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Ms. Fox had questions on public and institutional land use designations. If the School District never took the option on the Ponderosa property, she asked if there were opportunities for private schools? She asked if schools could be located inside the Airport Protection Area, or must they be outside that area? Mr. Iserson said only residential development is prohibited inside the Airport Protection Area. Schools can be located anywhere Council is comfortable allowing them as determined by surrounding uses. Ms. Fox inquired about the Crosswinds Church and asked if it had approached the Pleasanton planning staff about a proposal near EI Charro. Mr. Iserson said he has not heard anything from them. Ms. Fox referred to the buffer around Lake I and asked if development in the area included Lake H and Cope Lake, which are outside the urban growth boundary, could the city put a buffer zone around all three lakes with walking trails? Mr. Iserson said both lakes are within the city's planning area and sphere of influence. If the city wanted to annex them, the urban growth boundary could be adjusted. The main purpose of an urban growth boundary is for areas with potential urban development. In this case, if the plan is purely passive, rural recreation, then the area would not have to be within the urban growth boundary. Ms. McGovern referred to the circulation plan and asked if Boulder and Busch Avenues were planned to go through to EI Charro? Mr. Iserson said that would be discussed when the workshops get back to the traffic considerations. There was an assumption in the 2003 Baseline Report to terminate the current Busch Road near the Ponderosa or OSC so that traffic on Busch Road would be mainly residential in nature. Boulder would continue to Busch Road and to the areas to the east. If those were industrial or heavier commercial use areas, the traffic would go to Valley Avenue without going through residential areas. Ms. McGovern felt there were many ways to do that. Boulder could separate the property into two sections so that portion near the railroad track would be very different than that closer to Busch. She had concerns about the railroad track and asked if it was the same as the one going through downtown. Mr. Iserson said it was the same track. Ms. McGovern felt it already went through downtown, a major park, close to a high school, middle and elementary schools, so she did not feel it would have as much impact as she was concerned about. She asked if the land had to be annexed to Pleasanton and if so, how many of the 1 ,000 acres? Mr. Iserson said annexation would eventually be necessary of all of the property. He referred to an aerial map and pointed out the current city limits. In response to a question, he pointed out where Livermore's sphere of influence was. Joint Workshop City Council/Planning Commission 7 01/24/06