Ms. Hosterman was not excited about this piece of the Vineyard Corridor, but she has seen the number of residential units go from around 700 down to less than 200. It has been a long process and she understood these are all pieces of the puzzle, which must occur in order to get Neai School constructed. That is her goal. She did not like the amount of dirt to be moved or the fact there will be homes on hillsides. Those decisions were made before she was elected. She clarified that since there is an executed Development Agreement, Council cannot modify the approved plan. It was moved by Mayor Pict, seconded by Ms. Ayala, to adopt Resolution No. 03-096, upholding the appeal and approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map for Tract 7399, Northstar Construction and Development. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councllmembers - Ayala, Campbell, Hosterman, and Mayor Pict NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Councilmember Brozosky Item 6c Approval of Agreements Implementing Mitigation Measures for the Stoneridge BART Station. (SR 03:236) Brian Swif~ presented the staffreport. Ms. Hosterman felt the staffreport addressed all the issues she had previously raised. Mr. Brozosky asked what control the City of Pleasanton had regarding the station. Ms. McKeehan explained BART is a separate governmental agency. Under most circumstances it could build a station with only minimum input by the City. In this case, it is a public/private partnership including an office building on the Pleasanton side of the freeway. The financing agreement with BART will help fund the project from revenue raised by the property taxes from the office building and that agreement gives the City of Pleasanton a little more control of the project than it ordinarily would have. The concepts of this agreement were adopted about two years ago and the final document will come before Council soon. The design of the office building will be processed through our Planning Department in the usual manner. She commented that BART has been very cooperative with the City of Pleasanton over the years. The Pleasanton/Dublin Liaison Committee will be looking at the design of the station soon and she said it will soon be time for a joint meeting with the City Councils of Dublin and Pleasanton. Pleasanton City Council 15 08/19/03 Minutes