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Mr. Parsons said yes, and noted that Corrie Development has a lengthy process ahead of it with an environmental document required and various public hearings. Corrie Development anticipated that this would be a 12-month process and once it has secured its approvals from the County and any regulatory permits, it hopes to begin construction in the spring of 2006. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Parsons said a very limited area would be planted in lawn. The darker green areas as reflected in the Concept Plan is where the burials will be located and the lighter green area will be open space and not irrigated. He noted that the darker green areas are located on top of a ridge and the olive colored areas are for the proposed graded areas. A road will link up to the Valley and to the ridge where an additional burial site will be located. Mr. Sullivan asked if this would be an invisible area from off-site? Mr. Parsons did not believe so and noted that the mausoleums on top of the ridge are approximately 14-feet in height and will be clustered in the center of the traffic circles and set back from the top of the ridge by approximately 150 feet. He noted this area will be heavily landscaped that will provide screening. He noted that in Corrie Development's preliminary discussions with Contra Costa County, one of the concerns of staff was the visual impact, which he believed would be addressed in the environmental document. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Parsons believed the environmental document would be a Negative Declaration. Once the initial study is conducted and the impacts are identified, the County will determine which environmental document would be appropriate. He noted that a cemetery would be compatible with being located outside the Urban Limit Line. In response to an inquiry by Ms. McGovern, Mr. Parsons said the concept plans did not include a crematorium nor was one planned. Ms. McGovern asked if Corrie Development would consider increasing the number of burials once the 100,000 are full? Mr. Parsons did not anticipate the burial range being beyond 100,000. Ms. McGovern asked how Corrie Development planned to separate its property from the adjacent property owners? Mr, Parsons said fencing would be placed around the perimeter of the property. Mayor Hosterman invited public comments. Harriet Newman said she owned property at 7200 Camino Tassajare and opposed the proposed cemetery project. Her concerns related to open space, a crematorium and water needed to maintain the landscaping and for cemetery of this size, it could affect existing wells. She was also concerned about any future expansion plans, ongoing maintenance, security, traffic, and endangered species. Bill Newman said he owned property at 7200 Camino Tassajara and opposed the proposed cemetery project. He concurred with Ms. Newman's comments. If Council were to adopt a resolution, he requested that Council change the title of it to read, "a resolution supporting the concept of Creekside Memorial Park," as endorsing the concept is more reasonable given the fact that final plan is unknown at this point. He also requested that Council eliminate Section 3 of the resolution as this is a serious issue and a cemetery is Pleasanton City Council 24 07/19/05 Minutes