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seen as an overflow from Hacienda. She felt these building blocks were important steps toward the goal of zoning some land for high density residential, which could house some of those who work in Pleasanton. Mabel Lester, 11033 Dublin Canyon Road, believed the portion of her property designated Public Health and Safety should be reconsidered. It is flat land and would be a good site for housing. She and her family would like to move ahead with development of the site. J. P. Mobasher, 4111 Mission Boulevard, Fremont, indicated he was the applicant for development of the Westbrook property. He referred to the previous application for the site and indicated he had developed a new project, which has been reviewed by staff, which felt it was a good project. He noted there is 1,000 acres of hillside, which can be used as a buffer for the city. He asked for Council to reconsider this site and his proposal. It would preserve trees and an existing farmhouse and would also include a water feature for the gateway to the city. He asked for approval for medium density for this project. Autumn McGrath, 3648 Virgin Islands Court, asked to retain the Public and Institutional designation in the Valley Trails area. She would be impacted by any additional housing on the church property along with the noise and congestion. She suggested daycare on the property or some kind of community center. James Haygood, 3547 Wind Cave Court, also wanted the church property to remain Public and Institutional. He objected to additional housing and felt that would reduce the value of his neighborhood. Thomas Gaffey, 5959 Bryce Canyon Court, resident of Valley Trails and member of the Evangelical Free Church. The Church has nine acres of land, six of which is vacant. He felt the vacant land was an eyesore and should be developed. The congregation is smaller and cannot afford to develop it alone. He disagreed that additional residential units would devalue the existing neighborhood. The plan is to build a new, smaller church. He commented about traffic in Valley Trails and did not think 20-30 units would impact traffic that much. He urged Council to consider the Church's plan and indicated it was willing to work with Council and the Planning Commission. Jeremiah R. Blasi, 118 Neal Street, Associate Pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church and Administrator of Lighthouse Baptist School, which currently meets in the Evangelical Free Church facility, noted the opportunities for service to the community from the Evangelical Free Church proposal. The sale of the vacant property would provide cash flow to help the church to continue its service to the community and would provided necessary housing for the city. Richard Martinetti, 3640 Hawaii Court South, indicated the church land has been vacant for 29 years and many people have complained about weeds. However, they don't want housing either. He felt housing would upgrade the area, not downgrade it, and urged Council to approve rezoning to allow housing. He believed many residents of Valley Trails do not know what is going on with this property and people should not claim that all of Valley Trails oppose the plan. Edwin Bogert, 4170 Angela Place, said he has been a member of the Evangelical Free Church for 14 years. For all that time, the church has been trying to deal with the vacant property. He said the church can no longer keep this property and it needed to be developed. If the property stays Public and Institutional, that nine acres could be used for a large church, Joint Workshop City CounciVPlanning Commission 2 04/25/06