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He felt we should not be waiting three years to implement programs; rather we should be putting this through right away. There was a break at 8:56 p.m. The meeting was reeonvened at 9:05 p.m. Item 6C Reconsideration of Appeal coneernim, Vesting Tentative Map Tract 7399~ Northstar Development. (SR 03:263) Councilmember Bmzosky recused himself from participating on this issue because he owns property within 500 feet of the development. Mr. Swift presented the staffreport. Ms. Ayala noted there were no visuals attached to the staff report but that visuals had been presented in 2001 when the project first came forward. In reading the staff report, she believed the visuals would appear about the same. Mr. Swil~ informed her that each of the pad heights, as proposed in this proposal, are within one to two feet as originally shown in the PUD with the exception of those at the very lowest evaluation in the Berlogex Valley where up to four feet of fill has been added, which are Lots 17, 18 and 19. These houses are by far the lowest lots in the development and are below the houses that are immediately to the west and located on a higher ridge. With respect to where they are in relation to the hillside, he did not believe there would be any difference if you were to do a new visual with this grading plan as compared to the old grading plan. This grading plan does have a retaining wall which, once the landscaping is installed, will be obscured from view from both the Vineyard Avenue Trail as well as fxom offsite view. For clarification, Ms. Ayala confmned that if one were to look at the visuals today for the new plans, one would see a retaining wall reflected, and a~er growth of, say five years, you would not see it reflected. Mr. Swift responded by stating that it would take less than five years because the condition of the tentative map is to plant shrubs in front of that wall to as to obscure the wall in less than a year. This will take less than a year and a half to two years at the most. Ms. Ayala asked at what direction would one see the retaining wall. Mr. Swift replied one would be able to see it when the property is graded not only fi'om the Vineyard Trail and the existing Vineyard Avenue, but also from the new Vineyard Avenue end perhaps as a tiny line from Stanley Boulevard. There are many trees to be planted between the existing Vineyard Avenue end the open space area alanting up the hill to the retaining wall site, so any of the crowns in those flees will Pleasanton City Council 14 09/16/03 Minutes