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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
Adopted this Order on March 6, 1990 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Schroder, Torlakson and Fanden
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor McPeak
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: Hearing On Specific Plan and General Plan Amendment
For Bethel Island Area.
On February 27, 1990, the Board of Supervisors continued to this
date the hearing on the recommendation of the East County Regional
Planning Commission on the proposed amendment to the County General
Plan (County File 412-87-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.
Supervisor Torlakson requested clarification on issues including
deed notification relative to levee condition.
Karl Wandry, Community Development Department, and Victor
Westman, County Counsel responded to Supervisor Torlakson' s request.
The following persons appeared to speak:
Sanford M. Skaggs, P.O. Box V, Walnut Creek, representing Abe
Grossman, commented on issues including the on-island and off-island
development, financing, and requested that the Board amend the plan;
Roger Foott, 530 Howard Street, San Francisco, representing Abe
Grossman Associates, commented on levee breaching;
Eric Hasseltine, 2380 Salvio Street, Concord, commented on issues
including developing shoreline, new levee systems, extension of Byron
Highway to the south, the number of proposed units, and the bonus
plan;
Jack Whitener, P.O. Box 623, Bethel Island, representing the
Bethel Island Fire Protection District, commented on written material
presented to the Board;
Eva Hue, 618 Taraval, San Francisco, commented on land use and
spoke in opposition;
Roger W. Bacon, 1897 2nd Avenue, Walnut Creek, commented on
issues including protection of the quality of Delta water and
subsidence, and he presented a list of properties that have been down-
zoned;
Bob Dal Porto, 5691 Marlin Drive, Byron, presented written
material to the Board and commented on his proposed project and
responded to concerns raised by Supervisor Torlakson;
Duncan M. Simmons, 1807 13th Street, Sacramento, representing the
California State Lands Commission, spoke in opposition, commenting on
the inadequacies of the Environmental Impact Report, and presented
written material to the Board;
Charles Pringle, 8300 Jantzen Road, Modesto, expressed concerns
relative to the density of his property on Bethel Island, roads, and
the General Plan;
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Filipe Johansson, 66 Mozden Lane, Pleasant Hill„ spoke on the
Specific Plan as approved by the East County Regional, Planning
Commission;
Rachel M. Baldocchi, P.O. Box 407, Bethel Island', commented on
deed restrictions, read a letter in opposition to a deed notification
requirement, and presented a petition;
James Crow, 6883 Piper Road, Bethel Island, commented on levee
breaching;
William Costanzo, 145 No. Hartz, Danville, representing Bethel
Island Properties, Inc. , submitted written comments in opposition to
the deed notification requirement;
Chap Ramsay, P.O. Box 389, Bethel Island, spoke on not labeling
Bethel Island as unsafe;
Bill Billeci, P.O. Box 55, Bethel Island, spoke in opposition to
the proposed specific plan, and commented on the greenhouse effect,
levee safety, earthquake danger, and deed notification;
John Mass, Knightsen, 4211 Delta Road, representing the Knightsen
Community Council, requested that the extension from Byron Highway to
Cypress not be omitted, and that the Oakley Fire Protection District
continue to provide the fire protection for that area;
Richard Rockwell, 1610 "A" Street, Antioch, representing the
Pedro Martins Family, appeared in opposition addressing issues
including density, levees and breaching;
Don Adams, 6777 Riverview Drive, Bethel Island, addressed the
contradictory information received from BIMID;
Constance Brady, 2690 Taylor Road, Bethel Island, spoke in
opposition, commenting on the relative elevations for Bethel Island
and Sandmound, the levee-breaching language in the plan, and density;
Frank Andronico, 7050 Riverview Drive, Bethel Island, spoke in
opposition to the Specific Plan, commenting on the need for growth;
Alan Cohen, 17300 17th Street, Tustin, representing Bethel Island
Partners, spoke in opposition to the proposed plan and commented on
issues including density, levee-breaching, and a plan to make the
island safe; .
Guy Bjerke, 1280 Boulevard Way, Suite 211, Walnut Creek,
representing the Building Industry Association, commented on fees and
the proposed density bonus program;
The Chair read comments from the card submitted by Kenneth Henry,
1885 Monte Sereno Drive, Danville, representing the Willow Park Marina
Homeowners Association, in opposition;
Lynn Jochim, 101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 400, Walnut Creek,
representing Chartered Land and Cattle Company, spoke in favor of the
Specific Plan;
Betty Smith, P.O. Box 145, Knightsen, representing the Pastor
Family, commented on zoning for the Pastor property and presented
written material;
Norman W. Bettencourt, Rt. 1, Box 45, Brentwood, commented on
issues including his parcel of property on the island, breaching the
levees, and in favor of development on the island;
Ralph Wallace, P.O. Box 2, Bethel Island, commented on the plan
as proposed today being unfair to the Bethel Island residents;
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The Chair advised of letters from Walter J. and Virginia F.
Pierce and Dean Lesher to be submitted for the record.
Supervisor Torlakson requested clarification from staff on issues
including breaching, on island versus off island, and levee safety.
Mr. Wandry responded to Supervisor Torlakson' s request.
Howard Holmes and Eric Mednick, representing the Bethel Island
Municipal Improvement District, also responded to Supervisor
Torlakson' s request.-
Supervisor
equest.Supervisor Torlakson moved to close the public hearing and set a
decision for two weeks from today but to leave the written record open
for another seven days.
Supervisor Schroder seconded the motion.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the hearing on the above matter
is CLOSED with the record left open for written comment until March
13, 1990 at 5 : 00 p.m. ; and decision on this matter is DEFERRED to
March 20, 1990.
Supervisor Torlakson identified certain key issues for the
Board' s further consideration. He spoke in support of reinstituting
the recreational bonus plan and providing public access to the
waterways. He also commented on issues including preserving
agriculture and wetlands, levee safety and levee fees, and the issue
of down-zoning.
Mr. Wandry responded to Supervisor Torlakson' s request on zoning.
Mr. Torlakson commented on the issue of patchwork development and
the idea of mandatory clustering coupled with the a fund to buy
development rights or transfer of development rights, and he also
commented on the road issues in the plan, reducing the number of off-
island units, leaving the Burroughs property out of the plan, the
economic feasibility of the plan, commercial economics, deed
notification, the fire protection issue, and the waterfront park.
Supervisor Schroder expressed concern with the rigidity of the
plan and he questioned the bonus plan.
Supervisor Powers commented on the concept of acquiring
development rights and the need for flexibility, various land uses,
and the levee system.
Supervisor Torlakson requested further clarification from staff
on the issue of the position of FEMA on development below the flood
elevation and further information on the greenhouse effect and on
subsidence.
Karl Wandry requested an amendment to the motion that the Board
would take written testimony to 5: 00 p.m. on March 14, 1990 and to
continue the hearing to March 27, 1990.
Following discussion by the Board, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED
that the hearing on the above matter is CLOSED, with the record left
open for written comment until March 9, 1990; and decision is DEFERRED
to March 20, 1990 at 2: 00 p.m.
1 hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of 8upa on t e data shown.
ATTESTED:
Orig. Dept. : Clerk of the Board PHIL BATC fELOR.Clerk of the Board
cc: Community Development Dept. S► and Administrator
County Counsel
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