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DRAFT 14. SUBREGIONAL PLANNING ELEMENT PURPOSE The purpose of the Subregional Planning Element is to facilitate Pleasanton's involvement in the cooperative planning of the Tri-Valley area. The key to successful subregional planning will be active inter-jurisdictional participation, citizen support, and a strong sense of responsibility to the subregion. Pleasanton is committed to planning and acting cooperatively to enhance the future of the Tri Valley. PLANNING CONTEXT Pleasanton is part of the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region (Figure 14-1), and the seven-jurisdiction -Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, Danville, San Ramon, and Alameda and Contra Costa counties -Tri-Valley subregion (Figure 14-2). As such, the City of Pleasanton plays an integral part in the functioning of both the region and the subregion. Changes in the physical environment, economy, and infrasttucture of the region and subregion affect Pleasanton, and vice-versa. Local control of development has historically been highly important to the Tri-Valley jurisdictions. The advantages of local control are that the decision makers are close to home, knowledgeable of the area they serve, and directly accountable to their constituents. Unfortunately, because local plamung in the Tri Valley has sometimes occurred without a thorough consideration of the regional and subregional context, some problems have occurred. Fox example, the supply of housing affordable to Tri-Valley workers has not kept pace with the expansion of jobs. The freeway and street systems have become overburdened and air quality reduced because of long commutes which extend beyond the Tri-Valley area. The City first adopted the Subregional Planning Element as part of its General Plan in 1996. At that time, the Element was drafted as part of a Subregional Planning Strategy, a cooperative effort among the seven Tri-Valley jurisdictions that the Association of Bay Area Governments funded by grant. The seven jurisdictions making up the Tri-Valley Council were to consider the objectives and policies of the strategy in future amendments to their general plans. At the date of this writing (2006) Pleasanton is the only Tri-Valley jurisdiction that has adopted the Subregional Plamung Strategy as part of its General Plan. THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA REGION The San Francisco Bay Area region (Figure 14-1) consists of the nine counties which adjoin the Bay, including San Francisco, Mahn, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties. The region includes 4.4 million acres, of which approximately 16 percent (700,000 acres) was developed as of 2000.1 ~ Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), ABAG Projectianr 2005. subn3gional %anning 060507, clean 14- ~ City Council 6/5/2007