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She read an excerpt from Sub-area 3 on page 17 and page 23 which discuss preservation of features and land use standards to be applied without variance and did not believe the variance items were within the intent of the specific plan. She did not believe pad grading on top of a knoll was consistent, voiced concerns about the coastal live oaks and did not see the project conforming to the specific plan. Councilmember Cook-Kallio referred to the home on the eastern side of the property which she confirmed would face the Sarich's, and would be on the ridge. She said she struggled with the project, acknowledged many people care very much about the community, she is happy she visited the property, said water issues were addressed, and she believed the issue was placement and size. There are people who are genuinely interested in the community, you hear things based on your personal experiences, felt looking at the institutional memory is important and there have been different interpretations. She questioned whether there were Coastal Live Oaks on the ridge because they were in the EIR, voiced concern and suggested the Council be careful about the logic with one exception being okay and having this exception apply to everyone. The property line did not seem to be delineated when Mr. Rasmussen walked the property. She said with the property line right up against the garage, it does not allow for setbacks, it is not safe with what the fire department wants in terms of aturn-around, it pushes it back into a steeper area because of grading and the house would abut right up to the property line which she also did not believe was the intent of the specific plan. She felt the area southwest of the green area is a high fire danger and she believed the project was extremely difficult, but will support the project because she could not see turning it down primarily because she thinks the property line was not determined when the dot was placed on the map. Mayor Hosterman agreed with Councilmember Cook-Kallio's comments, said she struggled with the project because the house is very large and she has an issue with gobbling up environmental resources but this is a subjective view and she must rid herself from subjective views and try to be as objective as she can, given all facts. There is room for defining some of the language and coming up with a different viewpoint. Also, there are a few people present who have served the community for many years such as Councilmember Sullivan and Mayor Tom Pico, and her interest in the specific plan was not nearly to the degree theirs was; but when she heard 700 homes were planned for the Vineyard corridor on top of 850 in Ruby Hill, she was horrified. She complained about those numbers and were able to get them reduced, and through the work of Mayor Pico, former Councilmember Ayala, ex-Planning Commissioner Mary Roberts, Steve Brozosky and Councilmember Sullivan, they have truly done a good job of growing and evolving as a community and she thinks the specific plan does call for some flexibility. Based upon what she saw tonight, this is probably one of the less visible houses in the corridor. She believes the size is in keeping with what is out there, the house is well- screened, she had the same questions regarding the replacement of the oaks and she wants it to look much as it does today regardless of whether this requires more of a screening process. Mayor Hosterman said she believes the concerns of the neighbors has largely been met, thinks the home is lovely and a nice addition to the neighborhood and the City does not have an ordinance precluding houses beyond a certain size. She believes that people will be interested in larger homes when buying large pieces of property, but this is not to say the Council has the ultimate discretion. While the specific plan has been controversial, she believes there is opportunity for flexibility and while she does not totally embrace it, she cannot say no to the project. She believes there are ways of introducing larger square footages in an environmentally City Council Minutes 9 April 1, 2008