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same picture which was taken in the middle of lots 43 and 44, said there will be massive grading, the trees in the foreground will be buried by 30 feet of fill and houses everywhere. He presented a picture of what the area would look like after development, with 750 cubic yards of dirt put on the park, he highlighted Condition 38 which indicates design guidelines approved by the Council and asked the City to be straight-forward and consistent in what it approved. Joe Ely said Pleasanton has requested Livermore produce a full EIR before the development of the FBO park proceeds and they have not been responsive to the request. He also heard the airport has conducted noise monitoring but has not shared information, urged the Council to do everything it can to stop Livermore in proceeding with its plans to outsource airport operations and contract for the development of a 10-acre FBO park. He said he has listened to airport management and Livermore Councilmembers claim they want to maintain the recreational nature of the airport and simply provide hanger space for tenants. However, the minimum standards call for 7,500 square feet of building for crew and passenger services, a 9,000 square foot administration building, hanger space for servicing large planes, and hangers much larger than the 900 square foot size commonly required for smaller aircraft. They claim that the FBO will result in fewer operations; however, their own projections call fora 35% increase in fuel sales with 2/3 of this being for jet fuel. He questioned their real intentions and objections of their plan and about who the real beneficiaries are, and he asked the Council to focus on the cost to those living by the airport in their diminished health and safety, property values, and quality of life. Anne Childs spoke in favor of petitions for a referendum against the Oak Grove development and for the initiative to preserve the remaining hills around Pleasanton. Judy Symcox advocated for the overworked East Valley Avenue, said money and plans have been in place for Stoneridge extension, felt the traffic on Valley between Santa Rita and Stanley will never get relief until the extension goes through. She thanked the City for the recent band- aids but they will not change the number of cars and volume in the area. Steve Rego echoed Joe Ely's comments, asked that an EIR be done prior to an FBO is considered, said he gets the brunt of the take-off's from the airport, and if expanded, they could fly left and over the heart of the City which would compromise everyone. He moved to the City 14 years ago from Hayward, did not have a problem with small planes but it is a completely different issue with jets. Ronald Marovich thanked Council and staff for the holiday decorations, which he felt were superb. Jerry Pentin, member of Keep Our Park group, said they are public park advocates that support the Council's approval of a new 500 acre park at Oak Grove and to oppose the referendum which would force the City to give back the new public park. He said they have worked to urge voters to become informed prior to signing petitions and understand the unintended consequences of the referendum and initiative. Some consequences are that the City would have to give back the 500 acres of oak woodland habitat, miles of public trails and the public restroom and staging area which are to be gifted to the City for free. The number of homes would be reduced from 98 to 52 and residents would not have access to the hillsides in the east. He felt petition gatherers have used misleading statements and doctored photographs and they feel eventually voters will make decisions based on the truth. He referred to an ad in the Pleasanton Weekly quoting Senator Diane Feinstein to infer that people should not be living in Oak Grove; that local officials should change zoning laws to restrict residents from fire prone City Council Minutes 5 December 4, 2007