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<br />/ <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />- ':I!! <br /> <br />pLEASANTONo <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />City Council <br />General Plan Workshop <br />Staff Report <br /> <br />August 29,2006 <br />Planning Department <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br /> <br />REVIEW OF DRAFT CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE <br />ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Review and consider the Draft Conservation and Open Space Element of the <br />General Plan; provide feedback on amendments to be made prior to <br />incorporation into the Draft General Plan document <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />The Draft Conservation and Open Space Element of the General Plan has <br />been reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission and has been <br />recommended by the Planning Commission to the City Council for <br />consideration. The background information and goals, policies and <br />programs have been edited, updated, reorganized, and amended to reflect <br />new information and issues not considered in the 1996 General Plan. The <br />City Council is being asked to review this Draft and provide feedback to <br />staff prior to the incorporation of the Draft Element into the Draft General <br />Plan document. <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />General Plans are required to include both a conservation and an open space element. Because <br />most natural resources are located in open space land, the Pleasanton General Plan combines these <br />two State-mandated elements into one element. According to State law, the Conservation <br />Element must provide direction regarding conservation, development, and utilization of natural <br />resources including (as appropriate) water, forests, soils, surface waters, fisheries, wildlife, <br /> <br />SR 06:208 <br />Page I of6 <br />