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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 20, 1990 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors McPeak, Torlakson and Fanden
NOES: Supervisors Powers and Schroder
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: Hearing On Specific Plan And General Plan Amendment
For Bethel Island Area.
On March 6, 1990, the Board of Supervisors deferred to this date
the decision on the recommendation of the East County Regional
Planning Commission on the proposed amendment to the County General
Plan (County File #12-87-EC) and approval of the Specific Plan (County
File #1987-2SP) together with various requests for changes to the Land
Use Element in the Bethel Island area.
Karl Wandry, Community Development Department, summarized the
issues before the Board for consideration and commented on the packet
of background material and accompanying memo prepared in response to
Board concerns raised previously.
Supervisor Powers requested clarification on the cost of
rebuilding the levees and the number of units.
Mr. Wandry responded to Supervisor Powers ' request.
Supervisor Torlakson requested the staff recommendation on the
Byron Highway extension.
Mr. Wandry responded to Supervisor Torlakson' s request.
Supervisor Torlakson proposed recommendations on various issues
including the on-island/off-island development, the clustering
concept, the recreational bonus program, off-island commercial, a
study of the Burroughs, Gilbert and Emerson properties, the Byron
Highway extension, public access, a plan on levee protection and
funding, the staff recommendation on Cypress, special tax areas for
fire services, and the co-funding of a library for the Oakley/Bethel
Island area as a part of the Specific Plan.
Supervisor Torlakson moved to express intent to approve the plan
as he had configured it.
Supervisor Powers moved to amend the recommendation to include an
approval of the Planning Commission recommendation plus an additional
1500 units on-island provided the applicants demonstrated an ability
to show a replacement levee program.
Supervisor Schroder seconded the amendment to the motion.
Supervisor McPeak commented on issues including the proposed
recommendation, growth management and acceptable density, and she
requested clarification from staff on the Smith property.
Mr. Wandry responded to Supervisor McPeak' s request.
The Board discussed the environmental documentation, the number
of units and the recommendation before the Board.
Supervisor Powers withdrew the amendment to the motion due to the
inconsistency of information from documents, staff and legal counsel.
Supervisor Torlakson clarified his main motion.
The Board discussed bringing back the appropriate documentation
for the Board' s consideration.
Therefore, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the Board of
Supervisors DECLARES ITS INTENT to approve the Bethel Island General
Plan and Specific Plan as amended; and staff is DIRECTED to prepare
the appropriate documents for Board consideration.
1 hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of 8 i re on he date shown.
ATTESTED: J q .j q,7o
PHIL BAT HELOR,Clerk the Board
of upenriand County Administrator
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By ,DeDuty
cc: Community Development Dept.
County Counsel