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Minutes August 27, 1986 Planning Commission Susan Yalom, Preserve Area Ridgelands, asked about the 10 sewer extensions on the ridge and their purpose. Mr. Lee indicated he was unsure and would have to check with the consultant on this. Bruce Fiedler, 251 Kottinger Road, urged that drainage be provided to adequately provide for life and property just as sewer and water will be provided. He urged approval of Program 5.2 as proposed by staff. CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT Bob Walker, President of the East Bay Trails Council, representing bicyclers, joggers, horsemen and others, urged policies to work with Zone 7 for arroyo trail plans, development of the regional park, and preservation of open space. The City's plan seeks to preserve the view from the valley floor. The plan, however, does not address the larger lots behind the ridge. Susan Yalom, Preserve Area Ridgelands, urged the City to continue working with EBRPD to preserve open space and to restrict growth not to just within 200 feet of the top of the ridge. She said she liked most of the revisions as shown in the staff report. Mark Evanoff suggested the following recommendations: Policy 1.1, page VII-11. After the phrase "existing lots of record", add the statement "that front on existing public roads and/or adjacent to existing sewage and water service lines" and continue with remainder part of the sentence. Under Program 5.1, page VII-12, add the same phrase, and the same statement at the end of Program 5.2 of the same page. On page VII.13, Policy No. 7 add "that are consistent with the EBRP's plan of a 9200 acre park, Alameda County Agricultural and land use designation and the City of Hayward's Agricultural and land use designations. Drop the phrase "and managed development." Frank Neu, owner of property close to the ridge, reported thatthe US Government owns land equivalent to all of the land east of the Mississippi and the State of Texas. When people talk about conservation and open space as if it is almost all gone, this is a distortion. He stated that all of a sudden East Bay Regional Parks is becoming quite an input source. They have planned 20,000 acres in the ridgeland areas to become a park for 15 years, however, it has been very recently that they have acquired 1,152 acres and optioned 619 acres. Many people on the ridge have been there since the 1860's and have been really an addition to the Pleasanton Community as well as the tri-valley area. NOISE ELEMENT No one addressed this item. AIR QUALITY No one addressed this issue. 8 -