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Ms. McGovern was concerned about the amount of fill to be used and the construction of homes on the fill. She cited problems with a house built on Longview. She recommended the developer confirm student generation figures with the School District because that figure is now 1.1 students per home rather than the .73 figure listed in the proposal. She noted the original proposal was for 122 homes on 43 acres. The current proposal is 98 homes on 67 acres and suggested there are changes the EIR should consider. She referred to a previous comment about no trespassing signs in Kottinger Ranch and hoped the cost of maintaining the open space lands would not be put upon the homeowners' association or the city. She felt some type of bond could be posted for maintenance. - Mr. Sullivan agreed with most of what he had heard with regard to identifying the issues. Regarding the utilities and energy portions of the checklist, which were listed as "insignificant if mitigated", he felt a comparison was necessary. This is a green field sprawl- type development where the developer is building ail the infrastructure, compared to impacts from an in-fill development such as something in Hacienda Business Park where the majority of the infrastructure is already in place. He referred to the General Plan priority on preserving character of existing neighborhoods and felt those impacts need to be considered, especially with regard to traffic and other quality of life indicators. With regard to alternatives to be considered, he agreed with Mr. Arkin about going back to comments from the Vintage Hills School community meeting and using some of those comments to draft alternatives to the proposed project. He would also like to see an alternative for a project with a very small number of units, say five or ten, and the rest of the property protected in some kind of conservation easement in perpetuity. He felt there needs to be a review of the global impacts of this project in conjunction with Lund Ranch, the Spotorno property, etc. which are all --- connected in the southeast hills. He did not like considering each one separately without considering the whole picture. There are different challenges with this General Plan than existed in the previous General Plans. There is a housing cap, affordable housing goals/mandates and there are tough decisions for the General Plan update. The more projects that are approved that don't meet the goals, the harder it is to meet the goals in the future. If the developer truly wants a project that is a win/win for the community, he asked that the developer work with the city in the General Plan process and not against it. Mayor Hosterman thanked everyone for taking the time to come to the meeting to share their views to get the best EIR possible. The draft EIR should be ready in 60-90 days and there will be opportunity for comments at that time. Discussion will then change to the merits of the project itself. 4. Adiournment There being no further business, the scoping workshop was adjourned at 9;10 p.m. Respectfully submiEed, Dawn Abr_ahams~ City C e Joint Workshop City Council and Planning Commission 13 02/08/05