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o f f i c i a l s mu s t c ar e f u l l y c on a i d er h o w e x p a n s i on o f t h e S O Z m i g h t affect the neighboring commurai ties_ The goal of the Castro Valley Coua--aci 1. was to retain the subject area as permanent opera space. G omm i s s i on er Horan r e~p on d ed t o Mr . R auc h t h a t P 1 ea s an t on i s n of con s i d er i n g an y e x p an s i on a 1 on g t h e l i n e s o f C as t r o Va 11 ey an d the area Mr . Raa_ach described _ Virginia Mc Ca_allough~ Sunol~ stated that the issue now being d i s cussed wa s d ec i d ed i n F eb r oar y 1 98 3 b y s even p eop l e < s h e r aced t h e n am es ) i n a c 1 used d oo r meeting _ Sh a sai d t h a t t h e n o t es sh a wa s us i n g c am a f r om t h e h an d wr i t t en n of e s o f Do l or e s Bengtson ., Par 4s D i r ec t or _ Sham s t at ed at t h a t t i me t h es e p eop l e decided e x ac t 1 y what wool d h cep p en w i t h F•1 easan t on R i d g e s w i t h o u t an y p u b l i c i n pt_at a t a l 1_ Sh a s a i d t h ese n of es C a n e i g h t p ag e document > war a b e i n g t ur n ed o v e r on F r i d a y t o t h e F B I an d sh e w oa_al d r e q u eat an i n vest i g a t i on b y C h a n d l er Lee an d b y t h e C i t y Attorney i n t o t h e v i ab i l i t y o f t h e P 1 an n i n g C omm i ss i on t o r u l e on t h i s i s su e. Mr _ F r eem an „ 2 56S 1 P a l oma r es ~ s a i d ex t en d i n g P 1 ea s ce n t on ' s S p h er a -o f- I n f l uen c e w i t h ou t an n e x a t i on d i d n of m a M e muc h s e n s e_ By expanding the ann eacati on ~ he thought the City woa_al d gai n 1 and control and about :~ 1_~ mi 1 1 i on i f i t were f u1 1 y developed _ C omm i s s i on er Hor a n r e sp on d ed t o Mr _ F r eeman t h a t sh ou l d expansion t a bl e p l a c e t h a t o n l y about :~ 6 3 ~c~UU i n n ew r ev en ue woo l d b e r e a l i ed a n d t h e p r o ms ec t ed out g o i s ~'~'UU ~ OUG _ Mr _ F r eem a n" s p rime c on c er n was w i t h t h e p os B i b l e w i d e n i n g o f P a l o ma r e s R oad sh ou l d t h e p r op o sad a a: p a n s i on of t h e SO I t a bl e p l a c e . He f e l t t her a wool d b e a t r amen d ous i n c r ea se i n t r a f f i c and the safety of F•alomares residents wot_ald be 3eopardiaed_ He f e l t t h a t 1 i ab i 1 i t y t o t h e C i t y wool d b e i n c r ea Bed w i t h increased t r a f f i c t o F•a 1 om ar es . On t h e other h and ~ h e I n d i c at ed tFa cet P1 easanton wool d receive more money and have control of the Ridge 1 ands . Commissioner McC-.uirM as4~ed Mr. Lee whether staff Fags come up with a 1-aypotF'aeti cal worst-case bui 1 clout scFaeme wi tF-a regard to e i t h er t h e M od i f i ed E ast Pa 1 omar e s o r Mod i f i etl Eden T own sh i p an d t h e n e ed t o p r ov fi d e i n f r a st r uc t ur a an d r oa d s. Mr _ Lee s a i d t h e bottom l i n e i s t h a t t h e i ssu a b e i n g a d d r es s ed c an n of adequate l y a n sw e r a h yp o t h et i c a l q u a st i on a s t hat . Sh ou l d t her a b e s ome Min d o f d eve 1 op m en t p r op o sad ., another En v i r on m en t a t I mp a c t Rep or t wo o l d h eve t o b e done _ Steve Jac4zson ~ 6......r8 Pal o Verde Rd ~ Castro Valley ~ stated he owns 3G0 acre s n ear Pal o V er d e an d t h a t h e f e l t t h e who l e i s sue t on fi g h t wa s a f ar c e_ He f e l t t h e C omm i ss i on wa s t r y i n g t o e x p a n d t h e SO I s o t hat d e ve l op men t c a n ev a n t ua l l y t o 4~ e p lace . M I NIJTES PLANN Z NC, C OMM I SS I ON June 13, 199Ca Pag e 8