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Councilmember Sullivan clarified there is an existing condition providing for a landscaping plan and staff has offered that the applicant submit a revised master plan reflecting Option #3 which would also need to include new grading plans, landscaping, etc. Motion made by Councilmember Sullivan to approve Option #3 with additional conditions. Councilmember Thorne clarified that staff has not been able to gain additional engineering cost estimates because it is at a conceptual stage. The hope is that this compromise plan would certainly alleviate any impacts with the Sonshine Preschool, keeping it whole, and allow the church to move forward with its structures and not build the parking area until the last. Any increased costs would likely be due to construction costs escalating over time. In response to the parking lot behind the school presenting safety issues, staff responded this actually represents a similar plan that has been noted in the 1967 plan. This plan seems to be workable and provides two-way traffic. Staff would take a look at how wide the aisle actually needs to be and as the plan is refined, the optimum widths would be considered. Staff believes with fencing and adequate green space it would be workable. Councilmember Thorne indicated he would like to go along with Option #3, but expressed concern with the costs involved. He clarified Option #3 would not have an impact on the operation of the pre-school -but others are disagreeing. At this point, he noted he would be inclined to go with Option #1 which reduces the parking size to accommodate the neighbors and it allows the construction of the new buildings to proceed. Councilmember Cook-Kallio suggested that part of the issue is that the Church feels that they are at the end of the process and the neighborhood feels that they are at the beginning of understanding what this is all about. She noted the church is a valuable member of the community and provides programs that enhance the community. The thing that concerns her is that they are talking about existing traffic and everything that she has heard indicates the congregation is growing due to what a good job their doing. To her, that means the traffic is likely to increase. Understanding this is not a perfected solution for the church or the neighborhood, she believed by keeping the two parking lots it provides an option later for putting a left-hand turn lane into Del Valle if needed. She seconded the motion for Option #3, including the additional conditions as stated. Councilmember McGovern commented on compact spaces in the parking lot. She noted she's looking at a way of trying not to have this entire piece of property covered up with a driveway and parking lot. See noted a very big loss of green space and trees in-between the Pleasanton Valley Swim Club and the parking lot. She noted when you look at Option #3 it adds a huge driveway taking out green space. Option #1 leaves more green space and trees and fits better into the City Council Minutes 11 March 20, 2007