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Policy 308: The County shall not permit development within any area outside the Urban Growth Boundary exceeding 25 percent slopes to minimize hazards associated with slope instability. Infrastructure is defined as: "Infrastructure shall include public facilities, community facilities, and all structures and development necessary to the provision of public services and utilities." "The ridgelines above Happy Valley south of Pleasanton" is included as a sensitive viewshed in Policy 105. Hillside development restrictions are more restrictive that Measure PP and housing can not be built on slopes of more than 20%. Spotorno/Happy Valley Bypass Road All proposed alignments for the Happy Valley Bypass Road and a great portion of the Spotorno property are outside the voter adopted city Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) adopted in 1996 and county Urban Growth Boundary adopted in 2000. On June 16, 1998, the city council was told by Brian Swift (previous Planning Director) in response to Sharrell Michelotti's and Becky Dennis' questions, who responded that to change the urban boundary line would require approval of a vote of the people (city of Pleasanton). The Happy Valley Bypass Road and any housing subdivision or portion of a housing subdivision outside the UGB cannot be approved unless a vote of the Pleasanton people agrees that the Urban Growth Boundary should be expanded. The "Blue Ribbon Committee" which was a planning task force convened by the city manager in the 2006-2007 time frame had no representation from the Planning department, including then Planning Director Jerry Iserson. The "Blue Ribbon Committee" was a planning task force that discussed various subdivisions and roads outside the Urban Growth Boundary. I do not see anywhere in the Minutes where the "Blue Ribbon Committee" was explained that they were performing an analysis on roadways and subdivisions that would breach the voter adopted city and county Urban Growth Boundary. I have marked the approximate city and county Urban Growth Boundary on the "Blue Ribbon Committee" report on the last page in Attachment C. Note that that the Happy Valley Bypass Road and 1/3 of the proposed housing subdivision lies outside the Urban Growth Boundary. I would request that the city manager inform the current city council that much of this land lies outside of the Urban Growth Boundary and that a vote of the people of Pleasanton is required to expand the Urban Growth Boundary. I can find no City Council minutes since the departure of Deborah Acosta McKeehan in late 2004 that discusses that a vote of the people of Pleasanton is needed to expand the Urban Growth Boundary. No urban development or infrastructure can be constructed outside the city and county UGB without a vote of the people to expand the UGB. Just because the city annexes property does not mean that the city can start developing outside the city and county UGB. Municipal Code Retain the H-P-D Municipal Code Chapter. Densities decrease as slope increases. All developments that have an average slope of greater than 10% must be H-P-D PUDs. Ensure that developments meet the H-P-D specifications. General Plan 4