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Ms. Michelotti said that is her conflict as well. She looks at the property when <br />she drives on Foothill Road or on Bemal Avenue and the visual impact is not what she <br />can accept. The developer addressed her concerns, but there are still many issues that are <br />there. Frankly, the only way to get the amount of money to do $7.7 million in road <br />improvements and infrastructure is to try to work for more units on the lower part with a <br />density transfer. The current plan has four golf course lots abutting one lot of this <br />project. The impacts are already there. The only solution is to have a Specific Plan <br />change to allow more units on the top. She would support a pre-annexation agreement to <br />give some assurance to the Happy Valley residents that we want the developer to go back <br />to the drawing board and bring back a better project. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pico said the reality, given the constraints of the annexation election on <br />November 16, is if this project is not approved, the Happy Valley residents will know <br />there is a high possibility the bypass road will not be built and they have to weigh <br />impacts of additional traffic versus the benefit of sewer and water being put in. If they <br />say no, then the city is faced with another decision of another form of annexation and <br />whether to proceed with the golf course. If they don't annex, then the Happy Valley <br />residents have no voice in City processes. The only thing to tell the Happy Valley <br />residents is we have a developer who will pay for infrastructure and do they want to be <br />part of the city. <br /> <br />Ms. Michelotti said the Specific Plan says a bypass road will be constructed. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pico said we may have to amend the Specific Plan. We had a great concept <br />in the General Plan, but when you get down to the details, it doesn't work. We may have <br />to go back later and amend the Plans. <br /> <br />Ms. Michelotti felt it may be possible to build the bypass road with fewer units. <br /> <br />Mr. Pico felt that was unlikely to happen. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver said what is being proposed is that there are no guarantees that the <br />Specific Plan and General Plan designations that have been put together will come to <br />fruition and Council may have to change them. He felt if he were a Happy Valley <br />resident, he would vote against annexation. Council is asking them to annex without <br />assurances of maintaining their rural lifestyle. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti said they could have assurances if we have a preannexation <br />agreement with the Spotornos. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver didn't think that could be done. A preannexation agreement with <br />no proposal would not work. How do you set a time limit for development? <br /> <br /> Mr. Pico, Ms. Ayala and Ms. Dennis indicated they were not prepared to overrule <br />the Planning Commission and staff recommendations. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council <br />Minutes <br /> <br />24 10/19/99 <br /> <br /> <br />