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"Because the Chain of Lakes plays such a critical role in Zone 7's continuing <br /> mission to provide a reliable, high quality water supply and effective regional <br /> flood protection for Eastern Alameda County's residents and businesses and <br /> because the City of Pleasanton is moving forward to develop the EPSP, staff <br /> have created a methodology to systematically evaluate and plan for various <br /> opportunities and applications for each lake and the Chain of Lakes as a whole <br /> (such as groundwater recharge, peak storm water storage for regional flood <br /> protection, seasonal recycled water storage, habitat corridors, education, passive <br /> and active recreation, etc.). Zone 7 will accelerate the evaluation of Lakes H, 1, <br /> and Cope to better coordinate with current City planning efforts such as the <br /> EPSP. A preliminary evaluation and status report will be presented to the Zone 7 <br /> Board of Directors on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at the Board's Regular <br /> Monthly Meeting which begins at 7 p.m. at the address listed above. The staff <br /> report related to that effort should be posted on Zone 7's website by close of <br /> business this Friday. <br /> "Zone 7 will continue to collaborate with staff from the City of Pleasanton and <br /> advise the City as planning efforts for the lakes within the EPSP area are <br /> developed. Please feel free to contact either me (925 454-5000, email <br /> jduerig(a)zone7water.com) or Colleen Winey(925 4544-5063, email at <br /> cwinev(a)zone7watercom), if you have any questions or need additional <br /> information. <br /> "Sincerely, <br /> "G.F. Duerig, General Manager" <br /> Sean Sowell stated that one of the things that came up at the last EPSP meeting was <br /> information that the large swath of the land in the southeast corner of this Specific Plan <br /> area, which was in all four Alternatives, was contemplated to be industrial zoning. He <br /> indicated that it may perhaps not even be necessary or desirable to have that land <br /> zoned as industrial or for commercial use, given the effect that that will have on the <br /> housing and jobs balance, the traffic issues, etc. He noted that this did get some <br /> attention and discussion at the Specific Plan meeting, and he would like to bring that to <br /> the Commission's attention as well because he thought it may not be advisable to zone <br /> that for industrial purposes. He indicated that he recognized that Vulcan Materials <br /> Company is right next to it, farther east, but given the fact that the City is having <br /> challenges with regard to housing issues, continuing to skew the jobs and housing <br /> balance further by not easing up on the commercial and industrial uses of the land <br /> would, in a sense, be digging a hole a little bit further. He stated that he does not know <br /> if the Planning Commission can or should take a position on that but that this was <br /> something Becky Dennis and Citizens for a Caring Community brought to the Task <br /> Force's attention. He noted that he had not seen the numbers before, and if they are <br /> right, that this might be worth some consideration. <br /> EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 12, 2013 Page 7 of 13 <br />