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data, the citizens will be used as guinea pigs. No decision to proceed with this process can be done without the necessary studies. Mayor Tarver indicated his concem about this as well. Unfortunately, the City of Pleasanton does not regulate this and the decision will be made by others. The City Council has stated it does not want this project unless the public could accept it as a safe and proper thing to do. He encouraged Mr. Oliva to attend the Zone 7 meetings and express his concerns. Council and City staff will be watching the situation. Ms. Ayala also referred him to the Safe Water Committee and told him the contact people. She also asked him to raise the question of Pleasanton representation at the next DSRSD meeting. Ed Churka, 507 St. John Street, expressed his concem about the final building inspection for his property at 780 Main Street. He cannot get his gas turned on until there is a final building inspection. He cannot get a final health department or fire department inspection without the gas turned on. He wanted Council to amend its ordinances to resolve this situation. Peter MacDonald, 5258 Crestline Way, indicated he opposed the CAPP Initiative because it is too radical for Pleasanton. It was developed by a small group of people without public input and is not based on sound govemment or economic principles. The message that is sent is that government is more arbitrary and capricious. It throws the General Plan in the trash. The General Plan will be decided by a series of elections on individual projects. In effect, there is no General Plan and the City staff will have no way to plan for building roads, utilities or other public infrastructure. Some people say CAPP will increase housing prices. That is correct. Califomia has proven that radical restrictions on housing supply will increase housing prices. He stated the higher the housing prices the lower the standard of living. The higher cost of housing means we are not providing for our children. He said in the Bay Area we have combined the most productive private sector in the world with the most restrictive government housing regulations in the nation to produce a surprisingly mediocre standard of living. My brother' s child can purchase a house in Denver for one-third the cost of a house in Pleasanton. That means the Denver resident can apply the difference in purchasing power to an enhanced standard of living. Existing homeowners with increased equity only have "paper wealth." Most homeowners merely roll over the equity as a downpayment to buy even larger, more expensive, houses. In order for the homeowner to benefit from the new home there must be continued housing scarcity to increase that value. He referred to his website with more detailed information - www.nocapp.org. When our children are ready to buy a house in this area, the price may be double or triple what we paid. They will not have inflated home equity to roll forward for a downpayment. Our children will face higher housing costs then we have and our children will have to choose between living in poverty or leaving the state. Please vote no on Measure D. Pleasanton City Council Minutes 8 10/19/99