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brown on the site map, a lot of which is on Zone 7 land, some of which may be used as <br />a possible community park site. <br />Mr. Rasmussen stated that the site presents some geotechnical issues that will need to <br />be engineered and that has to do with soil subsidence. He noted that these areas were <br />mined at one time and then refilled with the soil but was not necessarily properly <br />compacted for development. He added that these engineering issues are a bit costly <br />and will need to be addressed as the planning gets more specific in the future. <br />Mr. Rasmussen then pointed out the location of the Livermore Airport and the Airport <br />Protection Area (APA) on the site map. He noted that the key issue presented by the <br />APA, consisting of a total of approximately 43 acres in different locations within the site, <br />is that residential development is not allowed within it; therefore, there is a need to look <br />for different types of uses for those areas. He then pointed to the Urban Growth <br />Boundary (UGB) line located in a straight line right down along El Charro Road, noting <br />that the planning area to the east of the line is outside the UGB, and the area to the <br />west is inside the UGB. <br />With respect to the process, Mr. Rasmussen stated that the Task Force, so far, has <br />completed the Background Information gathering phase, the Opportunities and <br />Constraints Analysis, and the Working Vision Statement for the property, and is now in <br />the process of preparing and evaluating a series of land use alternatives. He indicated <br />that the Task Force has most recently prepared four Working Draft Alternatives, which <br />have been presented to five City Commissions and Committees, including the Planning <br />Commission, for their comments and input. He added that all these comments will be <br />taken back to the Task Force for integration into the Alternatives, and then presented to <br />the City Council for its direction to proceed with the detailed analysis of these <br />Alternatives, including engineering, traffic, and environmental reports. He stated that <br />after the Alternatives are analyzed, a Preferred Plan will be selected, the Draft Specific <br />Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project will then be prepared and <br />will go through the public review process to provide the opportunity for the community to <br />respond. <br />Mr. Rasmussen stated that available on line on the City's website are documents that <br />the Task Force has developed over the past six months, including an extensive <br />Preliminary Background Report on the site and the planning issues that impact it, <br />Opportunities and Constraints Report, Existing Transportation Conditions Assessment <br />Report, and a series of four Economic Market Assessments that track the different <br />alternatives as they have evolved in order to make sure that the Task Force's proposal <br />is going to be within the ballpark of something that can be built, but without overbuilding. <br />He added that an Environmental Conditions Report that talks about existing conditions <br />has also been prepared, which is about one third of an Environmental Impact Report. <br />Mr. Rasmussen then referred back to Ms. Stern to present information on housing and <br />housing numbers. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 22, 2013 Page 5 of 41 <br />