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Councilmember Mercer stated he felt further study should be given to possible alternatives to problem conditions in the area, and requested that this item be continued. After considerable discussion, it was moved by Councilmember LeClaire, and seconded by Councilmember Brandes, that Resolution No. 77-132, determining that the Environmental Impact Report, including all the supplements, meets the re- quirements of CEQA, State guidelines, and the Council reviewed and considered the Environmental Impact Report prior to approval of the project; that recommended numerous conditions to this proposal which are attached to the normal staff re- port, and in addition to these conditions the following specific mitigation measures: (1) That the residences be constructed to meetsthe PG&E Energy Con- servation Home Standards; (2) That notice of the beginning of construction be given to the residents living in homes on Del Valle Parkway one week in advance of the start of earthmoving activities; and (3) That the haul route to the site be approved by City staff and that a temporary haul road be used on site to minimize construction traffic on Del Valle Parkway adjacent to existing resi- dences on that street; that a finding of significant adverse impact be found as detailed in the various impact sections of the Environmental Impact Report and specifically as follows: (A) Loss of open space and agricultural land; (B) In- cremental increases in air pollution, noise levels in the neighborhood, and surface runoff upstream of a flood prone area; (C) Increased need for city services, including sewage treatment capacity in the Sunol Sewage Treatment Plant; (D) Despite the recommended level of energy usage mitigation measures, energy usage will be substantial; and (E)'Construction stage impacts of noise, air pollution, and inconvenience to those neighboring residents; that the significant adverse impacts which cannot be mitigated by the conditions to the project are outweighed by the provision of housing and jobs which will result from the project - as more specifically set forth in the Statement of Overriding Considerations; and that the boundaries of the area significantly affected by those set forth on page 21, second paragraph of Volume II of the Environmental Impact Report, Section VII "Boundaries of the Area Which May Be Significantly Affected", be adopted. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Brandes, Herlihy, LeClaire, and Mayor Philcox NOES: Councilmember Mercer ABSENT: None Councilmember Mercer expressed concern regarding the long range effect by the decision of City Council on this application, and requested that the item be continued sixty days for additional information and review before a decision is reached. After further discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Brandes, and seconded by Councilmember Herlihy, that Ordinance No. 820, to be read by title only and waiving further reading thereof, approving the development plan for Morrison Homes, PLD-77-2, of a medium density residential planned unit development pro- posed to be construction on a 23 acre parcel of land located on the south side of the Del Valle Parkway immediately east of Hopyard Road, zoning for the pro- perry is Planned Unit Development (Medium Density Residential), subject to conditions as established by Planning Commission Resolution No. 1511,be intro- duced. 5. 5/9/77