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Area and waiver of the $30,000 per unit fee should be <br /> eliminated. <br /> <br />SUMMARY: Alameda County together with the Cities of <br /> Pleasanton and Livermore have jointly funded and <br /> participated in a study of the South Livermore <br /> vineyard area for the past 3 years. A draft <br /> Concept Plan has been submitted by the Steering <br /> Committee to the City Council for review, comment <br /> and approval. The Plan calls for various land use <br /> and funding techniques to help preserve <br /> agricultural land and foster cultivation of <br /> vineyards within the 15,000 acre study area, <br /> including about 1,150 acres within Pleasanton's <br /> Sphere-of-Influence. All the land currently is in <br /> unincorporated areas. Major features of the Plan <br /> call for a Pleasanton Gateway of 350 acres along <br /> Vineyard Avenue which would allow up to 4 units <br /> per acre on buildable land, 40 acre minimum parcel <br /> sizes on 7,000 acres of cultivable lands, 1 unit <br /> per acre on 2,675 acres of conditionally <br /> developable lands, and no development on the <br /> remaining 4,895 acres. The plan also calls for a <br /> $2,500 per unit fee within the gateway areas, a <br /> $10,000 per unit fee within conditionally <br /> developable. areas, and a $30,000 per unit fee <br /> within cultivable areas. The fees would accrue to <br /> a non-profit Land Trust established to buy <br /> conservation easements (development rights) for <br /> agricultural parcels, provide incentives for <br /> planting of new vineyards and development of <br /> wineries and winery-related uses, and promote the <br /> Livermore Valley as a premier wine growing region <br /> similar to Napa and Sonoma Valley. Supervisor Ed <br /> Campbell requests your prompt review, revision, <br /> and approval of this Plan. <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and Members of the Council: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />On March 15, 1988 the City Council approved $15,000 in City <br />funds, staff time, and official participation towards the <br />preparation of a $230,000 study of the South Livermore Valley <br />Vineyard area, commonly referred to as the Fertile Crescent. <br />Councilmember Mohr, and Planning Commissioners Michelotti and <br />Mahern (later replaced by Hovingh) have been serving on the Study <br />Steering Committee which is staffed by planners from Alameda <br /> <br />SR:91:30 <br /> <br /> -2- <br /> <br /> <br />