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He wa s g r e a t l y opposed t o a n y i n c r ea se d t r a f f i c t h a t h e f e l t wou l d d e finite l y t a p e p lac a i f ex p an s i on occurred . He f e l t t h a t P 1 ea sa n t o n w a s i n v ad i n g C a s t r o Va 1 1 ey t er r i t or y a n d urged t h a t they be left alone. (Much applause from this m:udience> FJec4cy Dennis ~ 838 Grey Fo>: Ci rc1 e., stated mmhe i s a member of the R i d g e l and s S t eer i n g C omm i t t e e. Sh e r ead a 1 et t e r o f wh i c h sh e had g i ven a c op y t o t h e C omm fi s s i o n an d s t off Sh a s a i d t h a t t h e Committee support s t h a Mod i f i ed Eden T awn s h i p L i n e b ~c au s e i t c on t r o t s a l l t tae 1 an d wh i c h i s v i s i b l e f r om P 1 e a s an t on an d es t ab l a s h e s a b oun d ar y wh i c h mor a c 1 ose l y d e l i n e at es P 1 ea s e n t on ' s s er v i c e are a i n t er m s o f t op og r ap h y. d r a i n ag e, a n at ur a 1 b offer z one ~ a n d p o t en t i a l i mp ac i s on C i t y r e s i d en i s I n a d d i t i on ., t hey d i s ag r eed w i t h s t a f f ' s r ec omm en d at i on t hat P t e as an t o n a p p l y t o LAFCO f or a n n er_ at i on c on c ur r en t l y w i t h t h e e::pansi on of the SOI The Steering Committee believed that the p of en t i a l f or g r owt h fi n d uc a men t an d l a n d s peculation b e e ome s v er y s i g n i f i c an t i f an a c c e ss f r om I- S8 0 i s i n c l ud e d i n t h e proposed S O I b ou n d ar y. T h e Committee f eel s t h a t annexation sh oa_al d not proceed t_ant i 1 1 and a_ase i s determined and that any d ec i s i on t o annex b e p o st p on e d un t i t f ur t h er s t u d y i s d one . Commissioner Michel otti asF~ed Mr. Lee to further clarify the m ea n i n g of t h e S p h er a -of - I n f l u e n c e . He b r a of l y e x p l a i n e d, n of i n g t h a t t tae S O I p r o t e c t s t h e C i t y f r om an y n ew i n t r u s i o n t o t h e C i t y 1 i m its . C omm i s s i over Horan a s 4z ed Mr . Lee i f t hey h av a an y i n d i c a t i on from t h e C i t y of H a yw ar d t h a t t h e y ar a w i 2 1 i n g t o d ea n n ex . Mr . L ee s a i d t hey d o n of w i sh t o d e an n ex ~ at l e a s t w i t h t h e i r e x i s t i n g C i t y Coun c i f ., an d t hat t h e y h a ve r ec en t l y h a d a c hang e in City Council member staff p. Mr_ Lee further er.pl ained to Co mm i s s i one r Hor a n t h a t t h e C i t y teas a p p r o ac h ed LAFC O w i t h t h e procedure s t hat t hey w oo l d r eq u i r e i n order f or t h e C i t y t o ex t e n d i t s SO I S h ou l d t h e C i t y m a V e a n a p p l i c at i o n t o LAF C O t o ex t en d t h e spt~ er e, L AF CO wo u l d f i r s t r e q ue s t t h a t H a yw ar d i n i t i a t e d e an n ex a t i on . T er r y S p r ag g i n ., Ch a i r y er s on o f Save t h e R i d g e l and s C o mm i t t ee ., read a memo st at i n g t hat t h e Committee o p p o s es an y d e ve l op men t of the Ri dgel ands. They are not i n f avor of ta-=. i ng any of the open - s p ac a away . S h e agreed w i t h t h e r e p or t r mad b y Sec Fc y Den n i s an d t h e R i d g e l and s St eer i n g Committee . H e r C o mm i t t ee f e l t t hat a s t h a are a ar o u n d t h e R i d g e l and s i s B e v e l op e d. t h e val a_ae of the Ri dgel ands themsel ves wi 1 1 i ncrease. They fel t that a n y d eve 1 op men t on t h e R i d g e l an d s wou l d a f f e c t t h e q u a l i t y of 1 i f e of everyone i n the Val 1 ey ., because of the demise of a n e t ur a 1 open -space area . C omrtai s s i on er No v i n g h q ues L i o n ed Ms . S p r a g g i n a bout wh a t sh a f e l t t h e outcome wou l d b e f or p eop l e wh o l i ve on t h e R i d g e a n d h av e MINUTES PL ANN Z NG COMMISSION Jun a 1 3, 1 9 9 0 P ag e 9