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Mr. Fialho said it was subject to the property owner's interest in it and at this point, the property owner has no interest in developing the upper portion of its property, which was where the original alignment of the bypass road was going to go. Ms. McGovern asked if the Summerhill development was turned down originally because of geological problems? Mr. Roush believed the Summerhill development was turned down due to aesthetics, siting and a number of different issues that resulted in staff recommending and Council adopting the recommendation not to approve the project. He did not believe it was solely related to the geological aspect of the project and there would have been considerable grading that would have had to occur to build the project which would have a visual impact in terms of how it looked from the Valley floor. As part of the General Plan workshops, Council had some discussion about Hacienda Business Park and Staples Ranch. Ms. McGovern asked if Council would also have some discussion about the southeast hills including Mr. Spotorno's property as part of the General Plan process? Mr. Fialho said yes. Ms. McGovern believed this discussion would be one of the ways in which Council and the Blue Ribbon Committee could discuss options and the real possibilities as it related to the bypass road. Mr. Fialho said the shorter-term objective of the Blue Ribbon Committee is to try and resolve speeding issues and short-term issues that are of concern to that neighborhood. He is trying to assemble the right mixture of people to help staff and Council identify what those mitigations might be. In reviewing the Council minutes regarding the original location of the bypass road, Mr. Brozosky mentioned there was a Cap Initiative on the ballot that would have prevented housing being developed on anything more than 10 units. At that time, the minutes reflected there was a concern from the Council of approving the Summerhill project before the vote occurred on the Cap Initiative. Ms. McGovern asked if Council would have approved the Summerhill project if the Cap Initiative had not been on the ballot? Mr. Roush said there were a number of factors and reasons why the Summerhill project was not approved. Ms. McGovern believed it was important for cities to celebrate its accomplishments. She believed the community newsletter would allow the community to celebrate those projects that had been completed. There was no action taken or required on this item. Pleasanton City Council Minutes 18 01/03/06