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r- enough, and that he would not want to have to deal with three en .ties. He stated that he would prefer to be excluded from the Plan boundary. George Schneider, 3867 Kilkare Road, Sunol, stated that he beli es the property owners in this area have been put through a lot in the last fifteen years. H noted that his requests to be annexed to the City of Hayward and the City of Pleasanton h e been refused. He asked that the Planning Commission take whatever action is necessary t do what is best for all. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Mr. Swift advised that the Planning Commission may take the rtunity at this time to make recommendations to the "Ridgelands Review Committee" p 'or to the Committee preparing a final plan, or the Commission may do nothing until e plan is given to them at its next regular meeting or at a special meeting. Commissioner Wright stated that he feels the Joint Powers Agree ent should be eliminated and that Steering Committee should begin by meeting with the pI' perty owners on the face of the Ridge and to the top of the Ridge, only, to determine if th Y want to be annexed. He noted that he believes it is a moot point if they do not want to be annexed. He further stated that he believes that property on Dublin Canyon Road extends t far to become a part of the City of Pleasanton and from the testimony this evening the prope owners would prefer to stay in the County. Commissioner Mahern stated that she has always felt Pleasanton hould designate a more defined area to the top of the Ridge line to control and set zoning for that area, and property owners would have the option to annex. She voiced support for e Steering Committee in that she believes some decisions could be made. She also indicat that she feels it would be beneficial for the Committee to meet in a public forum. She advi that she likes the Joint Powers Agreement in concept, but only as it affects a more defin area. She is in favor of the Steering Committee setting a smaller boundary area. With re ard to the Draft Agreement, she noted that a time limit would need to be set for p . es to adopt General Plan goals and policies. She stated that she is not prepared at this tim to go over the Area Plan item by item and that she sees some merit to waiting until the Al eda County General Plan process is completed. Commissioner Michelotti stated that she has made an effort to try and get an understanding of the process and what she has been asked to do. She further s ted that she feels this may be the only opportunity to provide input to the Steering Committ . She advised that she was originally for the concept of a Joint Powers Agreement with three entities and that she felt the idea of density transfer, to allow a little development, in order to provide access to the Ridge and/or to acquire land was a feasible approach. She said it makes sense to her to have some of the Dublin Canyon Road area designated as deve opable land, but that each area must be individually reviewed. She noted that the acquisitio of additional property by Planning Commission Minutes July 14, 1993 Page 8