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!, 10. REFERRALS FROM ALAMEDA COUNTY 23. She final development plans shall also incorporate landscaping treatment along Foothill Road and along West Las Poaitas Boulevard. 24. It is this department's final opinion that because of the ground conditions that have been expressed by Dr. Haskell in regard to the high school site, it is this department's feelings that prior to the final approval of the development plan for the subject propertq, a preliminary development plan of the high school facility shall be submitted ao as to ascertain where the major facilities of the school will be in relation to the development in question. The purpose of said site plan is to determine at that point whether street and lot patterns are in proper relationship to the school site, or whether or not the easterly portion of the development has to be revised to coordinate with the high school site. a. Referral from Alameda County Planning Commission regarding Utah Construction aad Mining Company's modification of its application to permit a quarry site on Apperaon Ridze Thin item was referred to the Planning Commission by Alameda County for aay recommen- dations that the Commission may care to make. However, many organizations are concerned about this matter and have taken stands on it. The East Bay Regional Parka District held a meeting on the afternoon of March 12, and voted 5-2 against permitting the quarry site. Mr. Bill Herlihy, s member of the EBRP District was present and explained the position to the Commissioners. However, it was understood that their report would not be available to the general public until Friday, March 14, 1969. Mr. Herlihy did mention that he hoped the Commission would decide to take a stand in opposition to this quarry application as has the Sierra Club and the Jaycees. Mr. Castro inquired if the plans were to keep this area as a park or just as open land, and received a reply of keeping the area as open land, which, incidentally, is supported by Association of Bay Area Governments. These people have an advisory committee being formed with East Bay Regional Parks to generate interest in the Amador-Valley area. Mr. Castro stated that at the Sand and Gravel meeting that afternoon, the Committee did not take aay position in the matter. However, Mr. Castro believes that if the Commission is disposed to taking any action, they should make their findings known. Chairman Plato stated that he did not feel they should take aides until they have more facts, and in particular, would like to invite the opposing sides to a session where both parties would have an opportunity to explain their position. Only then would the Commission feel disposed to take a stand. Commissioner Antonini stated that a lot more research on quarry sites should be done, i. e., in Ireland there is a fund which is in effect, made up of a percentage of the profit from the quarry operation, which is kept in abeyance until such time as the operation terminates, then the funds will help to offset the coat of returning the land either to its origiasl state or into a park site. Commissioner Antonini felt that the Board of Supervisors should perhaps give thought to this method of handling the situation. Mr. Herlihy of East Bay Regional Parks District felt that a stated position by The Planaiag Commission would be valuable to the EBRP, aad that he would like to nee the Commissioners take a firm stead within the next 60 days when this matter goes before the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Commissioners Carrigan and Arnold concurred with this feeling. It was decided that the Secretary would gather all the available information and then report back to the Commission within the next 45 days. - 6 -