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Phil Rowe, Delco Builders, asked if the term developers applied to Signature Properties and Ponderosa Homes? Mr. Roush said the signatories to the Cooperative Fee Agreement are Signature Properties and Standard Pacific. Mr. Rowe said he had signed the Gift Agreement with the expectation that Neal School would be built by now or by the time they expected to be building in the Vineyard Corridor. The fee is significant, but made sense to them. Having a school built at the same time as the homes would help property values and home sales. His concern now is the school may be delayed until 2005. The date has been moved so many times, there is not much credibility left. The City is proceeding with the infrastructure and he is moving forward with home construction. He would like to have a date ceFtain for school construction. He would help as much as possible. Mr. Campbell asked how the economy affected his decision to build or not. Mr. Rowe said it had everything to do with it. Everyone's expectation at this point is that next year the economy will be better and they will get started with construction next spring and summer. Ms. Ayala clarified that all those developers who signed the Gift Agreement have been paying the fees toward the building of school facilities. Even though the school isn't built, those developers have been paying the required fee. Mr. Rowe said the best example is Cn'eenbriar, which had an agreement in place for the Bernal Property and agreed to match the other developers' fee of $6.50 per square foot. Laura Danielson, 2349 Romano Circle, said a commitment was made to the children of the community on many occasions. People who built custom homes have also paid fees and are committed to building the school. Developers have an interest in selling their homes and we have an interest in having our children together in a school. She thanked the City for whatever it can do to help move this process forward. Ms. Ayala said she is increasingly uncomfortable with the negative articles that are appearing in letters to the editor about the eastern part of town. She apologized to the residents in the area and indicated every child should receive the same type of facilities. Ms. Danielson appreciated that. She said the residents coach soccer, volunteer at schools, work on City commissions just like everyone else in the community. It is unfortunate other people see them as different and wanting something they don't deserve. Tim Kleffman, 5073 Lynbrook Court, said the staff report contains some good recommendations, but he would like to see them expanded. He wanted staff to identify any and all potential actions, including litigation, to solve what he considers to be three major problems with Neal School. The first is the continued delay in the construction of Neal School. He felt the School Board motion would allow even further delays. He wanted Council to see if it could Pleasanton City Council 14 12/03/02 Minutes