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mostly by the Lionstone Group; and 17 acres owned by Legacy Partners. He pointed out the location of Vulcan Materials Company's quarry site, which is important from the standpoint of the potential impacts it might create on development in this area. He noted that one of the studies that has been completed for the Task Force is an Opportunities and Constraints Analysis. Mr. Rasmussen continued that the important thing to point out again at tonight's meeting are the lakes and open space areas, consisting of about 700 acres with the exception of three acres which are privately owned. He noted that because this is all public property, no real planning is being done for that area other than the extension of El Charro Road through the area, as called for by the General Plan, and an attempt to get some potential use of the lakes and the habitat area around them for limited recreational use such as trails. He pointed out a sensitive plant area, shown in dark brown on the site map, a lot of which is on Zone 7 land, some of which may be used as a possible community park site. Mr. Rasmussen stated that the site presents some geotechnical issues that will need to be engineered and that has to do with soil subsidence. He noted that these areas were mined at one time and then refilled with the soil but was not necessarily properly compacted for development. He added that these engineering issues are a bit costly and will need to be addressed as the planning gets more specific in the future. Mr. Rasmussen then pointed out the location of the Livermore Airport and the Airport Protection Area (APA) on the site map. He noted that the key issue presented by the APA, consisting of a total of approximately 43 acres in different locations within the site, is that residential development is not allowed within it; therefore, there is a need to look for different types of uses for those areas. He then pointed to the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) line located in a straight line right down along El Charro Road, noting that the planning area to the east of the line is outside the UGB, and the area to the west is inside the UGB. With respect to the process, Mr. Rasmussen stated that the Task Force, so far, has completed the Background Information gathering phase, the Opportunities and Constraints Analysis, and the Working Vision Statement for the property, and is now in the process of preparing and evaluating a series of land use alternatives. He indicated that the Task Force has most recently prepared four Working Draft Alternatives, which have been presented to five City Commissions and Committees, including the Planning Commission, for their comments and input. He added that all these comments will be taken back to the Task Force for integration into the Alternatives, and then presented to the City Council for its direction to proceed with the detailed analysis of these Alternatives, including engineering, traffic, and environmental reports. He stated that after the Alternatives are analyzed, a Preferred Plan will be selected; the Draft Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project will then be prepared and will go through the public review process to provide the opportunity for the community to respond. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 22, 2013 Page 2 of 30