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The Pie/Isanwn Unified School District l~'rec~ntiy ~hased an approximately Il-acre parcel from the/San Francisco Water Deparlment, Assessor's Parcel 947-~1-20 and a portion of 947-5-3. This parcel remains in this Specific Plan area. Figure 1-3 and other references in this Specific Plan may show this site as San Francisco Water Deptu~tment lands. It, however, is being developed as an elementary school consistent with this Specific Plan. HISTO~tY OF PLANNING EFFORTS FOR THE PROPERTY The land~ owned by the Water Depa~tu~nt of the City and County of San Francisco (SFWD) have been the subject of a multi-year planning process. The site was acquired by the City and County of San Francisco in the 1930's as a well field to supply water to San Francisco and other municipalities. Previous uses have included agriculture and, between 1968 and 1981, application of treated sewage effluent. The site has never been developed for urban uses. The site lies within Pleasanton's Planning Area and sphere of influence. Pleasanton's early planning for the site contemplated industrial uses. In the early 1980's the City of Pleasanton began a comprehensive review of its General Plan. The result of this process, the 1986 Pleasanton Plan, designated the SFWD site as "Specific Plan" that would allow for development of the site in mixed uses, potentially including medium and high density residential, commercial and office, golf course, cemete~, schools and parks, together with necessary streets and infrastructure. The designation "Specific Plan" left the ultimate use mix to be determined through a specific planning process. San Francisco, with assistance of Pleasanton staff, pursued the specific plan process, beginning with identification of issues (completed in 1988) and drew on this effort and the 1986 General Plan in preparing the Concept Plan: A Proposal for Community Development in 1990. The Concept Plan envisioned development of a mixed-use community with a golf course. Based on that plan, the City Council formed a Citizen Steering Committee and initiated a comprehensive Specific Plan program. The result of the Steering Committee's work was the Preferred Plan Report (March 1993), calling for construction of 3,000 residential units and approximately 750,000 square feet of commercial/office development, as well as numerous public facilities and amenities. However, after receiving the report in 1993, the City Council deferred action pending completion of a new General Plan. The new General Plan was approximately three years in preparation, and was adopted in August of 1996. 1-7