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• "Recreation and Open Space" section, which describes the City's and the East ~' Bay Regional Park District's (EBRPD) open space azeas within the boundaries of the planning azea; • agriculture and grazing, which includes information on the Williamson Act lands in which agricultural land owners agree to maintain the land in agriculture for a certain period of time in return for reduced tax rates, with accompanying graphics; and • "Public Health and Safety" and "Wildlife Overlay" sections. She noted that various types of open space lands and trails are shown on several new graphics and that two new sections, "Scenic Highways" and "Water Management and Recreation," have been added to address the lakes activities resulting from the end of the quarrying use and being operated by Zone 7. Ms. Stern then summarized the proposed changes in the Goals, Policies, and Programs: • new goal on sustainability, which is directly related to preserving and protecting natural resources and open space; • revised program relating to the preservation of wildlife and habitats and corridors under Policy 1; • added programs for "Water Quality" to ensure the continued quality of water and aquifers; • new programs under Goa14 and Policy 6 relating to minimizing stormwater ~, runoff and new programs under Policy 7 relating to the new "Clean Water Program" requirements; • new Policy 11 and programs under a new section, "Open Space Parks and Recreation," addressing preserving and expanding open space and access to open space, with the Parks and Recreation policies previously included in this Element being moved to Public Facilities and Community Programs Element; • new goal and programs relating to open space trails, emphasizing the desire to have a comprehensive system serving multiple uses referred to in the EBRPD plans and the City's Community Trails Master Plan, and encouraging new development to provide access to staging areas that can connect to existing public lands; • new programs under "Agriculture and Grazing," supporting viticulture, agri- tourism, and agricultural land presentation, and referring to the Tri-Valley Business Council's working landscape plan; and • deletion of the "Energy Conservation" section in view of the of the new Draft Energy Element of the General Plan. Ms. Stern requested the Commission to provide input and direction in terms of what changes it would like to make prior to forwazding the Draft Element to the City Council. Commissioner Fox distributed copies of the City of San Juan Capistrano's "Community Design Goal 3: Preserve and enhance natural features." THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 24, 2006 Page 3 of 34