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in traffic. If compared to what exists today, then it would generate a slight increase in traffic. A senior housing project would not be a large traffic generator. Ms. Hosterman said that the major concern in the community is to move away from building mansions in the hillsides and to focus on workforce housing and affordable housing options in order to meet a more balanced housing stock throughout the City. ghe noted that the Planning Commission excluded a number of areas that had vested rights for development. She believed C{mncil could add some additional areas in town to be excluded, for instance, the Vintage Hills Shopping Center. She believed the process for approving projects naturally slows down during a General Plan review, as Council is looking at different elements and the impacts of certain projects before moving on with identifying and approving projects. She was leaning towards asking staff to look at putting together an ordinance, but at the same time, she was also interested in allowing those projects that are well within the City's housing element to at least be developed and come forward as part of the normal process, so that Council has the opportunity to look at these options for the City. Ms. Ayala believed that if Council started to eliminate ail of the suggestions of the Planning Commission, all of the major projects that would be left would be Kottinger Hills and Lurid Ranch II. She noted that neither of these two projects would come before Council before November 2004. She believed it would be a waste of time for this Council to put a moratorium in place when there will not be any projects coming before Council prior to November 2004. Mr. Swift said that the Lund Ranch II project is further along, as the environmental impact report is in the process of being drafted. There are two large apartment projects that are currently being proposed. One apartment project has been submitted for the Hacienda Business Park. Both of these projects require a General Plan amendment. The projects are being reviewed in conjunction with the overall General Plan and cannot be approved without modifications to the traffic policy. He did not believe Council would be considering these two projects before the November 2004 timeframe. Ms. Ayala concurred with Ms. Hosterman's comments related to a natural slow down of projects during a General Plan review. She did not believe any projects were approved in 1993 through 1996 until Council finished the General Plan update, which she believed was appropriate. She noted that California is in a state of uncertain economic times. She was very supportive of Pleasanton's business community and believed there is an impact on the business community when a moratorium word is used. She is not interested in approving any projects right before an election. She believed Council needed to think long and hard about declaring a moratorium and having an impact on the business in the community for the number of projects that were being considered. Mr. Campbell said he was leery to state what he believed before public comments were allowed, as this Council ihas been chastised about this before. Pleasanton City Council 19 05/18/04 Minutes