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22 10. MATTERS CONTINUED FOR DECISION There were none. 11. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Item lla and Item llb were considered together. Item lla Vineyard Avenue General Plan Study Priority Item llb Review of Fertile Crescent Plan Concept Mr. Swift presented his reports (SR 91:29 and SR 91:30)) regarding the matters. Ms. Mohr stated that the Staff Reports on both items were very comprehensive and that work on the Specific Plan for the Gateway area would start in two months. She requested Council to comment on the revised draft of the Fertile Crescent Study so that the Council's recommendations can be incorporated in the report to be presented to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Ms. Mohr pointed out two particular issues that Council should note. The first deals with jurisdiction. The Committee recommended that development proposals be submitted to the adjacent cities for review and acceptance or action prior to those property owners' applying to the County. A concern regarding this recommendation is the possibility of the County approving a plan that has been rejected by the cities concerned. The second issue, a background issue which does not appear on the report, involves Transfer of Development Rights (TDR's). Some Committee members had suggested that both Pleasanton and Livermore should be open and receptive to adopting the extra density that would be taken out of the cultivable acres of the Fertile Crescent area. Ms. Mohr emphasized the importance of informing the County of the City's expectations for the area in case the County decides to plan for the area prior to any action the City may take in that direction. Mr. Butler commented that he would be willing to discuss the concept of TDR's as long as the vineyards would be preserved as agriculturally viable open spaces. - 8 - 1-22-91