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FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson Contra
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DATE: November 19 , 1985 County
SUBJECT: PEOPLE -FOR OPEN SPACE - RECOMENDATIONS FOR "STANDARDS
FOR THE STUDY"
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: See attached letter from People for Open
Space dated November 6, 1985 .
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Mark Evanoff ' s comments and ideas seem very
valid.- Refer this letter and series of suggestions to the Community
Development Department for consideration and incorporation into the
implementation program of the county-wide General Plan update.
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County Administrator Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
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M382/7-83 BY (y � fes/
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512 Second Street • San Francisco, CA 94107 • (415) 543-4291
November 6, 1985
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Supervisor Tom A. Torlakson_ '
45 Civic Ave. TO,j 6198S
Pittsburg, CA 94565 SUPF,��TO%ri*S
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Dear Supervisor Torlakson: �. S
People for Open Space supports the-Countywide General Plan Study
guidelines outlined by Supervisor Powers in his October 30, 1985 memo. In
addition to the points covered under "standards for the study," we recommend
the following amendments:
1. The plan should be countywide, that is a plan for incorporated as well as
unincorporated areas of the county.
2. Seek protection of the maximum amount of open space in the county recog-
nizing its contribution to the county's economic vitality and to the
residents' quality of life:
enhancing community identity by promoting city-centered, compact growth;
providing food grown on the farms and ranches;
preserving natural systems -- plant and animal habitats, wetlands, and
rivers;
promoting safety by directing growth away from hazardous areas -- areas
vulnerable to fire, floods, earthquakes, and landslides;
offering recreational opportunities for public and private use;
protecting public health by producing clean air and water from the forests
and watersheds, and fulfilling people's psychological need to be within
sight of and have access to open space.
3. Ensure that the countywide plan takes into account and supports Bay Area
wide planning objectives.
As a way of involving the cities in the planning process we would suggest
compiling all the city general plans, overlaying them on the existing County
General Plan, and identifying inconsistencies between city and county
designations and potential conflict between cities. A second step should be
to calculate the projected buildout of all the cities, and then determine the
feasibility of implementing the growth plans given the existing carrying
capacity of roads, sewers, public transportation, and water supplies.
We applaud Contra Costa County for making the effort to update the General
Plan and we would be happy to participate in the process.
Sincerely,
/AVZJ0/
Mark Evanof f
Field Organizer
G KEM FOR SUPERVISOR TOM POWERS "STANDARDS FOR THE STUDY"
1. The plan should be countywide, that is a plan for incorporated as well as
unincorporated areas of the county.
3. Preservat of agrictrIt=al -lands.
4. Protection of forest hands.
5. Protectio}+ of open space and scenic resources.
6. Protee fen of 14fe and property from natural hazards fflood and
mttdstides' .
2. Seek protection of the maximum amount of open space in the county recog-
nizing its contribution to the county's economic vitality and to the
residents' quality of life:
enhancing community identity by promoting city-centered, compact growth;
providing food grown on the farms and ranches;
preserving natural systems -- plant and animal habitats, wetlands, and
rivers;
promoting safety by directing growth away from hazardous areas — areas
vulnerable to fire, floods, earthquakes, and landslides;
offering recreational opportunities for public and private use;
protecting public health by producing clean air and water from the forests
and watersheds, and fulfilling people's psychological need to be within
sight of and have access to open space.
3. Ensure that the countywide plan takes into account and supports Bay Area
wide planning objectives.
11. Orderly arrangement of public facilities (sewers, water, utilities) to
support contiguous compact growth.
12. Transportation maps to fit system built to serve need of compact urban
growth patterns.
14. Separate devefepable growth areas from nen-e2eve}epable open space lands.
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Suggested by People for Open Space, 512 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107