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Agenda Report - May 6, 1992 (71)
Oa CIN OF LODI MATION AGENDA TITLE: Development of Liberty Hills as Proposed in the Env, •nmental Impact Report I'ao. EI? -51-2, San Joaquir County Draft Compreh-,isive Planning Program MEETING DATE: May 6. 1992 PREPARED BY: City Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council proposed Liberty Hills uppropr late . hear a presentation req�rding the project and take action as deemed BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Mayor Pinkerton received a request from a ;citizens' grcup in the Clesents area opposed to the develdpment of the Liberty Hills project that this item be placed on this agenda for review and consideration. The :proponents have been advised that this topic is on this agenda. FUNPiNG: None required. Respct:tfully submitied, T/ Thomas A. Peterson City Manager TAP/jmp 'r -M lei N..w TWNS Let ud hope thAt this is still a queatt. n and not me of thoae 1 ' TIC F%SF1-UVPHS Where the d eo Ls lar, h u alresq} been sasoe and tkt* w ork i ns, t4" -payers ale Just given the coin -toss of "h•*ds we win, tails you lose". Sows of you Leaders have boo your intollifence blinded by the $" ani TIM BIG Oup. stealtorst Lon't think that you will ret eny commissions from these t s. On the contraryp it will make your hard -to -sell market even harrier. '''own Counc i is t Mill such "Paushroom toads" enhance or hinder ;; cAar own own? Conaloer the following pointa r ,'hire will all or then* needee jobs neeeenly epr enr7 (Ark nolp tot the alreacy-joblese?) 4hcere will all of there Instant-orcin*nt.ra contm, from, low long will the growing -pains of transition affect the schools, ater tables, eta.? Let us r-sners>er i Castro's "fr'ienoll► costure" of emp ty Lriy, (�u M' a jails. The odserable failure of d U D The erippline of Aperiean eeonoM with cur "open -hand" policy which has poaaibilit,ies of turnint, us Lno world-Prqriders. Above all elaeF remember thnt when finAneial situnticrig are reveredd,tnoee x#10 taave been helped with such cearensssSl n wrn' i, he na c-enerous to (+ood Old (Dumb) uncle Scam errd his pupneta, It Mrht even bey "{good-gye. It's our C<A rntrry noxi" SAN J 0 A Q U 1 N C0U?.7": 7I?r :.0 i AL STUD', OF IIEW TOW;+ C0�CEPT SUMMARY' OF P=ill. i:E COTIVERSAT I O? WITH r LA?dI'i I NG DIRECTOR CHET DAV I DSON, ^Ali J DAQU I?T COUNTY PLAN'N I?,G DIRECTOR .'3 1!92 CHET'S FINAL WORDS: "THERE ARE MAN VARIABLES IN T!iF NFW TOWN CONEPT TH 7' ARF. U?7PnEDI �' F. DO'Ir RIGHT THEY MIGHT VORK. ' TERRELL WATT. AICP PLA'. %'ItiG OONSC:L.TANT :76; UNION STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123 14I5) $43-0643 FAX (415► 663,8701 February 12, 1992 Hs. Peggy Keranen, Deputy Director San Joaquin County Community Development Department 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 Subject: Comments on Draft EIR for the Proposed San Joaquin aunty General Plan Update Dear Xs. Keranen: This firm represents the San Joaquin Quality of Life Council (the Council) with respect to the proposed General Plan and related Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The enclosed comments on the Draft EIR for the proposed San Joaquin County General Plan are submitted on behalf of the Council. Please add this firm at the above -captioned address to the mailing list for all notices related to the processing of the General Plan, five nev communities and related environmental review documents. Very truly yours, Terry % tt Planning Consultant CC. State Lands Commission California Dept. of Fish and Game U.S. Fish and wildlife Service Delta Sierra Chapter of the Sierra Club Land Utilization Alliance Committee to Save the Molkelunne River Molkelumne River Alliance San Joaquin hudubon Greenbelt Alliance/People for Open Space Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund Hark Connolly, Attorney at Law Zach Cowan, Attorney at Law IR0NV. ?:: Ai. I'm PAC PJP.: ON THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY DRAFT GENERAL PLAN February ;1, 1992 The following comnents regarding the Draft environmental impact report (DEIE) for the proposed San Joaquin County General Plan are submitted by the San Joaquin Quality of Life Council (hereinafter "the Council"). General comments are followed by more specific comnents related to the adequacy of the DEIR. INTRODUCTION The DEIR contains a great deal of useful information regarding the County. Moreover, the DEIR contains a number of refreshingly bold mitigation measures to address identified significant impacts of the General Plan (e.g. 4,1-: (b) Defer new communities). Notwithstanding this, the DEIR is deficient is a number of critical respects summarized below. The General Plan Represents a "Sacxwards" ygroach to Planning Decisions involving the future growth of the State, most of which are made and will continue to be made at a local level, should be guided by an effective planning process, including the local general plan, and should proceed within the framework of officially approved statewide goals and policies directed to land use, population growth and distribution, development, open space, ,resource 2reservat S L;P and I It i 1 i >at i nn aim and wa-tpr' quality, and other related physical, social and economic development factors. co�/t. Code Section 65030.1 Most noteworthy of the defects in the DEIR is the document's failure to identify the "backwards" approach taken to planning for the County. Specifically, the County failed to approach the general plan as called for in State Planning Laws and the State of California General Plan Guidelines. The State "dlanninq Laws contain very specific provisions with respect to the protection of the natural environment and its resources. Yet, the DEIR does not contain any evaluation of the proposed Plan's conforz-,ance to these provisions. Nor does the DEIR include an alternative Plan based upon the protection of critical resources as a first concern. To the contrary, the General Plan's primary concern appears to have been accommodat;- any cost, the growth projections deve',oped by the 1 C u'ti1 i L,'� The n 1 FS!-.Oj l d ha Y,:-, ca, led O V L the pr t e K- Lia b is 1 L' back, -arils approach t.c plannJLnq. T.he General Pian Guldeline�. conLait; the foll %ing guiding principle for the preparation of General Plans: M 4 r• Information collected on env ironmental hazards (such as flood plains and landslide areas), resources (such as mineral deposits), and natural phenomena (such as deer migration routes or critical habitats), tells much about anglant 4nd tyle of poaible deye whe growth should and should_ not take place". Gene al Plan Guidelines at 45. Moreover, the Guidelines suggest that the carrying c pacity of the land and air should govern the ultimate populatio assumptions, not the reverse: "[Population) [p]rojections may require ad as assumptions change during the planning and visa versa. For instance, if the fi use plan substantially alters the amount reserved for residential use, the assumptions will be similarly changed. Cor if growth projections will exceed assumpti in the Air Quality Management Plan (AQ; impact on regional air quality should be e and additional measures developed to consistency with the AQMP." G.P. Guide 48. Not only did the DEIR fail to evaluate the Plan i terms, but the DEIR buys into the population proje( County as a "given." Evidence of this is that t ranges of the alternatives vary overall only sl,ightl "constraints" or "carrying capacity" based. Thi; fatally flawed and should be addressed in a 5upplel the Plan. u.stment process al land of land �riainal -ersely, )ns used P), the ,aluated iaintain Ines at these basic .ions for the e population and none are approach is -ntal DEIR on Other major defects in the DEIR include but are not imited to the following: I. In formulating a "reasonable range of alternatives" the County and the EIR Consultant do not seem to have focused on options that could substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effects associated 2 W th� p c ,ect as proposed , This (:=ci�-- rr )bv ious ly reinforces rhe above- outlined concern that resource proal c:Ior, mooX a back seat to accor:�-r{odation of population projections and development interests in the creation of the preferred Plan and many of the alternatives. The range of alternatives and the varying' population projections each alternative is based upon appear to have been developed independent of a linxtige to significao4 impacts. This approach highlights an opportunity lost by the DEIR to construct an alternative plan which responds to the inpacts and development constraints revealed by the DEIR. 2. The DEIR fails to analyze the impacts of the policies and implementation actions contained in the proposed General Plan. For example, the DEIR does not analyze the impacts of new and expanded roadways and other infrastructure necessitated by the General Plan (e.g, the proposed "toll road"). Nor does the DEIR call out an alternative or alternatives that would not necessitate such infrastructure thereby reducing the likely significant impacts of these major public (and private) facilities. 3. Hitigation measures are in many cases srated so broadly as to provide no tangible mitigation. For example, mitigation measure (d) under Impact No. 4.11-1 states: "Differences between population projected in the Draft Plan and population projected in the regional air quality plan should be resolved." What does this measure mean? 4. The DEIR fails to adequately analyze acid quantify cumulative inpacts of the project. 5. Critical data related to current planning by incorporated communities in the County is ataitted from the DEIR naking it impossible to determine whether the County needs for any reason to be in the development business. Our specific comments are outlined below. The upon the speczf.c concerns dis7usse� here:?, reconmends that the Coin y request the EIR Consultant to prepare a Supplemental Draft EIR (SDEIR), which SDEIR contains at a minimum the follcwing information and dif-c,issions; 1. An evaluation of the General Plan consistency *�i th State Planning Laws; 2. Developnent of missing information regarding the project description and setting, both County -wide and regional: 3. Revised impact analysis including but not limited to an analysis of the inpacts not previously analyzed due to the missing project description and setting information: 4. Completion of an impact analysis of the specific policies and implementation measures contained in the proposed General Plan where such policies or measures .ill lead to impacts on the environment (e,g, new roads and freeways, new or expanded waste disposal facilities, ne,w/ or exp-=nded sewage treatment plants, distribution facilities and the like); 5. DevPlopment and analysis of new alternatives including a. Development and analysis of a General Plan alternative which is basad upon the carrying capacity of the land, water and air. Specifically, such an alternative should be developed after a complete set of constraints maps have been assembled. Areas which should be off-limits to development include but are not limited to: flood plains, areas of geologic hazards, sensitive habitat areas including wetlands, prime agricultural lands and other resource areas. The refinement of population projections should be based upon the ability of the land, water, air and essential services to sustain the population without jeopardizing the natural ecosystems; h, Development and analysis of an alternative which responds to the significant impacts of the project. Such an alternative could be assembled from the mitigation measures identified for the project in combination with new information regarding other environmental impacts identified in the SDEIR; C. Development and analysis of an alternative that treats significant aspects of the natural 2 e.nviaC a constra_nt to deve opmen-. _.. terms of nctl� 1ocat_on and intensity, 4nd 6. Corpletlon of detailed nitigat:on measures ncludinq a discussion of the efficacy of each measureto reduce significant impacts to a level of insignifi I ante. This information should be developed in a supplemental DEIR and recirculated for public comments. In the meantime, the County must withhold action on any major component of the proposed General Plan. For example, a decision on the proposed Mountain House new community must await the completion of the General Plan. To act on this or any other major new community or major plan component prior to action on the General Plan would constitute "piecemealing" or seg enting the larger project. Moreover, an adequate and co prehensive cumulative impact analysis developed as part of the General Plan DEIR is essential to informed decision --making on any major plan component including Mountain Nouse. (It is also worth hoting that the General Plan DEIR recommends deferring the five new communities. Findings of approval of Mountain House n light of this recommendation measure could not be supported). THE DEIR FOR THE PRO"gJ I J Ih!ADEQUATE � , "Environmental impact, reports ("EIRs") se ve a number of important functiDns. The documents force agencies to dgvglQg_w projects may adversely affggt the environment they involve the public in environmental derisionm king; they require decisionmakers to reveal their "environmental and economic values" so that the public can remember come election day; they facilitate interagency consultation; and they generate proposals for project modification to be effected through the adoption of alternatives or mitigation measures." Remy and Thomas, 1991 Guide to CEQA at page 20. In short, the basic purpose of an EIR is to provide pudic agencies and the public with detailed information about the effect which the proposed project is likely to have on the a vironment; to list ways in which the significant effects of the project might be reduced or eliminated and to indicate alternatives to such a project. CEQA section 21051. This DEIR fails in a number of respects to accomplish hese basic purposes. Specifically, the DEIR for the proposed project is deficient in at least the following respects. b inninc7c- lT e -,e ro,Ject Descry;:'' An EIR nest contain a description of the project. Coun y of r, o v. fitv Ql LOS An e , 71 Cal.App.3d 185, 193 (1977) (Invo 1.) Secti-)n 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines defines "project' as "the whole of the action, which has the potential for resulting in a physical change in the environment, directly or ulti ately..." (Emphasis added.) In adeition to a map detailing th precise location and boundaries of the project, the project description must contain, a "statement of the objectives sought by the proposed project" and "a general description of the project's technical, economic, and environmental characteristics." CEQA Guidelines section 15124. An accurate and complete project description is a cr: 'cal part of an EIR. "An accurate, stable and finite project description is the r�tj,ng qua non of an informative and legally sufficient EIR." �tlTi iago County, Water District, 118 Cal.App.3d at 830 (quoting ,nYO II, 71 Cal.App.3d at 192-93). The court in Inyo__II explained why a thorough project description is necessary: A curtailed or distorted project description may stultify the objectives of the reporting process. Only through an accurate view of the project may affected outsiders and public decision -makers balance the proposal's benefit against its envirc.,:aental cost, consider mitigation meas res, assess the advantage of terminating the pro sal (i.e., the no project' alternative) and eigh other alternatives in the balance. The DEIR project description omits information that is key to an adequate evaluation of project -related and cumulative impacts. Specific infu.-mation missing from the DEIR includes, but is not limited to the following: 1. A description of the roadways and other infrastructure needed to serve population accommodated by the General Plan. 2. A description of the water, sewer, ener y, waste disposal and other systems needed to serve the population accommodated by the General Plan. 3. A description of any and all other components of the Plan (e.g. goals, policies, implementation measures, programs) which have the potential to ndversly impact the environmental either directly or indirec ly. 4. A description of major components of the ne /expanded communities plan which have the potential to esult in significant impacts. For example, where new c .unities 6 incIL-;e- such components as r:ar-,na's, t e im a is o. these components should be included in the description and specifically evaluated in the DEIR. Each of these critical components of the project has the otentlal to create significant adverse environmental impacts not a equately analyzed in the DEIR. A revised project description c ntaining the above listed details must be developed and a revised (supplemental; DEIR completed which ..onsiders the ompleted project description in its analysis of impacts. Also critical to the adequacy of an environmental doc ment is beginning the analysis of impacts with a complete and accurate description of the project setting. An EIR must include a description of the environment in the vicinity of the project, as it exists before the commencement of the project, from both a local and rrag"oaal perspective. If impact analyses a based on an incomplete, out -dated or inaccurate project sett ng, the results of those analyses cannot be accurate. Among the omissions in the project setting are the foll*ing: 1. Accurate information about habitat vales on agricultural lands. The DEIR states at 4.15-1: "Agricultural practices tend to eliminate i portant cover for wildlife" and "...generally provid little food for wildlife and are sources of toxins assimilated into the food chain...". The Committee agrees with the Department of Fish and Game that this statement is incorrect. To the,contrary agricultural lands provide preferred habitat for several species including but not limited to State -threatened Swainson`s haw (bate swainsn) and the San Joaquin kit fox (valves acrotis mitica). The setting. information should be re iced to acknowledge the important habitat value of the agricultural lands. 2. Adequate and complete information about existin surface and ground water quality. 3. Adequate information and mapping about the a tent of wetlands and wetland reserve areas (e.g. hist or c marsh or areas conducive to marsh restoration). 4. Detailed information and mapping regard _1 other resources including but not limited to major ve etative communities (e.g. oak groves, riparian areas). 7 F,. Detailed infornai.ion ar,,-- nap,._ng regarding slcjnificant natural resource areas in the Delta including the important ,.=aterffowl habitat provided by these areas. 6. Delineateion of critical habitat areas for effected species_ 7. Detailed mapping of the 250 year flood event in addition to the 100 year flood event for planning purposes. 8. Complete and up-to-date information about the general planning, population projections and infill potential for existing incorporated communities. €or example, Stockton, Lathrop and Tracy all are updating their general plans. Yet, information about the. acreage under considerati.-)n for development in these updates is not included in the DEIR. Nor are there respective population projections. This information is critical V to the County's decision regarding how much land it A should make available for development and the analysis V� of cumulative impacts. 9. Setting information for adjacent Cov.�ft i es , This information is critical to the cumulative impact analysis. The DEIR Fails to Adgagately < rr<�lyza Proipct: l�j�� ,s In judging the legal sufficiency of an EIR, the focus is on adequacy, completeness and a good faith effort at full disclosure. The document should provide a sufficient degree of analysis to allow decisionmakers to make intelligent judgments. CEQA Guidelines, section 15151. A number of decisions have developed criteria for deter -mining what constitutes a "reasonable" effort within an EIR to analyze project's potential impacts. Among the most important cases is K1na.4— c,.o`snt+� F, ZM,�uzp_au Pt al _ �T_ city of (5th Dist. 1990) 221 Cal,Xpp.3d 692. The opinion addresses among other issues, the need to support with rigorous analysis and concrete substantial evidence the conclusion that impacts will be insignificant. The operative word in each of these adequacy discussions is "analysis". One of the areas that the DEIR is most sorely lacking is in analysis to support conclusions related to the significance of impacts. Indeed, as described in more detail below, the DEXR is full of conclusions for which there does not appear to be any supporting analysis. T? -,e DEIR Fails to Support With Evidenc6 Numerous Conclusions that Imt acts, Will. be ir,sign.i.; ic.ant The DEIR concludes that all of the folloxinq impacts wiil be less than significant: land use conflicts between residences and agriculture, conversion of undeveloped land to urbanized acreage, water demand of 130,000 acre-feet, overdrafting of groundwater, migration of saline into freshwater, increased wastewater discharges, creek modifications, geologic impacts, impacts as a result of flooding, conversion of habitat to urban "habitat", impacts to special status taxa, impacts to fishery resources, potential sprawl, as Well as other significant impacts purportedly reduced to a level of insignificance as a result of proposed mitigation measures. Additional evidence is needed to conclude that these potential impacts will in fact be insignificant. The Fifth District's decision in Kinas County Farm!Sureau et al, Y_ C i tv of Jjanford (5th Dist. 1990) 221 Ca] , App, 3d 692: 222 Ca1.App.3d 516a (270 Cal,Rprt, 650j suggeststhat reviewing courts will require agencies to produce rigorous analysis and concrete substantial evidence before upholding EIR determinations that project impacts are insignificant, at least where the impacts in question clearly are not minor or trivial. The Kings County case reinforced the need to support conclusions regarding the significance of impacts with substantial evidence. Evidence is lacking in the DEIR to support a finding of insignificance for virtually every significant impact purportedly determined to be insignificant after mitigation in the summary table. A few noteworthy examples are as follows: i 1. Impacts to habitat as a result of the �onvercion of habitat to urban habitat. There is no evidence to support the finding that this impact is reduced to a level of insignificance. Moreover, the impact is underestimated because the DEIR fails to identify the extent of these resources. 2. Impacts to special -status taxa. Again,' since these resources are not adequately identified, evidence is lacking to suggest that mitigation measures would result in reducing trio impact to a level of insignificance. 3. Impacts as result of increased waiter use and wastewater discharges. In particular, the defective cumulative analysis of the impacts of potential wastewater discharges to the Delta fails to support the finding that this impact is insignificant. 4. Growth inducing impacts. The County is'proposing to open up vast new areas for development, while at the same time omitting any discussion of measures that could 9 l 1 n i t ur:-an sprawl or 7-o the levels I pro)ec teal (e.g. measures suc,', as urban limit lines, development fees for strategic purchases which would ultimately establish urban limit lines similar to the preferred plan for the South Livermore Valley, population caps and the like.) In short, there is no evidence that the growth induced by the Plan will not be significant and unavoidable. As a result of the incomplete project description and flawed assumptions, the DEIR fails to adequately identify or analyze a number of probable significant effects including but not limited to the folloving: 1. Impacts to the Delta resources as a result of increased population and recreational use: 2. Growth inducing impacts; 3. Impacts as a result of the construction of infrastructure to serve nev development: 4. Inconsistencies betveen the proposed General Plan and State Law requirements for protection of resources: 5. Internal inconsistencies in the proposed General Plan, among other significant impacts not addressed by the DEIR: and 6. Cumulative impacts. A revised (supplemental) DEIR should be completed which identifies and analyzes these and other omitted significant impacts. The DEIR Fails To AftauatCly �nalyze Impacts The DEIR's analysis of cumulative impacts is defective for at least the following reasons: 1. The study area for the analysis of many impacts including but not limited to traffic is geographically constrained and does not include the total area which will generate cumulative impacts. A rationale should be stated for each impact's study area based upon information that demonstrates cumulative impacts beyond the study area to be insignificant. 2. Quantification of cumulative impacts is in most cases entirely lacking. Without such quantification -it is not 10 possible tc deter.nine the extent to Kn1cn, through mitigation measures such impacts can be reduced. Mitigation neasures for cumulative impacts are vague and therefore inadequate. 4. The DEIR fails to state the disposition of a nunber of cumulative impacts before and after mitigation. 5. The underlying grovth and development assumptions on which the cumulative analyses are based is not clear. Again, for each cumulative impact analysis the plan or list -based project/growth assumptions must be described. The new general plans for Stockton, Lathrop and Tracy, for example, do not appear to have been included in the cumulative impact analysis.. In short, the cumulative impact section must be revised to include the above contents. This section is also an opportunity to develop detailed!cumulative mitigation measures which the County can impose as mitigation in future project level DEIR's, For example, measures that should be included in future project specific EIR's could be developed in this DEIR (e,g, adopt an ordinance which calls for the elimination of tie use of building materials containing CFCs; adopt an ordinance requiring a fee for open space from all new development; and the like.) In formulating a "reasonable range of alternatives" the County and EIR consultant have not focused on options that could substantially lessen or avoid the significant environmental effects associated with the project as proposed. Pub. Resources Code section 21002; CEQA Guidelines section 15126 (d)(3). Instead, the various alternatives viewed from an overall environmental perspective, differ in relatively minor respects. In addition, the DEIR fails to consider changing trends and circumstances which should have been identified and considered in the development of alternatives. Such changing trends include but are not limited to reduced dependency for air quality and other reasons on cars and new freevays, increased emphasis on resource protection and compact development to reduce the impacts of sprawl. Moreover, a number of alternatives were listed that were considered but were not adequately evaluated. These include but are not limited to the City -centered alternative. Specifically, the DEIR fails to provide any analysis of how much new development could be accomodated in infill areas within existinq cities 11 and/or an anaiysis o: what densities would be reC�ired to accommodUte pro-)ected growth entirely on infill lands. Depending upon the facts, it may be unnecessary and/or undesirable for the county to be in the development business if cities are willing to accommodate groi.�h within their boundaries in an environmentally superior configuration. The Council requests that a supplemental DEIR analyze a number of new alternatives that directly respond to identified significant and unavoidable impacts including: I. An alternative based upon policies that axe most protective of the environmental and avoid hazardous areas including flood plains, steep slopes and landslides. The location, type, intensity and population density of this alternative should evolve out of the constraints mapping. 2. An alternative which responds to the significant impacts identified in the supplemental DEIR. Specifically, the Council believes that there are additional Significant impacts that should be analyzed and addressed by such an alternative. 3. A truly city -centered alternative which calls for increased density within infill areas with the goal of balancing jobs and housing within each community and facilitating transit. The DEIR should evaluate what configuration of development would ultimately be consistent with transit. 4. An alternative which does not result in attainment or maintenance of Level of Service C on all County roads. A policy of maintaining LOS C may force sprawl indirectly. This should be addressed in the DEIR. 5. An alternative which is consistent with the attainment of air quality standards. The DEIR Faits to Idp itl/ yeas, l2lp, Hiti,x�t�� �i2as�arP� Mitigation measures included in the DEIR are inadequate for at least the following reasons: 1. First, the DEIR fails to identify mitigation aeasures that could result in reducing impacts identified as significant and uaavoidable to a level of insignificance. The most noteworthy example is Air Quality impact No. 4.11-1; "The growth projected by the Draft Plan exceeds that accounted for in the regional 12 attalnnert plans". The DETR :a 1s to state -.7ny pc��lat.on levels acconroyated by the Plan du:ina the plannina period should not be limited to those accounted for in the eNQ P . Other measures not identified which could be effective in reducing significant impacts include the addition of policies which would expressly prohibit development in hazardous areas and areas containing sensitive resources. Also, the DEIR fails to identify measures, including but not limited to fees on new development for open space purchases and urban limit lines, which would reduce or eliminate significant impacts related to the growth inducing impacts of the Plan. 2. Second, a number of mitigation measures call for additional studies and plans which may not prove successful in reducing or eliminating project -related impacts as described. For example: ,10 I G8r* na G i ug -s-1 n h6nu i rrQMM:4 Pta l { con gider "infill" locatioaa. (The analysis called for in this policy/mitigation measure should be completed now as part of the General Plan DEIR. It will be too late once project EIR's are in progress to look at the larger picture of where gro�rth should be directed). The Country shall investigate and jistablish financial mechanism __ tc zzes.erve_ ag r j4,,uI tura 1 lands , (Again, now is the time as part of the General Plan to establish such mechanisms. See Attachment A, Revised Plan for the South Livermore Valley.) The County shall stthe fpof ,2s&abl,J&b1ng &_Transfer of 4$yQ10ome0r Ria (The General Plan should be the mechanism to identify transfer and receiving parcels as well as to set densities and incentives for such a program. After the General Plan is adopted the opportunity to explore such a program will be lost -- particularly if the incentive to transfer rights is obliterated by permitting unchecked growth in five new cot unities, ) T� County aha_u -,tiicv the C)f o arP convert -ed --f r y ayri�{u tune Ang./ar tg an -urban use. plannina areas for arc,-stn, (Long-tern water availability should be determined prior to opening up new areas for development and establishing population goa Is? } _ The County shall conduct a study to ideMtifv aflgroflr; atPh„ffPr and non-aari cultural la-n--cF uses to �)rnvent land use conflicts. These and many other purported "mitigation measures" illustrate better than any other aspect of the DEIR, the glaring lack of detail about what is actually being proposed. In addition, they highlight the fact that the possibility for responsible planning may be foreclosed as a result of postponing critical studies and investigations as part of the comprehensive planning effort. 3. Finally, the feasibility of a number of measures is highly questionable. The DEIR should evaluate the policy measures for their feasibility prior to relying on these measures to reduce impacts to a level of insignificance. For example, how will the following policy measure be implemented? "Development should occur on vacant lots within existing communities as 'infill" before extending beyond the current development areas of a community". The DEIR must describe the efficacy of each Meas,.zre in reducing impacts identified as significant to a level of insignificant. For example, to what extent is this policy measure being relied upon to reduce significant impacts to a level of insignificance? In the absence of such discussions in the DEIR, how are decision - makers or the public to know which mitig6rion measures and/or policies must be adopted to reduce significant impacts to a level of insignificance? The efficacy of each policy/measure listed in appendix 1.4,3 must be described in a revised (supplemental) DESR. For the foregoing reasons, we urge the County to re�uesr the preparation of a revised (supplemental) Draft ETR which includes a new alternative that is based upon an environmental constraints analysis and environmentally sound planning practices. 14 M & WV Liberty Hills... An Idea Whose Time Has NOT Come! !! so NOT - HAPPY W H Hadi ucnni" i ed 9chool FACILITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 1300 west Lodi Avenue. Suite S. Lodi. Galilornla 95242 Mailing Address: 815 west Locketord Street, Lodi, California 95240 February 12. 1992 Glenda Hesselline P. O. Box 157 Clements. CA 95237 Dear Ms. Hesseltine: In response to our conversation recently. I am writing to give you my Thoughts togarding the proposed Liberty Hills Subdivision. At this time. the Facility Planning Department has had no contact with this developer regarding housing the students from this development in Lodi Unified Schools. At present. our District is utilizing a Concept 6 Year Round Education Calendar to accommodate our student population. This calendar, while being used to house students, is also not the desired calendar ofour Board of Education. The Board has adopted a philosophy in favor of traditional school calendar. The fact thal the district is currently overcrowded and has instituted a school facllitles mitigalion fee is indicative of the crisis nature of our school facilities issues. Any additional students would certainly further exacerbate tho overcrowding in our school facilities and would be tf major concern to this department. Only a portion of the proposed development lies within the Lodi Unified School District boundaries. Review of the preliminary map indicated approximately 1.100 acres would fall within Lodi Unified School District boundaries. Approximately 300 acres are presently listed under some type of residential designation; however, this could change as the deveiopmenl proposal progresses. Due to overcrowded conditions. our District does not make a practice of approving Intra -district transfers unless addressed in the Allen BTII or extreme circumstances Please contact me if l can provide any additional inlormation FaWy Planner cc: Don Shalvey. slstant�Sf►p,� rintendeni Terry Heath. AS mmnt Superin,endeni--Operation; Lodi (209) 331.7217 S►ocklon (209) 953-8217 2 lnrg the �V&rj io C Ihari id, A In 0 -.-tion} Ti [C) P,.=,d >,oqco bv AMELYT A LURES artnalr$ drop ipal Oa'K Vij_yv SC,(,vj kindor� everything (0 gr6bt S B.!! Chic� J 11V4 Oak Vie: .- School alithe ,bit country '11' devel(,pnient." mi . qv,� i 01. It -n charm idents fear S U S-Small-to%k Residents Oak .,JC%L IS s M wr� a HN RIchnH 11allner, -: '' , , _, -hc the one-on-oric Ill - - I % m., � I C I u s,.e�s, C10m.-TIU-14IN Thr ,TCCs lori RiV010- %kholcwnw but same Arca Tcr.,,:Or.. t!ic ,cnsC Of CILAIIIJ a t ,b k -h Sets C')a k I, K. w •zL pan 031, Vie%& School: llic J'anitor� coil from manymanyIv wf)oojs, big or 5MR11. >tiidcnts r? name. a rr n' -z w c1l�,knowft nvns Lil$&11401S'J.s . nni, Vjcu Silt bCtwet�n Gain, and n� is j �Propo V'a,"fori In'n'oJ that i lud" .�&- Lj()jnr mop duty a d -I biv, voc "c [1017kcford, nestled timong dairies, pus - hon a OMP that has ,CA,)C(fr�M,ljc fions ns �011 as Lodi U11 1- tures and cOfnfields. (Onc Of the nvvb% posture [rots nCroks!tjCPja}'.fled SC1001 r)jS!TX1r �% propose:, Lt- �, Arn-brwks: a punVcnT bi- ,chool's k . ouid -incw& room tbnn vlsilj'[Ivt us.) !it dn, fk-11' L' C rl Hc)r call C N. C`: V%C 2 lnrg the �V&rj io C Ihari id, A In 0 -.-tion} Ti [C) . . t• J I VIEW SCHOOL DISTI;ICT PROBLEM'S ASSOCIATED WITH TH L I PEP T Y GEtitcL' �� MEt.i1 January 30, 1992' 1. The facilities planned - or el event ary -incl jun 1 •�r schools are completely inadequate for the number.; students Indicated. The O.-Ot View School CIi _t:r•%ct. h. -4G an historical pol IcY of keeping classes small ;•nd its calmpwz intimate. This has been a consciolur, and del iber-a*e pol :r_v embedded in the values of the community. Ocil- View Sensor District has operaitehd for many years w t t!•1 an class size of between 24 and 2". I t a campus hasaps+r^• �Y a rn *air •• 340( - students in I: indergarten through eight —i grade and i - currently at or near c.10Z C i t y. The prvaosed c ampltses ; i c ea at over 1009) students frir elementary snd l ()4.Y for o-inlor- high would vii;'ate the trzditlonz,1 ana historlca't `=aalor :.t Oak View in sr.•• ^ai ways: A. A campus with 1001) students would rose the tr,%0.1t.c-r.oi intimacy and a'lccorantab it it y dr_ma-►r.ci [1 by the tial. : terr community and Board of Trustees. Children rvaotrl a not tin nor+n by the total staff and parents would i os -e c tair t cir trtit- school as a common i tv resource. tt. It is the bel ief of the 0aJr View District -!��r kindergarten through eighth grade schools bert:r,�•r junior high aged children. providines �in ar,n#:�nnere caring. intimacy. and accountabil _ty }aching :r, ,•.irsigr nigr• school S- . C. Eight acres (even allowing +or tan adjacent t :v' -acre pari:) is tar too small for this mane student-:.. kesezi ch clearly shops that at least doable that sodc2 wovlaz -? r-eouired for chis many students to minlmi:!e of %yqr-cov Q prob)ems and a I low for tin crC}C'quaatc, r>niG.41—11-1cc11: 1•]� program. t i s our bel ief that the ver+ school s �hovI d De b-.) i i r kr mai: i mum of stunerit a on a mi n i m, -!(n of 15 acre -5 . ? , -7L 1-1 d1C ilee�hoJ1t .D n••l-r-. generated by Liberty during the intor`lm wl-,3 1riet•/ SC are constructed 1-� severe},,.' Vtm., I -ed. t•1? r historic:.) 1 lmlts c.f 7tL•dent/1:ra-i%hr-r-- r - _.tib r .•1 X11 c 1 assrooms are being ,_r�ec+ . FFven j4 C 1 1F,r 1 : _ ►•I.�r-r• _ I i ,1tv+•] to rise to State 1 }mita• CrQltiriq m,.r.y nr_kde LL�n,t•lr+_. It•rt classes of mei:: 1 mt:m S l Z t ht' c .,(r,p,_15 •=+:tiL+ I d air .�•1•I1tRCti7? r. i r_•i•Inf than 40 addition?} stoaentr;. It in r•: tr,�_ c•ng,-Ir.a growth within the [District t•r:91 t`•'.:GL•._��_', t_1i n t n rt,• Vezrs trig' c,-ifrkn t1 i ;3 c I 1 lel I Vit. ' r -Pc� tDI '> maximum capacity of the present campus to accommodAtF? new buildings is three additional classrooms. 3. The Oak View School District, as�a l aistricti, e: governed by a local board of trustees. however. in Oat: v ) c -w the board is extraordinarily close to the community. The atmosphere of meetings is one of complete ooenness w i tr+ a clear wil 1 inaness and desires on the part of the braar•j +•ar full and constant partieioation of the community. witn tree build out of Liberty would come a clear necessity to :onauct meetings in a much more formal, stilted manner taste to Lnc- greatly increased numbers of cbnstituenta thereby losing much of the intimacy the community and board now enjovs. C-01-23 15.16 44 14 sm"a MT.lI CKM has" IMY11i �. Vlc� 1latdM: ALi11�.1. DtFrNFlI, CNrt OQL �tli'il►. DM"f IrOTi'OLI,usatt ism AOBEI+kC/ti#RET. Ed.b WWO phew D G 5trat 8RQW mWtltt ►n Nunes am lo -M67 saw* IMME UEMEWAN .Wrf XW VUVN U E ON" WME 6CNOOt 16"aft. mint" uF►LT JT. UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 005 P02 Galt Jolll.f Union School District January 29, 1992 Sari Joaquin County Planning Commission 1810 Hazelton Avenue Stockton. GA 95205 Re: Libarty Hills - Ranpac Corporation Dear Cummisaion Membors; It has recently come to our atLeiitjon that San Joaquin County is corisidwring tha approval of a proposed 8.000 acre t o m called Liberty Hills, It has also come to our attention that tho Individuals involved in this proposed new t o m have indicatod to the Planning Gammission that they have contacted our school district and have also stated thnt we have agree{ to contract with them to providc Public school aorvicoa. oven though out' District boundaries do not encompaxn this proposed town, until such time as nccy cnn be fully calf aufficiont in providing their ovn school services, OLx D16trsct is not In a position to provldc this type of service. and we do not anticipate to be in o position to provide educational service for this proposed tours, at anytime in the nenr future. As you ►nny well know, Galt is experiencing rapid growth. and our school district is diligently Working to providc adequate housing.and educational services for the additional students entering our District due to Galt`s growth. Y1Ba-ve do not Hesitate to contact our office should you require additional information. Very truly your&, Y,� )� 1.) -jVdAXX Robert L. McCaffrey. Ed.D. District Superintendent ih cc. :,Iemcnta Goc=unity Cares Cor. nitteo a•5 r'� High school boa rd not with Ranpac's answers By %gory D►aytoti t�lrn. Rick Scott., or tis* Ranpac Cor .-pwation or Stockton, prnwrtiryt an overview of the proposed ].ibcr- h' Hii1s prq*e cold the Galt HiO School distri-ct Board k was still too early in t]sr planning stage to fully anas+•rr their questions at !hie tirla Aa if to alLty their concerns that the project would create 'hct• mtd6ta impadtA on surrr%nding co muni ties, Scott told the board Wednesday earning, tt- wi,tld be three to seven tura and several stags: befary they could build even one lot. ' 'It u early in the ptanring 9Cs,99. Tbera'will sWl be ertenaive requlrementa- and study of the specific pian &rid we still w:ll not b* entitled to 'develop it at that .Boys, .Girls Club gears a AL Uplor the ;Human Race. . ■y Gary D." fisll;er , 1110 Galt Soy$ sad Girls L7ub U Tfpr . few rvnAera, walk.,, . ata ge." IN said there would be ample and sufficient time to iron out con. osrn$as they relate to schoala aml how to pay for theah_ . • a . • - . San Joaquin County, where the Liberty Hills. project is to be lo- cated, has a requirement that schools be fully, mitigated, he told them and said it wait Ranpac's in- tent to establish schools and mako certain they a;e paid for. - . Rut board member Caro] PW responded that some districts will have to st"ice Liberty HU. youngsters until the development lies schools ready for them. "lire• marry houses will you guild to give us a tar base to build A now school,• Pohl asked. 'Are developers going to pay Mel to - Roar lees up front'!' Stott told' herthe question iad woWd be snawaat the spscifhc safiisfied plan Ievel hoard memg-e Don Noltall told Scott that school district& would have an uphill battle wmps6i4 for the some dollars. Pohl also called Ranpae s plar•: to build approximately 24,000 hom-wo "artiRcisl growth* and r4 ested the proposal should be submitted Alm to Sacramento and A nador Counties. She was coneorned that the 'A 0. tis mson Act would allow Ranpac to begin their program sooner. It prompted Sean to Lay he didn't understand why there was ao much apposition when the psgject is still yea m away.'[ rani tvs. yvu any more information at the level of progress 1 am in.' ter. Scott Lethbridgi of Adwmpr, who was ore of the erganixeri .! last wook s irdorotational 'aeetittg on posat'bla unification, told Stitt he t ugh: Oakview Elanentary School would be incredibly 'impacted. "My concern here is tlit,.tlbese ftedar sc hoola are not equipped for tvhat'you proffer,' Lethbridge. said. Z don't think you're `wing this body straight information. I think yetire giving w a dodge.", �' .... Scott replied,'You can say 1 am; giving you a amokcscrern, but 1 am Owing you the level of knowkdgo I have as a result of the procasa, I stn nat• dictating the pitieesa. .That's the level of procesi were in... . The board also decided. to F.4 elf adoptirtg i, position on pumble. tsstilleation of icltcal distriefa, Th - Wtie firrarrted interest !est week as a: result of An intpi-matiortal. l heeding hold at t:he Craer Stiwol Library,- t Ithough no legal infor- t:satica orpetition has been)iled in favor of unification. r J 35%t s16-16pwyear Community input wanted ' Criteria Used by the State Board of Education in Considering Hatters Relating to School District Organization Ualitornia wctminlstratrve Code Education Code (Section 35753) 1 Title 5, Section 18573 35753, (a) The State Board of Education may approve proposals for the reorganivAtion' of districts, if th^ board has determined, with respect to the proposal and the resulting districts, that a 11 of the ,following conditions are substantially met: (1) That the new districts w i 11 be adequate in terns of number of pupils enrolled. 18573. Criteria for Reorganization of Jchool Districts. (a) The analysis of the proposal or petition by the Department of Education shall state findings of fact and recommendations as to whether each district affected by the proposed reorganization substantially meets the following criteria and standards.: (1) It is thQ intent of the State Board that direct service districts not be created which Will become more dependent upon county offices of education and state support unless unusual circumstances exist. Therefore, each district affected must be adequate in terms of numbers of pupils, in that: (A) Each such district should have the following projected enrollment on the data that the proposal becomes effective or any new district becomes effective for all purposes: Elementary District.......... 901 High School District......... 301 Unified School District...... 1,501 (B) The analysis shall state whether the projected enrollment of each affected disxr.ict will increase or decline and the January 28. 1932 6/ Liu, .0 wv ' I Le,tLA6 OVVL SchadI5 '�146 14r..�fL - South Fab no Avw#A .0 9= 3W6 c.INOMAS SMI -160 3344411. ,W"30 -V45 San Joaquin County ming Department 1810 Hazelton Stockton. CA 95205 RE: Liberty Hills Proposed Township on behalf of Lodi Memorial Hospital, the closest acute cam fsty to the proposed e0mmunit7, I would like to summarize a few cE tho hos- pital's concerns regarding the Liberty HMs proposed community. Skn Joaquin County. especially in the outlying areas, is critically short Of PV� este physidsns. The hospital emergency department was reoently expanded and Is' already extremely busy because. newcomers. to our area have difficulty securing a primary care physician. A community of this size would require soveral physicians to meet the basic healthcare needs or the basic needs could be met by an urgent care center or some type of clinic errnngement. The hospital itself has begun planning processes as the reported addi- tion of two new large communities in the north end of San Joaquin County would have a significant impact upon hospital fadlities. This would require a major financing for e:cpansion ofpbeds, anaillar), ser- vices, and outpatlent diagnostic treatment facilities. W would urge that the Planning Commission consider all elements of new ei t i e s in the north end of the county. which will i m p n c t all serviees including healthee.re. W would not want to see healthcare services excessively impacted by excessive now growth too quickly. Thank you for your consideratinn-of thcsc comments. Sincerely , 1- S ndford Chief Executive fficer RS:lw pd: adm2l cc: Clements C oni m u n t t y Cores Prlpe S-1.OMEFORD-t: MAXN s NEWS WadneWay, KAR. 11; 1"2 .. . DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT DON'T` TAKE RANPAC'S WORD FOR IT CI1ECK THE FACTS FOR YOURSELF In light cf the Ranpac charges of "MISINFORMATION by local citizen's groups. pertaining to the proposed Llberty Hills develop- ment, we are offering to the public FULL ACCESS TO OUR SOURCES OF INFORMATION. -If you are in confusion or doubt about any Cf the accuracy cf C.C.C. Informatton, we invite you to check with the same public and county agencies that we did and verify fxgyourself the ac- curacy of the Information. Dm't take our word for It. and don't take Ranpac's. Check the facts personally and YOU DECIDE. We have faith In the public's intelligence and ability to see the truth beneath high-powered. corporate advertising, ISSUES OF DISPUTE �Iva-lira Sources CaRrans, Transpomalion PWintng: 94&79$4 Council of Govemme"t, Gory Dixon 468.3913 San Joaquin County Planning: Eric Pwfrey 468.3153. Harry Islas. 468.3120, Loris Iotas 468-3070. Contact date February 24, 1992. Question: Liberty Road. What 1e the expected Ist4sell" at 4rame awl how to that delenattred? Answer ADT taverage dally Moil In and out of (,#testy Hills at full build -out. based on CafTrans iormuta of 10 trips per household, and project description 61 &ODD homes weal be 80,000, a ligsne described as "an the low side" by Rarpac pro)oci manager Rick Scott al public meeting 1/31/92 at Clements Firehouse. Documentation: e"gross Irafflc generation per dwelling unit would be 10 hips per day'. -Cal Tran;. Transportation & Planning e"10 trips per houmhoid is the standard Nutt, the commonly used lotmuls. That lir+• ligure is reasnnable'.. Gary Duron C.O.G. M o'we use I0.1 hq» per day per elngle farnlly residence".., Sari Jooquln'Count Plannirxl. Lorl Islas y Question: Liberty Rood, Wear Impraverse1940 will be tueeded. who ptya, awl Ism much will 11 rest? Answer: Liberty Rd, would be widened 10 a 44sne. divided highway. An easrn9k from CaRram Transportation Planming Drpi, of a pretend high,wsy wide"t^9 prolact (Hwy. 132 In MoAxetol was MtstWy estimated al $40 mitis".Pargel eaaplleaw hes east Ike facto i liG adbat, awd pganpf snort Is ax I , i to saeoed $4M wwhinr tr . 7hb eeaetiplee treat 1t C.C.C, b dernor oleate twddlfr 0090409 tried caste tit WWII 11»010111„ aetwarey. Also►• ding to CafTr#ns this Its a viable nue of I% M rea*jk*. Documentation: *-Cods escalate so ropidy when you AFM cost o(Wd acquismon that whaarrer coris"stat out erode anal the ons you end up wah, No matter what lits cwt. l arcirlMvs." Canters 2/24/92 •"Whore are the figures Im rhe widening nl t►"ilia way can we fund this today" "THE DEV1Eil.01PFlt HAS TO BE T14£ PRIMARY SOURCE." Council of Governments 2/24/94 0 "Just a rough ftasl6Nry study for Lockdord 040T CLEMEWS) esunm n the bypea at M million and that was with no in-depth research.` CafTrans Trarruporlatbn Planning 2/24/92 Question: What ItspPo+w If reltlpedoae as teat In piste sad the psyect gds appiro"a Awwwt At Rectors Calertesas Co. Can docksier is latae of Frtedr of calaver" Cway Wd the cednty acceow"611e foe precattllnp wilier" proper, armlgetMe 60,11mausciW Calararee corraty Caret. WATER Sources: Sacramonto County PL v*V NO.: Rob Burnes 919 440.6400, Anne Baker 916 440.6170, Amada Water Agency Jahn Enbe 267.0!26 Jackson Valley brig. DIsI. }knry Way 274.2037 P.G,&Ir., E.B.M.U.M. Gross Wei DdI tq Co. 745.2227 Saaanenio Co. Public Worsts. J- Coppola 916 440.6581 Da+glait Fsafkdyfi 916 440-fii8I Contact dates: 1/30/92. 2/I3/92. 1/27/92 • Question: - . WW theta be a4"usto #rovedwakr for the project: Answer, lP.G.&E. and E.S.M.U.D. chart alatlalcl shoring a 20.30 host drop d tete, ; water acqullet beneath dw pry M des hd 20 years. The am M already suf- ltriny from a cironk oeerdrahtng. •-rve dried most of die wells on die Borden Ranch. The doter you pee to Hiyhwy 8k the lou water you And and than lose istel wrueh N flu Lbaty Road Htghwey 88 wa.' Jv# Gros. Cvcaa Well DrdiaO. Galt. 05oven of the rune web on to pralw an in Sap[aplrrio County. A Saaamemb 44Mdy oraftw& p►slryft Weise aasts> U. - aasMa earrMy Mea" %Mhard a prewM. A potilll ateltwo be lweNed 9 't1lwo '41. we ufatMu lowao oa Carty Gowd Pk% ,tads as damp Marie ti/ryl•ra r dbare ,r wt. .. 0"It has cocoa Io try altenMort ehr the proposed soaecs of Now lar the ui*d 4audeplairret Is VOWWWWW 4etd that. Itrdrwaaie.» 1e tleren • isfryy sari bnbd In,3espr�Ip ter/ nn Catrpbe \ Vaal IP. daeahR 1111 11 1 r%wt 1 sAIP. Seelless 15.06.0950 die 8etsrt�Mo Casttell► iietir ttspbily pwtsM6lls tat 64ragpsltstlew of gp art4 rr atrlactrislsltr"i frorw 5tarranwerrq Cavy rtmope ports we to 8; boAd by the 000"or ke, �_-L --J ___.___ — _ " fes_- _.-_ -- - - - — r . ... a'groa traffic gvtwr~ per dwe" unit watsid be 10 trips Per day'.. M VflMllVM D1R''no" WMXIWWN - — -- - - - Trans. Ttansporsabon & Phnnirsg P C • P.G.&E.. E11.M.U.M. Crew MM DOM Co. 745.2W a `101rips per hqusetmw is the siotdard "' ' = , , "''t Sachem mo Co. PA k Wbub. J. Coppele 916 440.6581 916 4A04"1 y� 7 Igoe, the armrrnenly mod ioner w. Thee DoiMlae figure k reason"".. Gary Huron C.O.G. i.r .. Costar ditlem 1/3W92.-2/1"0/27(92 Qum~* e'we use 10 1 hips per day, per rin gle !anis misdence-...Sar Jowrrin County' ' WW fleece be s4eKrNe Vwkfar fat tat 100016111 Planning- Lori Islas Anwatr:. OP.G.&E_ and E.B.M.U.D, dssd d0hitt4 sleowAigl a 2040 loot drop Of *w Question were 1rt,d. Wrioadr 119 project In to lad 20 years. The ane► is already seA- Llberty Road. Wart twepervsrwewb 9111 be metehrl. tie perp. ewd how hrfeg Isom a ctrarsk orrsadrilficny. tsruch will Is cool? Answer Ltwty Rd- would be widened to a 4•iar:e. divided highway An exompla from CalTions Transportation Planning Dept of a prtsrnt highway widening prootl ttlwy. 132 in Modesto) was Initially airmailed of $40 million Partial completion hu cop the stale $120 n,rlkm. and ton pkrtton is ex - petted io exceed $400 million. rens example was used by C.0 C. to demonstrair rapidly escatatY'ig road cogs in today's uncertain economy. Accor diol to Caf mns Airs is a viable use of Biose etsesitca: Documentation: !"Costs escalate to rapidly when you figYne cost of land acquisition did whatever costs you 0-1 out with or"'? the ones you end up wah. No matter what the col. K escalates.' CdTrav* 2/24/92 e'W1ete are The fngipee foe the wldenvtg at L,twty Road in rhe E.I.R., and who Is responsible for the work?" C.C.C. quawo m to S. J - County planning NO - on 2/26/92 "Ranpac urderuodd Lberty Road would need lei be 4 lanes and they assumed irsyonuWllty for d cosu. It is an ASSUMPTION that Ronpac would pay kir Liberty Road improvemeni. but there are no guarantees Harry Islas S.J. Co. Planning 2/26/92 a "IAfiai wJl be Vous rrsvon ibikty in the road iri,powments7 C -C -C quesswns to Ranpac 1/31/92. Answer. "We wd'partklprte-. "Flow muchr Answer -We dont know." Question Lockefoed/Clewmets bV-po+a. M it ecbedw". who oyer awl what wt11 it coos) 9"rve drive most of the wei on the Borden Retch. The does you pat to Highway ilio, the Iwo water you And and deem awe tsrtl ranch in des Lusty Road Hlghwy 88 area.' Jed Grow, furors Wei Drdit, Gail. e Sown d the rhe walk on the prolact are in Saa#rwnso Carnty. A 54cramersb Caenty ordinance peedblts mala carport acsow county Irws without 4 perms, A P+rmll t iusriot be granted IF 'charge of res" wsolatp scr use County General Plan torch as charge from agrtesdiural to urban use. • -c hire sown to mit riv ntion that the proposed so+rce of wide fa the wdtloo deridoprewws is proundrrlir and that, iurthe/rere. up to sewn ashang wells I KOW in.Sseradeno Carney Itw4 be ., wird to develop 11ife sap*. Serplar 13.08.093 d dsa Saaareatw Courdir Cade axpiytddy o l ibits t►t canspoetaoas of grawld ail surface water from Sarxrrnenso Cooupy exwpt posunM to a peers!" bo"d by the Director We each and every sotrct ' Dr won Raleigh, Sac, Co. Pub. Works •'i haw t 1 a ohs WNW of write supply for the - F I;p ed Liely !4i develoIrsn" to dile Public Wachs Dkecaw kr separate sitirspeeat. a r a violation of Section 15.08.0095 of tat Saawrionlo Cou iv Cods b cansporr surface wessr or yrousdwafu hail the Corney usim a pw*A has beth Issued by the [heater." John. Coppola. Sac. Co. Pub. Works cif prow -we not grow ground rota in excess of cru" conditions" thou why was contact etude wdh Jar;ksani Vaiey kriyatlon Dist. and Amada County brig~ Me. so dlscuris puduss of addltior,-1 surface halos by Rwv*0 "Ranpac mWasentatives haws nee weds Our "M district several times, probably mora dos six. and haw expressed a dew* to hid sone surface water project that they could become invoked with for a share of the water.' "Any housing protect of the An arilklpased Ice your ansa. will !save an tmpad." 44duars Valley irrkWoon Ditaset. "Carrrans has no plane ice r brr-paxs•- " -CarTrans has no nxwwV ger a by-pass" "The general conclusion was that a )cod prajact would be eatremley A*kuk to i o "IF R GETS BURT, R WALL BE BY THE COUNTY Pur kWOes with the variety parties. wwoNod John Enloe, Amador Wats AILD THE DEVELOPER.' Almay. CafTrans Trenrpaearim Planritrs4 Z/24/92 M EDUCATION Sources: Laxly Undled School District. Fu*y Planning. Karim Mannino 331.7217 Gek JcAnt Lkiioa. Dr.. McCaffrey 745.2911 Crap high $Shod, Jim Arwood, 745.3061 Oak View School Dstrkl, Bhp Chwctw. 368.0636 Stale F.ducaivoW Code (Section 357531 Caltlnrnta Adminlss►ativt Coda, Title S.SK. 14513 Contact Dow 1/30/92, 1/29/92. 2/12/92 Queuion: School lisMittloe. Hoo will the pralect provlde hasseing lot the eordevila? Ranpac Answers "Wt wA cantracr wrh LUSD" 11/91 "We wit conlrad wMh Oak View or Gab" 1/ 17/92 "Wo will Owed ow own school. K• 12. houe a complooly elalfird and waning when the fire houw is cownpltted." 1/31192 s Howevtr. occadtng to Siasr Educaii mol Code •35753, An arch io form it new diaAkt. student oopVWim of 1501 Must FIRST Ise in plact. a Univ than the L oAv Hills stWori t vrll be faced to use the Other disticis: yet Lodi. OA View. and GAN have All acslkoted in Wow form to the Planntnp Com. rroawsn or C.C,C. that they CANNOT ACCOMODATE AEIDITiONAL STU• DENT POPULATION AT THIS TIME. 1112Vf.RTHELESS, IF THE PROJECT GOES THROWN, STUDENT'!! WILL 14AVE TO USE THE EXISTING DISTRICTS 0001L STUDENT POP[1f,AmN GRowrH ALLOWS FORMA- TION OF A NEW DISTRICT. AIR QUALITY Source$an Joaquin County Ali Pollution Control. 468.3470, Mir, CnaWoo Conlact dair. 1/30/92 Question 119w wtU alt towd fy be effise! d: Ar»wer: . "S.J. County Y presently oW ef�YAMlwtp Milt Clean Aur Plan and PM. 10 P4ss." Hew can developer add 84,000 peeper and 80.000 bar Moo per day and mel MuNisrose agis" 00A. is already in vtelellon VMh Staten low? Renow answer: me COMMON. HOSPITAL SERVICES Srwrce: Richard SarAwd, Chwi Administrator, Ledo Hoop". 334.3411 Contact date: 1/28/92 Question: Now ww the pr@Isct elect beslthcarv? Amtwe: "Torr reported addition of two new lune COMMusiso" * Oi canton and ub" !heel M ON npsth end of Sou JOPW* Cswtgr would haw ad~ tmpW W" hOeptkd 4wc11tin. Ther WWold t+ogwl o N*w for togia wort of beds. -Wwy Ostrow. 4rr 1 eppnMMM dWtredlekigMMOo., , we *wMh "WWAW" w e1 arrliwftvlb ► .mewMur EMERGENCY SERVICES llew wd11 au sloallty W aMoQ64- Arrwer: . "S.J. County M pram 9rs1 of�Om4larica WO Clean Alr Pon end 1% 10 Poen." Har can dowelmor add 24,000 peepla" ONO 1110,000 cor %Vo por dew and nal r■aprw sow oendMtI I aboedy in vishm n +1111111 S44 law? Rw*w onswar. we ce/MRerw. HOSPITAL SERVICES Sorrow: Wwd 5er"W, 0" Adrnlrils" , Lads Hoopsal, 334-3411 Contact data: 1/28/92 Qusallpn: Haw will the prajsrct W od katlldwom? Anomer: "Thr -polled addition of Aro new lisle cewoft tee fiheer*m and Liberty HOW In the north end of San Jaovrdn Cw" world he, a Mftiuft- In+ped Wren hospital oeim". This world loqulrs imsp IMrosdrirt to wev.Mon d bask. r%Owy ornikro, erwf aolpegrnl d1 11, I Meratrrrwrh (wilts... We would not wens to we heaNwa- wrikes vw*s v* irrvocstrl by e"cekssw new growth too quickly " rWMi:.t'1T.7ENC ■ SERVICES Source: Ranpat Pro)sct Manager Rick Scott & S.J. Co. Draft E.I.R. Genital Plan 2010 Contact dates: 1/17/92. 1/31/92, 2/3/92 f]ueetlon: Wbo would provide Etre and polka prolecUes? Answer: Plasm to contract with already understaffed S.J. Counly Sheriffs Deer and volunteer Clements fire department for services. BIOTICS 50ucc a Rornw and Callfomia Dvo of Fhh tie Game Conal dais** I/ 17/92. 1/31 /92 Mew 40" Roepac propeee to prosect on 1100 vasal Poole and the 204hroate"d err eoirrpsted spay I of ploot enrol oeaa ttl 118* looted to t►a E.f.R.? Auwww: We wd be bwlrlroy h*" and aqusa n" trails thrash rhe open spats 40" " Rock Scor, R801W- 1/ 17/92 lw" we"a 4f, MAIL 11. 1113 "frac 9 IT IS 04405SOLE TO PROTECT INE ECOLOGICALLY VERNAL POOL AREA 1111TH 14.0.00 P60KE MI MM PROX8r8TY. s'Vesnai pso4 Darrel =M wnaurldsd by wbon pesWAan of wan. air and nate." Dep. of Fish and Gane. HISTORY OF RANPAC IN OTNEX COUNTIB$: Souscw Sslleal ionto CouoV Plarti*4 OW., Anne Bicker. 916 4406170, Rs► Wraps. 916 440 -OM Sscrawsatb Co. pub. Works. J. ColopoL 916 440-601 Wit McGrlky In 'Dwelsopw IaWho hr Ceaagat of slow CW, the 8utiresa Joanal Sarvl" GivaW SloQawNNs, Joy 30, f490. Ri nOW D -dor of LMd Dwelopood. Cow DAM, in tame antkle. Contod data: 7/30/90.2/28/92 QU-S-d Noe Reals" over bees dented at say olow of tka P1so+dy psaw to any anter citandes'1 An~. a Risoow claim in R'a L/C News d of V26/92 N+at R was now domed in ether towaba poo Dove VdIon, Ranpse's anent Land Development D1reeMr. k Quoted "We harm met Wish 3avM*eole Cowwy SOON and NO& Our pea tmo- Iten at shy now town pia ser" conempl, *0 came Out in oppoetlon." rol. 7. name nl$, py. 1. Bus. Journal a -rho Suramordo County Plan" DoWffwnt has racetred a preapplica. bon for a gorlwal plan atnlasdsrlerr. Ghon Ow dearly st011 kwA pewth Indre- kn9 and enrMompntaf lrmpods of the p -I=& and pa k4onolhiWA / with the focus of our plain ►yideele offort6. up toss isto kaMon for Ih appovol.' "The Plana- wn/ Dtrecler WAttimed ter prapanersis PAmpocl that Sha srnpld deny a nvqunt to accopt Ohs General Plan amendmad applkall", but the! dNy awls appeal to the Board." Low ben Sac. Ce, Prilcprtl Ponnw Gary 5tomollawO b S.J. Co. PIeRmM+p Dlseclor Chea 1711111ihton, dww T1111.. 8 1914 a Aaeder Courinhr pferuser we awe kat tsosptive to AnVoc7s Osteo: 'I's am, Yw PON a we WO dw whole uday and wake 11 Wilson and host Amredsr CowNy Mostalrw Director Gary Ctrk liwarera Assrnef 8wo0rp i?b -er &*Womawb a "Durhtp Prdptllwy dMct =W t. Me 111ropK4 was wooed away IPOWAo ire `mud Is M+ On VIM sRnsoa Ad and w p - - be developed for we ysan " Amrodar Carroty ft -ft Chea Gov Clark RANPACS UNMENTIONED "AWARDS" May to. 1991 MUNICPAL COIXT 111V UM9 C N Y CASE n211 M July l.. 1991 1RJ•OI = cow tttrlomm COMY " "W" V& XN#%C 1111U. PIC. " CAK e71*1l For. 1lf11 t'+1AR a RAWK AID W am CMtsam vxm 04 ti4la0FIY COUlMpl, M�tl�ts 1MAtr, nw Stoot+aoe" Is S J. Co. Ilion GM Dior IM, doled Nw. 8 •AimWw COW* p6no w we eeaa !Otto aregMw 10 IMepeY lies: Yi W. Yat tttrXbl ass spoil leis As fshoile sdev and wabr a et6em and Use COF ON.* Awadar Cornfsi tiwt+/ AnrsMr Qui Clerk alwoAi JNois000 usiew Q go, ierAeaeNrle •"DuslOV Is 0 , V pftrA wo. Ito PMOIA ons wwM stow brwtsas the W Is ser Ow 1hOo mos Ad and UM* M dw+kPed ler tet YSML" AMwdor C*Wv PlortWo Dowser Crony C3trk RANPAC'S UNMENTIONED "AWARDS" Wy 10. 1"1 MLMMAL COM RIVOISM COLWN CASE rWIM July 1. 1991 SV19011IN COU" 1111rE1t M couffv IKOKL VS. RAIVAC SOLI. MIC. " CASE 1,1111111101 Fab. 24. 19'92 . CAW a t]743Y14 AAWAC C&AWCOST 04A VOW Will ME FELONY COUNTS. HFAM 3 5OfVXLW MAY. 194? SETTLEMENT: s1.2 MILA N FM CA141MM1L AND CPAL SUITE CHARGES: 1 FELONY AND I ANSO& MrEAMOR F011 UM,/1U% psi =AL AM I14 AWrILL TRANSOP TATUM Of CON. TAMeMMTW SM PLEA TO CRIs1114AL CIiARGE. CAk I V C1114MAL QIAFAZIL AND FWS: 314t M1 RAWAC -AWAADEIT 19 NOWH$ M OIATION. C11AL SLIT 0MAM Of "l1MEAM IlU5#M5S MACTSCLS" SOUM OF rNFOAMATIOM RrvEXSNX W"CIFAL AND SUPERIOR COLw1T PUa47C RECOM RIVIEFAVE SILVILA R COURT CR/A1r t. CASE 1114151ON. Tit 115 1433 C1111L CASE DWISWO 714 2741960 ROOM *torr " 1 rr't e k WA 1ek k. chakcgrnn w M w"ewtJJnirhk ' Akk Scan. Lod Nnw sonowl, morh 6, 1792 THE INFORMATION ON ARRESTS. CHARGES, AND CONVICT10N5 REGARDING ILLEGAL TRANSPORT AND D15POSAL OF CON. TAMINATED SM STANDS BY l7VA F., PEOPLE CAN MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS WHAT KIND Or COMPANY THIS IS, V&WTHE.lt THE SON - WAS LAT Ut REM551F1E11 IS IRRELEVANT: AT THIO T11114 OF THE AC, TKDN, IT WAS CLEARLY ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR. BEYOND THE LAW. FINAL QUESTIOW ARE THESE THE ETHICS OF A COMPANY THAT IS GOING TO "GUARANTEE AND LIVE UP TO ITS COMMITMENTS? YOU DECIDE' - LIBERTY HILLS: SUMMARY OF PROBLEMS Traffic and Roads: Eased on today's figures. nec.evsary toad widenings would cost $121 million :LUS land acquisition casts for approxituately 48 miles of roads and 2 interclaangc�s. County facing possibility of a $3.5 million deficit by end of June. with a roads shortfall of $l, lt6, 000 by 2010. �Feither Cal Tram nor County can pay. Developer will only "participate", 'Schools: Galt and Oak View refuse to accept Liberty Hills students and will file lawsuits if necessary. Lodi Unified "is currently overcrowded and has instituted a school facili- ties mitigation fee." The pu611c will rebel if student overcrowding and schools costs become worse in Lodi, which they will with 6-8,000 more students from Liberty Hills. Agricultural Use: Liberty Hills will remove,over7y000 acres of farmland, the county's major industry; this includes 660 acres of row crop land. This is prime land for vineyards and dryland cattle grazing. The county's leading crop is dairy. Beef cattle is the 6th and is valued at $42,342,000, plus $1.6 additional dollars in related goods/services, The county is Nosing 12,525 acres/year in grazing land. Even if Liberty Hills is built, development will continue on other prime farm land in the county; much of this has already been allotted to "paper" lots and parcels. The Environment: By law the wildlife population anb native plants must be maintained at the pre -project level with no net loss of habitat. The land harbors 21 endangered/threatened species and 2-j,; ,nal ponds; ,both are rotected. by various laws and organ -_, including CEQA (California I'S, Environmental (qua l z t , \c t) This land CANNOT be protected from the 25,000 pedple who will trample land adjacent to housing. "Maintenance of the status on portions of a development while other portions are developed will NOT offset impacts to wildlife." "Projects which have the potential to destroy wetlands shall not be permitted." Water: The County is currently overdraftingZ70,004 acre feet a year, Public Works says, "...county residents... are pumping the groundwater supply dry ... it is a long-term economic problem." The developer cannot meet the county -mandated maximum water usage based on histcrial use of 660 agricultural acres when he adds a town of 25,000, two golf courses, and public areas. "Any Genezal'.Plan amendment shall not result in increased demand upon the water." (Board of Supervisors, 1991) Air: The county exceeds and violates the Clean Air Act NOW. Our county has the potential to exceed the disastrous air quality levels of Los Angeles because our air doesn't empty out until 5,000 feet whereas L.A. air empties at 1,500 feet. California already has 7 of 18 urban areas that violate federal smog standards. Land Use: There are presently about 55,000 lots and 8,000 vacant homes in the county. In addition, -there are countless acreage parcels; 43+ subdivisions on the books in Galt; 'two in the Amador/San Joaquin county line area; five in the Calaveras/San Joaquin county line area; and others 'inth� Stanislaus area. "New towns" will only cause overbuilding, supplying 121% more homes than needed for the highest population projection. Liberty Hills is lacking in low-income and moderate -income housing. --The EIR recommends that "approval of these raw... communities should be deferred until such time that the need for additional growth areas can be determined." Services: The north county now has one ( .1) sher if f 'i deputy pat- rolling from Linden on north. Hospital services in Lodi are at capacity. All fire departments are volunteer. There is no way to provide for interim services during the 10-20 years it will take to develop in -community services. And then, will the developer still be here to provide services? Or will he go bankrupt or simply pick up and leave as so many do? Is the county willing to pick up the huge bill? Population: California's population has slowed down land is more and more low income. The big need in this codnt,y for low- income housing will not be met by expensive homes in L�,erty }sills. Financial Impact: The county has an increasingly laige budget deficit which will not be aided by increased demands ` Liberty Hills infrastructure. the development will be basically a bedroom community with little industrial base. Subdivisions cost $1.10-$1.40 for every $1 of income vs. $.30 for every $1 for agricultural land. Added risk comes from this developer who has a reputation for leavinq counties to pay the bill. DEVELOPER'S REPUTATION RANFAG had criminal charges levied against it recently, pled guilty, was fined 11,200,000, and is serving an 18 month probation. It has a history of using unethical tactics to gain favor in ccuntics It was included in a lawsuit in the Temecula/Mur i e t to area. There i a a permanent injunction against the company in Riverside Co. RAt4PAC used Temecula as an example of its credibility. Time magazine (11/18/9.1) listed Temecula as a prime example of what's wrong with California. Much of RANFAC's (now called Trans -World) money comes from off- shore sources. Note that Japanese investors recently withdrew money from Greg Lukenbill, who is almost bankrupt and has had to leave developments in the lurch. The county picks up the bill. Court Cases: Four recent court cases have insisted on adherence to CEQA law by stating that +99° co --problems xruast he solved before -a development can be added to the General Plan. Litigation Potential: The County opens itself to a lengthy and expensive lawsuit or a ballot initiative (see Sutter Countyl if it persists in forcing this "new town" or. county taxpayers. THE FACTS: WHY ZIB�R2`J 00- ZZ BAD I DEAL ... TABLE OF CONTENTS Traffic and Roads ............................. 1 Schools ...................................... 2 Agricultural Use ............................. 3 The Environment .............................. 4 Biotics .................................... 4 Water ...................................... 6 Air ........................................ 6 Land Use ..................................... 7 Archaeological and Historical Sites .......... 7 Services ..................................... 8 Population ................................... 8 Financial Impact ............................. 9 Financial Risks .............................. 9a Jobs ......................................... 9a Solid Waste Disposal ......................... 10 Public Sentiment ............................. 10 Developer's Reputation ....................... ii Other Failed Developments .................... 11 California Court Cases ....................... 12 APersonal Account ........................... 12 0 TRAFFIC AND ROADS: 1 SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE IMPACT: "Increased traffic congestion on freeways and arterials... resuitinq in increased vehicle hours of delay and numberous loads operating at deficient levels." (Draft Environmental Impact Report) County fiscal consultant: "TRANSPORTATION COSTS WILL .BE MONUMENTAL." Based on today's figures, necessary road widenings would GQ" $J24 million. What will they cost by 2010? By 2010, vehicle tri s would increase �x 1890. Nlew projects could almost double traffic in the county. One source says Liberty Hills would generate 58,000 one-wav tr i �s or 116.000 two -ways trips a day. CalTrans says 80,000 average daily trips for Liberty Hills alone, in addition to other nearby projects. VMm will pay for projected road widening, land acquisition costs, aad- rnad maintenance? CaI'Trar�:s tees not haye the money: California s roadbuilding has fallen far behind its growth. Urban centers like L.A. and San Francisco have priority on future monies. San Joaquin County projects a roads shortfall LLL $1,156,000 �y 2010. The County Council of Governments says, "The developer has to be the primary source." But, RANPAC says itr only "participate' in co a CalTrans does not have any plans on its books to build a bypass around Lockeford. "If it gets built, it will be by the county and the developer." CalTrans is backlogged with highway projects and doesn't have the money for new projects. Currently it is over budget on the 18 miles of Highway 132 near M(Aesto where costs could reach $400 miilion. A developer representative proposes that massive development will force CalTrans to put in a Lockdford bypass --and that citizens should THEN LOBBY CalTrans fnr the bypass! In the last 30 years, only 5 byj passes have been built in California! Good Tuck! Traffic would be even worst than projected by the county because of the subdivisions that hazze already been approved in the north county area: One near Elliott and Liberty (450 acres) and five in the Lockeford/ Clements area. In addition, there are hundreds of single parcels set aside for housing. And finally, several thousand people will drive on these same potentially impacted roads from nearby new building at Lake Camanche, the proposed Lake Camanche Greens (514 acres), and Galt's subdivisions. The roads that would be severely impacted by L,ib�rty Hills would Fe': Highway 88 trom Highway 99 in Stockton into Amador County; Highway 99 north and south; Mackville, Liberty, Elliott, Jahant, N. Cherokee, Peltier, and Jack Tone Roads, and Highway 12 between Lodi and Lockeford. Note that Highway 88 is already at the lowest service level (LOS F) in certain areas. Private land along the roads above, especially Highway 88, Highway 12, Liberty, Mackville, and darts of Elliott, would have to be condemned. This condemnation would challenge the Historic Site desiqnation of two cemeteries (including Indian graves). It would absorb hundreds of homes, businesses, and farming facilities that are pres6-ntly close to the impacted roads. No allowance has been made for the terrific fina6cial burden of havinq to condemn and burr lands that border the '-.Ad- and h iq-wway�i-ed abo4/e ... much less the human misery caused !?y such condemnation. A recent court decision regarding Calaveras County roads says financing M112 -be -Lo place before development is planned or begun. Is it? If Liberty Road is widened from 99 following will be destroyed becauE 100 feet from the property line: shops and miscellaneous buildings, businesses, 2 dairies, 12 wells, 4 of these are only 20-50 feet from line; a 4 -lane highway uses about are also over 200 oak trees 6" or countless smaller oaks. 40 SCHOOLS: to 88, the e they are 0- 49 houses, S 8 barns, 4 ponds. Some the property 140`. There larger plus The developer has backed away from building schools and is now talking about dedicating land within the project to an outside school district. The question is: Who will furnish, and quarantaa, the money? RE--[-'h��Z Galt anakiewScLtire- sol Districts have reol�ied 3 not tm -taln- Liberty Hills students. Galt proposes to up the developer in court if the new town is accepted. Galt is bursting at the seams with its 43+ new developments. r•QJ ; "1 - currently overcrowded anal has instituted !a school face sties mitigation tee„ 7 -77 nd Lca _ I Ye 7f - the crises nature r)f niir school facilities." RANPAC argues that there will be many retirement people in the community so school impact will not be high. Do they have a crystal ball? 0 AGRICULTURAL USE: UNAVOIDABLE IMPACT: Irrevocable removal of over 7,000 acres farmland. Agriculture is still the state's major industry despite our efforts to pave over our land. The proposed "new town" is presently zoned GA -80. Several smaller parcels are used for intensive agriculture. Most of the acreage is used for pasture. Gra2, i nq land is a major fac,or in the state's agric+� kural end-ustry, This is productive land. The dairy industry is Sdn Joaquin County's major crop. The beef industry ranks a�the county's crops. It is valued at N2, ,WPLUS 1. altion-aT—dollars xr related goods and services. Thus, the cattle industry has a potential value to this county of 110,000,400. Cattle raising is a profitable business on these acres. We are losipg 12,525 arra& of— razing land a year. Thus, in 14 years grazinq land our sixth most valuable crop could disappear. This disappearing crop accounts for thousands sof jobs. The soil in proposed Liberty Hills not only maintains a strong, healthy cattle crop, but has proved to be excellent for vineyards. This is profitable land. Agriculture is the min -stay -af this part �2E the county. PPoPle live here because of the jobs and 4 atmosphere generated by agriculture. This is a rural area, and 98% of the area people want it to remain this way. The land in this part of the county is primarily u$ad for agricultural purposes: grapes, walnuts, dairy, poultry, asparagus, tomatoes, alfalfa, beef, horses, and sheep. This is a rural, not an urban, area with scattered housing or scatterecTpo—c7et�iho�' g. This is a life style that people have chosen and have worked hard to maintain. Some current agricultural uses would be harmed by a nearby development: a land—locked ostr—'-h farmer would lose his business because ostriches require absolute isolation; a turkey farmer would lose his business because of dust in the air caused by the development and road work; a poultry farm will offend urban homeowners because of the smell and flies: vineyard spraying will cause problems with urban homeowners. Farminq land costs counties 30 cents for every $1 in revenue; resiTe—n—tTaT c c�oata an 7v�--r7ge cf _ ep r $1 revenue. RANPAC proposes keeping some acres in agriculture, but 107i1 1 nat haue thA wAtar to support this agriculture because the new—�omesti(-"Sage already exceeds the legal "historical water usage" measurement. The developer proposes leaving some land in a general or limited agriculture designation, but what is to prevent him land the county) from changing this in the future? It has been done many times before ---and is being done right now with the General Plan revisions. PUTParr says, "The proposed ...development will gradually replace... farmland." Developers in the county have promoted and will still romote developments on prime farm land as well as Tower quality soils (i,e., Spanos and North Natomas). 40 THE ENVIRONMENT - 8 Biotics Bir law the wildlife population must be maintained at the pr -projert level with no net loss of Nabi t -at_ . s This is prime habitat far from urban areas. In addition to common plants and animals, it harbors 21 endangered or threatened sj2eci CEQA (Calif. Environmental Quality Act) forbids air impact on a population or critical habitat of a special status plant or animal, By law land may n.Qt be developed =f .i.t -L-s within tjhe Swainson's hawk forage area (15,000acreslpair). The new towns propose converting 37,000 acres of existing habitat to urban use. The Dept. of the Interior, Fzsh =�- Wildlife Services, recommends _VQ Project" for the new towns. "Wetlands in the Central Valley have been reduced by over 91%." There are 2603 vernal pools and three streams which are protected under the Clean Water Act, Sec. 404. "The tremendous number of pools..makes the site a highly valuable reserve of a dwindLliLn3 resource that should be protected frOm deve opment. Urban runof 11 pollute these pools. Setting aside open spaces and conservation areas does not solve the problem. 25,000ep ople will still trample wildlife habitatthrough hiking, dirt -biking, ,3olf, playing, etc. Roads and trails passing through the open areas will add to the destruction. Breaking up these spaces into pockets, as the developer plans, oniv makes urban influence a re ter Possibility. *Manance of tie status gquuo__o_�on P NTIONS o a development while other ortions ar ev�—d will NOT offset impactss to wildlife...' In fact, 6e county `sPolicy 6, 7, and l0 encoura es waterways (supposedly protected wetlands) be used for recreation and trails. Count Policy3 6 4 says *projects. which have the potential to destrox wetlands sha l not be erm ft ed" and there sha be"no net I ss of riparian or wetland habitat." (See the National environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and the Feb. 13 report from Fish and Wildlife.) ■ Water San Joaquin County is currently oyerdra f ting 70,000, aQQxa feral a year. -T-he-demand for 2010 would ncrea�e by as much as 130,000 acre feet. Public Works says: "San Joaquin residents and farmers are 2um2lng,}.-ie groundwater -supply dL, . " "This is not a drought problem; it is a _ rx economic problem. " "The best way to I et Ko'ther Nature recharge is to turn off the pump." Water levels in wells drops i-1 feet. a year. Sacramento County reports a serious cone of depression" in the aquifer under t;zberty Hills due to overdraft. A town of 25,000 people with two aolf courses will usa xwQs-_ water than has seasonally been used eaakua 660 agricultural 'acres. This violates county law. (may General Plan Amendment sha]l not result T_n increased demand upon the vEber...') Experts say that a it is Very uncertain that a _ development QL this Ga.Q. make C14 without some alternate source of water. Th s'does not exist. ■ Air SIGNJFI_C= AND UNAVOIDABLE IMPACT: "Degraded air quality due to increased emis-s7_ns from increased traffic.' (Draft EIR) San Joaquin County exceeds and violates the Clean 4—r Act NOW in ozone, CO2, and the PM -10 Plan. �I The San Joaquin Valley is only a few years behind the Los Angeles Basin in reaching disastrous levels of poor air quality. Our area has the potential is hau$ poorer a1r quality than T.A. because air in the L. A, area empties out at 1,500 feet while air in the Valley empties out at 5,000 feet. California has 7 of the 18 urban areas that violated federal smog and carbvon monoxide standards. Damage to the lungs of people in areas of Door air quality is grossly underestimated; the public health costs of air pollution could be catastrophic. Of the 1,000,000 new cases of cancer each year. 50,000 cases are due to pollutants in the environment o: tFe- wqTV-pl ace . 0 L,AUI;. �.S 6 Conservatively, we have approximately 55,000 lotsjln tire• area waiting to be built on, plus 7,900 vacant — homes. (Total = 63,00) . Yn a3dition, ther ig are countless bi)ildable parcels in rural areas. The county says there will be 10,000 developable acres within cities. These, combined with the new towns, will give us room for 1.29 millionp�A, .J,?. -J more tbthe highest proms ck.W_rj ncreas8 in ooPu I.s l.an, The April 7 county report recommends deferring approval because of acreage already available for development. WE DON'T NZD NEW TOWS, Galt will. absorb much of the population increase in Its'-4"_+_new subdivisions ecause people can easily use Highway 99 to commute to Stockton and Sacramento. The county's planning consultant said that "Development should occur on vacant lots within existing common t es as--TinTi I before extending beyond the current development areas of a community." The Liberty Hills plan is woefully lackinq in affordable zad low-income housing. Theeast expensive housinq may be too costly for low- and moderate -income peopie. Only 8% of SJC residents can now afford our existing housing. It will get worse. The County Farm Bureau urges the county to stop its trend of allowing project proponents to char e tTe' rules to fit their development. The draft EIR recommends that "approval a£ thesa new, ,,communit es should be deferred until that the need for additional growth areas can be determined." (P. A.1-3) The Growth Forecast says Tr -_w c�)mmunit pies cov1d attract developments from outside the county. Also, they encourage develoa� meet of nearby land. RANPAC has a ready promised adjacent )andowners GUARANTEED division of their land into 5- and 1 07acre parcels! d ARCNAEOLLOG Ic_-AL AND HISTORICAL SITE,: The Galt Historical Society and the State have idenLif ed numerous Indian sites along Dry Creek and probably in the Goose Creek area. Additionally, in there are two old cemeteries PROTECTED AS STATE HISTORIC S I �TES�a l��nq Liberty Road, i n the area of road widening. 0 SERVICES (FIRE, POLICE, HOSPITAL)_ There is no way to provide for interim services during the 1 D years .1 " ta. develop in+ community services. Therefore, adj`�cent services wl-LL ba— overloaded beyond even emergency capacity. Lcdi Memorial is at capacity. The town will need a hospital. "�4o town half this size reached that population without an established hospital." "Sari Joaquin County is critically short of primary care physicians" and its emergency services are overloaded. Present fire departments are overextended and are strictly volunteer. The nvw town cannot contract with volunteer services. Additional population will increase the demand fog police services, which i s nau inadequate. e north county (from Stockton and Linden north) has aue deputy sheriff now with a 45 -minute average response time. The newly incorporated Lathrop with about 6,000 people needs approximately $1 million for law enforcement. Liberty Hills would need approximately 4A million for law enforcement. This would have to come out of -IOC -a -1 -taxes . Adequate eventual services ASSUMES TIUZ TF_ DEVELOPER CAN AND WILL STAY to develop these services. @ POPULATION• California's population " rat. growing as .fast as in the SU' s , About 23% of ccmpanies are to i nk i n,3 of leaving. Zla^ar+ge middle is decreasing . "We ha�/e a serious problem." From November 1994 to November 1991 573.000 e moved in to Califor;iia, 510,000 left Caiifornia. In Jan. -Feb. 1992, moreep ople left California than came B -i-n- (Sacramento ee) The county's Praiected 2010 Population of 840.000 is disputed by experts. It will more likely be about 709,000. Half of newcomers to California are foreianers: some have good job skills, but many don't. "We've got ill -educated unskilled labo— rers coming in; theX have a raft of social needs." San Joaquin County will continue to attract lower incomee�pl e. There willittle demand thm• mnrc expensive housing planned Li erty Hills. The county's consulfant says that "health, social services, and justice services account fa= the increased costs n the county. Because San Joaquin County attracts, and will continue to attract, lower income people, t u& abcar& can only get worse. Homes will be moze ex ensive than proposed !?y RANPAC because of Tn-flation, very high assessment fees, and higher prices due to low-density parcels. 25,000 people at Liberty Hills will help overcrowd county waterways,aP rks, and access to cities. 0 FINANCIAL IMPACT: "If a development is to be financially beneficial, it must be at least 40% commercial /industrial. This project falls far sbo-+- The county already has a large budget deficit. The developer can ask the county, or the county can decide on its own, to institute a CSA (county service area), an assessment distrie-, that includes property owners outside .the development. People in the north county can be taxed for services they don't receive. This includes interior roads, garbage collection, lighting, road maintenance, sewer pond maintenance, etc., that are in Liberty Hills and do not benefit people outside the development. However, according to the Government Code, all monies collected from this tax district do NOT have to go back into that district. So, the county could leave the proposed Liberty Hills short of money—. --(Note the Lathrop law enforcement dilemma.) En • FINANCIAL RISKS: County consultant: "The cost burdens " communities are high___ even by our standard measures.. jcla wau" babanking on developer solvent . RANPAC' money comes from manv sources. Tn_c Tuna off -shore. .T -t 1 -ho off -shore maneY is withdrawn (as -was done in Gait), we could be 1 e E t w 1 t.n an un in shee '}`ra ect full of homes --one more D.A.-style huge development that would impact the services and roads of the county. T1.L& o ia_ HLZGF— development with HUGE potential financial risks. There is no mention of escalation aL casts between time of study and time of construction (i,e., Highway 132: Costs grew from $14 to $400 million.) The county hiss crsetr developers'figures to estimate costs of the development. The community has not participated in evaluation of fiscal responsibilty. Developers' figures don't include massive costs of improving county roadsandtransit areas. The developer talks about funding with Hello -Roos bonds. What if the people vote against these bonds, as happened in Tracy? The county is looking at the new towns as a potential source of profit by 2010. Is this the basis for accepting them and ignoring all unsolvable problems? 1£ t]ae federal and state governments cannot predict, milch Less control, their budgets from year to year, why daes the county thin it can nrpdict and control costs to 2010? 0 JOBS: Taking all new towns into consideration, there are more haws projected than are needed for expected employment. Developers claim many Liberty Hills jobs will be within the community, but statistics show (including information from the Sacramento County Planning Commission) that most obs will be off-site, making this one.more bc1room commv,iT y. �10 No fi ure the developer gives regarding -jobs can be _=ted. Th- words "industrial" or "research"4 area can be drawn on any developer map. Anything can be put on paper. Making it happen is another thing. SSC ri= many basic, lower-income service jci--s. Thib percentage will increased, according to demographic predictions. Liberty Hills will be no exception. • — Wft-n� DTSPOSAL There is no planned dump I Liberty Hills. Waste from 23,00 people would add 14% to the county's solid waste and hazardous waste problems. RANPACIs simplistic solution of having people recycle newspapers and aluminum cans will make only a small dent in this problem. 0 PUBLIC SENTIMENT: In 0,is Lockeford/Clements/Acampo community area, only ahniit tfi-people have openly sided with the "nekg tQw development. MnrP than 1600 --so signed petitions against it. Property owners along proposed road -widening areas (including homes, businesses, farm facilities, and income-producing treeslvines) are adamantly opposed to having some of their � turned into ublic roads. Hundreds of ��oPlzoprty would be sacrificed to satisfy one developer. Condemnation prat r?gr nq.a a r�? stressful and costly. At one time businessmen, farmers, and other citizens had a say in county qovernment. Today it is the 6_>y8lopers and big money who lobby intensely. The average g2l is ignored; he has no rinut. RMIPAC's attorney told a khat they really have Lo salr in approyin�ew town! Vdw ARF. Ua THINKING ABOUT SUBJECTING THE COUNTY'S RESIDENTS TQ MAJOR TRAFFIC, SCHOOLS, E D ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS? 0 EEVELC F R' S REPUTATION: RANPAC was charged with dumping 227 loads of toxic soil. These are criminal charges. RANPAC was fined $1,200,000. " a� ethical developer? The developer ham tM histor Yof developing a "new town." The company has only par r_ 171 pa t.ed or Td,/Tseid or built smaller developments. It refused to give des o�. the names of most developments x+ i�•�s The county says it does not check into a developer' track record.1 Do you uy a ma or service or product without e--CTiing into the reputation of the seller The developer lied about number of schools needed And ahnijt_ v"-6ter usage. The developer has used unethical tactics to gain £aua-r i1.ithizcounty: large contributions by many different company people to some Supervisors; lack of notification to, and concern for, property owners surrounded by RANPAC land; guarantees to adjacent private owners of county -approved subdivision of their land if they support the new town. 0 OTHER FAILED DEVELOPUENTS: - Murietta near RANPAC's Temucula: Grown 10 -fold in 4 years. The schools are functionally bankrupt, has grown from 500 to 6,000 students, half the number of school buses needed, out of money, LACK OF DEVELOPER FEES. **Red Hawk OeveLWmentt Temecula. RANPAC was primary d -eves per; qraded 1200 acres, then filed bankruptcy - Lake Camanche Shores: Developer went bankrupt. - Galt: The Lukenbi11 development was financed mainly by Japanese money; they have pulled out: the development is incomplete. Problems were not solved before construction began. - Lincoln/Roseville development - Black Hawk: Developer left the development without schools: all the Black Hawk traffic dumps out on to a two-lane road. •* RANPAC used Temecula as a measure of its cry biiTty and track record. TIME magazine, 11 718/91, stated Temecula is a 'prime example of what's wrong with California 0 12 CAL IFOP�lIA COURT CASES HAVINQ TO DOWITH T4L4X- S SAY'Puzz 3n�OL MITIGATIONS BE IN CEQA LAW PLACE BY DEVELOPERS BEFORE Ai?Y GENEP.�,L PLAN APPROVAL: (F.Ai PAC included in one of these suits) - Friends of Calaveras County - Hira Decision Philip S, Hart Decision - Murietta Decision A PERSONAL ACCOUNT .Lnem? Frog d@va1*gmomt, - .tip taking p1de@ in fon I Riverside CovntX r1<Wh . now. Large developers in a search for cheape == Z= tgw= developer fees have Laa.0 buy7ng large parcels Of agricultural land and creating new cities -===i= =t=h==cz=proposed for Liberty Hills. "What they have NOT built is the highways..,to handle the Er -a 6 -...systems needy to help ease the traffic congestion.. .At present time the taxpayers of Riverside County are paying an extra .SO percent sales tax to help improve these ...highways.. . , and all California is paying for ongoing improvements to I-215 through Prop. III funds. "Developers... paid fees that went to local schools; however, those fees have been inadequate to build and staff quality schools. (As the population exploded) there were over 3600 students at Perris High which was originally built for about 1200 students ... The entire campus was fenced with 8 foot high chain link topped with barbed wire. There were roving security guards.. .to help control the gang activity and the drug deals. (Hy daughter) walked out of class one morning and watched a student pull a gun and shoot snottier student. 'Air quality in Riverside County has grown steadily worse. ..until it ranks as the worst in the United States most of the summer months. "(When) I sold a business that had been in our family since 1949 and moved to San Joaquin County...I horrified ta find nut that Ranpac, an all too familiar group from Riverside County! had beat me here and was alrea3y trying to urbanize rural q;;n Joaquin County. Dale He Donald, Acampo �w "�. APR 09 '92 14:35 STKr4*C0M.DEV .DEPT. P.P-i3 CITY OF STOCKTON COMMUNITY VEVEWPMENT C)EPARTMEN-r CRY MALL 4= PX R'. CX3RApC W F EE -r STOCKTUnI CA 852012-'i Q: 7 944-8266 February 13, 1992 Chet Davison, Director San Joaquin county Cormunity Development Department 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 Thank you for this opportunity to coranent on the E -TA for the County's Revised General Plan. Our comments revolve around the broad overall implications and potential impacts the five new towns vill have on Stockton's future growth and development rather than specifics contained in the EIR_ Although none of these proposed communities are adjacent to Stockton, a program which vould add 25 square miles of urbanized land to an area vithfn this community's vicinity is cause for concern and their impacts in the long term could be substantial. The Community Development Department's concerns vith the EIR are as follows: 1. It is difficult to understand the need for Lhes�Eu�3.S - w n there is sufficient land in the C_13 's exist ng cities to aaco= n'h�-ee�ve� -into the nex cane: For a Tom, s 1nt�eprocess oding its ce a1--"fin_=_arm- ink=astructur�waster--dans-_-ta..�uppc�r_t�a rotected Guild -Gut population of 520 0. OIl�_ iis+estimated at u� -ou' of Ztl s expanded area will -_obvious _noIt-fie achieved fn the near term. - yY.t•r.� 2. Tr a EIR projects that almost 1.00, 000 more persons will live in San Joaquin County by 2010 than the population timates provided by the State Department of Finance This additional population appears to be based on the umption that the addition of the rive communities will; ause a stimulation of growth above that of the estimates rnad by Doi'. A more likely scenario is that the economy of the r* on will support a population figure identified by W F regar ss of vhether the new communities are doveloped by 2010. a nes communities will only serve to redirect nev development and economic opportunities away from the cities which are designed -SYOCKTQ:V.,.CliL_1r-0Q"iA S SUruArSF_ SEAPOn-r ..tom APR 09 '92 14:36 Si14*rC". DEV. DEPT. Zhet Davisson, Director February 13, 1992 Page 2 P. 3/3 to accommodate this urbanization. The impacts of this seemingly negative economic impact on the existing ci�ies must be thoroughly analyzed, both individually and cumulatively, as part of the EIR process. The EiR is virtually silent on this subject. We should also point out that this economic impact is all the more unfortunate and untimely considering. that the City and County are vorking together on an Enterprise Zone for a large area in south Stockton. Competition between the nev proposed communities and existing cries for scarce commercial -/ industrial job creatingerprises is not in the best interest for San Joaquin Count 3. It is our understanding that the cost of the expensive new infrastructure systems vill 'be borne by the homeowners in the nev communities_ The price of homes will therefore be higher, in some cases substantially higher, than a comparable unit in an existing city. This raises the question of vhether or not the nev communities vill be able to provide their fair share of affordable housing or vill the existing cities in the County have the sole responsibility for providing affordable housing. This summarizes the Community Development Departments concerns with San Joaquin County's General Plan EiR. With the proposed inclusion of five new towns, the potential impacts are tremendous and we hope that these impacts vill be carefully monitored to determine the effects on not only the unincorporated portions of San Joaquin County but also on the existing cities as well. should you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact Senior Planner Lte Hemminger of the Community Development Department, Planning Division. at 944-8266. JOHN CARLSON, DIRECTOR COMMITY DEVEMPHENT DEPARTMENT JC: raw cc: City Manager community Development Directors (list attached) LE7`TERS�EIR91-3.LEE 104 -,L -- PFR C�9 '132 1 ±= �Tkfv«CUi it. iEv.IEF'T. P.2/3 �, tom..... CITNOF STOCKTON OOMMUNITY Qr-VELaPMEl%IT 13EPAMTMENT CITY J- L L 4215 K EL DORApp S'MrE7 $TpCKTC 4J CA 9520=- 7 997 944--8266 February 13, 1992 Chet Davisson, Director San Joaquin county Community Development Department 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 ENVIROMEb7TAL DW)LCT REPORT N0. ER -91+3, SAN JOAQUIN COUWY DRAFT CQnRMff21Y9 PLANNING PROGRAM Thant[ you for this opportunity to comment on the EIR for the County's Revised Gsnt7ral Plan. Our conments revolve around the broad overall implications and potential impacts the five new towns vill have on Stockton's future growth and development rather than specifics contained in the EIR. Although none of these proposed communities are adjacent to Stockton, a program which would add 25 square Miles of Urbanized land to an area within thi-s community's vicinity is cause for concern and their impacts in the long term could be substantial. The Community Development Department's concerns with the EIR are as follows: 1. It is difficult to understand the need fes s�+ en there is au is ent and in the coun*yvs existing cities to ac -tt16 1v% : xt centu`r-y'. For e p e , 3�oZKt s Ln the_grocess __agsending ids GennirT-_lar, :and in-rraatructure- mater pians--tn _suppart,a protected build -out population of 620,0_07t_ isestimated TuiTa=aut of -triis expanded area will obviously no - _be achieved in the near term. yri5.r� n�-{�� _.._ �� 2 1 ;L. 4W b1, -IL rowR-« Dl�l �- _ v 2. LThe EIR projects that almost 100,000 more persons will live in Sun Joaquin County by 2010 than the population timates provided by the State Department of Finance IDOF 'hie additional population appears to be based on the a umption that the addition of the five communities will ause a stimulation of growth above that of the estimates mad by DOF. A more likely scenario is that the econc of the re on. will support a population figure identified by W F regar ss of whether the new communities are developed by 2010. e new communities vill only serve to redirect new development and economic opportunities avay from the cities Which are designed . . PPR 09 '92 14: 96 STiQ**C0M. DEV. DEPT. ' ''bhet Davi,sson, Director February 13, 1992 Page 2 P. 3,1'3 to acaoanodatA* this urbanization. The impacts of this seemingly ne-raitive economic impact on the existing cities must be thoroughly analyzed, both individually and cumulatively, as part of the LIR process. The EYR is virtually silent on this subject. We should also point out that this economic inpact is all the more Unfortunate and untimely consideringthat the City and County are working together on an Enterprise Zone for a large area in south Stockton. Competition between the nev proposed co=unities and existing cities for scarce commercial/ industrial job creating�erprises is not in the best interest for San Joaquin Counte It is our understanding that the cost of the expansive new infrastructure systems will "be borne by the homd6owners in the nev communities. The price of homes will therefore oe higher, in some cases substantially higher, than a comparable unit in an existing city. This raiser the question of whether or not the new communities vill be able to provide their fair share of affordable housing or vill the existing cities in the County have the sole responsibility for providing affordable housing. This summarizes the Community Development Departments concerns vith San Joaquin County's General Plan EIR. With the proposed inclusion of five new tams, the potential impacts are tremendous and we hope that these impacts will be carefully monitored to determine the effects on not only the unincorporated portions of San 3oaquin County but also on tie existing cities as vell. should you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact senior Planner L.ea Hemminger of the community Development Department, Planninq Division, at 944-8266. JOHN CARLSON, DIRECTOR COKNUNITX DNELOPHENT DEPARTMENT JC:rcw cc: City Manager Community Development Directors (list attached) LETTERS\EIR91-3.LEE 104 t_ sr.•ci.nt, : Johps on .,� �. wants F�;: re p rt"I be con'sidered''.- DAN,,i '$tMt:3�C:P1L,.i�oN�y4Piladtl�•'+ •� teeataf� t�/d lett ;tlt�:: a CardmvW Doutnim of AM and was ' T to 7 flee ivo��''r+>iaid���iaied� t�•:,; ayetraAlleffAa_ e lift aatd C.ataa towed file 'aralt ' SM bok*g'poscift -terM iylt t tom' MfrN." ' eoosyd ttic tt+tal. �Ep: i leall w taear7Miatm• ani, d1t�Yt nfbr�` .8 A p.etl to atW6iaa I►a6 sad �wp8dlifi: L aweSkIkL - t0 fais freta►-dalad ]iartkY'X1, 'iiO�AMaa1{�� r tea t. yeaaaf faah ; their isad de tYiirx a� - ?ej�fwt!a faierta�tiott Beat lbiw� . r _ dei Ted foal �1f 6a a iieew7ier;4.t�'` rant' at" at" teitdtaa tridf+W ' of San Jeagnin Cauitt>I," `1 t rrtAe.` 5 SI- . r .lehrrtea plea ieteiudei 04 fellic;A 6 quem team a*e rep we --rhs Dra&., EIR ' rete ehr seeds fir further teslas ed tbe.en. _ .ttanntad � iL pnphaeir na'jrowlA 11 aoeeaunadatian with no perallel'pta aLing for fish and ratdlita.' ..,L . mesh ani Cams faand the fovda,.itj M pr �� -" Arp' k' it -Ai r rates of Lb TIN Rpm L'olre.w+w-eut,in.fwar.ol- ,limiting urban development to the h ion .. . of riiatin� urban aenlera.iaa order Ct -mise th* iaspen.olurbw de`fk'Pa>rt'L,�ir4& dr Arrae'of aancvmlindudtia poteatiadny: Ct ncratiw impod on .erne! pools. - w Ceii. .fq fornix Baer Salamander and tht' Srain- by %on's hark at.fibertp Bill . •. '- We are a true ■ M ■ t crossol. tne or usmm - MESSINESS 1 Lwelammm -�Sm-mwv -WWI o on m C �ENIENTS L 0-1mr- CKF.F-ORD OAKVIEW ACA NlPQ *tet ^.Al T a 0 INOWN 1A A mrm I VV It IN C-"ap- '� UNEW, DEr- leachers hankers re►���" =a .6.Usk-Iff 1� -now, � -fmw- ��t Developers La.. W... vers Doctoris working people House v�ifes armers a#udents Nurses Ranchers Senior � i #izen� March 11, 1992 Clements - Lockef ord Chamber Of Commerce P.O. Box 524 Lockeford, CA. 95237 Supervisor George Darber Chairman,Board of Supervisors, County of San Joaquin 222 E. Weber Avenue Stockton, California 95237 Dear Supervisor Barber: Re: LIDERTY HILLS ;his letter is 'to officially advise the Board of Supervisors that the Board of Directors of the Clements -Lockcford Chamber of Comnerce i, OPE!iS.F,' TO TtiE New Town Concept: specifi- cally - LIBERTY HILLS. We oppose this project and trio negative impact on our community and Rural Center for the following reasons: 1. Traffic - the inpact of traffic on Hwy 03 and surroandinq roads will impact the Rating, which is already a ' C" eating - Caltrans and the County state there is no money or priority listing of projects for arch roads 2. Air quality - already out of compliance with State law, this influx of cars and people would only add to the problem. 3. Water - There is not. enoucjh i n kforma t ion on water u. c to lead us to believe there is adequate water for this project, and we are concerned about the inpact of a development of =his size on the water available to the surrounding area. 4 Schools - ,Jodi, Gait and oakview are not in position to add any more studr.,nts �veri if the developer provides the money. There is no raorr. TZanpac stated they would build their own school on the property. However, law man,'ate, that at 1�,n t 1501 students would be requirod to even start a nrw school district. Page -2-- 5. Gn.ergcnccy Services - The Fite Department at preocnt is completely volunteer. The 5heri6l('s Department is understaffed and inadequate even uncler existing conditions an(.l 11ealth care is in ti,c sane position. Qvr decision to oppose this development was reached atter careful review and consideration of all facts and information provided both by Ranpac and concerned citizens. We know that change and growth are inevitable enc} .,-: would not be opposed to gradual implementation of structurQu grO th projects. However, the proposed LIBERTY HILLS protect would not meet that criteria. It is our opinion that the accumulation of the negative factors listed above would seriously deteriorate the quality of life for the residents of this area. We therefore respectively request the Board of Supervisors to deny, approval of this concept/project. If you have any questions, please call Debbie MilLer, President of the Clements-Lockeford Chamber of Commerce at (209) 727-3707 or Preston Ledbetter, Lice Pres dent at (200) 759-31,07, Sincerely, esident Pres orfs- `titer, Vice President Di ector 1reCLOr r - Nk Director Director irector Director Director Director DirecCcl- iii Ji reetos-T-..-- VFW Breakfast Johnston Visits CountVVn/��y � '^r"-� ' i 411 Lockefo-rdm Clements, News Senator Johnston meets with CCC ' �� Liberty ���%�� ~°���V�O� @k� "°^°�� �//mNIT ^-`... ..~ ,..... f an=^-~="."`" "~"`^'` ^,,^`` '^ /..`p,: ^ ..^"nl` .*" /^..^ xa ..u^`.,. , .-^` ."I^'�.. 1^-~`�~^.^..^.~.`, ~� '..~.-. ^� ^ `..~` `~:^ ..."."=". ^. .". ,"' ^~.. . .,.. �°a.,° ^' ..,�, '"' ,~.`*~,",. ,.- -I -;Ad -,~ .r�l ~~` .`. -^ ..^~.` .,.',~" .=. `^~".^:`~^.. '- ,t:C ,.., ��.~w .*. .�...�".u..,"....* .°.~.~..-'' '~q'` ~~ �''� p'w ,^ m^ ^� '^. :°*r.. c" "j^. '',^m .,"14'hl ,...,-w+~r 11,11j, It I-`, �ana (~."°`"-J.�.~:.^ ^~"^^,..~.~... Al. "'"xJ.`*^..^"~ ~^` ~^~- ., ", ^°^.. ,/^"` ~~ County found guilty of unfair labor practice* ccc "~~*,~~^ VFWBreuk/us �k� �u��mxo ,^`= ~'�~, ..'.='^. ` ^~^^^'.'~'~`°~." 11.1,,A' � ~ ~ ~ ^ `.. .~,~ ..,^ '~' '~ ^~^^ "^° p^` x / , o ^ , , *, `~k^~^ m^ .+ v" .~°",."' /°�»*�°,,°° ",w n'"". o°,° ^ �,'~ , ` ,, ,�"° ^'^,.~ ,,,,^ �,,^_^`^~_,^ ^~ ppw 14 -Au~ u~~ u=~`»�"�"~ "/^^"� %LnIL^` ,°/"�°�^^.�`` (jnn.rlei Br°k/^° ~^ " ^.p^ '^ / ^'``'°'^ n~'' ° °~^u'*^ "~ ^�~'' � ` ,,,~ ,. .,.�-.v,^...u1 ~.".. x°*ay M"ChpL.W7' .~.~.w.~,J,^ n°�v,� ��ma�� N��o�m� '�''^.` �''' '�` '�` `�^" ~"Ch.r -' -- -' ' ' ' /*^ [teller B*dyx /". ^/'"'` ` �. ^"^ - .^ ^`' .- ..~~."'` 'r^,~~~`' ^,, It.^` ~~"~.".,~w _.0 ^w .. * /''~ ^~.�.I~`^~~^.h,,,'° ." H .^ -~. '^`'' `'`^ ~^^ w^. `^.� ,� ^.� ''' ' ' ^'^ '^' ^��� . ... /" . . `'' '' "~"` ,..^"°o.~, ^^~� .~ `~= °~^-' .~^°— "^-^ Continued from - .age.l Johirst0h put as for Senator Johnston by "$tormio' ,3orman SdmwUkop(` the Peregrine Takoa, banokd . by expert, Ckmeots bird trainer, Joe } Atkizt a Norman displayed his skill at _di�iiawattd swoop- r ins low pttrty.. My traufts the i maaenverioviaermud if he wcralmeas9kod.Mcmbcss j of hk-ve ks are to.Image in t the LR=W.bilis. fJrrias his 1 !fight, and tachy endangered r Prairie Fa1rw appeared an the acerae 10 we it Norman-. had . turssstd up ai ylbiag bucrtati. in bis toraw Pwoops. The se. c +d cd specie ipon- Lueoaa arrival demonstrated 3 fee the stoop prtcis ly -hat speaker AtkWacm was pointing } ow a"6e.time that.despiie" j the lapel$ rather barrn ap I - pearaett kis actually teaming { with;,s'kinds of plant. and animal: life. some of it not reado stir[ bar the uauaincd ' eye. Addamn ersted that there . ` arc ?Ii kits fo thttatcned or _ rndaasorcd ptarts and animals ops thi`site'awd added that a.. : pair of telact ely rare bald Eagles - bid _ bccn spot icd oereeal days wiiC u; the cot'- , na of rhe "project: Aikituwn' " t Abu iswedstta d lite _ Scitasc: and' .n.r focal rct0.1 to • 'Sar" -a yawls Sweinson's haws for areal dose up of the a_A Pobricired eedaugcred bud tari.e w' the . Ctanenu" arra- Mr. Atiins_op`; also i pound ora that the unusually high rbcsof vernal pools also clIPIfta the project site as .aa ecologically fragile !f Ac Sepnw limcncd intwt-' ly to c4viroamcnW and plans- i in& tirobkms and iheo com- - mrntcd: —My concern is din talcd ac-oakin sure that the state mpw"ibr gs are mn in acco-sift for new towns. That iadttda•the effect'on state hitpwrsys, air''quality, fisheries_ cad schools. ItQidoah := uDrased .. their (tars shag uudeats frotn'the ' new ltttrat'%mN be bused to already,*overloaded local ._districts.$ c as LU5D which.:. induda•1100 of the projects ' EtD06 ants=in Ks distrip, or . Oat vi, artiny rural district that .isba do stay Emn Gattis cottoned about . 'be -stndepls':population •' in ` _crcaw possibility. Yct, if the xudtats aren't bused, what -Jl happmrto their, cduca- t lienal forrure.rroadeted croup ntctebaa'Diaaa.'Slawson and ' CslmAa HeDchme. - !'Accor-. . r ding to State. Eduntionai . Codc. tht_ 4CwclOper .rill not . z n ' be: Able to start hit own dislncE umil he Itu 15W students in place. In the meanr.hilc, wbcre.r.dl they go,?"., Senator Johnston com. Pleted thr session by noting that "local planwag only - y-urlts when "herr r'ls full disclosure publicly or t he Iona; term tffccts`rof -ptoposcd r_ dcrcloptrsettts. ubcr:r }idly Should be consrdcrcd slor.ly - pod thoroughly because the cf fens of such a dc.cloptncnt »ill change Eric cn"iorrtncnt dramatically.. and -n-, .' - \I`?EWS\LYNNP\JOHNSTON.LP Lodi News. Rentinrl 2 221 FN I%ur war %Urrh 5, 1!VP v5 F,7, :.z rx T M? Quotes from Son. Pat Johnston at CCC tour Monday night "My concern is dictated at mak- ing sure that the .Mate responsibili- tics Are met in nccounting for the new towns. That includes the effect on state highways, air quality, fish- eries and schools." `Local planning only works when there is full disclosure pub- licly of the long -tori effects of pro- posed developments," he said. "Liberty Hills should be considered slowly and thoroughly because the effects of such a development will change the environment dramati- cally and permanently." TlernenLs Community Cnres is one of the most sophisticated and organized community pups I have seen.- UPDATE �A; !. I RFF.TY H'. I 1 q2 C.C.C. STATEMENT OF FURPOSE: WE ARE A GROUT C F CC'+L F''I:??D COMM 'N I TY RF:; ; I7ElITS VHC� STAN— _-_'2 REASONABLE. FESFONSI BLF, SONTFOi.LF,D GRO"ITH . WE BELIEVE THAT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE THE RIC11iT TO DO WHAT THEY WISH WITH THEIR PROPERTY AS LONG AS IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT ZONING. IF THAT ZONING IS TO RE CHANGED. IT Nf'F.DS TO BE WITH THE H I GHFS T GOOD OF THE V]101,F COMMUNITY IN MIND. NOT JUST TO BEidEF' : T THE INDIVIDUAL. WE DO NOT BE:.: rVF THAT DEVELOPERS, PARTICULARLY FROM OUT OF THE AREA, HAVE THE RIGHT TO COME INTO OUR AREA AND CHANGE THE ZONING SIMPLY TO MAKE MONEY AND ACCOMMODATE MASSIVE PROJECTS THAT ARE AOT PLANNED IN THE REST INTERESTS OF OUR AREA. WE DO SUPPORT THOSE FFO.) F..CTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR ZONING, SENSITIVE TL0 THE DEMANDS THAT SUCH DEVELOPMENT WILL PUT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT ARE PROPERLY MITIGATED. WITH SPECIFIC G_U ARA NTE, E S IN PLACE TO TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY BEFORE AFFROVAL OF THE PROJFCT AND BEFORE COMXENCEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, VE DO NOT SUFF ORT FROJ EC: T S THAT A1:E DF:S I GNFT) WITH SOLELY THE PROFIT OF THE DEVELOPER FOREMOST IN M I Nb AND WITH THE YELL—BEING OF THE COMMUNITY AS SECOND PRIORITY, WE ARF NOT AGAINST GROWTH: WF JUST KNOW I? YljST PF AFFROFRIATE TO THE SYSTEMS IT WILL I *iPACT. IT MUST NOT FF. RAMPANT GROWTH THAT WILL LEAVE US WITH THE KINDS OF PROBLEMS THAT GALT N N D OTHER AREAS WHICH GREW TOO FAS? ARE NUW FY P F. R 1 E NC I NG . A PERSON H A S THE RIGHT _10 DO WITH HIS PROPERTY WHAT HE OR SHE WI SHES. HE/SHF DOES NOT HAVF 'THi RICRT TO C HANCF THE ZONING SIMPLY !N iI 1 S OWN i NTFRESTS, FSPFC I ALL"f i F 11' I c NOT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CDKMUN I TY AS A WHOLr, OR IF IT 1S AT THE EXPENSE OF A '.-P'VERI?D QUAL!TY (F '.IFI: FOR, THAT COKYUN ITY. VF FEEL .THAT L : I'r ^ i 'I II I L 1. A'; i' ^ 1 ,d l i.. Pj-MPUSF, ', ?.!7 SUCH A PFOJ E C "i- THAT W .' :"i_ '*EGA ; ' 'v F LY : Y. FA E ND I.OwF:F TiiI{ QUAI, i TY ')F L . F _- I!,.1 r:.0 F I.Mt{?� T• z- 'F : "F '.,.`:': N<< i:FASC N. TRAFF I ( WHOLotm: TOWN rrw l9r, y Mow low NDINIM� RE Is I PATILI" HENRY'$ SPWcli I N MAXC44 , 1*7 I!r. FATRY,K MffAIAY'5 ;5PaF----H Im MP-cA� Sb cEz LETTERS No newtowns, Sn Joaquin County is going to gro„ . Natural by these writers say growth, propelled peo le wanting to come and sive and work in Sart Joaquin county, is actually good if the This is a sampling of letters We have planning is doi c correctly. The trouble is received on the subject of the five new the Last few yca.�s of growth have been dcvCloper-d. ivcn. DcN-clopmcnts asc up towns Proposedfor5an Joaquin County. for auction. developers, have filed for a,tnting and agriculture err part of the bankruptcy, and, trarfic problems have Fhcritage of this county. Just recently magnified. There arc thousands of nc%,I). in The Record, there was an article pn the '.built'but unsold hbtfi'es an(fmany tens of dairy farmers moving from Riverside thousands more lois already, approved for County into Stanislaus, Calaveras and 'subdivision development, so these difFi• San Joaquin Counties because of the im- cultics can only get worse. It just doesn't pact of developers on agricultural activ- scem wiw to be considering changing the ities there. Now here we arc, proposing to General Plan to allow for the building of build towns in the middle of our agricul- neW towns in the county. tural lands. There isn't enough water, ROBYN NVILLSON there aren't enough roads, and there isn't Lathrop enough farmland to keep this up- Dont �am opposed to the proposed amending of the General pave the bread basica; szve it. Tell your on the Planning Commis - county Plan to allow the building of new towns in any part of the representative sion and the BoarJ of Supervisors to -ote county. We have more than enough nc» against amending the General Plan. housing and lots available for duel- DA:RYLNVILliEN oPment now. Part of why 1 like living inLinden San Joaquin County is teat l can enjoy a w� am riting'in opposition to the "new quiet drive through the country and still Itowns" concept currently being consid- be just a few minutes from nay home in Bred as an amendment to the General the city. We would lose that part of our Plan. San Joaquin County's growth lifestyle with the building of these towns, should be naturally driven and should NVILLE-17E z. tNE consist of filling in those areas already Stockton zoned and planned for housing deck opment. Our countryside should not be destroyed for the benefit of nc,,v Lando" n- ers and developers KLAlti'E VALENTI-NE Stockton do not understand why ncc Board of Supcnisors or the Planning Commis- sion are considering ncc addition of Svc new towns to the General Plan. Each of these towns is basically planning on using groundwater to supply these ne- devcl- opments, which also include new golf courses. Having spent the past sc%,cral gars under some form of nater rationing. ii just doesn't mala sensi• to make plans tj double ourpopulatiori. I)0ti iNIcKEE Manteca Clements laments By Lynn Paquln this is the last bit of territory they News -Sentinel staff writer have.' said Diana Slawson, CCC But Slawson feels that the wild - member. Joe Atkinson watched his — r e-:_ Ten CCC members escorted Sen. grine falcon Nm�ar dive Cand Patrick Johnston on a tour of the swoop tar fwd Monday evening in a area to discuss theirnpaet of the de• open field east of Clements. -- vOopment on their rural lifestyles. While Norman has a home, At- liberty HilLs is rww in the pro- kinson and fellow members of cess of General Plan evaluation be- Clementa Community Cares are - fore San Josquin County Planning concerned that the proposed Lib. Commission passes its re-commen- erty Hills new brei planned rex (he daiion on to the $card of Supervi• northeast comer of the county wiU 'cors late nexi month. push other endangered species and ., .Ranpac has proposed$,Qq(gresi- migratory birds out of the area. dentia) units, a lWacre business But Rick Scott, project manager park. 50 -acre retail center, sports fordevelope-r Ranpac, said the plan park. two golf courses and a sewer/ allows for approximately 1,4001 l;at.erredasnationplant, acres oFopen space throughout the There ,is also a question of 8,000 acre seir-mntsined communi. schools for the new families — ty. since there is a minimum number The Clements area has bezome - cfstudents required by the state to the mitigstion ire& for the county, form a new school district and s N Gs.a.� S S �.+'1�\ r•� C. 3-3-92 proposed growth the number of automobiles using' built on grazing land. not prime ag• two-lane Liberty Road. Depending ricultural land. - c upon the formula, used, Cal -Trans But Slawson feels that the wild - has estimated there could be life and ecosy sterns found in vernal 50,000 :.a 80,000 vehicle trips per pools —small ponds of water which dsy in the area. . collect in depressions — are just as . "Liberty Hills is a beautiful important as preserving agricul- plan. the problem is it doesn't atop tural land, - here." Atkinson , said, expressing This is why we take such excep- concern that other subdivisions tion yvl en they say it's not prime would begmto spring up. [and, a e raid. a,"I think there's a much bigger is, . Johnston promised to Inok into sue that the county has to addrF�sa thq mattcr and complimented (he in planning for a 20•year, perioa," - group on its involvement,,..:;; . Scott said. The question really be, 'Local planning only works comes where is the best way to when there is full clxlosure pub - grow. . — . liclyof the longterm effects or pro. Scatt explained that the commu• posed developments,',he said. nity's , infrastructure including ."Liberty Hills should be consid- the waste .wster treatment plant Bred slowly and thoroughly because and water supply —limits thesi" the effects of such a development to the planned 8,000 units. He also will change the environment dra- noted th&L-Liberiy Hills would be .maticallyand permanently." i, _�Uv U3 / -*I 61�_TdAAA)V� r'$8JQ F Bug"ugd ?t4iufltlllJtl:S'.t P . .•n .,y : t t:+i:, . • 1919 -T, wvnC.iy�:lgaWnjcoQti )6eAe3vl3 'SIN ?N 313 4.#S 1,1%1.1111 ul {T.,rry tuJtl lutilr" J ,j!,l{ iliagrl .,Jlj ,1,„(;,i.' put- un" r ' "ui s.Amunwwo-) -)Cduell uorlelndod ! ,+,jri1,?u9 1.u•I 141.,n, i 11 qt s{1r w cgtuotu bu+wo3 iqi ui punml.-*j: r saJ3e ;11 1tN 1u.uYrll q11.. s" , it<:{, -ollu -irq r ,,q of sxlwcid sivawal.) ;? SS t :peel le!Jlsnpu! '° r:1„I ))) r .uli1,..a1 rpti.y) ut 1� (ddelx 1 TCS S u 'sq. 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NOXI)l u0lr.w1s N t '496':. r pllnq o1 slduiailr -{luno, pjvpoo,%% JagdolslJgJ .(g ►.^14slut,% cylsal sluatualD ;,UOu1310 leirl UI . ,oc sen a4s t:a;;r., cruel aui ,.mo .ro s cool uosgiq a^13 :amv13H3 a1 SOW -139 3H£ :Il',:rti aTif3/1it+ tR otn„7 Pw^',:•j! - ""I KJ y K_.P J" Clements resident Joe Atkinson brought in endangered Pore- day night as an example of an ontmal whose habital may be on- grhm laleors to a County Planning Commission meeting. Thurs- dangered by the proposed 1,lberty Hills now town, New towns draw protesters By Tom Geiger San Jostltrin flews SON" srCSCl MH -- Breaded W. red swealati x.cab"ris and iackcu. +orrice (lament. residcrsls tried 1%ideaday n4ut si Persuade S.n J..gein fwnis- Dienes that builrGnj a new Leon of Z)= pmpk nes their town is a bad idea Ab.ol 3E1 resirknts dtaacmi N a aysnbd 1 U.6r situ l to stop Use perYMe'tl L;berty [Eula 1crt, plaarwcd liar 7= acres ,.arts. Or Ck.eeetts- is t1.e rt.rth.easl corner of SanJ",liai t County. Ow la etude resident Joe Al. )Lkwa, twdeght orssls.er tymld to the 1rR.'Eing: as endangered Prtc- `sine falcon, wiilh Ute fakan. mmtictl 'Stomia! N n ort." Ir i d -d an his amu, Atkinson rid Ura prejncL +weld de" hoWLA ..here Ube mrd Lax been spotted and ovula: dealsay (lemenG'smaA-town MCI- tyle - Clement. is a way of life We lila Lhere b..e we like it. L- . W. spat: AWnsaet raid. -1 did mol boy any Property sa I to.w Ce lr Mdassaid'a more cas Jy ' Andlsts ClcmcnU residcnL, M, ins Slowed", syent more U.an 30 raiautc- dct64—r. I" d.t and ether Cie... rcaidcnLs believe U.c preimt _M Jrstroy ..lu.Uc grazing ]skit- dcIAcLc UK wcs'- ereuntlwaler supply and 6. 1 lydr, fic 1"" Ming cwnmis+i .cn I card the esouernts dvrine . public hear ine on a draft en-ironmenial study of Ge new towns pral,osed for Son Jerruin County- il,e five Lawns — Ubcrty 11,11x" Fercat Oaks near llwrnlun, kioun, Lsrn ]louse sr,.! Ncw Jeruillcm ne.r Tr.cy, avid 1L+erbrook near Clements residents like quiet life By Tamnsa Adamek oro.rnd Ckmcnta if (the county) keeps with Eha or- Hews-Sentind stall.rriEer ricultdual orknLa6en — U.at's bhy people_ more -- into the oauatry--_ 1luidcnta in Clementslikt not ?awing neigh. Slawsow said abs and other CCC ruernbers sirs bars. opposed la devckgw-drircn growth that ttrey "y' 'Acmrdint In one resident people jn the small 'will •bare a malty megatira qm an the are" rural town bought property there 1a raise [attic,' ']hal pr*cJ will bring 80,40; tit Lek tar trip per keep horses, send their kids Io small country day info Use area, : she said; i]s�y'flsavo le wideie':, sdseels and breath clean air. 'We enjoy Ura isala- Liberty Rad.4 to a faunlane divined highway and Lion.' -aid Joe Atkinson, a 0 -year Clements resi• }mild a bypass on I lig4w.y fill,' halt CIS mendters are afraid the alste aril county's shut Plans by developers Lo buiW a new torn lack of kanaling for infreatrvctare fee the new to" northeast of ClemcnN Ulreaten to cnd the country will kale them with -a mess — i)fcufGrient rota. lift Atkinson vied his neighbors have Cauca used Iasi of medical facilities snd various safety seslria La. ea. Mtembvs ern alga caneerned #bout the imped 'Pit Pnnp cd new Lawn — ca4d Liberty Hills the new town will have on the "Ts's ground wattr — is vzr cctcd to brine an addrlional 8,000 hates" supply u well as indigenous wildlife. a nd 2S.DW re:.dcnta 1a dw 4 - c `M2 is tOtr-g W displace mage thin popple. A 'It's taint to totally dotrvy our way of lift; will displace a lot of wildlife;laid Atkinson, ■ said Atkinson. -Me ComCmunity of emcnui is in rsnrl.er and exotic bird breeder. - lolal shock.' Atlrirwaat said he has spotted bold eagles, ins - Diana S13wson, who belongs with Atkinson to a preys and even rare peregrine folevas on the land grvup of concerned res4knts called Ciemcnts Com- where liberty I fill is La be built `Ifut the envirne- munity Carta, said site and her neighbors are not t impod rcpoA doc3nl mention the" he mcntai ta ]mulch of kooks" apcakinC out against develop- said. mML 'Weir not opposed to growth,- she said- Tin afraid its Cuing La be like a cancer alit hers -1Vc"rc not oeainst developing 4C snca in snd ani[itt[arts, it will lust xprcad,"Alkinaonaxle L., :tor. — caulJ -Jai 1,00Q r" plc In Llcc county by U,c YC 3' 1_010. Corn.n,asioncrs Loos no rurmol ac. Lion Thursdoy. Slsysoa said Uic 1,i,crLy Mira proposal conllic4 w.U. county P10n- 111n= grades Plu Thal .cncaurogc cro—U, to .t�rcod from t 1"n; ur- ban arcus "Wc -Land (or g --U. that i. slo- and natural- Not dcvcfoper dr.vcn rm-Lh U -L is art.frcaiir stimubacd,- Sla�wn -e.J. ":�acrty liifls is a CUy U.Dt— Icap(rot dr ,clopmcu cf [vile rorsL kmd. .cl Scott_ Uu iaKrty I I.::c civ Southern Cal;farnia development company prof.•s+nr the tow-,, raid Laic 'llmrs,lxy nighL mccur.0 was tlsc LnL he Its,, heard many of Urc res.dcnLs' speufc "nrerni_ Scott said r"VAC off[ials are willing La ail down nn4 discuss U+osc comms w,Lis arra rtsidcnla. lLV4PAC officials haw scheJulr-J s n,cebnC }r,day n-ght aL the Clem. en's }ire DiWr LL :,re siaUon and anotl,cr mcc Lin; nut wccl at t'o lvckdord-C[cmrnts Chamber of Commerce buiJ,ng, he .are, '1Y( hope to bnn.,"Sc - iot a, tLir; r -cc Lints.' ScocL raid_ ilar'.:'.a'I( roP.'.,^.l S-onclt Q:5 berm! from Tracy-or_a M2ident2 I and official-. i hobbit IA krsr, ohs lives weal or i'racy in sand that would ba ht- cfuJcJ in Lhc Mountain I louse Par jcct. said Um draft rcport is mix- l lcxaing lxcauae it labels the Gvs i t,rvPassls cos "y.ew tawT s'" t 'What wC re talking about is Goa f nc- cities.- lander, said '11.c county Community fled- r opmcnt Department will acrcpt 1 v.nticn cammcn4 on Um draft lith t unci Fcb. 11. IRannmg mmmis- t s,onrn arc scheduled la Luka final I action on U,e cmUre p-apa" Gen- cral 1 ion WIC Apn' y,7_ , MAKING A POINT: Clomenls resident Joe Atkinson brought his neon a rir)p�to ThurOy ro{ pCl porCGnnC falcon to testify al a planning commission hearing Thursda - Srpc��z�rl �'U�lJ `7?W 3/ City plan puts Clements on red ales -t By Christopher Wo- lord and Gene Turner The Stockton Record Clements residents were not on]y seeing red, they wcrc swearing it Thursday night when they Came in masse to the San Joaquin County Minning Commission to protest an 8,000 -acre new city planned for next door. Mom than 30 Clcmcnts rcv- denis, most decked out in red shins and sxratcrs in protest, said the proposed new city. called Lib- ..ty. Would nvcrburdcn local high- ways, add to school overcrowding and -orsenair quality in the arca. Diana Slawson, a .tpokcswornan for the group. called Liberty '-leapfrog dcvctopment of the worst kind" and urged the plan- ncrs to lake a harder look m the new city in a edunly•wide cm:ron- Mental studybeing prepared. Liberty, one of �ovc new rcwins being proposed for San Joaquin County. would adti i n cctimntcd 24,773 people to northern San Joaquin County. just G+c miles nib;ttl..o-f the rural io-n of Cters- encs. Thr developnient is being pro- posed by the Ranpac Corp- It dong -Tih oihcr proposed devel- opmews %vould nearly duublc the county's population to 864.000 pcop�c by the year 2010. The planners met Thursday night to solicit public comment on the drs(t environmental study for the new General !'tan, a hlueprtr.t for grow It. into 1!ic year 2010. Chairman 5tzn Mor' rcpcntcd- ly % n:,w,,! tl:e Clements residents that the pu-: BSc of the mcclir.11 +vas la consider the thoroughi of the environmental study. the overall merit or individual I jccts. But Christopher Lte, an at my for the Clcmcnts ioA,sr told Mom. "You've got to do the c things at the beginning cause once they pick up ,tc: there's :io stopping them." To underscore his concern t'.tc environment, Clcmentr n dens Joe Atkinson brought his peregrine falcon. Norm _see,CLEMEMrs-Dui o. li t�ws:iitmi •(Tart and ,,.A.�r �Dale O'It ecpie'_e tsennett ricin heal of comfort tN Gt+t1CAiA0 en >•aoe i �""0""tl"s`a""rrs'r""r m f l ��be rt� .H3 r I Ie e ts' �� hiss .� r Mary Drayton gdltor that fought hard years San Joaquin County to their area as rum l is pin to kerp the came 1, only this time the oon- er, the stakes higher. A is about a developer, Stockton, an engineer• ,atlon, that is trying to build a nearly 8,000 acre 'new town" of Liberty Hills along Liber• ty Road and Highway 88. The group, Clements Community Certs, is attemotirut to block the Inside. 1 Dolly Parton'* new other San JoaQutn County real- : movie, "Etralot Talk" Thrgrou p, make up of no single leader but a group of active can- See Psqe A8 Closer to, home. the group says the Liberty Hills project -•• about About lown A2 Obituaries A2 Opinions A7 Lifestyle A8 Education ....All the fight to keep Ranpac from Sports I..., 81 Classified . ............ 85 Real Eslale .. ......... B9 cornpany's efforts before It gets any �.� y J the qualk� cf life th4vthey Pad •+ Southern San Joaquin County; - New Jerusalem Rivarbrooic. further along, other San JoaQutn County real- : and Thrgrou p, make up of no single leader but a group of active can- dents ,ave known. Liberty Hills, as the torr town Closer to, home. the group says the Liberty Hills project -•• about corned citizens including Glenda will be celled, le a nbowd corn• , .Litt folios sway from Clements — Hesseltine, Diana Siaweon and munity of nearly 8.000 acne sast.1 will overload the schools, roads, Joe Atkinson, all of Clements, say of Galt north of Liberty Road ands- watet table and the sharifPa and the fight to keep Ranpac from Highway : 88. It is a:pecked to •, fire departments. . building s town is not one of simple house 44,000 people at build out in f Tho. CCC members say Ranpac issues. nearly 20 years, plans,to create their own school It is not a simpli ease of Nnay The "new town' concept, accord• ' district, but that the company Can• (Not In My Backyard), nor Is it just Ing to Ranpac, is seen u a way to? not,mate A district until they a use of being environmentally ' reduce problemi of traditional, ,' have fully 1,600 students and uritil concerned (everybody should be piecemeal tract type developments; then they will need to send their Lodi New responsible stewards of the land, by creating a community that is:, youngsters •to schools, they Lay), nor is it that they may self•sumcient, providing work,: Hope in Aeampo,'and Galt schools. lose their rural lifeetyles on their shopping and play areae all Within.' But those districts already are at CCC Ag -80 zoning (one rwtdenco per 80 the town to cut down on commut• s or near Capacity, according to acres), ing and offer an enhanced quality members, btorsover, school dis- "We've bean painted as a group `, of NIMBYS," Hesseltine said. of life for residents: •..,..-' '' The developers of the five new trictt are confused,about.whether _they sari., equlre developers to "Chat's not the Issue. People are fawns estimate that the new towim mitigate- lIq school districts Up - riot listening to W. We're tailing may house 111,000 people by the : front, Hosseltins said. "We're not about a town that will generate year 2010. Presently the county Is ; going to jive blank approval to a 80,000 car trips a day (at build- considering an amendment to the "; development without proper out).' County's General Plan 2010 to in- mitigation," The issues go still deeper and a6 clude the new towns, sorording to ;, The twain road to be severely im- re c t both Son Joaquin and Socramento County — Haaeltine. A4. The four to be built, r pacted, say members of CCC, will be Liberty Road that will need to southern Galt -- they say, new towns besides Ubertq Hills, are: Forest be widened to four lanes to accom- The biggest concern among the Oaks in the Northwestern corner modtta 80,000 car trips per day Clements group may be that the of the county that will surround (figure on 10 trips per household proposed new town of LibertyHills the tiny town of Thornton and for the 80,000 houses aspected to added to the other four proposed which in 20 years is expected to be built according to CalTrans.) towns in San Joaquin County may be the project that destroys forever house 19,000 people on 1,377 'r acres; Mountain House In BseLiRtsft'fYonPaga4 AiLSA!!StlNAI SUBJfCttOpAIORSAltS NOlRfiiSiLttritOryFAtOgpuliC.yASiS i * , p 4s, cr.i•. sc ool�{ hoar t .,�,.'� A� n. ,, ,=is,.:1.: o� o cider scROO site �o ns tfii : By Mary Drnylot+ e ..5_ . The 40 -ire site — the r. ' Niter d*slrabio because of its size :.,... beliig aNerid.644 t by ow t r,The Galt High &hoof District . Bennett A Compton under ct Solyd agreed to hold oyer for tion : that the city annex another 90 days the dscisfon to Marengo. - Ranch props approve the Lite utilisation plan , for Rhe new high school until the However, that condition is, r. the district's control. Ward has had an opportunity - The 91•scre site, Liao owr pursue other options. last Wed• part by the devaioperes, i the high di In a special meeting reserve to school nasday evening the board speed to be sold to the district at to table the issue of the. Alto utilisation plan after it.tia'w"els;` prka of: ($00,000, a coat loner than it is worth. merit was introduoed in th 'ons i3ut`Widaesday nigh Rains di*ns"ion of which school boaid;'ntill unitire of whic Bila to c4tonse for tSe'new high to pursui and under preen ichool. choose a, site, talked of a s; Discussion has so far centered . rightyurehA" of the 40 -ac : vn two Bitot: a 40-" alta on the ' .. • .`Wt • $cid '.W know in : It�itrengo Ranch Property east of thea in0iitkis' which Lite mlrsngo Road and the 91 -acre choose," architect Tom site west of Marengo Road direct- said, . ly across ham each other, The Joseph 8hilts, of ShUta r site utilization plant • the way tants, suggested it might 1 the administration and building cost affective for the Alis are laid out — aro mirror Image* on � SCHOOLof each other, . AV WARY /1A7 'r rill YI- 7-1. �- 1 . ti j_ y j �•' rw+r�•M •• -4992 FU Liberty Contlnwd from Mg* 1 Also to be impacted will be Highway 88, which is already con- gested near Lockerord. Tho developer plans to build a bypass amt,.nd Lockeford but CCC asks where Ranpac will get the money to do both. They say Cal -Trans does not have the money for the bypass and there is doubt the state will be responsible for widening Liberty Road. . The community will be 'developer -driven' said Atkinson, who manages a 2.700 -acre hone ranch and r a i sea exotic birds. He acid the homes are not needed and will attract tremendous growth that normally would not be them. There are already 55,040 lob for sale in San Joaquin Counly, he Bali& A dxtssing the IDY itoue, the th ree mid they am not lighting the project only bctause they do not w an t to give up their 80 acres. The Ag -80 designation docs not mean residents are out there com- muning with nature. The area sup port. horde rtnch.ea, turkey (arms, graAng land. walnut orchards. small farms of row crops and other agricultural enterprispa �i'his is a viable ec srt.em,' Slawson added T he guy who &was the hone ranch will p o u t of bu ain esa.' On the issue of water, the ac• quiCer beneath the: proposed project is steadily dropping from chronic overdraR, according Lo ly /fir �►i�!rCI�• . `_ •` .� - . �• •�•� .testa _' _ .i.. ` *�j- Thm memb ens of Clements Communft Coss >rRsst at The Q* Hersh 10 dlaam Go Ubwly l chart. by East Bay Municipal Utility District and P.C. and E. The CCC members also point out that seven of the nine wells on the project are in Sacramento County. But Sacramento prohibits Water transport across county liner because it will vibiate Sacramento County's General Plan. Finally. Ranpac is a company without integrity • they say • Ac- cording to newspaper accounts from, the Riverside Enterprise which CCC uncovered. Ranpac gals ow-ne-d by Ranpac Inc, the Liberty Hills developer, is under probation for dumping lead• tzSnted mil in 1990 on the Saboba Indian ReserYation in Riverside County. And a Aanpa< arils geologiit races criminal charges for aliegrdJy trying to hide the lead content by mixing tho tainted soil with hams and Crash d 7 Members orCCCw the Sass Joaquin Cow Commission Tuesdly, p=, at the Farm Ag A the UC Extensloa South WUwn W a y The ori&al me•ei.ing be at tho Planning chambers. A large U,:ipated crowd rome ofJocat-=n - - IVB Lmaare"Otp-lan By LynnPaquin News -Sentinel staffwriler Ernie Mercado was surprised to learn that his 316•acm ranch off Mackville Road had been included in the San Joaquin County Plan. n i n g department's map of Liberty Hili& The ostrich breeder was ap- proached by a broker representing the developer, RANPAC, two years ago about selling his property.o But errado said he rejected and didn't give it a second thought. That is, until he saw that his property and his neighbors' 164 acre spread were divided into 119 housing units. a high school and open space at the Planning Com- mission's hearing last Tuesday. PurUmwmore, the 4WKre pgreel is completely surrounded b, the p ro- posed town of 25,000. 'We don't want to sell,' Mercado said. 7 like it here.' The map also includes 3,5$2 fvrh�j acres on laorslcr Manch planned for housing, business, community cen- ter. research park and aggolfeourse; 316 acres on the Ray Steelo prop erty for housing, open space and commercial; 640 acres on the Doug Golding property for housing, com- rnercial, parka and open space. and approximately 40 acres of smaller lots with multiple owners. We asked that RANPAC ex- pand its (planning) boundaries to land they do not own or control to avoid agricultural pockets," said Harry Islas, county senior planner. —Me county can't m& anyone do anything with their land, but if we don't p I an it now it's going to be much harder to integrate.- Ifanyofthepropertyownera de- cide against selling or developing their land, alternative sites would be found for facilities in the maswr plan at -age, according to Islas, Islas, who said the other large property owners had bon involved in varying degrees with the plan- ning process, was surprised Ghat Nlercndo did not express concern about the development until re- cently. He said the county planning department had advertised meet. ings through legal notices in locril newspapers. This project has been around for years. and snaps have shown ur- ban proposals for the MercadOiart land," Islas said. Stockton..' Attorney Michael Hakeem, representing RANPAC, said that the other property owners had been approached for the pro- ject.. 'However. it's premature la be talking about relationships, since the (SM Jonquin County) supervi- son haven't approved the project yet,' he said. The Planning Commission is scheduledtoforward its rccommcn- dation on the five new,towns to the Board of Supervisors May 28. Su pervisors arc expected to approve or deny the projccu; in July. L1� �I-Iy.9Z i No accotmt&.al".ty in tegrity s orx*a Son to Is trotOlrtp Company o -pa� $1s2 milli in toxiC.dum ing ar aerie v.t.ka.te Trw MltL,rEl+yfiN eiux r souadaflahs ltft� RIvE1t5t�F roads. A Temecula camtruction am 3t in111M dumped. lo;dC w0mg at oil cepw '"dim rekrvwscfk "M Solt iwn. Call tO sod at a COUnly bndO 1 lust yeti a PWOW ljt RYYesk;day to two RAMP Cmis of cdlegal woe dl:posat end re d Weed o pay $11 mlttton la o s pSdIllemer e na It Is. toll laldCsl t3tttatlRt e•er the 4 collected to ltheralda COt:aty for agned o aq tavironowental Crime. APA It is aced rt lure Of the APA Want= in CaftfOr- lav" t All where a heat ;averartteal oa tht ProsecultJ somftne for ItUardous plated aw= wage vkwlom ictal ocurred Ota n scrarelso Wilan land. es for '1t dtrGopAntes that this o1oke h end the DA. Alrriielf If laking a JA MY hareWve and limn Rate ti4. lm! aWdat dinar --dans mance %-IOMipns W$Jo0o to countg ... ext are iwepared dWrit to prosot4ts C2= Involvhrt gall- R/WP HS" Antttlean tend Native tate ArtfMUft toads When ihW &[Rett- k of ties more ndva" effects on state costly titimt:.� sand Veputy Digrict At- —ft Far hrraer Richard Ntltod. Riverside btulAen t coews latim prosecutor, porfedafs itMPAC SOW cru. agreed to nutCtt caw pad► It 05 ndow to await a civil Meamer t Ma w t e . [sir et a torn s piled wOh Omen charted dtici{ dumping gave uafule to tee compyny an unfair business RAID PP ad+!aai� leas( 1100 The Company win a{s0 Pay Cationat ? w to resolve two crindnal ramto 10 rs oar, he sitrdles as Cowry wps a lllegRl the civil transportation and atsposol 4l- hal- RwrnG Ordous waatet. J. Thantp 1tAf�tPAC Soils, tat cngincerinr tern's of trill Of Ica parent development yestorday Comity RANPAC t4c.. admired Dumph U WAgBAY hauled M lrockWeds or 1 din bEed with lea a river �t n W a l t a ars wast( -boils. 'Mag soils. at the rrservatlon WIN be covered with aspnatl durinr, t�on0rrtcctiot o! a roto porting lot. a RAN?AC spo%evmn saW. The n c novel t Itlegall dum ed 1.14 wwm • taw to n on 't to un a OVSC al's t:.T r Rtifrd al the landnit. ronccntrt vJtrstes dumped at the load^11 at jorhii t ucr o --i Yw cvr Mond and +vita dlri trorn taaARtl, as ttMrst n k* bt.. souadaflahs of new WMA the tad aoti the 10nnar athbow ' which � CMU r dna I L DWAS The tILM . con3trttc�itoa tcftn MM Mo of w *arm lbe Y . Pay d;s MO in colon tdcst ors g17.969 for wbrk -RAMPAC is *as . felttRy for' Is tit wo MAIMlli to Adhere vkgndM t t�tta wedte ht*& with cite a me- PM7 apred o par Seltfe tha Matt 'for"Y"S Owt Sots! of lata &M Ill Md � the c RMPAC oA Nut le wtreA 411powd this sol soli to do 1t 14 mad RMPA he taw. la's a pri tpetftfoR" Ntaa =At also coni! ►0o to a we-Pn .r4 of the seater Superior Court [ itD4M opprvv, agreer"M in sNwn iter coryarat,oa dctt�trrnt w1stE rlt5 Ioct[I enviry apply Ea utrn as save Date Dit flAl+PAC St PAC product hlalth h=11 sAnrcd taY b The ill tiaRi al- tela r':uctt tltrdtt. �1,d not 06 It ISA ilea►' attk to r xaj d Cartlrob tied i ices {«sMY 1;1% rnerttat Laws rvationt` tltpt enclaves. tri, f¢ttkCSrsui lea the wltStcF did trot tomil a vlcw gen akn Gmcials_ stained tune at or near l KPAC nos la W" is low tt � materCaut unfall' Il 1r11< . t tttl# Coal - Ike of ectad. 1 one all - t tau-_ . b4`- ttntal' it,r� YtiSt: �: Court:' as -, bur•: -� all not.- {wtc-: - far' It a - atlr {rn• ' Alt - [be dtrt ►Ste. . r 1 Z C7 I Heading 1 1 Searched: 03-07-1392 11:25 01832670 27640 Company Fined $1 Million in Lead -Polluted Soil Case Los Angeles Times (LT) - THURSDAY July 4, 1991 By: LARRY B. STAMMER: TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER Edition: Home Edition Page: 3 Pt. A Col, 5 Word Count: 414 TEXT: A Tenecula-based corporation pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally disposing of lead -contaminated soil in Riverside County and agreed to pay more than $1 million in civil and criminal penalties. The settlement with *Ranpac* Soils Inc. was announced by Riverside County Dist. Atty. Grover C. Trask 11. The fine is the largest involving .. lead -contaminated soil in the state, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Richard T. Nixon. Under terms of the settlement, Ranpac will be placed on 10 months' probation, pay a $50,000 criminal fine, a 5953,000 civil penalty, 597,000 in investigative costs, and contribute at least $100,000 to a nonprofit educational institution involved in environmental studies. Nixon said the lead -ladened dirt could have been blown by wind onto nearby crops and inhaled by people and dairy cattle. Eventually it could have contaminated the local water table. "You could imagine how that could enter the food chain," Nixon said. Lead poisoning is especially hazardous to children. It can impair their intelligence and learning potential. Ranpac spokesman David Oillon said Wednesday that based on its own tests, the company believed that the soil was not hazardous and that the firm was in compliance with the law. But, he added, "Continuing this thing was not in the best interest of the company and we settled (by pleading guilty). It was a difficult decision." In a separate but related action, Nixon on Wednesday charged Warren Sherling, the former manager of Ranpac, with five felony counts of illegally transporting, disposing and tr2atind hazardous waste. &- The contaminated soil was excavated in May, 1990, from Rainbow Canyon property owned by developer Won Yoo, who also awns Ranpac soils. The site is a former county dump. Nixon said at least 220 truck loads of contaminated soil were dumped at the soboa Indian reservation in the San Jacinto Valley. After the county found the soil to be hazardous, Nixon said the firm assured officials that q1tiolC Lt'Lttz2t= Cs4f4�Q AGA1��6r SHe ?�r�t1 0inPek- 04s k) T- A,5 FE3 ! 1 `�Z_ Trk,4L sem' ,vcz �ticp` rS�Z F the remaining soil to be dumped was not hazardous. The rest of the soil was landfill. But later testing lead concentration s times. taken to Riverside County's Heade Valley ._the _& county that }tet. BX 4�-�:d th e f 5 parts p mi l.l. ion by as much as five Actual l aYU 1 a m -AV have ������ higher, Nixon said. Concentrations of lime i re_re found in th-e soil disposed at `9, ada Valley. The dirt remains in the Heade Valley landfill and will be used by the county as a base for asphalt roads, Nixon said. The dirt at the Indian reservation will be paved over. DESCRIPTORS: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS --DISPOSAL; LEAD; SOIL; FINES; *P,"PAC* SOILS INC Copyright (c) 1991, Times Hirror Company Heading 1 2 01800644 60914 California IN BRIEF RIVERSIDE Conservancy Buys Devel �er''s Land Los Angeles Times (LT) - WEDNESDAY April 17, 1991 By: From Times Staff and Wire Reports Edition: Home Edition Section: Metro Page: 8 Pt. B Col. 9 Story Type: Brief Word Count: 138 TEXT: A wildlife habitat --where 2,400 homes, a golf course and a commercial center had been planned --has been sold to the Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental organization. In a complex financial deal, the group bought 3,825 acres of the Santa Rosa Plateau in Riverside County from developer *RANPAC* Inc. for more than $35 million, officials said. The organization already owns 3,100 acres of the plateau, home for such endangered species as the golden eagle, mountain lion and burrowing owl. On April 21, 1990, Earth Day, *P.ANP*C* agreed to negotiate with the conservancy and other agencies after its proposal to develop the property became the center of controversy. The purchase price includes $15.4 million from the Hetropolitan Water District, $5 million in state bond money, $300,000 in land and other costs from the Conservancy and $15 million from Riverside County. DESCRIPTORS: NATURE CONSERVANCY: WILDLIFE: *F.ANPAC* INC; RIVERSIDE COU?ITY � - 0 EA� Ei,O PM E Nr-J D REDEVELOPHENT : PROPERTY SALES: SANTA ROSA PLATEAU Copyright (c) 1991, Times Hirror Company I" 11„1 iclass at Lakewood Elementary School. iCgttircd olio (a 1st one d birdi- sum of f er Elie ieasles, n on or Ilealds tntions s, MO Lm. to immu- )e 1'c 1E•" COM - t anti rrani- b diC- 111 r,1'n t lir nizatitins every Friday, 1-4 p.m. 1111 -Stockton I icalth Center, 11101 i:. f 1aMlton• e -cry Tuer;dny 1-4 p -in., Wednesdays B-11 a.m., anti Thursday 8.11 n.m. and I-4 p.m. Medical and liersonnl belief cx� cmptions will be vulidatetl tit the school site. lininigrnnLs shnuld bring an I c34 form or green cart[. Chilrirtni tlti nut riecd to riccoiti• piny their IsarenLR at regislrntion, A "gel acaluaiMed day.. will be set fir by kindergarten teachers jural prior to the start of schen[. For more information. coil 331- 7020 or 1353-5020, diverted The lntesL level is nbout it fuoL higher Lhnn Lite level in mid-1'cb,-u. Ary. Mernbcrs of Lhe oversighL cum- ntiLLrc plan to convene if the -tiler ,(will In Lhe till rc:r ;1:C.s M feet I•'rid-ty Alarrh c,, €*2�I.niti �r»s .tit.rslirlr€ •1'1'.11 Citizens quosti developer's past Dy Lynn Paquin--�--� -- News-Sentinel slalf vailff YiANPAC Suils, owned by RAN - PAC, Inc. --- parent compnny for RANIIAC Communities, Life. Lib- erty fliiis developer --- is currently an probation for dumping lead - tainted sail inn fiivcrside County Indian reNervaLion and publid Ittild. fill in the spring of 1990- - But. DepnrintcnL of I lcnitit Si•r- vices and 11tigionail Waiter Qon-iity Control IDoard lestmi Elie --till later that year filter I A1r1VAC [iii -rd a former UepasrtnfcnL of I lealth Ser• vices regulator atul classiiicfl Elie material its riun-hazartlous wnsLe. 'I'lie charges were brought to light liy ClernenLs Community Cares, it citizen group opposed to Liberty Hills because of Vie nega- tive impact on the environment anti rural lifestyle Llicy fear Elie W vn of 25,000 will have in the northeast- ern corner of the county. " 17iey could be the most wonder. full company in the world. bftL this is still not n good plan," snid Diana Slawson of CCC. `IL's still io the wrong place at Llic wrong tilnc." Sla►vsen said she was hesitrtnL at first nbout disseminating the in. fonnnlion, but thoughL it was im. po:-LanL for people Lu vee. It speaks directly to Uic credi- bility of this corporation which is ;it tite process of suggesting major clinnges for this county.' she said - Rick Scott. Liberty ilius project manager for RANVAC Cointnuni. Lies, i.aid that ltANIIAC Suits is it separate entity and the only one ,n vestigitted in this mAtter. `I feel it is not fair to charactrr- izC us fix untrusiwurtby." he said. "When Lhe titislake ►vas made, we openly tried Lo rcclify Elie siLua- t,Dn." 1- .L.luly ILAN'AC Soils agreed Lu n SI.2 litilli{>tT sel.tirownt to riviI :u1(l ( t,%Mtt(ai (h:u'f;r. fw-kt 11'; itivi-r. BUY NOW & ENJOY THE REBQTESP �, J rinni-iii Tann ivA riirn — — — title Cut City Dt-holy ilititrirt Attirt-. ricy Rid and AIiK+1111. RAN 'AC Imi<1 :+ Y)r,3.IXla 111111' all Elle civ, suit rhargiatg thrm with unfair ! isiiwss prncticrs. Ilerause they (lid nett use an exia-nsive pro- cess to r inove Uir ha artlr+tis mate- risii fror Elie --1111, the D.A. main • Eaincd t. at other develupe. s had En pity nuts 111micy fur � their prnjerts. puLLlti: lit'ITI tit :: 11Tl:il1v-.;al 111sad- vantage. The t ireipany :11sr) pard S9 -1.0(X1 in pr-nnll ivs and invrsiigaliim rii- and w:is plarrit Ini Probation far i'i nionUis its connection with tine, count r. •h Irl dirl;:illy Lr:ilisporting Lhe soil to Elie Indiaat Reservation rind thin ring it iii Ilitr landfill. As n result Cf the new clac.Sification, RANPA was allowed to leave the soil in til ace. Arc ling to Use lkparttiteulL of Ilealthreices, the prnblents be- gan in ay 1990 when iMPAC was tic taping on nimrwient pro• ject at I inbow Canyon --- n fnrnter Inniffill opera" by Riverside County roan P)51 Let 1971. Wheal Elie soil ints tesLcti by Llic company, they fou r) it coattained more ball than sEa r standards allow, but lie - low tile 50 part:- lwr million set by the fed-- al government. So 11ANPAC mile Ar -tick :tit agreernc IL with the Solwba Intfiail Reserv:i ori Iea Iership Lo dispose of the %o lucre. Accor ling in a itive"itle Prccs lAitcrpri •t: story, 220 trucklonds. or still wee doniped :rt Use rrserva- Lion b re Clic tlistricl .tltttrncy halted Elie practice. Even [tough Elle soil was even- 'willy cla&sirietl tion. Is waste til Lerial, the district. ntElir- itry wen ahead with prosecution since Lh soil tilt] not mesa sL:in- (lards al, hie Lime of Use tis --laical. We n ere not aware of Elie rlas- 05Cptinn prorrss early ern," Remi Saps. M New town developer on probation By Christopher Woodard The Stockton Rrcord An arm of t he development company planning a new town near Clements is still on probation for dumping toxic waste at a Riv- erside County Indian reservation and a public landfill in 1990. But ~Michael Hakeem, an attor- ney for the developers, denied that the soil was contaminated. noting that the state has since reclassified it as non -hazardous. -I'm saying it flat wasn't haz- ardous," Hakeern said. Nonetheless, Clements resi- dents, who made the discovery about the convictions. say they raise serious questions about the company's integrit,v and its will- ingness to follow through on its promises. "We're being asked to trust someone who's going to impact us for the next 25 to 50 years, and we're talking about a group that has a felony conviction," said Glenda Hesscltine, a Clements - area resident opposed to the pro. jest. Hakeem charged that residents are bringing up the 1990 incident in an Won to scuttle Liberty Hills. a town of 24.773 people planned to be built on grazing land near Clements. Last July, RANPAC Soils Inc., a geology arm of RANPAC Com- munities, Inc., pleaded guilty to one felony count of illegally trans- porting lead tainted soil to the res- ervation and one felony count of dumping hazardous waste at a county landfill. RANPAC Soils agreed to pay 51.2 million in ci,,il and criminal fines, and the company war placed on 18 months probation. A former RAS PAC Soils polo - gist, meanwhile, still faces criminal S*f RANPAC. Sack page KT'ON RECORD . t `. CALL 948-1702 .J'WOO rflaeur uvs vt'ssautsnq P10-1 ; :- 3ur j .,)y Jo ino tab of paaa8e 584ICna? I1�apla 1111 .0 7W "A Rn ^'v.Q G. M/_L, I.V"xr�� Az _5�%P . . r Builder bills county for waste removal The Prnu•Enrerpfix - RtYER$Iot An atiorne'y for developer won Yoo, owner of Temecula•bwl RANPAC lrc., waals Riversidq Cou,tity to repay W client for costs spent removing hazardous wWq from s fom*e-r county Ianddll The company was bulldln� epariments on 4.5 roes in Teme• cuts to 1939 wben bulldozers un, eartbcd garbage and lead -Con4uW- oated sots. Sthte water quality om• gals ordered the wastes rr.mared. In a calm bled epJ" the county Dec. 2 t, Yoo's ariorDey said t1i.9 client spent more than 110.000 to last, remove and dispasc of the wastcS. The county sbould pay for those costs because 11 mxe av med and operated the Rainbow Cagyon Land611 where the wales +sere buried. the cLIm alleges YOO and bLs company achieved some notoriety when he an. r:<••'^red plans to built; ho(els, houses and a golf course m the Santa Rosa Pl6teau. a pristine wild area rmmr Murrieta caycted by cortservatlorJAL Since the4 plans to proceed a'1 tb the eontrwe m al development have been sV.4peud• ed. Last year. RAN PAC olIm wee raJded .by the Riverside County D trict Ati rney's O3ce because l ons of Lairs t ed dirt remored fnan the Lard N 1 were taloa to t h e Soboba Indian Reservation and dumped. State and county otticials main.- tain the lead -hinted soil mayposa a health nett, Litt ugb MCiai� l4C RANPAC. (be tribal Council U the U S EAVUowtt =W ProtectiotY Agency dispute that_ The county bar unci! Monday 10 act oa (he claim. Robert Rose, to attorney far tbeSau Diego law ArM of Loreox, Albadeff, Lundin and Owl. fill Lite claim. J �L_ 1. 1490 1. 9.5 (From Pate B-1) the dumping W33 C0011pleted showed that soil at the andflll and at Rainbow Canyon 1 ere Is mach as double the stand rd. Those tests were orde ed af- ter hazardow material 1+e nael pointed out ro Fennind'tAa{ "e from the county had w1 neued RANPAC taking the Sam es for the June test, according t Vince Stern*alb supervisor of atsrd-• ous materials for the env[ nrnew. tat health divltlon. I bob JamcS Sappington, a surd- ous materials . Wrialist, w f sup. Med to observe the extra [Ing of• the soil. Stern Jacob said. H never, RANPAC 14Z the Sarni, sato it was not Xnown whether Fanning knew tha when he euthorjzed the dlsposa! Health director Gn agher said Fanning told hlrn about plans (n d4o-iic of fire soil but id noL remember COmmcnting or them; "John (Fanning) has )ecn fs very responsible mAnager I bob confidence in whot John cid and 31111 do." Geliagher said. "I think John has on) stet It resolved,'- said Sler who made the trip with S ton and Wllllarn Print- t beslth department employ RANPAC spokesman Dillon sold the offer was n that the developer and the could work to resolve a pi The company aid not expel reimbursed, he said. Gallagher said It wis not known whether the County would decide Eater to seek reel slfica- tion of the material. In tact it daS unclear whether the soli belonged to the county or to RANP . C - In the meantime, 5ter sold more test samples wo Laken today to ensure that I far give an accurate picture .'County chdnges� exemption plans-... on tainted soil By BOB LaBARRE Ths Press.•Enterprlse Piycrslde County has put on hold plans to seek an exemption from saftguards for lend contaml- nand soil dumped at a lena(01 vest of Perrls last month, while the dlstrlct attorney conducts an €t:vesilgatlon of the disposAl. The decision followed a meeting bclwccn representativcs of the counly health depsrtrnent and the dlstrlct attorney's orrice. Richard Nixon, the deputy district 8tlornc4) handling tht in- vestigation of the disposal of the Soli at the landfill and Inc Soboba IndlAn AcscrYaHOn, asked for the delay until itrc inyesilgallan IS completed, The htalth department ha8 planned to apply for rectas5lfEca tion of trre soil disposed of at the county's Medd valley iandfltl so that it could be used as rM dirt. In fact, 1t Came to light yes- "terday teal In the hurry to gel tit soil reclassified, heall?i dcpart- mcnl rcpresen(atives fle,+r to sac• ramento July 23 In an alrplanc 9rovJdtd by the Temecula area dcvcloptr responsibit or dunp- Inc (hC soil. Dr. Edward Galloghcr, court• ry health dtrcctor, Sala In an in- terview yt$Wday that rre was Cot- leciing Information abou( [lie de• clslon to scCcpi 18,000 tons of Enc loll, which hes ltVtd ibovc the health ilan0aro for lead. John Fanning. [he depu(y health direCto+ who au(horized the d$sposol, ha.s bccn on vacation and )s not du{ bark until Mnndny. De5pl(c the county's declslon. RANPAC Inc.. the dtvtloper that n,)ultd the soil from A R3111bOw Canyon site near Temecula, an- nounced 11 would corrlln6e Its ef- forts to have the soil treated as nonhazardous matcri:tl, The state Department of Health Services can classify hLi- ardous rnalerlals as nor T a:arA. ow 4 It finds that the material presents no €hreat to public hcalfR, AS a hazardous material, the soil must be disposed of at e IIndfitl approved for such waste. Disposal or the material at a site nor approved for hazardous waste can oc A violation of crlminel 1,,*w, As a non�hazardaus matertal, the so€t could slay at the laedr[ll. ... RANPAC has hired a Laguna Hills company to prepare an ap- pl'tCation shou'1n8 tht sal) Is not hazardous or. if It ls, poses no health risk, Originally, theplan was ror the county to pay the Consullant'3 and eppllCBt(on rtes for the Mcid valley sift and for R,,NPAC io pay the Ices ror tha Rainbow Canyon Siie, During the first wwe of July. about 1,1O0 truckloads of the soil were hauled (o the: lantlrlll and were spread out in pllea several feet deep over an area the size of several football fields. The soil cane from a small portion of the silt approved fur an apartment complex and forinerly operated until 1971 is a counly dump. Fan• ntnj authohtzed the disposal June 28 atter a June 27 report showed tear the lead In Iht soil was below me health standard. TesLs ertcr (Stt DUMP. 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Valmiumatly. for 'bcmb Xanpic &M the tom. mushy ilei is not the case, -,ic1wv" oeve broksm Amin" t_t i xiwt!oc DeDweld as reerm- Was F#Wuwy 24. 1M*: The ,biot :-J Is "wry curraw Ad one ..h" All e"Ilklivar ftftsd lAwd to wwrloalk ms we -M be "ng .*kh CNW cqosrquenees for a REVEL • COST COUNTS MONEY We can't spe- our way to fiscal b8lanc I1no-1if w #I !-;inland 7;7,N I{l:.ONSlnrl.:orf[' Sla/r4W Washi►rj•!on r)CMU It) t2t, 100.31711 Summary of Ratios from Cost of Community Services Studies (In Dollars) 91 19!V�00irl , eM&IAV a, AV , TSS t Ae%1Am71W- D pq§T OW/Mea IAW 7;r AO �FA40 , T ; � ,.1_�> Residenal �iQer/Indust F2�rm Qpen k41 Connecticut: " r Hebron 1 : 1.06 1 :.42 1..36 Massachusetts: Agawam 1 : 1.05 1 : .41 1 : .30 Deerfield 1 :1.16 1 :.37 1 :.29 Gill 1 : 1.15 1 :.34 1 :.29 New York Beekman 1 : 1.12 1 :.18 1 :.48 North Eact 1 : 1.36 1 :.29 1:.21 Nledian'B.atios 1 ./ At N.j_ -J. " - • • .3f 19!V�00irl , eM&IAV a, AV , TSS t Ae%1Am71W- D pq§T OW/Mea IAW 7;r AO �FA40 , T ; � ,.1_�> SAN JOAQUIB COUNTY FINANCIAL STUDY OF NEW TOVN CONCEPT SUMMARY OF PHONE COFNERSATION VITH FLA" IITG DIRECTOR CHET DAVIDSON. SAN JOAQUIB COUNTY PLANTING DIRECTOR 1/31/92 BC?TTOX L I YE;IL THERE IS APPROPRIATE FISCAL XAXA09XENT. TM THE " Y'�V TOYS" CONCEPT IS PROBABLY DC- A L E , HOVEVER. THERE ARE LOTS OF CAVEATS, I.E. CO?e0YE5TS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY AYD ASSESS AT THIS TIRE, FOR EXAKPLE, THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT COULD DEPEND OR XArf VARIABLES: 1. THE DEBT BURDEB OF THE DEVELOPER. 2. THE STABILITY OF OUR ECONOKY, 3. THE TAX STRUCTURE, 1, E, , THE SPLIT BETVEEN THE CITIES ABD COUNTIES. 4. THE AXOUNT OF COXXZRC I AL BUILD -OUT THAT TAKES PLACE IB SAB JOAQUIB COUNTY.. ..IF ITS LESS THA?i 40% WE ARE 19 XORE TROUBLE. 5. THE LEVEL OF TAX BURDEB THE DEVELOPER INTENDS TO PLACE ON THE CO �XU N I T Y .... IF IT IS MORE THAB 22 IT PROBABLY VOULDB'T YORK. IF to IS FOR PROPERTY ABD IZ IS FOR SCVOOLS, THAT DOESN'T LEAVE AFYTHINC FOR THE SPECIAL TAXES YECESSARY TO COVER THE OTHER EXPENSES SUCH AS ROADS, HOSPITAL SERVICES ETC. ALSO HAVE TO TAKE IBTO ACCOUNT VHAT THE "LIEBS-TO-VALUE" RATIO I S . 3 TO 1, 4 TO 1, OR 8 TO 1. IF IT IS 8 - 1, THEY OXLY 1/8 OF THE VALUE CAE BE GOTTEB OUT OF THE LAND. CHET'S FIBAL VORDS: "THERE ARE MANY VARIABLES IN THE BEV T0477 CONEPT THAT ARE UNPREDICTDALBE. DONE RIGHT, THEY MIGHT YORK. " mwww� • V � vb4l/,f Z 1t The 10 southside schools will all hayq interview and gelectior committees rriado up of eq�jual rlum bens of parents and L -e )ers whc will chose teachers and administra. Im lobe hued by their schools. i ■ Deferred maintenance. A f guaranwee that deferred mainte, i t nance funds will be provided for the jupkee of (ho selected schools. s Tzpanded magnet schools. The magnet school program will be intensified with most of the silex on the south side. #"It' hoped sane sdents from other parU of town wi��chose to attend those magnets," Carol said. However, the primary goal of this element is to provide quality education,• Funding for the .lmproytmsnts will come from the S4 mil;ion SUSD gets annually from the slate for desegregation. If this funding is significantly reduced or runs out, the agreement carp be canceled. 9Cacktan school trustees mjid vote on the agreement as early as Tuesday. It would then be for. tivarded b San Joaquin County Su- perior Court for a judge's approval. well Utes nave made us Ioewat-- - 6Anaac%,n owu uia Isari Rvii, it the Hutchins Street area for an. built at Hukhins Street Square; otherwell,"said Assistant _�4'a• will not have an impact on the ler/Vaste Water Superinlen• appearance of the multi -mil. dent Frank Beeler. .The well is lion -dollar city facility. 'They also an investment in l,od.i's aia• are kind of ugly because they're ter supply as the city's popula. just mechanical equipment,' he lion and need for water increase. said, "but they can b4 hidden.' John Philllp's.' • • ... Callahan will be sworn In ,S99,297•& -year JUSeship nt at 4 p.m. in De%)L 1 of Su Court A graduate of$tantord Uni ty, where she majored in Er, and of the University of the New to " n could have financial risK By Tom 0*11ger San Joaquin News Ser4e STOCKTON — ' Mountain 'House, tho new town proposed for 1 nd West of TTroc us for SanJoaq�iimunty —as r�oing as the project 11 well•rnan. aged. i`,ven o, county officials need b keep a dose eye on the town to make sure that the county and county taxpayers don't lose money on the huge project.. These were some Qf the wmht- sions Thursday night of a financial consultant hired by the county b analyze the fiscal and financial im- pacts Mountain House would have. 'This project, -mccording b our analysis, ... has the opportunity b produce a fiscal benerit tithe c,=- ty," said Walter Kieser, principal with Berkeley,based Economic and Planning Systems. Estimates 'conclude' the new town could be adding S9.6 million annually, by the Pt&T 2010, to the county's budget. Part of the cost of buildifi en es. timated SG$S million in road4, sew - era and other infrastructure n by the town will likely be s demd by ss�pecial tax dishicts, ns hIellaRoos-dlstricts, ]mat, the toyer, Kieser saki. Because special district. Mountain House 'Avuld pa, much of the new infrulamu and bacauso the county wou: involved in thea creation of i districts, the cqunty risks 1ti sane money, K.ies'er said, SAVE $10 COUPON CALIFORNIA OTI=ICIAL SMOG CHECK STATIOW SMOG poor CHECK NOAPPOINTMINT NECtffARY $2795"0. with shh coupon_w=.. =.. FREE REA'm tV3 Dy-1 up Nu M nl: I* Coun't""y"'may-'f"'a"'*'c*'".---,e budget shortfall By TomGaiger SanJaaquirn News Service SPOCKTON — .Unless Sun Joaquin,County officials l.•ike steps Lo avoid ji the county could hnve a budget shortfall of $3.9 million by the end'of the Ciscal yenr in June, County.'. ' Administrntor'', Mel Wingctt is estimating that revenue fzansales,-moWrvchidc and other taxes could run about $I.T'million short oforiginnlestimatcs.- , ' Evcn'.worse, ,revenue ton" inr to the'aaunty through reuligamcat a program Lhat,shifLcd new spending msponsibiliUcs'to counties Icom the stale, is . estimated to run about S2.2 million less than oa :giinally an ticipatcd. l'o ovoid a deficit by the end of the fiscnl year, Wingctt is rccom- mending. that county, supervisors take -steps Lo tut cost& -Supervisors will review Wingett's rccommenda• lions at their Tuesday meeting. Speciriically, Wingctt wants su• pervisors to: , ■ Require all munty depart• ment heads to get Wingett's up proval bcfom filling vacant pasi• Lions; ! Encourage county depart• mcrLs nct Lobuynon,esscnlial sup- plies; 11 Lncourage departments to `maximise and cxp_diL-. revenue collection- by collecting fees, bills and other money owed the county as son.; as possible and making sure the county gets its shnrc of sLote and federal grants; II Carefully scrutinize capital cxpenaitures, Taking these steps will balance the county's budget by the end of the ycar, Wingett says. A similar pm6ram saved S1 inillion Iast ycar, AssisUint County Administrawr David Bakcrsnid. Oaker said Fri(lay that the $3 9 Police million euro isa preliminnry esti- mate. County officials will have a 1:aluar__rs!Limnt,e by =id • Fcbru4 y, when the county's midyear budket. review iscompleted. "We don't have all the revenue information and all the expmdi-: tures . analyzed,' Baker said. 'Depending 'on Lhc analysis, the problem becomes larger orsmuller' to February. But Wingctt and his standelFei- oped the preliminary. estimratesl so department heads will hnve a'bcl- ter picture of the county's financial condition and to begin carrying oul Wingett's, ' recommendations. Wingctt met. with all department heads Friday morning. Baker said.,, Following the steps, Wingctt believes, will the county Lo afford a 4 percent sol - my incmosc for county employees inter this year. County employees voted overwhelmingly ftswcek.to approve a contract, and supervisors arc sclicduled Tuesday to consider giving final approval Lo the con• len e 1. In nddition. Wingctt says, tak- ing thou! steps mea" the munty will be boLW prepared to deal with Gov, Wilson's proposed 1992-93 budget. In other action Illiesdaj, super- visors are scheduled to- ■ Hoar from Sheriff Baxter Dunn the first in a ' series. of li monthly updates the board had re- quested. Dunn is expected Lo out- line o Limcl.ablo for moving Lho Shcriirs Department into the new county ail facility in>:rcnch Crimp. ■ Hold a public hearing on levy• ing fccs.on new development in the Clements' Rural Hiro Protection District. Supervisors mect at lo,sum. - Tuesday on the seventh floor off Lha county courthouse, 222 E. Wclx r Ave., Stockton, She ken a e ty s Tess.. open Setn a crime? Call CrimeStooa%rs. xtz-MI 010 E MAMMN AVIL WtOGKTOK CA 15n54= "• 094VANWW svmcn P"Wft am aM3121 PLAi1 ON P11 Wa OM 0&uq0 KUROM PHOP0 0" 4"33 11pplI�OIIr100pPRUMAMN PMQRft p011 M1JQ2� Comprehensive Planning Program BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WORKSHOP #8 MARCH 26,1992 FISCAL AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAFT SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY GENERAL PLAN f. WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE !I. FISCAL AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAFT PLAN A. BASES FOR THE ANALYSES B. FISCAL EFFECTS OF COUNTY GROWTH C. NEW COMMUNITY FISCAL ANALYSIS D. NEW COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS E. RECOMMENDED COUNTY ACTIONS PEGGY KERANEN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR WALTER KIESER, ECONOMIC & PLANNING SYSTEMS r,j,�pwv � FISCAL AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE DRAFT GENERAL PLAN REPORT EVALUATES THE FISCAL AND FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF FUTURE GROWTH IN SAN J OAQ U 1 N COUNTY. GROWTH SCENARIOS INCLUDE FIVE PROPOSED NEW COMMUNITIES. THE IMPACTS OF GROWTH IN THE COUNTY MUST BE CONSIDERED IN LIGHT OF THE FOLLOWING KEY ISSUES FACING COUNTY GOVERNMENT: DIMINISHED STATE AND FEDERAL SUPPORT. INCREASING COUNTY COSTS FOR COUNTYWIDE SERVICES. INCREASING DEMANDS FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES. GROWTH CONFLICTS WITH CITIES. STATUTORY REVENUE CONSTRAINTS, FUTURE FACILITY REQUIREMENTS. THE FISCAL AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS INCLUDES THREE ANALYTICAL MODELS: COUN7(WI1)E FISCAL ANALYSIS NEW COMMUNITY FISCAL ANALYSIS NEW COMMUNITY FINANCIAL BURDEN ANALYSIS BACKGROUND FISCAL AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM. INTRODUCTION AND POLICY OPTIONS ,JULY 1988 FUNDING SOURCES AND FINANCING TECHNIOUES. JULY 1988 FACING THE FUTURE: THE F [S CAL IMPLICATIONS OF URBAN GROWTH IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, JULY 1989 COUNTY IMPACT FEE ORDINANCES, (TRANSPORTATION, FIRE FACILITIES), JULY 1990 FISCAL AND FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS IN THE GENERAL PLAN, OCTOBER 1990 NEW COMMUNITIES WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM IN OCTOBER 1990. NEW COMMUNITIES REQUIRED SUBSTANTIAL A D D IT; O NA L ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL FISCAL/FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS. COUNTY GROWTH FORECASTS WERE PREPARED TO SUPPORT GENERAL PLAN ANALYSIS: BASELINE FORECAST - 2010 POPULATION OF 750,000 SUPPLY PULL FORECAST - 2010 POPULATION OF 830,000 FISCAL EFFECTS OF COUN-fYNIDE c� ) GROWTH THE FISCAL EFFECTS OF GROWTH COTJT,D BF. NEGATIVE UPON THE COUNTY. (SUMMARY TABLE 1) SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF COSTS ARE RELATED TO INCREASING HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM COSTS. IN R EALMY, SUCH DEFICITS WILL NOT OCCUR: THE COUNTY MUST BALANCE ]TS BUDGET, WHICH IT D OE S BY CONTROLLING COSTS o k RAISING REVENUE. MANDATED SERVICES WILL DEMAND HIGHER AND HIGHER PORTIONS OF GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE THUS REDUCING FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR URBAN -TYPE SERVICES AND OTHER DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE STATE OF! FEDERAL GOVERNMENT - NEW DEVELOPMENT, IN CITIES OR IN UNINCORPORATEP AREAS MUST BE MANAGED TO HELP ALLE'VIAT'E FISCAL TRENDS. Az AW *4W Z_ VAVIIAMIC Z. f � fit � ",�w// t'�.�• �,fir �'` NEW COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS (Zt) VT,E MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR THE NEW COMMUNITIES WILL BE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE AND commuNrfy FACILITIES. giv l 44HE NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT TO "PAY ITS OWN WAY" PLACES FINANCIAL DEMANDS UPON NEW COMMUNITIES THAT MAY AFFECT THEIR FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY. A 'COST BURDEN ANALYSIS" WAS PREPARED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE COSTS OF NEEDED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE FINANCED GIVEN THE MARKET CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AVAILABLE FINANCING MECHANISMS, AND FINANCING PRINCIPLES AND CONSTRAINTS. • CAN THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS BE FINANCED BY THE PROPOSED NEW COMMUNITIES? DO ANY OF THE PROPOSED NEW COMMUNITIES ALLOCATE A PROPORTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE F U N© I N G TO FINANCING DISTRICTS WHICH MAY BE INFEASIBLE FROM A FINANCIAL OR MARKET STANDPOINT? THE TOTAL ESTIMATED BACKBONE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS FOR THf NEW COMMUNITIES WILL EXCEED $1.13 BILLION -1h S is ve (SUMMARY TABLE 3) ACTUAL COSTS, FOLLOWING MORE DETAILED REVIEW ND NALYSIS MAY BE HIGHER. MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS OF BACKBONE INFRASTRUCTURE COUNTYWIDE ROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND TRANSIT OTHER REGIONAL IMPROVEMENTS A S HEALTH, JUSTICE AND WELFARE THE COST BURDENS UPON THE NEW DEklELQPMEtiT WITHIN EACH OF THE NEW COMMUNITIES A R E H i G H RELATIVE TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS. (SUMMARY TABLE 3) THE NEW COMMUNITIES PROPOSALS ALLOCATED A. SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS TO PUPUC FINANCING MECHANISMS. Ko.io 4w- 7.1 t NEN! COMMUNITY FISCAL ANALYSIS rJ r THE NEW COMMUNITIES COULD HAVE A POSITIVE FISCAL EFFECT UPON THE COUNTY.� (SUMMARY TABLE 2) � TY' 4/ THE NET POSITIVE FISCAL BALANCE S SHOWN TO RANGE FROM $2.3 MILLION TO ABOUT $4.0 MILLION AS THEY NEARLC OUT. 4ULYI�r�14At Wie41�INTERIM F SCAL AFFECTS CAN REMAIN PO ITIV A BALANCE BETWEEN THE RESfDENTfAL, COMMAND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FISCAL MITIGATION MEASURES. 0),W REDUCED BU'ILDOU-f OF THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS OF i AE NEW COMMUNITIES WORLD RESULT IN POORER FISCAL PERFORMANCE. �Q7�? "` 6vov5j , FISCAL M{TIGATION MEASURES WELL BE NECESSARY TO ASSURE FISCAL BALANCE. %4* (,y14 SOAV,& �itY MIe� 'J6& t�V � Sal�ww-�.� is �w � �► COUNTY ACTION IS REQUIRED TWI= FTSCAT_ AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS MADE NUMEROUS x REGARDING TIMING AND MIX OF DEVELOPMENT IN COUNTY AS WELL AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FISCAL MftWTMN WASURE S. s� P�ART OFNG THE THEOWTH COUNNILLB�EQUIRE A E ELEMENTS OF THIS EFFTED OORTON THE MUST INCLUDE l ADDMONAL MARKET RESEARCH AND ABSORPTION STUDIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO HELP ASSURE A 0Ow POSITIVE JOBS/HOUSING BALANCE. AFO�f4600*60 DETAILED REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE NEW COMMUNITIES' INFRASTRUCTURE COST ESTIMATES • REVIEW OF THE SERVICE STANDARDS PROPOSED IN THE DRAFT GENERAL PLAN AND THEIR IMPACT UPON THE COUNTY BUDGET. ESTABLISHMENT OF A "FINANCIAL ANALYSIS GROUP" • ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFINITIVE POLICIES REGARDING LOCAL FINANCING DISTRICTS AND THEIR APPROPRIATE ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING. FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE FUTURE NEED FOR C O U NTYW I D E FACILITES AND HOW THESE FACILITIES CAN BE FINANCED. FURTHER ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (INCLUDING TRANSIT). Summary Table 1 Projected Revenue and Net County Costs — 1991 through 2010 County of San Joequln Baseline Projections (constant 1991 dollars) Budget Item 1991-1992 1995-1996 2000-2001 2005-2006 2010-2011 Annualized Change General Purpose Discretlonary Revenue $125,20,800 $141,679,900 $162,216,700 3187,003,100 $217,136,380 2.8% Fund Balance $5,906,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 Net County Costs $131,146.800 $156,568,200 $189,698,000 $227,871,600. $271,730,600 3.7% Surplus (Do fictt) $0 ($14,888,300) ($27,481,300) --($-4-0-,66-8.500) ($54,594,300) 11.8 Source: San Joaquin County Administrator; Economlc 44d Ptanning Systems, Inc. I r+N.* &W rWft aye. rye OW XWOMOOMMALWAMOU Summary Table 2 Summary of General Purpose Fund Balance AII"Alterne IIves and New Comrnunllles Fiscal Year Ending 2010 Countvwide Urban Tolal Total Services Services County Net Balance Scenarlo/New Community Revenues Costs Costs Expenditures SurpluV(Deficit) Proposed Project Foresl Oaks Mounlaln House Llberty New Jerusalem Rlverbrook Ci Total Proposed Project Supply -pull Forest Oaks Mounlaln House Liberty New Jerusalem Rlverbrook Total Supply -Pull $3,360,878 $2,757,632 $1,212,406 $3,970,038 ($609,161) $18,152,904 $9,754,529 $5,060,707 $14,815,237 $3,337,668 $8,669,455 $5,291,164 $2,140,727 $7,439,891 $1,229,563 $6,745,616 $4,746,392 $2,424,033 $7,170,425 ($424.809) $2,835,590 $1,623,621 $730.157 $2,353,778 $481,812 $39,764,442 $24,173,338 $11,576,031 $35,749,369 $4,415,073 $1,646,099 $1,351,240 $618.449 $3,969,689 ($323,590) $11,968,413 56,437,989 $.3,383,946 $9,821,935 $2,148,478 $3,204,484 $1,957,731 $825,818 $2,783,549 $420,935 $3,372,817 $2373,196 $1,240,732 $3,613,928 ($241,111) $1,680,761 $957,936 $449.455 $1,407,391 $273,370 $21,872,574 $13,078,092 $6,518,401 $19,596,492 $2,276,082 Sources: County of San Joaquin; Economic and Planning Systems, Inc, C'MMW c &W 7Zwft $yawns. 1'Mt I'Vi"r K11#&%L wVJoMSw9w 0&wTD00A$ Summary Table 3 Financial Burden Summary Item Forest Oaks Total CostAllocation Allocated Costs as Percent cf Market Value Costs Funded By CFD or AD [4] Annual Burden as % cf Nbdat Value Liberty Total CostAlloeaiion Ak cated Cbsts as Percent of Market Value Costs Funded By CFD or AD [4] Annual Burden as % of Market Value �U Total Estimated cast $100,223,774 17.639 $52,501,051 1239 9.W/Cl $141,769,266/ 1.30% Mountain House Total Cast Allocation $506,462,000 Allocated Cbsts as Percent of Market Value 18.45% Costs Funded ByG D or AD [4] $333,040,000 Annual Burden as % of Market Value 1.75% fr-=� YO New Jen.isalem Total Cbst Allocation $335,651,000 Allocated Costs as Percent cf Market Value 33.04% Costs Funded By CFD or AD [41 $90,784,000 .Annual Burden as % of Marker Value 1.290/o Riverbrook Total Cbst Allocation $35,675.216 Allocated Costs as Percent cf Market Value 7-830/, Costs Funded By CFD or AD [41 ' $23,611.293 Annual Burden as % cf Market Value 0-750/ 40 � Liberty sly i.r-TT ►.�YIT �Y. .�.Mr IV` • ' .. W1di lhav� y Soils" `o .: tion lsiegid 4.1e. llgllft0 -- ici ViFF a' Ku .''d'4a4rJ.di.aii• 'sloe in a Syn Js4gttrq, C+unty Oa.ral 7'4w pro.4e• In the aerthwi4rl r+A+r of the wan• ty, tLs pl.peaed tOa*t,of u6n], Mile IS s rood uorgde d thJ deh44• � . ft}ri Soet4�esaaa�sr�Wr de+el• epe r RANPA 11rsltJe., rostinlalxr �irw tw th. lel(+estt4Jnod �sam11nity d 2 OW en dalraad to lsaeerv+ pritfesv .! the6fily I. &.;. want Ln4rgrs+�tinf U+ VC, Workingft Sold repestiee .eti Au Sul tefm6wr+ of Ciemfnts C400%wty v ala, * dtiun reap .ppepd 4 lh. pts irr4 f. as the talus .f Pile silt dbtyrb tarts wen liratyte anC eistny natvYd 'f?,rrr't IomrNin; birger then the Ise Hills: A boost or boondoggle: for o rased aeneeswe d eta►/ Mania ewer Soeu s.it 'wkal.114 tw d.aI1M .i k.n i. gnarpio wall Awtl watt aAw « t� ani U kit tall !YI► CQC roarulrr il�wle (sell the proj«t easel ds Inil.s s=ey awn C1aro.ata. hotreya the kmLea► ol ►La rtnoi datrnaU.n th+ wee west liaise Paan age aMr fighting ref + pr@pared ant on the ed;e d CksnessU that webo hewn lrl'14 the" 20= s pnpu14t1ea -INIa is nal she kind a( (:nth n atT wt-4vt ^ we will, became pari d i ibartr Mile,' /M sold. 19. want rn.th with cerlfu! con►Id,:tleT d the lersg tsrlt• Cangntly 1,1h*A!- KIS, ►Jan; with four ether peopKed tee is In ills cesauntPere uder conatdandort ls,oesolwiy la an.., Rimy Cemmisrioa 7bl patud to decide to these pnjacle br lata April, loading their repenln►nd 1-1 eT u the Beard of Seperrt.we for apprervai. !f the 6owd Anse spo "' a . ad this Jul. the cent it" would 61 • Specific nos .t, n, . e Puhpa :.rola. pfd ir.r.gtairW( „a 11• �r,�� Nall — s►Erl Aw�rlM dw.tlalti . wp+A lona drwlapar =odd pets he ours "'O a sold tai sah.al+ -- Sed a ip: .—, sects -W 4,44 aaaat ptsw► Batt aep4eLs it reuil take et I+ut' trlbow years f« Atnl4ptseent to begin, U the went ewsaolhly. TM t@ww would M nails In ptYuea r.ay a 40 to 70 you !gran. lJborLy wise, .ppr.aJm.l.sy e000 aper, wand prelW4 +eU>. of Mus• Inn him lar;. five brie lots U candwtin• ibom towlhemesa, plane dao call for lars roll eeur*4i 4eenraerriel spago, a rut+ rategl'ocioouWn e4Uan aaA rv,nt11diy sehools. t ,hesifrs d,pwtmont out,- and An eubstati.ns. Spit saw abe11t SAM Sap of cera• bin.d arrkWtVMI land, @pea apace and parka .de planned thin the Community to Tarn to usem, he B ;Classrooms wo Bhf.T M ala . aped 1.�w1s ►m�Itn j Nttw•9eTBtet1 wKMR«r ' FKlla, sti0 • wire+t 4T plan• Itwa' havlano. 4 NMItiro i.m•. 77u . pnpa4d hall' trees atAheast d d+rra• �w�u��a.w,JA aid h+rh4adti parhapa lase• iidtttl w :kU rchtd 4df '• 1111th wtruewi4i aaaspura Sad dam' stM41 pnrVvetlon aaflare, loc#1 mY. rids hen th* ""NSA. but any there en lar Sawwlhse@wee tight now to lu.ew whet rein hoppers. K.nn Mwbosing, hei$U' prsesn,r fee L"Us"$6,80 WW her anis has met with Ilse den spar aafy old fe+ Salm so ItV"� f: , '1W/ Z,;e46 5 10 t3/10/9Z Ili lah,�170 M t0 yettn, M smm+ 71i$T v ficHOOt.s r:n'r ,tie.. .. _ Ce„tinued tram Po . 1 .cap .n w44r 11lor•. The PealeCt s rawly 90 Net botwlon preview the High.ty 119 ssiL from 71N VR L .w• preaervr rrrnsl pool► ted Mbilats. r*Inn wtely M I"ojrdweter 1P66 and 195.1 In the rkfnity of eIa r«erro In both ion Joaquin and Sec• IJborty Hills. The 8111 on W onin` I�ighway iii north of Clem - Bot CCC motdnds that Ute ptwis tion end hwaf pets W 11 destroy the enrimnment for the animals litiTl wells rely ru..onla crundoa. sUt4 that tentinued entractiM tl enter sol Liberty. NMI (oro two to lin Ahhourh Seersrnehto County rete$ similar. to Current use, level lana, at $ goat ff SIS,! million ani N." roe. And CCC has r:pressed rogvkree I permit before ellowlttg should decline in eaters 4f enol foot from liberty King M Amader C. m about the rnrnmanity cath Mesar Wild tranaflr►@d Ker aunty peryv@r. Coany to four lana, esstirtd $1.5 I I .Iter supply, trafrmpV"d IM• fnvG ,ftt and tem- lines 1 Scott dalmo the Inclusion of steed Impro-emini4 are wwtber miffie t Ala needed, fells without the 3etrameTU well* was reek to me* anar+t for CCC end reel• Urso WdkknA Uberty Kine trsfrc, proriments, munity aer.tas. justify water ovetlo ity In the dents of the a:a. 'lite 8iR pt1• is a Iwdte(srd•pementa hypaes dor •lt'r the easter'•$ d ihf deefl• IRs mates 86,000 daily vehicle trips shearer WA2 of 570 ImiRi.1 o;ar't plans for the mitiption 'ids have alubiished our ri`h4 gtatrated by Ulsorly Wna, cons. Hewe+lr there are as pleas for the 6.100. 1: I&A cos U,• said flilnds Hesmsinf, It the wowr by evrnmMis- Scgtt pared to I current fliun e( Islrh Or 4"" 1 study yet 1JW 'We well$ for But, COCshat Na (ion the Ocuf l GCC mtmber.'We need to knew up. s@id. W9414drill new saewd thot all wen h Is atmpuble IM '@r tr{pl In d0lary front if t)%Wrt going to take tart of thismmmunity.- munalpel 1144; whk shield nhktr tea¢ �alUmata .3901 LcWnyppasnIg.' Mshd"aCsl•Tri eJrinttiul4If14 gt dUshenie ' County Senior day, -f!a i. Auordinr to the Draft ETvlron• Son i*"min trips per perhoawhelt ewnty wobold regy . rtrrn W Impact Rrpeft for the CeT• Planner Harry isle$ concurred. es• Aatwd(n�f U Isla$, Jt la aattsased ews11mltmwnt (w the daveleprr ' rral Plan, tae tslstiog sgric-41tyrsl pl4ln1n4 thattvunty polity roquiree RANPAC.eEn pay lha ea@u d,rid• "&%ps MISIStary tranget'lat >n us, of thr land his cosuumod i,r00 devrkpra gK'r"a wow domutd oleins Lib4rty Road Prem Hlrh=ry Illpnesmrnt$ an is place bVL •rl hers fart of .Star per year, lYita wnl net eeaed hielark4l utege. 99 th liberty H71s lyra tel th fatty d pts bgins,' Isla t Is sae ewicern lanalthaurh the KIR Ston wJy -YU {deo it here that the kwrvgw Ho -ow. then m tht housing wRits, NPAC has e$• tim.1.4 . we of 6.600 sera feet per a{, about the lave) of r—WAlewr that UNPAC Awls! p41 Rs fair ments wf0 be In place to meat the t,Ae — in amount which would N which the 811 eu01 hes dwilnej short (w widening Ubery and he• demarst' Schools Continurd from Pare I rens 4444 4046W RAhr• PAC Communities Watts to Lake cup IOU awn. 'OW plan it to "Wbil$h our sour district, said Rkk S094 Kt mons!" fou Uberiy Hate. .e. 1@Iro proposals fully mJ ss .rets ef eerrlcaa• .Rid the .chart di.0-ku haw ptnsavi ►n nth@T seeilabie funds. At W04 w4 the now Urn .^.uld ngvtn than elfmsnt�s+ry�] Ichoelh, h etwdif and a Will W)MW. RAXPAC belicno the Impact on 4thaols woulA ise Ieu.ned because an4np an for haven of roti:osent 1j: SOT that win take e. &cut Odd tae somal school disuUte, hetrd d od11cetlon, .ter stl.gcdw�iwg mtwu%.wolrwul 10 w epsiled sneUt Uh.ny HAS croates to the CalUernk■ sot. 94404. Coole, then sle"I Ise IJOI thkinen end a echoed (04. ity pretests #dere a new diav441, tan W crwtut Currently the mea►ost WIWI ss41JJSA•a ""dirt ,Illy mini Ply sch@al —far seolnd thnutth MNasU�t VVIl" -- end CNUM14 LNas�tl anSchool uYA :tfi � w bear 1. 6 w WWI tad {aha tome .ilmdarSts rid eSW "I alWWWAary , Ue wed kgh aahtsle. Is d.wm sellers away, The only tdlpl amslructkea rlaanad In tha hoethos st abler or Lodi UTlfsed 6 an eSpenaan d I,ttlolld liaheol, hlwu+lnr sett stheal 11.�! t Sad w�� , natter fp hiadlvga11f11 UuwFh 11tbth Isrp& FWMU, ft way D. a19 W amber wt rah ether dill - Wets is etal a 1Udglsr�mSAW a Wo. hlih cantons sraitiss I s es"Is U rid a cows Stock m of cut miss, a wAsiltardilltaa Otliftk (wm Ooh sIWA eat W naCh.d hr amtrnent _WLrW& lw -W BERTY -HILLS. -3q6 40 Wokr N', 1 4060 1 Z)OO allorls eommunal 9;ircr__ evlsfivrr� ydFF ermse, It, -Aafe aM atir eou I [Ap- t6 .,ou pCi d C -�Ca- ,,r�er t i s Pv �` C; n Joaquin Count, Manning Department —nuary —W. 1942 me -3- within San Joaquin County as well as an examination of already approved subdivisions in Amador and Sacramento Counties (i.e. Galt) which would severely impact and tax the infrastructure, flood control. and road carving capacities of existing San Joaquin County facilities. The mitigation discussion should compliment the existing San Joaquin County policy of limiting urban expansion to adjacent urban area;. In short. the cumulative proposal increases population by 121% by the year 2010. The multi - county cumulative negative effect should be analyzed and discussed in detail. 4.2-1 Water There appears to be insufficient data upon which water use projections were evaluated in the study. A physical examination of the proposed project within the San Joaquin County identifies that _QnjV two of W jaial. exijl� iocate in Sacramento..: County. As such, thl water regulations o Sacramento aunty, see attae ed 'B', must be considered and evaluated. It appears that no water permit to service the proposed community will be gran*l if said urban use is inconsistent with Sacramento County's General Plan. Present info indicates that there are no General Plan changes suggested by Sacramento County for this rural area. Thus, the water use and availability projections appear to be in error and must be re- evatuated The existing date used in the report are between seven and 12 years old. Accurate source data is available frcm PG&E which reflect a 20 -year groundwater depletion ranging up to 30 feet. Consideration and analysis should be given to no! only the groundwater depletion which would occur front, :he existence of the Liberty community but a!so as to the pre -approved subdivisions in Sic Umec to cc ;ry ,,, the west wh-ch viii; he �it_tr,,'Iy dra3 ,iunq the sa{n, watr'r a qu:ters In addTUan, there is serious question that the existing water ,ase for tie proposed 8.001 rionnes, the gots courses, parks aril recrej t,on wens. and agncu!turat land is valid. The ex. snrrq ',,,t!ic} oetween present groundwater draft use nc " - 1,;-'er, .�s'? ;, ; . ;,",-��; needs to be in Joaquin count y -'fanning Department hoary 30, 1992 aqe -4- discussed along the lines of the additional information contained in this letter. The approval of the subdivision based upon this technically deficient information (information provided by the developer), grossly misstates the availability of water and needs to be addressed and corrected. 4.5-1 Schools 4.6-11 Fire Protection 4.6-2 Police Protection SCHOOLS It appears that. in direct communications with Galt, Lodi and Oakview School Districts. the analysis cf the EIR is correct in that there are no existing school facilities to service the proposed subdivision. Dollar cost mitigation and overflow impacts on existing districts should be analyzed and mitigated. FIRE PROTECTION There must be a dollar cost analysis to the county and adjacent landowners to the proposal as to the cost of fire protection. Adequacy of personnel. equipment and capital facilities and the cost thereof. must be discussed and mitigated. POLICE PROTECTION At the present time Sheriff Dunn. has stated that no additional monies are available to Drovide oolicc orotection to even an increment;: population `increase for the Clements area. The existence of additional population in the area will. as a matter of histonca+ fact. result in increased crime. whether incrementally or as an urban base Adequate discussion or mitigation rust be set in advance so that Planning Commission and the Board cf Superv;sors can adequately evaluate this risk. SK CNTY FUMNjh'(3 ' i- -- y .�..� Feb II,92 ;16 22 tit►.UOa P.06 X c: er p` ' resvYt Sea:-,c_r- a. "mon Cr. u WATER REClIL%TIOIIS Chargen to all outsida customern shell be one hundr d fifty percent of the charges appiWeble if the customer were ithin the e, strict. (Ord. 916 , 9, 1966) . i 15.08.095 GUMI i) :1'iD :'UTtFACr, WATER EXPORT. Gr-ound or sr 6ital 310 r t3 ; ortcd �,,nv me�", t m Sacramento Covnty to n uxc t yur perm t i byovd by tha angincer for each and every s-"rco and/or loentlun of wooer cKport in accordance with the. a _owing t (1) Application. obtain pormic the nw;�ar orlauthurizr:ci agent st=all first INA nn uppl'-carivn in wria:inS scnrif the f ollowinK; (A) Nhnln of ml Sr n -. oc:meter of r;ourr-e. owner of lace of esu, cont;ultl ; qt,131nr ohs will plan and design the work; (B) Dejseripcion or proposed acrion, locario31 of s: urce(u) and point(s) of tire; i (C) JustificnHon ;or proposed octiont (D) Any other information dot.ned neccGGnry by turtg neer. (2) Engineer nhall within thirty dayn of receipt- K tho applicntiutl, or vit:hin thisty days of raceipr, of additinnal in>`ormatipn, rots ouch ir:vt•;Konuions an neceAsnrr to letermine if the prcpocmI to in conf.ot-nince with counr.y water pl nntne nol icier s adopted ane .-evi nnJ f vom timo to time by the county and the SacrommEo County wnrer agency, will impnr,e• liahil ty on the coupty or the wntr.i agency, or causo advoroe impnrC't or the craurce . the B en n'" ane, or the anvirnn3menz - (3)/ After zttt, r::}r;r�,i;: onginver :l 01 opprovs, ay prove conditionally or Gi�•:::.p:' yr Chu t1'p ll watio3: for pnrmi . Tngine Cr thah no graut J ;,arMi t if the pry Mi.t. uil l M thorizn vork or activity wtic h 'tic'orui grin,, wirh t11r• t•r f:.: plan 0= Che county of Sncr^mc'nw, rho ..:to plan of elle COUMLV Ut'.rt• agency, or ? or -1—:. ` :;�a c;..:.i 3t�: ngenc, w+h Sy be nffnrfr_..' 1:1,31,C A.; :Ietivit,+, .uEhing in this r;o t.... vnntained shall zp,,l• tw t ose -'amr rUrVryors piev! f ing Vn:Lr ::'rvica ;n ,`.Wel or 1s' -ore counrl ea t•'iGM n dafinad service Oren. MC :0 Z 2, 1080), � 15.08.100 piFASURKI)ITI; 1)i' SFRiICt:, Ail nF �,, srrlr_t welter shall pay for WAVV .Cl-iCc 1P LCCc'I"anCC •.Jird IN IatC3 S. (; tiro 1 06 .22U. 15.06.230, EAC :di�-h .^ Ji'C[t�('.!S'1 �.'��:��wi�(' iV..k �s L 15.00 210, vnd '" J.Ob F�. ~5 , • � - � + - r:a'. rv— Ye r, �r rronl h char a Mrd upon 3voi cnsu K, t +' WO Of M ice exre•pt when .rhv cr iPc - , e- , _ _}::i. ...r . c' c,+! �1 r'. C". wficcr � z 4 r cceds, or will ry ,ec .,. 101 :i':S'.. '.=1C." n fur Inc t &�F 11 se vicn , For a UrPI .1. urn: np i'Y , L' TEL Feb 13.92 10:35 No.006 P,01 MUM" x PRALEtaft as aeras SK x m4 D*UW amwitar P t W00"A ox D.prn• DM weer re*xr r. rh V, Domer otomm . COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 027 . DEVC14TH 6TRCTT • ROOM los • PH014i< leo•{ffl %ACRAMCNT0, CA1,1/0RPCA 99614 WATER RESOURGFS 111VISION ...KEITH DEVORF, 171-iaf February 13, 1942 Ms. Diana Swanson P. O. Box 441 Cleancaats. CA 45227 VV RE: Proposed 'Liberty Hills' Dcveloptncnt in San Joaquin County Dear Ms. Swanson: I hart refemed the issue of water supply Jbrtbe Proposed Libcrty Hills deve t v Public Works Director for s"rate ="L. ]Cis a vio gon_a! Serf= 15.I)S. Sof #3ie Sacx M?,11ta County Cade to transport surface water or groand"ter frorra rise sfas p uriksa a pernvt has been issued by the Director. PottntisJ signlric m impacts would have to be addrrsstd In making an spplicadon for such a permit including long tam tfficcu on groundw:.ter elevation. quality, and pokatfai subsidence. It is recognized Thal in many areas ground water may not be a reLabic long term aauroc of water for urban development. Among the basin characteristics sYfiich need to be identified are the source and rate of rtc>large, quality variation with depth. and the location of any conLzminatod groundwattr (c.g.,from sa3twaicr intrusion or agricultural chcmicat leaching) thal could be pulled into a future pumping cone of depression. Sacramento County is seriously concr_rncd about the Issue of groundwater overdraft, particularly in the South County. and much lime, cfrori, and money has been spent in addrtssing thin problem. The recognized long term solution is implementation of conjunoirt use program of ground and surfwx water. The County is wor%7ng with Fcdc-ral, Statc, and local agencies to wwrt a surf act wa to supply sou rct toward this "d Mom immcdintc methods of addressing Ibis pmblcm include demand reduction through conser,iuon programs and the development ofaltemativc source of wAtc: Sacramtnio Courtly has bdoptcd a Wa -r Conserving Landscape Ordlnar,ce teal dermce walcr use limits for landscape irrigation. Sincc snore than one-half typical urban water dcmand is from outside use, the potential for rcductd dcmand is significant_ 1 -brand lax tranarntital menta 71trt •.�w» • Z IM FESDCE ROAD, SUTTER CREEK. G 9%M February 12, 1992 Kz_ Diana Slawson P.O. Box 441 Clements, California 95227 Dear FIs, Slawson: R Hacww. Gw" Mwa, 7233011 OM 2U -W 6 FAX: L709'! 204M WiCh respect to our telephone conversation on February 7 regarding the Water Agency's discussions with Ranpac, the following is offered Ior your information. Around April or May of 1990, Mr. Norm Thomas of Ranpac had a couple of general dis- cussions with Water Agency staff members regarding potential ,,pater projects which could possibly provide water to a proposed development enconpassing a portion of Amador and San Joaquin County. The discussions focused around aiternative water projects off cf the Cosucnnes River. which the Agency was investi- gating aC the time ps p-ot.antio) cater supplies to the City of Plymouth and the Shenandoah Valley area. He discussed in very general terms the pros and cons of each alternative and the possibility of Ranpac pac(icipati-nq in the development of a )oin( project. The general conclusion was that s Joint,projitcL w2.uld be extremely o put tggelber wilh -tbe various parties !nVDT7e0. TO the best of sy recv ee -ion, we nave not had any discussions since. I hope that this information addresses your concerns. Sincerely. /John P. Enloe Chief Engineer JPS:cb cc: Nora Thomas BEARD OF DIRECTORS 93U; E $CUfi "'N]m�l (iar�r. �._dS�r! Nt:EK.. F-eni _ w:-r,,�pr •3 w.'D:: wa w Jw" ,AJ • J2 8:43 No .001 P.02 p STANDING WATER LEVELS FOR THE AREA FROM JACKTONE RD. NORTH OF LIBERTY RD TO THE NORTH END OF MACKVILLE RD AND ALSO SOUTH OF LIBERTY RD ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OQ HACKVILLE RD. NOTE: IS THE SAME WELL. YEAR STANDING WATER LEVEL YEAR STANDING TER LEVEL 1985 129.3 FT.* 1982 131.7 FT.1872 107.0 FT. *.31965 11.8 FT.* 1987 131-0 FT. 1982 11.9.4 FT. [fi� 1964 95.0 FT.* 1966 101.0 PT. 1985 138.3 FT. 1963 124.6 FT. 1965 118.6 FT. 1886 147.0 FT. * 1987 154.9 FST. 1988 128.7 FT - 1978 151.5 FT. 1971 120.3 FT. / 1950 100.8 F'T' L 1985 118"3 F+'T, 1991 138.: FT " �►'� 1982 123.5 FT. _ 1987 117.0 FT. /`, /�•'� 1981 178-1 FT. fi; r 1971 1`,1"` FT. 1981 1.06.2 F?. 1979 14"T"",' 1907 135.9. 1987 208.0 FT. 1979 200"0 F -If -r 1970 :47 . F F 1984 17 (? 6 FT. C�l'I.f f �gz1 ' 1985 155.1 r'1 A/l J� 1983 !3,1 1 1971 18 LOCAL WATER SURVEY UELLS THAT HAVE DROPPED IN THE SURROUNDING AREA DOZIER (LIBERTY RD.) SVEARIUGEN (ACAKPO) RRSSELT I NE (EVY, 88, . ... 20 FEET I9 PAST FIVE YEARS.) OLSON (AACKVILLE RD ..... 2 FEET EVERY YEAR FOR PAST FIVE YRS.) SCA I L (LIBERTY RD.) ` szT (KEHRTEN RD.) VAKEHAX (XEHRTE?q RD,) SKEEHAN (BRYANT RD.) RABUALS (LIBERTY RD.) X I LLER ICK (BRARDT RD.) ABDRADE MCJOR RD.) HAVSE (K VY . 12 ) S°s8508 (HV(- 12 ) LINN (LIMN RD.) J ERM (ATKINSON RD 7 S I KS (BRAND€ RD ) WATS019 (CAL RD.) ASBURY (.1 AC}(TOKE RD > MAYS (HWY 88 ) KOk.PYE (H'r!Y 12, North Vallel Jic rn for jl;itry. 7;.Ir 0143A�� 'to 0-MMIS axl 4 66'1 jo V103 -ISO -4. 66'1 VOOS A. -------------- V1 6tr-V 13B )1)V1 J 6-611 wqrgaSUSIT 607 121 t43GVWi O'S Mob ou 69'S 011VO f 66 Spam "t 1#141 ir 01d, , 691E Kyle Haley. or Clark Well. Inc_ drills a %veli 51(cel squire )JJJVS City drills in searc of 66't;t 66* C liquid gold w 66 ck. ate� 66*11.. Y Tarnma Adamck -News- SCmriel &lair �rlj ef 66"Ot (138 d3.)11V,,"., S"Ll Lill [:iv ts I,xtk ir-9 at t�lbuLlLcr la jai -'cN 661 L "l- Fit Ow srj;_krr LYS' sam Sia 661-Z Cru -s SLarlvd' LJ,c %4-jAjrCJ,, ;1, a' the J)�UIual lLc-S w;;! for a vanct, WE L -15 ul I IuLch,13 con"am 66'E IlL L; w �6 r .1,Lr c I 66*E1 '$I r t4 I V Jp 66'6 6 - 'L ' "-- V' S-1VIII-IdS 51 " -Sod Sod 6 *6 0 0 66 S 6V"6 cA .1 U123dS 66*11 M, Jl3dS -1w 0 Hews_ 5i It's a for 1114: 0 East a rckup SnO.00 political Mine I* outside nic, Mokelu with U River 1). Law (Vt1cral plipangic - pubf.c U&C of i KIP ui Elid, mm fl, :,K;UIU 'Mrst- \A, San Uvu ,a, S -LODI -N-r--, Established .July 9, 108.1 Yl �C� �� 2 sections22 pa jas Ground water in the county is drying up ray Tacoma Adamex McwsSt:n6nd sWig wrier I San Joaquin County resWcnts and faun- cm arr pumping Lheir Ground water sumty Crms4xxtion Wurtrations front Utc las! Water severs tier *des show Uw level of cruund lv:t- ter stexhly sinking toter end Iutvc'r, and Continued from Page 1 stake politics surre anding the Au- water experts ivl xalt water is Moving into 'Mia! still is not a long-term so- burn Dom. San Jac quin County in the Cround water basin ilia! forms n CiwiL lution.- Pulver said. -because de- 19W petitioned th state for the pool uIlikr 5tocktun. velopment is still goin[ on ri;hLs to tap directl into the Aniw=- `We- cantinas Lu ttult t1K Cruund tvat.:r 'Me New Mclonea ,plan, like icon lbvcr-to creat, as off-stream sawn, and this is a IwsX•lcrm ccunurnie rrrtr[r- many of the other proposed solu• reservoir. 'We havi n't heard from iron we have to face to that arca," said Sall tions, poses a different problem for them t id,- Je-quia County Wako Resources Cnnrdina P y-w Pulver ti and the cast crLics like i.,otii and Stockton. Un- is "me-what probe live — an esti- Lor John 1Vver. -Mis is rota drought ltrvlr- like rround water, surface water mated $400 million- '. must be treated before use. and Pulver also su estcd lappinr County w miW experts ha+c been wntirtt- treatment costs cats be es pensivt- eing dclrlctetl for into the Maielurrn fiivcr as a pa UK the rnrmW water b yzars. lsulcirr said. `Wc vc b..zn aw err of Ute Mather plan ..Quid draw water iential source or surface water. pruisirns for a 6mr Lime__ from the proposed Auburn Dam, -rnem is undeveliirl, ed water in the Arbil Lhcy vc 1wen Lryinc Lu comsat up w.lh whArh would collect Its supply from Mokelumnc,` he aid However, *elutions. -We nerd surf:.n ,water Lo relieve the American River. -San. ,Joaquin watt}sdogs of the ver arrue that Urc ground water.- Pulver x:ud. It would County has always been pointed to- Ute Mokelumne's.stipply hos been ica take about MMacre-h-et of suriacc wa. ward ate Amwer . River is a tsa• exhausted. ter a year to livi Lac ttrvblcrrs, hC�al e Lirn. T Ler source.' Putiver said_ � he south f=•olsom Canal, which Or the Delta could be utilized. Ir,di Emily C+runciltnentLrrs. ++Iw invttCd carries wst.cr south from Folsom Pal ver said- A eo uai plan W6 Dam an On American Rir to San slough could for water to be pumped from a lsul+cr to speak at their 'Panda)' Inurrtlnr 4c used Eu move wateDelta sloe h in Lhc 11►ornton aren session• askc7l what s Ut ing done err lrruv,u( .ivatluln Coursty, Pulver said- Che and moved by con2l to Use souk:) neriliern San Joaquin Cou)tty tv:ut surfaCc ( tanal stops at the closed-down .. _,I- Folsom Canal- The Folsom Canal wow' --ho Seek nuclear power plant in would have to be ejiticnided to Sar, What It bwls dusvn W, sail! Councumcti. Sacramcnlo County. ?ltc cost o: sa - Joaquin County Sacramento Bandl Ssu&r, Is -we nce,i W fill lite Lending Ute canal woufd be appros. Nonc of dress plans can single- hWe. ."fcrrinr la Usc musty s sltrivcirnC ,Matciy 5150 mslhon- and s:.o:ar[ lsandCdly meet Umic counly-s waLcr erourtJ ■+atcr bruin, s:Lcs would have to be .^xa3lis Ied nerds. lsulvcr said. but a combma- lliat is not art milli wssibiliLy. Pulver Y.nti- song the cava: rou:c tion, might be possible- -We have %Vater suppliers Utreur bout Uic sLaLc arc rc i. -INC have an,, ace.- P—cr said cn"cn water in Lh s stale to mce' charging their Crrund walvr -- htetally c ^,?,;s �,oun,' vomer baser. >s alse ,'.I of our needs Iver said. 'Wr roping wyler undc rk rvvnrl, what: is a n i:a[C _t store � aLrr durin; -I;C 1 i • jus- aver.'; tic,,cl u it, even rn cLpenuve venLurr ircc3usc uJ bot!::)u:ripmC It :•ca i r;:`arL ::vos6 .:'Lila t,r,ok int ',LMCS c@GL& and trcalntenE necclsnr)' bl'ioIv ;lu L- •II Ling tilt water lsack In Uic earth Recharging is also possible b) i-.rn;• Cathcnne areas where Lht• cvtnLually saturate tf,c soli Into the basin. -111C bCbt W;ly is Lo iCL M001CF n.:,WC :! charCc iL Pulver said leu do Lhat b, 'turn ing oft Lite PUMP -- •flse county is looking at scvcr.i u;ti ,i s One would Lap the Nr_ Melones srr•o.: tarrying w-Lcr Ina Lunnct Lo jJr Counlr and -vcntua'sly to UK Slcn> LOT :.....- -aier LtTaLmCr<L 1)i5nt SkMklon e1n titaf' '.'urr.;��nl L•r'tar c, ., .. 1V—V, Said :1x1- wYn:i; tn•nc.�.: •:gin: S .... .. .. loss" 46. in aw ck. L ion L s. tate- rying Pl Drought toll t Me ASSOCiated PreSS S11C1ZAM1;i,I O — California's lingering drought has causcd at least $1 billion worth of agricuILur• al, environmental and energy loss- es, while forcing Lbe lowest autumn run of Chinook salmon in more -than two docndcs, the state reported I'ri- doy. California, well into its sixth ycor of droughty generally has cx- perienccd below- or ncar•norrnal rainfall thisycnr, but through Doc. 31 water stored statewide in reser• voi rs was less than two-thirds of normal. Dcspitc the lowered Icvcls. "reservoir storage has been stabi- HaW bccauso of drastic cuts in wa- ter deliveries,' said David N. Kennedy, director cf the state Dc- partmcnt of Water Resources. no -so cub lust ycnr included re- ductions of two-thirds or more to municipal and industrial users and complete shutdowns to Iarmcrs, who wcrc forced to rely on ground water or'othcr sources. A tur-vcy of drought effects re• leased by Kennedy's oflfce showed that California agriculture suffered marc Llan S:i00 million last year in cr" and related losses. In oddition, low runoff Irom a skimpy snowpnck reduced Uic nmount of walLr nvailable to gcncr• hte hydrocToc:tric Iwwcr, forcing Californians to pay 5155 million more last ycar in drought -related energy costs, '1'hc lasses to the S(Ac,.- $18 bil- hon-a-ycar ugricuKurc industry, which depends heavily on irriga- tion water l.ransported from the mount;zins to the Central Vnlley, included the murkct value of crops that wcrc not planted becnusc dierc sv;.s insufficient waLer for ir- Ps cWllion rigation. Last ycnr was the driest year since the drought begon in 1987. al- though much of the state received what wcrc described as "March m'sraclo" rains that coscd the city spell. A state tivatcr bank that was set up b market surplus or unused water from northern cust.amcrs also provided sone relief to south- crn growers, Kennedy said. The environment, Csli on([ wild- lifecontinued Lobcmost affoctedby the drought. 11c lack of touter in the state's rivers and smaller streams incant particularly hard times for fish. The fall run of Chinook salmon was at the lowest point in 20 years in 19J1, despite efforts to replenish them through use of fish haWicr- Ics. The count of striped bdss in the Sacrament -o -San Joaquin River Delta, considered an indicator of the ecolot ical health of the watcr- .way. declined to an nh-time low of 515,000 in 1990 and continued .,o drop in MI. However, Ik report said, the population of DOL -i smelt, a tiny fish that Uic U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing is a threatened species, may actuallybc increasing,. I'jicre is a dispute be-.,.. . L%vicen environmentalists and water managers over liow tic smelt count has been conducted. ..mi— 'Mousands of trees in California wcrc Iii€lcd by llic.drvught, We re- port said.1'he main culprit wos LhQ bark bcctic. which .1itncked trees weakened by lack of water. '11c Department of Water Rc- sources estimat.cd Nat. IS billion board feet of markcWjc timber, enough to build 1.8 million Homes, has bccn destroyed by tf7c bcctic during Lhc drouLlit. Wosnkk said [burgs arc going p rc t ty JM. 2 improvement from his first day when I vl sLuV ring up n sWrm." No's relied a loton the scar rsothcr ki doNarlen teacher, Corinne Hazelet, to h4 him with =c of the fnerpoints, like Ice ing the words to kids' son gs. "Shell write them down forme and 11 practice them while I'm coaching Pop W3 Whe said, A typical day will include activities L0 13ay wa3 ;The Associated Press $ ; SANJOSE —Tho Hatfields and and ' . ;ll" had nothing on Snn Frnn- persr ! ;cww and San Jose.pride The battling burgs are at it the l ;again, with their long-running feud' pasb :once more at foyer pikh — this is; Uover San Jose's bid to lure the "J . e f� Good morning ... COULD 1T BE? Ycs, there 1 is a chance of rain today to Thf wash away the fog. If this a docs happen the sun could in shine on Sunaay. The bit A for- will i -o in the 40s, the low in pli� the 30s. More weather, Page dist . 6 2 U.; Business 15 wn s Classified 18-23 gm zn� Comics 14 brj Dem 16 Overview 4 Panorama 6 1 N Religion 12-13 sq, } Sports 9-11 i yaws Department 369-7035 cc J: Business Department 369-2761 n DisplayAdvertising 369-2761 sl ClassMied Advenising 333-1111 li Circulation 353-1400 Fa From Stockton 948-5634 s .14 ri- �✓ il� its py vaus la/•� Ary low 0 at VA awl it U 36. Ae 10 nen Aiai �nd ft It I nei e an fled $rce • f � i Cls Grouncl water iNin I/entura regulated heAssoclated Press Vl,NTURA - Warmers often ipc about too much paperwork, it growers in Ventura County gay have more to gripe about than est of their colleagues right now. Vcntura's farmers have to re- uec ground-wateg pumping by 5 ereent in 1992 and 25 percent by ie year 2010 because the Oxford 'lain is bccorainvbadly dcplckd. hot requiem nVj`$ nimcd at bal- ncing the amounv of pumped wa. :Lr with rho amoWnt that seeps ack into Uic underground roser'. oir so there won't be ndditionnl in- rusion of sea woter into the fresh rater system. Experts any that if ground.wa. er pumping ss reduced by 6 Por - crit increments this ycnr and every M year tbr�gh 2010. VmpaL rill reach a level of safe yield in vhich input and output arc in bal- uatc. But everyone is- having a hnrd ime figuring out"actlY bow mutt ens water individuals, form mu- ,ual water companies and the cities or Yentura, Oxnard and Camarillo nest use to mcct the quotas. So, they're digging through ret- ards that show each year's water use from 199 through 1990 to got on historical oyeragc on which rc- duccd Allocations will be based. Dayid Vnnoni. a farmer who be- longs to the 60 -grower Del Norte Water Co., called the rules -a cleri- cnl nightmare" for those who shnrc wells. "Wc'vr, had n lot of legal meet- ings to find nn equ itnblc way to di- vvy up the shares of water, he U. a a said�ers who share w0ls will s hsvc the hardcst time dividing up I their reduced supplies fairly, but I th cy hnvc to try, said Rex Laird. cx- 1 ecutive director of the Vcnt,ura I County Farm Burcuu. lie served on 7 a group that helped draft the ordi- E nnnce. "We are forging ahead on un- charted waters, said Lowcll Pre- ston, coordinator of the Fcx Canyon Ground Water hlanngcmcnt I ,Agency which enacted the ordi- i .nnncc. "Nobody likes additional re- strictions, Hut I think' iherr is a clear commitment nut there to reach safe yield." Some growers arc mesponding to the conservation order resulting from a local ordinance by changing irrigation methods. The Vanobi family is switching to more efitcilnt drip irrigation and converting tb mvpd that ragW— less wafer, said David's mother, Lucy: "We're PlAnting a little more 6 L- nu eatb abe said. "We're get - tin ootof veotabW STILL PA PING 700 MUCH FORPfTROLEUM PRODUCTS? CALL XM OIL COO For Quotes On • Gasoline • Diesel • O i I LODI.333`0430 (800) 821-2806 se a �jJfl sacn f Ilse is aY v �� j j r drnir k1pe ft It I nei e an fled $rce • f � i Cls Grouncl water iNin I/entura regulated heAssoclated Press Vl,NTURA - Warmers often ipc about too much paperwork, it growers in Ventura County gay have more to gripe about than est of their colleagues right now. Vcntura's farmers have to re- uec ground-wateg pumping by 5 ereent in 1992 and 25 percent by ie year 2010 because the Oxford 'lain is bccorainvbadly dcplckd. hot requiem nVj`$ nimcd at bal- ncing the amounv of pumped wa. :Lr with rho amoWnt that seeps ack into Uic underground roser'. oir so there won't be ndditionnl in- rusion of sea woter into the fresh rater system. Experts any that if ground.wa. er pumping ss reduced by 6 Por - crit increments this ycnr and every M year tbr�gh 2010. VmpaL rill reach a level of safe yield in vhich input and output arc in bal- uatc. But everyone is- having a hnrd ime figuring out"actlY bow mutt ens water individuals, form mu- ,ual water companies and the cities or Yentura, Oxnard and Camarillo nest use to mcct the quotas. So, they're digging through ret- ards that show each year's water use from 199 through 1990 to got on historical oyeragc on which rc- duccd Allocations will be based. Dayid Vnnoni. a farmer who be- longs to the 60 -grower Del Norte Water Co., called the rules -a cleri- cnl nightmare" for those who shnrc wells. "Wc'vr, had n lot of legal meet- ings to find nn equ itnblc way to di- vvy up the shares of water, he U. a a said�ers who share w0ls will s hsvc the hardcst time dividing up I their reduced supplies fairly, but I th cy hnvc to try, said Rex Laird. cx- 1 ecutive director of the Vcnt,ura I County Farm Burcuu. lie served on 7 a group that helped draft the ordi- E nnnce. "We are forging ahead on un- charted waters, said Lowcll Pre- ston, coordinator of the Fcx Canyon Ground Water hlanngcmcnt I ,Agency which enacted the ordi- i .nnncc. "Nobody likes additional re- strictions, Hut I think' iherr is a clear commitment nut there to reach safe yield." Some growers arc mesponding to the conservation order resulting from a local ordinance by changing irrigation methods. The Vanobi family is switching to more efitcilnt drip irrigation and converting tb mvpd that ragW— less wafer, said David's mother, Lucy: "We're PlAnting a little more 6 L- nu eatb abe said. "We're get - tin ootof veotabW STILL PA PING 700 MUCH FORPfTROLEUM PRODUCTS? CALL XM OIL COO For Quotes On • Gasoline • Diesel • O i I LODI.333`0430 (800) 821-2806 ri3artm. jpo:i um L, r2ill, 10L Of i%civentum ..I, and a lot of wax�_-. .'-I'hc) wore,called N I i - fishLn'r imagination at the. i .,:%Vo". - ,morn 0 st Aiidri�*'s -tumi, ILAke Naturi-O.-k4a-.`�-, mom" Ka. Kathy U60- n'd aind,�&irkkl6er :.18� 'AMW 1 '111 " dmclori'i wilts ,-, lai .�. Ni A., NaturB Area d6cWhe ianeii bile4wtrcriI oLnyWiwgk I i i 5 4 Oil, Prohafka were Loading a gmup:of j]4-MkAgWg. out, P !Nature: :).Pl an M :W '-Z-Thursday. ;DYLb W�re, 4. [Ui' -area RM;a Uad'., th �';:d Wrnds3 -0. . , U sd s,. e -.c asa of W':W"diV1ded'int6-U0_Q-, 'hilr- E. to i r N With -Ka' Vr '-T yiii-ol drewihis d Nygre4 A *Bef6m Llie��vi� A -little' firthvF d6* trail;:: there .were tYa�q ::(Asn rtaaj� lure the. 'tl :� ie "here ;bale told Elis t led• * by',Diile -A-o- Gdo-d morning SHOWERS? -'T,.1! chalice or *9 h o wei�s Y: d tonight the %ipper. 60i.,Ilheakiei `will be r" - - .1 - _partly; cloud). tonight. UW's should Wain th 4N'. ]h4dire weather;-Pag'e 2. 5. Business ess Classified ass T4. Edit46i -4 Panorama 7 0 .6 PO .369-7035 E$usine" -i 36972761 Displo' A-dvenising 369-2761' Classified Advertising 333-1111 Circulation X33-1400 From Stockton_ 9 -5&-$4 rripp.-VNheir %hfurt, little, J, the-`pnnEsaiid t that v e. in the' nature': i. g;ieA Luing• of the SA u as . A -4 7 then` if CA! .,NkAd,thUr1t.,. U P7 dled,,td. IY dg..to pari mngT.- ,p4n' , Ahw�4r,;. Qill Drouht cbuld;:s Plifeblod The Associated Press FRESNO -- Farming in. the. V7. ro cp-rich San Joaquin Valley.'vrill `„r.tl� r�.�5,�'; ..� slowly be cru&hed"L' if drotight-de. �54.;.'`'�r�5 as r;i;�=a•.��+ Sf�: [!�dfr''' Cr ' pleted irrigation water isn't eve,htu-:' 0 all restored to normal. a study -.re 'd tstecsPYY &r C ar=An rop c�-W 1 . warned Thursday. 6f r '*d pa MG) 3ibav ,P il- lt:� .. - ; M1 Lj r irrigation water shortages' ct, N * "" �i .y San . . , F ,sm s- "... caused by the Fifth year of drought- o#q A%.., i ty' — cost the'valley's economy 9,000 jobs --'x and $545.8 million in fairm-relat-ed. &AN ..queeze is starting to ca revenue in 1991, the report esti _PM 4 mated.• ;w•l JP lCr'!�tttteE had: 'if these shortages conttnue,-th�' Asa 'Ie ma rip n, 6.0-00 agricultural industry, which pro-: tv !Y".L.4 Ud vides 50 percent of the valley's jobs*, q •.-he if 11 slowly be crushed " the study Blow V cras tr t,w(o i'� Sas 6fi1{::iiv and Lar Anr les. High school By RIccl R. Graham. MCCWChy'News Service SACRAMENTO — In pub ihijh'sch66lro( the futurv, Calif, nia students major ithey-do- in college; tPichers w 'worn!,in teams, combin .Treub}t topics Lo a b o 4 the r st 0'?�,fj,ice - a U U courses. an4j06 ships will be a graduaii6it- 'rlitJr JK, Those - .'AM just a", few..6�11 added. drought. *R& isn't restored. -Economists are already begin- . nmg to see the symptoms of an eW.' iwhich for the !eiigh 7 by NorLhWeat,L nomic death spiral in the crop value reported t' the survey prepared Income !oases tatalod"1135 mi number of Wners ! -remaining in county region in 1990, the 1"t year Economic Associates. It was re- liod on t"& and SOA million iii r+ business decreases as water sup- for which state Fttatistics have been 'leased by California Farm -Water' IaW businemes. plies dry up.' compiled. 'L ' Coalition, a group of water districts Because of the drought, gr6we, Lost revenue from fartning .to L at sales by businessesthat and agribusiness companies work- left, 253,000 acres of land idt Wed 5291.5 million Inst year, the denl with valley farmers acccunted ing toward long-range solutions W mostly cotton acreage, the stns report said 'Mat represents 25 for the reinAining S264.3 rniMun in the slate's water needs added. That is about 5 percent percent of the SI t.2 billion gross farmrelatedrevenue lnsvc9, said 1'he surv,:* also estisnaled that the region's total farmland, . . . PFR -12-1W THU 16:58 I D: S. J. C. PL1EL I C WFAS TEL ND: 209 460-2999 owl °/d ftoKrMWk% WWWMW MWOMVoM ! BEFORE TXE BOARD 0? SVPMMSORS Or THE COE7M OF SM a0A( IN STATS OF CALXrORNIA R-9:AE� WHEMS, the Board of Suervisors shall datablish minimum rtVir"ants for the approval op daval,opmont projects. NOW, Tom, BE IT RWOLVM. try this Board of *PWriLOWN tbAt it doe8 haraby rescind Resolution R-91-258, and adopt the following policy statement regarding water supply for futurs 1. Documtntation Qdequato to enable the departi:',arvt of public works to determine conformance with thisolicy shall ; s provided including, but not limited to, the following: a. The proposed annual water demand for any 1 nn d u s e included in a General Plan Amendment w i 1 1 be dsf Lned i E many Gonera l Plan AzandAont approved by the 'County shall not result in increased demand upon the watsr supply available to San Joaquin County as of April 2, 1491." i Pal 11 111KJL.L a y o. • (1) Ay &Ajndm >:ts to the County General Pian 13; •xoopt September 19� 1989, for applications submitted prior to projects less than twenty acmes. ?.ny changes to the Draft Genaral Plan 2010, as it (1) existed on February 1, 1991, and having Planning Comaission motions of intent to reco=*nd adoption by Y tho Board of supervisors; and (3) My changes to the new General Plan 2010 after adoption by the Board of Suparviaors, D00% entat.ion adegvata to enable the Department caf Public work6 to determin4 canform� nce with this policy ehall be provided •" required. BE IT FURTHER USOLVED that the following IrAplartaritation Plan bs adoptedk 1. Documtntation Qdequato to enable the departi:',arvt of public works to determine conformance with thisolicy shall ; s provided including, but not limited to, the following: a. The proposed annual water demand for any 1 nn d u s e included in a General Plan Amendment w i 1 1 be dsf Lned i E -•--- - MAR-12-'92 THU 16:59 M.S.J. C. PUBLIC wORKS TEL NO: 409 466-27M DWI FpZdL-" -2- in detail at the time of submittal or the propoata General Plan Amendment to the county for consideration. b. A connection to a water courct for an emergency operation or•redundant supply will not be considered as an increased demand on the water supplies available to the County. C. The source(s) of the proposed water supply to be ' used to meet the vater demand of the project will, bo identified at the time of ttal of the proposal for a General Plan Amendment. ? i d. It a proposed water supply for A Ganaral Plan Amendment is to be met by the retirnwant of a water demand for the vater supply available to San .fasguin County as of April 2, 1991, documentation of tho amount and purpose of use of the existing va to demand proposed to be retired must be submitted. The amount of the existing water demand to be retired shall be documented by historic flow records or other Supportable information of the existing water demand to be retired a8 described below. (1) The rttirament of a non-agricultural mater demand rhall be docuaaented by the historical average water use over the immediate preceding tv©nty years. Documentation spay Include actual water use records; information detailing the normal wutor uses for the prx eases involved; prorated share of aorvice area water use; pumping records; or comparable recorded data for the same or similar demand. i (2) Tne retirement Of an agricultural use shall be docuxented by the historical average water use over tho immediate precading twenty ,years. Documentation may include pumping records; district water service records; or an estimation of applied water basad on the crops or combination of crops grown. Record of crop shall include documentation such as pesticide permits, cannery records, Agricultural StAbilization and Conservation service Records or other supportable documentation. r rjl. R-12-'92 TH1 17.00 1 U = S_ 1, C. PUEL 1 C 60KS TEL HO - M- 466-2999 40011 PO3/D3 o. A water demand Dropoaad to ho retired shall be within the boundary of the proposed project t. A rerordabie agreement with tho _ r entered into which evidencas tha L 41 w.+:1c -.tuater demand will, remain retired for the duration of tho proposed project included in the General Plan Amendment. 2. For a General Plan Amendment (GPA) proposed for co=ercial or industrial land uses, the accomp4tnxing General Plan text, or other methods adopted concurrontly with the GPA (such as a Development Agreemant), shall specify the water use permitted. In lieu of this, the maximum water usage for the designation being sought will be assumed. PASSED AND AOOPTM Nov 2 6 by the folloving vote of the Board of Supervisors, to wit: A Its = YVLHW. COSTA. SC USA. SWAS, URM )WX2 s NOIR ASOM: "M ATTEST: JOIUM ► J. HAYDE Clerk of tha Board of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin, state of California RV CINDY DUN= Deputy Clark G:\AWC\MPSIP.R ...GEORGE L. LVANA GEORGE L. BARBZR, Chairman of the Board of supervisors County of san Joaquin State of California r- 111...1 -a IT rtiiih ' c�qllone year 40 vAear Ow 43OvF UBWY H,us kis PARK 16 ks a VA+er �r Z dauQsfs PUM A tr dwt3 IAIb I1tUjiW it Uumb aM 0tGHwA 4'. TkM Air "3&vrsp&'' tMEIN44Ar*9 OFF 01 c•ftra� u RiolbMIAL Wt-L~An U Mal PAA opp- .. d"VM% saint V 14* 6 1AAb to PM %,,to i 15WCV�' fM LA,� s IM14rmig IS IOyNia hWtvid iN weer cortivackd bk 06�m �ye+�wr�i. 5�n+l�e4"9,+0 A 0 Sari?m�u w, i5 "Oa�•DF-Lbm�IaKd M� nOW Qlri�P,aAsol +Ow ote yp�y„1 y° Kvq Fam add'�rr� io ihL �ollu4oK aMrw b03t%4a v�av��obc�� Shcd-1�, txe►, c�%Y,i�lr, NEW. TOM�rINSI EXiSLii'-7' InfiN possibilities wi POSSIBILITIES FOR XMI=XL.L- P APE R LOT S T A T I S T I C S A N D V A C A N T HOMES A V A I L A B L E STOCKTON A N N E X E D I N P RO P O S E D= MAN'TECA LOT S EST _ A C T U A L 1 4 s OOQ 20 r 4C>t] TOTAL F: I "0NL_ = 1 r 729 T O T A L T E N T A T I V E= :2, 7 49 APPROVED VACANT FINAL„ 9'79 V AC AN T P E N D I N G P O I N T RAT I M(S 1! 877 TMACY CSNNEXED 1 N : 1 QQt? COMXMCG N E W SUBD IVI S I ONS , DEN S I T I E S COULD V A R Y 4 TO 7 LOTS/ACRE: 3, 37'ZS LOD I 1.-a N E W S U B D I V I S I O N S 43Q LOTS/YEAR . t5 YEAF�S R 2 y �p GALT 43 N E W S U B D I V I S I O N S DENSITIES W I L L VARY 5 TO 7 LOTS / ACF2E � 6 � 2U[� L O C KE FORD E S C A L O N R I P O N TOTAL ESTIt"1ATE T O TA L ACTLaAL_ G R A N D T O T A L V A C A N T H OME S mm S AN JOAQU I N r --c3- 0=% V 0!:% C7- AVA ILick BL_a z 1 Oaa 55 a 0ts9 TOTAL INFILL PQSSIHILITIES= 62' 931 etc *-Ft--r3 ---t Ism a coriservative f i genre aria cd e: IF C-- s n o t 1 "Cl t--- 5 T 1 4 ,, 8& 2 C)� C e^ e be.n1. 1 elat:)X a parcel s i ri ru w- -a 1 -=tr.eas :2 x ?/ 1al/92 4/10/92 Editor Lockefor/Clements Bews Lockeford. California 95237 Dear Editor, The main question at the Tuesday, April 7th Planning Commission meeting seemed to be "Why Liberty Hills/Why Not Liberty Hills?" To most of us living in the area, it's simple. The answer is "NOT LIBERTY HILLS', and the reason is that THERE M9 NO DEXONSTRATION OF NEED FOR A CITY IN THE LIBERTY ROAD AREA EXCEPT FOR THE DEVELOPER TO M KE MONEY. The criteria that just because the developer owns the land and wants to develop it should not be the sole determinant. An appreciation of his desire to profit must be balanced by an appreciation of the very real and pressing needs of the already existing community, the original residents of the area. We need our roads, water, schools, and clean air. There is a heartfelt cry from a strong majority of the local community (1600 signatures on petition) to the Commissioners BOT TO JEOPARDIZE OUR NEEDS FOR THOSE OF THE DEVELOPER TO TURN A PROFIT .... not to sacrifice the good of the many for the private interests of the few. If the developer were simply to resell the property with it's current zoning of AG -80 parcels, he stands to make at least $9,600,000. Host of us would be happy indeed to recognize such a profit without so much as turning over a single spade of dirt. There are already many places to put the expected population increase without building a whole new town at great expense to the taxpayer for the infrastructure and improvements. What about using the 62,931 buildable lots that already exist between Tracy, Stockton, Lodi and Galt? Or how about the 7,872 homes already built and standing vacant in San Joaquin County? Should we be approving more land for subdivision when we haven't even used what is already zoned? What about taking care of the people we have now, before we decide to entice an additional 25,000 to our area by building Liberty Hills. Good common sense says BO! to Liberty Hills. Vrite your Commissioners and Supervisors now and ask them to use their common sense in their decisions on April 30th and July 9th. Sincerely, Glenda Hesseltine P.O.B. 157 Clements, Ca. 95227 San Joaquin County Planning Ca=mission 1810 E. Hazelton Av. Stockton. Ca. Dear Planning Commission Members: Out of last Tuesdays meeting. the question might be asked "What else can the developer do with the Liberty Hills property besides put a town on it. creating leapfrog develop— ment? An alternate land use in my opinion for the Borden Ranch owner, would be to divide the property into 80 acre parcels. which is the minimum size parcel within the existing zoning. The owner could double his money without having such a great impact on the area. The developer would save a lot of time and money if he would use the existing zoning to his advantage. There is no need for a new town in thls area. I see from the research that has been done that the new town would end up costing the county more than they would take in. In regards to the non prime agriculture area, I know for a fact that the Forestyer Ranch, which was previously owned by my Uncle Loren Bamert, past president of the National Cattlevmns Association, is one of the best cattle and sheep ranches in the area. Prime grazing land is necessity for the production of beef in the State of California. Both prime farmland and_ prime grazing land are a requirement for balanced meal at the dinner table. Also, with the research I have done, there are enough existing lots and homes available to accommodate the projected population growth by for many years to come. In closing. I would ask that you deny this new town concept and Liberty Hills as part of the general plan to be approved by the Board of Supervisors. Sincerely. Robert L. Hess ltine c/c. Chet Davidson Board of Supervisors T EARLIEST STAGES. MI SACRAMENTO La � AC CNTY PLANNING TEE.:916-440--6400 Feb it . 92 16:20 No . 008 P.01 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 827 SEVENTH STREET, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 26014 (if �) 4+IQOf 4i SUSAN H. XIEGLiR, DIRECTOR est -t!• brand lax Navu*er 8, 1989 Chet Davissscn, Planning Director San J OMW Pl =iM and. 1'eap�tit7n Degeuct�ent 181D fast Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CJS 95205 Sub j eCt: GP -90-18 ( QIP tear Mr. bavisson: The Se WW=to County Planning Depart= t has reaoivod a preapplicaticn for 4 �j plan.gWd�3t i was m mitted to the Sero Joaquin $cuinj p1 q v e Tisa pxeapp�ca on re oests to changs the G�anexal P 1 a n deeigna mon fx= agriculture to pontdt a maat.8z planned vp ity called Born Ranch project etradd.3se the Sacramento --San Jowp0m County lire with 61000 of the 9,000 acres located in the scutheaBt portion of Sacxmnto Cowt,'y. The attached =W of the southwat portion of the Sacmmtlto County Ceieral. Plm ehm-re the currently dsr#gtated epee space urdt for this project: area. The project as proposed is im-onsistant with the General Plan map " also inconsistent with the Plan's gxx6ft mwagn=t strategies. Sosdm Ranh will email the dsvalopmt of a ncw town requiring tho full array of urban saxvices in a remote, rmi portion of Sacramento Cr mtryUnlest3 an Oplaylnt base pmriding 5abs for the new toom's resi is deve ooel tit�tly with residential bui,Lcia�.t WA this is higMy �) I �' + Je.,....7..rvms—w m41 i 1 fw 4 -%or VimAvv n c mit'v marvf rml br*h .. I uses Sa=ammw C*mty is =reedy in the ,pmwss Of updating ,ts AZ P3M11 with sdoptican by the Board of Sup �rvi anticipated in 1991. nest Gworal p1m will. provide Wince for gvmth and da"loywmt for a tow1t ------ = _—.. ---------------------------•.,_ ,r... int n e 'kwobAective of the plan • io to p „--'PC CNTY PLANNING TEL:916-440-6400 CSP DAYii80N Re: 0`90-20 WOMPUGTIM Feb 11.92 16:20 No .008 P.02 existing demelopod urban area surd are investigating the f"sibilit dwAity transit -oriented nodes as the focus of our uxbon growth are also policies on �L'ti to � strong � �etee ad agri alwal inplamr&ation programs to assure ptxmanvrtt Probst not C C widawing the subject axes lose more intensive uc'tAn dewelopa ” I X R111d oantirtued cim sgaw land tms. Given the clearly signi irrduoirnq and awirnct mtal impacts of the project and its _jam the rocas of cur Plm update efforts we see no iustification fcr I M* 5acransnto CO=ty Hoard of Supervisors approved an ordinanoe a 1980 ywhlbiting private Applicationx to mend the General Plan fr bgrieuhtutal-residiantiAl or urban land. use designatiom prior 1991 While the Hart General Plan is under preparation. Tho ordivan the Planning Director to determine whether a proposed project ea wiedn the grovieiorta of the ordinartaot the Dir'ector's decision .tea to the Boud of Supervisors. We anticipate a draft plan text: avaUable by spring, 1990. rnviromantal review of the plan will tho V== with steerings an the Plan EMR to begin in early 1991 at Cameatsation. We ham mat with tate project prcponmts and have explained cart Kort Progtmt atxl the Board' a moratorium on rural to urbe meets. The Planning Director informed the pxmponettto that d a xe*wwet t4 accept the Genar'a►1 Plottt eanand;nent applioati,on, but t; appeal too the Bossu. They have not formally requested the PLNni doteadne the acceptability of the project for a gestaral plan x= tins, having instead elected to prnaead with an application to County only. Tis m Corium on General Plan mnendmnts in B=rsaatto County FMb M for this project. we feel that 4 000sdi rod review ars the ygpj�ct in esseeretial. We are ooncerned that the proposal co in Man JoagaiA Camty vh11e it awaits ocWliw .ion and adoption of Plan in Sacramento county. We tharefon request that. your Caul accept the application for a General Plant &Mld ant: or, at a minis ac ceptarm until im=y, 1991 at wMi.cuh time we can proceed join the application. If this is probla retia we would like to meet; develM a coordinated strategy 'for moving ahead iter the applicat Page 2 of higher, ategy. we -We & and ftt growth,(.ib Jawary 27, Win. dM m rural to o Ja==y 11 q authorimm be acompbed baOPP nd nap to the Pla�crtirtg Wotal. Plan general pUm WVIM t they Director to anent at this Sat Jo qW A wises timing hearing of d :awe WvW aur General Y decline to M delay its Y to prooees ith you to The following aro the issues and camrns that mist be addressed it the prrOjeat proceeds in you' County: I. Major and secondary road impacts, costa Of needed toad system its, availability of public transportation; ____-_______�•�W___--=-=a- ;���-�, ,*mr%mrt._an_Dry if any; SAC CHiY PLANNINn TEL:916-440-6400 Feb 11,921 16:22 Ma.008 P.03 s CHS MVi8S1 Be.. GFS -90-18 (PRPOWFUCKMON) Page 3 f 4. Water source availability, affect of d8velop=t on aquifer racharge Capacity; 5. Jobs and housing balance (including nuabers and typo3) 6. Fiscal mots (short -toren and Lorre-term) and facilitY facing PlaMUM issuesf 7. Public parka and recreation facilities, including public achoolsi 8. police and fire facilities and services, 9. Drainage facilities: 10. Air quality: 11. Natural are".. wetlands, ve=l pool s. -r3 ripari� vegetation Peuc'ticul.ar= '' . i 12. Conversion of agricultural lands 13. TjvjWphssirq of desvelcpmmnt: 14. Public onvic a coordination in a bi-ccmty dovslopwnt1 15. mgwt on potential or proposed recervoirn e►iong DrY Crdekl 16. Prcmimity to a nuclear powerplant " potential. health, Way problem if plant continues In cperation. 8tnonvIY, GOM P 3 Piat;t r Itt jb (gp151) 001 Ton Hatchings Al Freitas Hobert terry PLANNING DEPARTMENT LOCATION 217 REX AVINUE SUITE 10 • JACKSON. CALIF + Flo -ONE 11091 223.6390 tAML 109 COURt STREP • JACKSON CA 95647 ! « February6, 1991 Lorre Islas. Senior Planner San Joaquin Co. Community Development Dept 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton. CA 95205 Re: NOP for EIR No. 91-3 Dear Ms. Islas: We have received your request for comments on the above -referenced document. We are greatly concerned about the environmental impacts to Amador County due to the proximity of the proposed City of Liberty Ior the following reasons: 1. Water. Amador County nas several projects in the Camanche area which are served by wells for which the ground w ,iter aquifer reliability Is unknown. The. County operates the water system for Lake Camanche Village which has the responsibility to provide water service to 1331 lots. That project was approved In the early 1970's and has less than 10% build out and the development has not progressed as expected as a resultof the developer being overly optimistic for the Camanche ar u, r We have communities m Amador County (e.g. Plymouth) which have been told by the State Dept. of Health Services they cannot expand utilizing wells. We note this project proposes using 19 wells. Unit 5 of Lake Camanche Village, which was never recorded, has returnedas the Camanche Greensproject consisting of 6831ots and a golf course and. Is now in the E11t stage. Also. at this same elevation approximately 12 miles to the north in the Carbondale area we have projects which weren't able to find water. We a!:;o have areas which have organic materials (e.g. lignite) which render the water unfit for domestic use. The above leaves us to question the ability of this project to provide adequate water to a project with a population the size of Amador County (31 00s). This would Indicate the developer would, In the future, seek regional surfacewaters. We are also in serious competitionwith each other for water from the Mokelumne River watershed. Adding another player to this game would be foolhardy. 2. Traffic. During Early Consultation and the Notice of Preparation Ior the EIR for the Camanche Greens project. CalTrans was adamant about the inadequacy of the existing highway system in the area. They further stated the Highway 88 8 t 2 corridors need a bypass. Liberty Rd.. although it has become a popular bypass Ior recreation ists. commuters and those 'in the know'. is substandard for the existing levels of traffic. RANPAC's proposal seems to indicate they are proposing very little to mitigate these Impacts. We don't believe they can afford the improvements necessaryto maintain a IAS of "C' which we require in Amador County , 3rt of our Circulation Element. We can't imagine your Circulation Element would allow 51 es below a. level of "C'. 3. Impact on Agricultural Lands. The RANPAC proposal Indicates agricultural uses are not economically feasible due to the land's value for urban uses. This convoluted logic ignores the fact that areas where speculators have not pumped up the land values, land Owners have been able to maintain a viable cattle raising operation. Every dry -land pasture acre can't have a house on it. Their reasoning 4 questluoable as Amador Countywhich has at least as much growth pressureas San Joaquin County, on a percentage basis. has been able to maintain our agricultural/open space Integrity through the promotion and protection of agricultural lands by not allowing incompatible land uses to encroach upon, and adversely impact. the agricultural lands. The portion of the Forster Ranch lying within Amador Countyis L ider a CaliforniaLand Conservation Act contract. We have told the principles in this project. slu mid they file a Notice of Non-Renewalwe will meetwith them in sevenyears to discuss the protect. Our General Plan for the 1747:: acres lying within our County Is classified A -G. Agricultural -General (one family/lorry acre density). immediate cancellation of the contract are not possible due to the findings mandated by the California Land Conservation Act (Govt. Code Section 51280. et sec) and the Sierra Club vs. City of Hayward case (28 Cal. 3d 840 (1981) The Act states 'the ex?stence of an opportunity for another use of the land involved sha!I nor be sufficient reason for the cancellation of the contract. A potential alternative use of the land may be corisldered only if there is no proximate. noncontracted land suitable for the use to which It Is proposed the contracted land be put.' There is no doubt there are non -contracted lands In the area available for development. To put this kind of incompatible land use pressure on this area's agricultural uses would be contrary to the Amador County General Ptar and State Williamson Act program. A case could be made that urban centers do belong on this ryp of lower quality soils to preserve prime farmlandswithin the valleysof California. However. it eems dwelopers are promoting and succeeding to obtain approval for projects on these pr ne farmland" as well (e.g. Spanos and North Natomas developments). 4. Aesthetics. At recent public hearings In Amador County reg rding the Camanche Greens project. it was noted that 514 acre project has a total of 8 tre : or 1 tree/64 acres. Compared to other properlles in the area it is heavily vegetated. The vic 0, from Hwy. 88 Is one of a broad expanse of plains -like features. The proposal is for an Indu mal park right on the County line. Mitigation of thls visual impactwill thus be very difficult If n( impossible. Persons traveling Hwy. 88 will leave scenic Amador County and enter the urban ;an Joaquln Co. with little or no transilion. 5. Cumulative Effects. Any environmental document preparedfc this project needs to also discuss the Lake Camanche Village projects. both existing and prc )osed, with regard to the cumulative effectson the environment. 6. Growth Inducement. Although the proponent incicates a se serving Urban Limits Boundary should be adopted around their project. the long• lean growl inducing Impacts on adjacent lands from anew community are obvious. Ranchers will slart a ivisioning houses and dollars instead of cows like the current owner of this property. The pr )ponent claims cattle raising is no longer economically feasible on this property. if it can'I 1 done here on large acreagewe fail to see where It can be done. Ipso facto, all cther land c vners will come In for some type of project and eventually you will have another S<ockton. 7. Alternatives: CEOA case law indicates an in depth discussior of alternatives to the project must be a major part of the EIR done for this project. NOP for San Joaquin Co. January 25. 1991 Thank you for an opportunity to comment. As you can see. the Amador County Planning Departmentfeels very strongly about the location ofsuch a massive. Incompatible project adjacent to our border. You must remember. this proposal Is the equivalent cf the current Amador County population. but is being planned on only 10square miles, versus our population v rich Is dispersed Over 568 square miles. It any clarification of our comments is necessary. please contact Susan ',rijalva at (209) 223- C:�I%1A Sincerely yours, Gary Clark. Amador County Planning Director GC:scg Attachment cc: Amador County Board of Supervisors Amador County Technical Advisory Committee CalTrans 3 lenuary 1. 1980 3:3944 Pape 1 3/9/9 (Item 7 from file: 648) 08864736 DIALOG File 648: TRADE 6 INDUSTRY ASAP •FULL TEXT RECORD* TITLE: Developer Pushes for creatfon of a new city. (Ranpac Connunitles Inc. and other developers are buying land around Sacranento. California anticipating a population boon) AUTHOR: McCarthy. Mike JOURNAL: The Business Journal Serving Greater Sacranento UOL: v7 ISSUE: 08 P6: p)(3) PUB DATE: July 30. 1990 ISSN: 8756-S897 AVAILABILITY: FULL TEXT Online LINE COUNT: 00108 WORD COUNT: 1.523 SOURCE FILE: TI File 148 SUBFILE: RE6 Business. Regional GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: California GEOGRAPHIC CODE: NNUSWCA COMPANY: Ranpac Communities Inc. --Investments SIC CODE: 6552 Sjbdividers and developers. not elsewhere classified DESCRIPTORS: Real estate developers --Investments; Planned communities-- econonlc asptCtst California. Northern- -growth FULL TEXT: Developer pushes for creation of a new city R Southern California development flrn that's angling to create a new city with 8.748 acres along the Sacranento-San Joaquln county line Is negotiating to buy another 5.300 acres in San Joaquln and Anador counties. With 14.048 acres. the prospective city would be three times the size of Davis, The move by Ranpac Connunitles Inc. Is a bold one. given probable resistance to the development of a new city on agricultural land near Galt. But Ranpac is gambling that rapid growth in the region's population will force officials to revise county policies against developing farmland. Other developers have tied up huge landholding in Yolo County. near Davis. Dunnigan and Winters, and near Chico and Rancho Murieta With the sane notion in Mind. Despite potential opposition to the prospective city. which would be larger thLn Sacranento's downtown. Land Park and East Sacranento communities conbinad. To; Ranpac is determined to press on. The flrn Invested More than $11 million acquiring the 8.748 -acre Borden Ranch earlier this year•and will plow another $10.6 million Into the 5.300 -acre Foerster Ranch Ifthe deal goes throuph. estimated observers. The Borden Ranch starts Just south of Rancho Saco and stretches south almost to the town of Clements. The Foerster property comprises 3.600 acres In San Joaquin County and 1.700 acres in Amador County. said Dave Dillon, Ranpac's director of land development. The tract 15 cont 1nta.7rv5 sat t h the. I arfler Rorden Ranr,h whi �h rnnt.l1 ns The Foenster Ranch 'nay transportation standpoint,' riles of frontage on Highway giving the tract easy access Nevada foothill communities. January i, 1980 3:40am Page 2 complement the Borden Ranch property frcm a noted Dillon. The Foerster land includes five 88 and 88's Interchange at Liberty Road. to Stockton, the East Bay and the Sierra Obviously, the extra acreage also would Increase the project's size considerably. Ranpac currently is conducting the research needed before drafting and submitting a devalopnent plan to the counties. Much of Its investigation involves studying environmental impacts -- which durinp the past half -decade have become the major consideration In developing rural lands. The company also is examining obstacles to winning tricounty approval of Its project. 'There are three counties with different perspectives. From that standpoint. I guess it complicates It for us. But really. there are different opportunitles In each county.' reflected Dlllon. Planners In both Sacramento and San Joaquin counties have taken a skeptical view of the project. Sacranento County is updating Its general plan. Planning departnent staff probably will Insert a provision Into the update that bans the development of new towns anywhere In the county and bans any Magor development in the far south county. sald Gary Stonehouse. principal planner, In a recent Interview. We have net with Sacranento County staff and made our presentation of the new-toun planning concept. Staff came out In opposition. But we felt it would be wise (for the county) to keep the option open. Because what happens when you cone to the edge of the urban limit line,' Dlllon sald. County staffers are expected to recommend that nuch of the county's future development be 'Infill' -- within existing urban areas. Although Dlllon sald he supports infill development, he thinks !ha county should leave the new -town option opan. Z think the Board of Supervisors nay have an open rind about it. Tradltlonal, new -town planning is coming into favor, We're surprised staff didn't give thls More study, but we're sympathetic to what they're trying to W,' he sald. Traditional town planning, better known locally as the 'padestrlan-pocket concept,' focuses on reducing dependence on automobile travel via walking paths and non -auto access to work centers. County planninp staff currently Is working with Peter Calthorpe, a pedestrian -pocket planner In San Francisco. on shaping policy for new davelopment. San Joaquin County's general plan prohibits the development of agricultural land until at least the year 2010. sald Harry Islas, senior planner with the county's Planning and Building Inspection Department. Earlier this year. Ranpac showed department head Chet Davlsson a tentative land -use concept that put most of the project's 20,0013 hones in San Joaquin county. At the time, Davlsson sald he expressed concern about the lack of work centers on San Joaquin's future employment base, as well January t, 1980 3:40Am Page 3 as on the Jobs -housing balance. But despite the general plan policy, San Joaquin's planners seen less resistant to the Ranpac ides than Sacramento's planners. in fact, planners are drafting a policy into the general plan's update that could allow new towns, said Peggy Keranen, senior planner. The proposed new -town pollcy is based on the projection -Nhat San Joaquin' s population wi I 1 grow 'ta !'L4 ,fWo iron 'tne current 4bO ,101010 by the year 2010. she sald. The pollcy. however. has sone stringent provlslons. For example, staff wants new -town developers to guarantee that other land designated for urban developnent would be redesignated for agricultural uses to replace acreage used by the new town. Amador County planners are less receptive to Ranpac's Idea. 'It's crazy. You might as well take the whole valley and rake It urban and kiss off ag,' sald Gary Clark. the county's planning director. He acknowledged, however. that regional population growth Is a pressing matter. I don't know what they're going to do with all the people though,' he said. Amador County's general plan would allow one hone per 40 acres on the Foerster property. That land also is under a California Williamson Act contract prohibiting developnent, although the landowner can qJive notice of cancellation 10 years prior to development. Ranpac has stated that its development could be a long -tern proposition. Ranpac's project also nay bring heat fron environmentalists. 'Generally, there's a suspicion about new towns, being that they could be a pretext for leapfrog development. But I'm not sure that the proposal will be autanatically rejected," sald Mike Eaton, a board nenber of the Environmental Council of Sacramento. Eaton sald he would like to see the proposal Include an open -space buffer area around the city to ensure that It is a "discreet" community and not another chapter in Sncramento'5 burgeoning urban sprawl. He also will take a critical look at the provisions for mass transportation and Jobs -housing balance, he said. For Its part. politically astute Ranpac already Is talking In the new lanWage created by Jobs-hooslnp-balance planners Peter Calthorpe and Andres Duany, one of the originators of the pedestrian -pocket concept. 011lon uses Duany's phrase "traditional town planning' frequently, although the firm has not hired either of the planners. Ranpac already is considering making 1.500 acres of the Bordcn Ranch an agricultural preserve. That portion of the ranch is prime farmland, but the rest Is not. sald 0111on. D111on's firm Is not d newcomer to land development. Ranpac Communitios is cne of five subsidiaries of 21 -year-old Ranpac Inc., founded and run by Won Sang Yoo, a civil cngincer and real estate broker. The firm's primary subsidiary, Ranpac Engineering Corp., Is a long-time land planner and has designed some major Southern California projects. January 1, 1980 .3-41 am Page 4 Ranpac Connunities currently is developinp about 15.000 acres. not lncluding the Bord;n-Foerster propertles. The holdings include some 5,000 acres -- $43 million worth -- in Riverside County, sald 011lon. COPYRIGHT Business Journal Serving Greater Sacrsnento 1990 RECORD DATE: 910914 RANPAC CAN'T MFTIGATE HIGHWAY CO$;T They stiN have NOT ANSWER c iA ibe 116 171 9f01i1A um ,Mighway Lbc�� FCOM rib \1 i Mv,; S•4 iii ����• N:-W1aistftk;C' : 'at�►�W1c1w-Locke wd: �sdi''nd Iotaoy#: Mompt KAM r New low,r' e�sf ►�wili . Drive b�eegis 1 +oil~+ i r 1 :. TrsdMyt4ammy28.-1992.• Nodesto s� . ;. ighway cost high. 11"i-47 hi cwt's vied costHf wad 132 list m , f cttw%lot"t: f { a r A new, �t mys It will COSI . 120 it to.uade the rst t m'z'' of the • Wadk d 4" w Tbqu s mor! tion SO pacm P 4:'bon mLr _ f. esti- — � .! ! - �� .'.` Yrorlb -----------------------------•-----_.__.------------------.--�---- * :x * T C R Sari Joaquin County Planning Department January 30, 1992 . Paao -5- 4.10-1 Transportation There appears to be insufficient dollar cost analysis and mitigation thereof for the public highways needed to service the proposed development. C ncerned Citizens of ('.alavPr.g County. et al. v. Board of Supervisors o Ca 273 [Mat. 19851 demands that the inconsistencies of urbanization need be reconciled with some reasonable cost analysis as to how said services would be provided. The comments by Dianna Slawson at the Planning Commission hearing enumerated in detail the present absence of plans to provide service transport for this area. The multimillion dollar cost analysis to county residents outside the proposed development must be analyzed and mitigated. Adjacent road transportation costs and capital construction needs to be investigated and identified in the final draft. 4.11-1 Air Quality The cumulative lack of mitigation dictated by the proposed additional urbanization of the county needs more explanation. Proposals such as Liberty which violate existing California Air Quality standards, need to address under what theory such a project could be built and still be in conformance with Air Quality standards. Without such a discussion the EIR is insufficient on its face. These comments reflect data accumulated by my clients since they became aware of this proposal. There are additional items of significance which should be addressed and which my clients will take the time to consult and give additional information for the final draft. At a minimum, we would consider the inclusion cf these written comments and the oral testimony at the Planning Commission hearing as well as additional investigation available to staff that has been conducted by my clients. The residents cf Clements and Lockeford feel it vitally necessary that accurate information and analysis be available to the San Joaquin County Planning Staff and Board of Supervisors so that said individuals may be adequately informed of the radical hazards to the quality of life proposed for the northeast section of the county. For this DEIR, impacts have been identified as significant when future traffic volumes would result in levels of service not meeting the standards in the Draft Plan, after already -planned road improvemcnts have been considcrcd. To perform the transportation analysis for the Draft Plan. the existing San Joaquin County Council of Governments count) -,ride Travel Demand Modcl has been updated and revised to develop projections of daily vehicle traffic volumes for the year 2010. The model has been significantly expanded to represent inter -county trips to the adjacent Sacramento metropolitan region, the nine. county San Francisco Bay Area. and all other adjacent counties. such as Stanislaus and Amador. This expanded transportation studyarca is depicted in Appendix 10.8. The new multi -county model was validated on observed 1990 travel characteristics (such as actual traffic counts). The traffic projections for the year 2010 assume the same relatively small share of transit and ridesharing that existed in the County in 1990. Under this assumption, annual transit ridership is projected to increase from approximately 2.7 million riders in 1990 to 4.1 million in 2010. an increase of more than 50 percent, due to overall population and employment growth. These projections indicate the potential worst-case traffic situation resulting from implementation of the Draft Plan (2010). since they assume no significant reduction in daily trips due to added transit or ridesharing programs. Effects on level of service of a modest peak period trip reduction are considered in the analysis. A reduction in the amount of land designated for developmcnt, or a further trip reduction due to an increased share of travel by alternative modes. would reduce the traffic impacts and hence the extent of capacity -related mitigation measures identified in this analysis. Impact 4.10-1 Countywide vehicle trips would increase significantly (by S4 percent) between 1990 and 2010 under the growth allowed by the Draft Plan. An additional 1.29 million daily vehicle trips would be generated due to growth in population and employment within the County. 'Tli`ss'trafftc growth would adversely impact the ability of the transportation system to meet acceptable level -of -service standards. Overall increases in traffic generated by growth within existing and ncNv communities are addressed under this impact in the context of countywide policies and mitigations. Impacts 4.10-2 through 4.10-9, discussed below, address specific road, transit, non -motorized. and grade crossing dtficitrrcics which would require mitigation to meet County standards. ItNDatU on Countywide Travel Within the County. daily vehicle trips are projected to nearly double from 1.54 to 2.83 million daily trips between 1990 and 2010 (Table 4.10-3). 7'he five. new/expandcd communities would contribute a high proportion efthe future traffic growth, with 23.5 percent of the additional trips bct%veen 1990 and 2010 projected to occur duo to the five ncwlexpandcd communities (Table 4.10-3). analysis assumes only a TABLE 4.10-4 ., modest reduction (five AF percent) in peak hour 1990 AND 2010 DAILY TRAVEL CHARACTERISMICS traffic due to peak hour San Joaquin County spreading or due to an increased share of County PERRL%T travel by alternative modcs 1990 :010 CHANCE (transit and rideshnring) from that currently Vehicle miles of travel (Wil) 11,800.000 27,600.000 134 occurring. Vehicle hours oftra%TI (VI rt) ' 311,000 739.000 138 Vehicle hours delay 2.000 58,000 2,011 cf (VIiD)' Transnortation System Manazement Average vehicle trip length (miles) 8.8 10.9 60 The Transportation System Averago vehicle trip length by Design and Management QumQw (miles): section of Volume I of the Home to uvrk 15.4 1U.3 19 Draft Plan includes a Nonhome based, nonwork 5.5 7.2 31 Nonhome based, uork 8.6 10.5 22 recommended implement- Home to shop 6.6 7.8 18 r ation measure to prepare Horne to other 8.8 11.0 25 and adopt a countywide Annual transit riders' 2.700.000 4,100,000 51 Transportation Systems r Management (TSM) pro- ' In 1990. lessthan 1 percent of the taialvehkic hours on the system represent delays due trattic de- is to increase 8 by 2010. gram to reduce to congestion; this projecled io perocnt mand and congestion s Vehicle hours or delay represents the difSuenu between congested conditions and free- flow conditions summed across all oKfW within San Joaquin County. Congested (Implementation No. 6). t conditions arc assumed to occur during the perk 2 to 4 hours of ible day. TSM activities and transit s Assumes same small percentage of transit use in 2010 as in 199CL service improvements could potentially reduce countywide traffic generation. particularly in the peak commute hours thereby reducing or obviating the need for some of the road improvements. Some TSM measures potentially applicable to San Joaquin County include the following: • Ridcsharing incentives --promotion of carpools and vznpools through rider matching services, employment site parking priority. preferential treatnicnt for high -occupancy vehicles (see t below), and van pool vehicle leasing; • Transit services and promotion -- such as improvements to routes and schedules. improved transfers, fare discountshubsidies, passenger shelters, transit centers, local area bus shuttles, r and advertising and promotion; • Preferential treatment of high occupancy vehicles -- such as carpool lanes on freeways, bypass lanes for carpools on metered frccway on -ramps; 7 r 71 • Parking Management -- parking priority locations and discounts for carpools and vanpools, park and ride facilities for carpoolers and for bus/rail passengers, and disincentives for SAN JOAOUIN COUNTY r� 1 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT tit! R w:MUN AVE,. STOCKMK. CA 95MUn CgONU3PUen $WWKU PHONE Oft sMiN "Avon "Oft i" mom Ma" 1f1 "a" 4*4= MMMOMD OrAtSOVATM P PM 6: OM 461M1 Comprehensive Planning Program BOARD OF SUPERVM URS WORKSHOP TRANSPORTATION February 6,1992 I. Overview of the Workshop If. Traffic Modeling Results 11l.Transportation in the General Plan IV. Public Transportation V. Transportation Funding Peggy Keranen, Deputy Director, Community Development Dept. Eric Parfrey, Senior Planner, Community Development Dept. Peggy Keranen Doralee Boles, County Transportation Coordinator Tom Flinn, Deputy Director, Public Works Dept. The following transportation analysis is a "worst case" scenario used for the EIR, which assumes that: (1) the population of San Joaquin County would increase by 80% between 1990 and the year 2010, to a population of 865,000 people (in contrast, the County's financial consultant forecasts a "supply pull" or high growth population forecast cf no more than 829,500 residents in the year 2010); (2) this "worst , case" population figure assumes full housing buiidout of the five "new communities," in addition to the amount cf growth projected in the General Plans of the seven cities; (3) only a partial (40%) buildout of the jobs within the five new communities would occur; (4) a similar small amount cf total trips in the county accounted for by transit or ridesharing (5%), would hold true for the future. Under the "worst case" EIR analysis, the total number of daily vehicle trips in the county would increase by 84% between 1990 and 2010. 1.3 million new trips would be genera d due growth over the twenty year General Plan period. 35% of this increase in trips would be due to growth within the Sto -kaon area, and almost 42% would be from growth in the other six cities. The remaining 23.5% would be from trips generated by the five new communities. Daily vehicle trips (2010) Increase (1990-2010) % of increase % of 2010 trips to other counties TABLE 1 PROJECTED DAILY VEEIIaZ TRIPS FOR SELECTED AREAS (1990-2010) 61 am ... E I • 10 i 1,362,100 1,166,7 00 451,200 349 6.3 539,100 41.6 15.7 304,300 304,300 23.5 28.9 SOURCE: San Joaquin County Community Development Department, DKS Associates (October, 1991) NOTE Model projections are rounded to the nearest one hundred. 1,294,800 100.0 12.3 The number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) on the County's roadways would more than double by the year 2010, an increase of 134% over current traffic levels. The average number of hours spent every day in delays caused by traffic congestion would increase from 2,000 hours in 1990 to 58,000 hours in 2010. A) -V-A/ //II • Y% 4-r7- r The' length cf all future trips would increase. For example, the length of the average work trip would grow from about 16 miles in 1990 to over 18 miles in 2010. The Mountain House new community would contribute about 10% of the new trips, while the other new communities would contribute smaller portions. Travel between San Joaquin County and adjacent counties would increase by more than 160%, from about 609000 daily trips in 1990 to almost 157,000 trips in 2010. Most of these trips would be to the Bay Area, followed by Sacramento and Stanislaus Counties. • Residents within the five "new communities" would generally contribute the largest increase in out - commuting, .because of the proximity of the new communities to nearby counties. For example, while only 6% of the daily trips originating in the Stookton area in 2010 would commute to other counties, 37% of the trips originating from Che Forest Oaks and Liberty Hills new communities would be to other counties. TABLE 3 COMPARISON OF 1990 AND 2010 LANE REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTED FREEWAY AND HIGHWAY UNKS (WORST CASE EIR ANALYSIS). L.odarlmd Bypass (e%Wemr*- wlo Jack Tone _ 4 Build lour lanes Rt 88 at Amador Cty 2 4 Add two lanes a SOURCE: San Joaquin County Community Development Department. DKS Associates (February, 1992) NOTES • These are &worst case' 2010 projections assuming no signifiearn additional transit usage. These are the theoretical roadway improvements that would be required to mitigate impacts to an acceptable IDS *0*. However. some of these 'needed improvements' may be impossible to build or fund because of physical. environmental, or political obstacles. 1990 2010 Unk fnorth to soy b) lanes lanes" • ld kmMyeamM" Rt 12w10 1-5 2 4 Add two lanes whom cuxlty 4 a Add four lanes _ I-5 NO HWt 6 10 Add four lanes C5 No Croom Tam 8 12 Add four lanes 1-5s/o Chatter 6 10 Add four lanes Rt BMW Cty 4 6 Add two lanes Rt 99 d o Rt 12 4 6 Add two lanes Rt 99 MO X -Town 4 10 Add sir lanes Rt 99/Stan oaxV 6 10 Add four lanes X Town 0/0 Wilson _ a Add two lanes Rt 120%b 1.5 3 6 OK wl six lanes Rt 120 Escaion Bypass _ 4 Buildfour lanes I-5 8/0 Rt 120 8 14 Add sr lanes 1-205 w/o t-5 4 8 Add kxw lanes I-205 w/o Tracy Blvd 4 10 Add six lanes 1-580 & Altmrit Pass 8 12-14 Add four lanes 0*= truck climbing) Fi< 88 *% Fit 99 2 G Add four lanes Rt 88 slo L.ockfrd 2 4 Add two lanes old Ri 88 % Lckfrd 2 2 OK w/ two lanes L.odarlmd Bypass (e%Wemr*- wlo Jack Tone _ 4 Build lour lanes Rt 88 at Amador Cty 2 4 Add two lanes a SOURCE: San Joaquin County Community Development Department. DKS Associates (February, 1992) NOTES • These are &worst case' 2010 projections assuming no signifiearn additional transit usage. These are the theoretical roadway improvements that would be required to mitigate impacts to an acceptable IDS *0*. However. some of these 'needed improvements' may be impossible to build or fund because of physical. environmental, or political obstacles. FIRMEWAYS AND STATE HIGHWAYS WrM Figure 4.10-4 DEFYCEENT LEVELS OF SER7*710E ---�� IN 2010;x• , �..�•/ ' `S�orssstepto • " ' •y • r l• t 1 � . sE 1 ru • r ManteCa s / Legend 1 Tracy r. / Semeats with DeGtaent • /� * # * LOS in 2010' ,1 t �CP Sepcnts where DcGc ent .......... 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E;zu %law Adwa � l LOCKEFORD PLANN iNG AREA 6,5W Figure 4.10-11 A Legend raExisting and Proposed Community Development F-1Proposed Ncwffiwaaded Comalaaity LOW Average Daily Traffic Volumes Roadway Segments with Deficient LOS at Peak Hour' Roadway Segments with Deficient LOS is Due to New Communities 0 3 Miles With certain avvumed impromments. 5ourM DXS Axorciatas. San Joagain Council of Gavemments (COG) Trarel remand Model. BASS) E 91204 1InAll 4.10-31 w ZO VZ< {li w0.a i S r 2 4.10-32 F L. a .4 O n r ..w N .y. c v N n � oH w 0 t 3 ❑ O v 014 'y E o 10 Qcn It=0 in ca F 0 w w 2010 AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC VOLUMES LATHROP, MA.NTECA, RIPON, AND ESCALON PLANNING AREAS ESCALON PLANNING ARRA Existing and Proposed Community Development Proposed Newl&pandcd Community Figure 4.10-14 a a Esca tori Ri erurook • Roadway Segments with LOS Deficiency a! Pcak Iiour' Roadway Segments where — — — — LOS Deficiency is Dne to New Commuaiti^s •aaaaa New State Route 120 Bypass -- • — Planning Area Boundaries 31►OW 'Wish certain urvmcd Impro cmcnis. 1,000 Average Daily Sourer: DK,S M{Qcialcr, San Joaquin Coundt o! Go+rernmcnit (COG) Travel Demand Model. Traffic Volumes Bea UN 41204 t tf119! ,_ 2010 AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRACY PLANNING AREA, Figure 4.10-15 r � mountain House Tryry Wvd. � 1, 203,680 34 . Banta L13,600 s "n, 10nedd 'M 42,700 VzwM PC" � tArrhas Rst a s ! 33 Jenwkm 15,400 - r TRACY 26,680 42,000 PLANNING s AREA ,aLegend Editing and Pmcposed /S Community Development Proposed New/xpanded c4mdmunity. 1.000 Avenge Daffy Trafric Volumes l V Roadway Segments with LOS DeEciencY at Peak Hour' 11$ady Segments where ------ 1' -OS DcGdcncy is Due to iiew Communities tAr[b terbla astusfta improvemeatL 0 a' Miles SM&= DXS A=datea. Sae Joaquin Council of Qwemmnu (COG) Trml D?cmaad M. 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IN EXCEEDING THE SAFE LEVELS FOR THESE SUBSTANCES, SAF JOAQUIN COUNTY IS PRESENTLY IN VIOLATION OF THE CLEAN AIR PLAN AND THE PX -10 PLAN. THIS CONDITION IS KNOVN AS BEING "OUT-OR-COKPL I A10CE" WITH STATE LAW, ROY CAN THE DEVELOPER OF LIBERTY HILLS POSSIBLY OFFSET THE IXPACT OF 24.000 ?SORE PEOPLE AND CARS IN OUR COUNTY, AND 80,000 TRIPS PER DAY IN AND OUT OF LIBERTY HILLS WHEN AT FULL BUILD -OUT? HOW CAN HE COXFLY TO THE STATE STANDARDS FOR AIR QUALITY? IF HE CAN'T COK L'f , THEN VHY ALLOW HIK TO BUILD HIS PROJECT AND COMPOUND AN ALREADY EXISTING PROBLEM????? CONCERNED? VRITE YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION AT 1810 XAZFLTO�f AVE., STOCKTON. 95205. VRITE AND CALL YOUR SUPERVISOR GEORGE BARBER PHONE 794--2447(H? OR 468-3113 (V) 222 EAST VEBER AVENUE STOCKTON. 95202,R00 -A 701 v i:r nt` !"• .. : .�, lilt ,. :.}C to✓� �...r .� NJt ��: ! + o �+.. r�+ �.r y :r4. ►' .� : 4.�„yti,r. "� i rte« 16 T µ.e.y K f r 7 . V i'v�A .y ! ii •! ;.� j..;,c_r.: `� `�... :µf CGr.•rL'cc..,�i :ro.:j,; ,:;,r.`f. E W C 4he se:iou'£'.:7!'.s of ?lsr Gec7�*n_ j air C'�i3311t,' !."k.5 51]GGti�: y� '.$t.at 4 -'JY .? 1991 ; SLi:d :i2i. The S'1:-:Rw:.OiO+�+C I.sasi7£u `3j U%«re...:i"'-! 'J.. sou C td::i Cal«fOI1:«u' School cf ;zeeic--ne ?ry e.s r, r. Rnssell P. Sher -4 -in. :'$is sndr ldc:t`{' at 107pie?._'-'_:; yot ids ;>ct:Ceen the 23es C:l 14 8'•0_ 2_5 C- ars for incidence of Cent-riac-in3r 3e8ion - cisease .;hick he demonstra}_es i,_4 causflr p iTarily by air pollution. Cl.:t of t:,F 7.07 fr= the LJs Anoc as r-asin, .iii � outl' had se -,ere (CAR) disease, test all Ci ! ind- h 'Lived ir. the area o_ Lo:5 Ai -Eef es he: • teir 3 pollution a= Ehe Wc:'3;. r�tt -f6OJi (34) ott . L the Out S. studied had � }•Y�i,...;�..�. -+,- in areas G pcoresc air� qup? iLySo7Edegree o {4 "1', G3se7^e, o.^k288�n Cel%tIyC a Ile c*ncIvz%0:. t:;at Dr. E-er'.A_i: makea iS t'hat the Gegre Of ua:�ase tO �he lungs of the ;n a.. s n �+ •F.ri t'i .. 7 people areas ct , oc: .._ �;��ai�; _ „ro�s1 ��. cn_ s__::.a! ..r.0 cue: time � this v-41: Qeco-me =re �ir'ii:l' enz as tie 'Youths of the 1a3-- two decades approach i middle-2ge and ber.,rd. The : 11-1-ic ::ealt.. costs of air co -o.. d be catostrophic. ,Oot only ur_413.1 :i:e ph s«cal _iamaSe ;.''.'.t'a :av--4- in t'u mow: G. l.:i.r re' ted diseases � raagi g from L+.gio Z_res Disease .:o A -`DS, but will be a faczor in Heart, Disease � the number ane t -he U.S. AccordirS til .*."i. Cine ei', " Tie? sl nlc-canoe CF tre.S e.iluL Z!H of a subpopulatic:: of -v-: tls Los Arge-le-L Or. r eservos that 'w^ ball -eve to be _$pac-_' t*! :7 their r 1 il.as3 eas res-aw i1GO7^r `omised ::7* E':f;.f :l".. Fo t �." I ��' .:7 F'4"'',.:SII' •+ - P �� r to s. y to disease X;: general, and 7Qbw.. le pi coatzre e: -.h -us -t4 : of � L'.i.^, reser—:n5 i.• end stage of emph7se=e. -2 ,% ' Pate 2 LUA NEE PELE� DeiCet' ber 9, }CU; Mhat does t- s mean to San Joaquin Valle}' residents ti e :+ wt r_•e at., n=berof Bays--pe•-rear- it _c5 the ai_ q:relit; does not meat Stats, a. ? FcderrI n�ards? irre t cE A..g�"i �� i; A r � ,dad of :r.� Ser Joaquin Valle, c15iT. 1s or. a fa ear ah r in reaching disasterous lev is of poor air quality. The Car, Jvae'E:ir1 Vqlley has the pQ ent'1$l *J,'.i£r sui rfit:-'"'fi> 1--k. aBisin in poor E:.7 r_ -Oe to the act that ,air- lri t�1S -an t'tlS.rr'•- �7rilev ems: 5 8t 5000 fee w1nile alI' i.r Ok L A. Basin emptys,at only, feet. I ile San Joaquin +e,'ie3-i:r.;fir} Air Polluti.cr: Ccz__o}. Dist.wr.r ot E :alley counties, incl:ui4ng San ii:,aq.uin, is find iziag _a Air :��.�ia �_ _tzinma tt Plan to reduce air roi.:?it, '.n ;r: `s=e al le 0 DetG;.tber g ::,s � ., .:1Ct �v S: :sl will -meet t0 consider passage of this Flat hicam ill enly meet ::i :i -e -an Air Ac� Standards required by lac:. ihs rE?.s..-, ZEor t'=js "shoe -fall" Plan 1S that- the 'Unified :district r.s !�saper ed •J} :IEc;CC yp�. i `..i.cal of ` uence f : om oil liter Lsts _i.d the Bu; d i .g �iiGL`Str} Association vNv think the. will be Inurt by core. stria_en•.: �!Lirr quc:"�:.ty les. Clearly, after t1he .:tvelat .= ^.'. .rir. SherY:intS rez`«1.`. P_!;;s i.aie America Lung Assoc a::'icn's Report, ''i'�rw:th in Dt`ZF.gar" �.' �.�4 : 1989'. %i E' evidence j•Cir:t5 to esor.". cu public health damage with relate-_* costs :4' `j4Y �S>r ����VI.d + wellasr-1: L.1 i 14.:.Z? w • BLiildi:I$ y n In3Lsiry :4so:._a..=cn's clef .- that cleaner dt_ lill cies' us jobs ead tlteioperts profits is 2r?SSJ.7 over -slag .^v+wed by the public 'ie?7 t. costs * al.'oj. ;.n.,C,l he air pollution to uec? i e f;;rtUe: i I: i5 tea ti,a: r t�Se o- w !'^ A -i ?0 ,.1t tion Distr:i c:: Quit pi8}'in 3 pot: t:lr.?_ cC -- t~e _ r•2:, C1-_'.- Y.:_� L s: YeOp' wi: i. 1•e in the Sar: Joaquin Valle7 LA' r . tsi;.. �Fr'� *.+ '.0 y4: i.; i` tl,%at the te to make drastic n..n + 7-.A _ .j t FrInn, r nn �.. a..i t c�anv i8 c:w :ie .._�L_ 4� s r_.r, t;:ti ..�;c'-. �:�:si. r industry, ;iliOJl3 ].riSi:iC:e �`.r� _-> f ---r ..:.•t: ..C:;�-":4 COr.�t:'E::.:::..� ]-.^. ...1� .`ri:it a'4.t.;]i21 Air 38c].^. :.n ttoiiSCCtt r1:o - i -,.Dz]cure e-oe o e%;,t t �_.li*'ii:� the a-_' i- :�. c ,;a l the I air pol?ut:.,�a Grfzate; ;,i1 9 �� i�4'u�i� Fro; V, I • ew r l�Tr.Nle Stricter . tandards don't have S.J. leaders _13.9"1" By Chrimopher Woodard The Star#toa Rmord breathing easy Sart JoQquiu and the other Cm, irat Valley cow" come un- der a tough ww air -pollution scan curd that could virtually shut 'ln+•o the dt:veloprrimt of n-ery: rhiog from gas stalious to bortlind plants. The acre staadard wwt into ef- fcct July 1, but companies wish ingI to move bete' or • ex pznd exist ia0 operatiotn ue lust now feeling then sting as tool are -pollution o(1-idals Gcgjo procrudng 300 Lo -400 ocW { rcrtni l roquem Syl Lanae, industrial-deve1- opr�t tmna�r for San Joaquin Couaty. said the mors striagmt air -pollution ruler could ward 2r►8y WVVal Ike comp==s that might consider moving acre. The woghct stir-gollutiourules, coupled whh California's in., creased worker-eomptnsatiod (osis, thrntcus to drive indatstry not }u,;4 from the Gcntrt. Valley but trot. the state, be said.. "We might 311 be starrcii o g in bread lines. _, But we can look no at blue sties-" Under the stricter standard csllcd the New Source Review Rule, businesses that add I o. i b e county's quota of carboy tr► 00%-' idc, bydrocarbotas or ftkroom ox- idc will hx-,t to fund pollutkm Sir= U* clsr.ri>em The quest forsavings sends most busiocsses to the county's air-croisxi ns baak, a kind of pol= lutioo szviogs and loan wbcn a cornpaay cac find credit or "oft sets" to pollate. The credits come from other polluters who shut down or itn- provt the efficicocy of their opera - 110n. The only problem is the bank doesn't have enough pollution credits to go around, and tbose tltaatt sure 7vaii" come dear -- 320,000 to 530,000 pCr ton, S24 Sc)td Sadrt:din, assistant dire: -or of the county's Air Po!lytion C ;n. trot DiuYrict. V .t '1 £v.. -n if h CW4 rID4 cr &L t a large food processor, for example, rni&?K have to pay S3 milWn or thou to stn up shop here, Sadtredin said. ..We hJW some companies ap- proach us, and owe ibcy rmd out about these regulations they go soaK*+scre tine,' he said. Vain is Ncru, dhwor of air and w::stc rnrmgeawat for the Caubr- n6 Chamber of Commerce, said most the counties in the state are (acing the saaw problem. "I1's nrrywbere, It's in every coctrtry that is out of ate arocat (with kderal and state pollution L�tivsj" As a rmAt, business( -s are being dHi Ta to octan states, such as Ari- zona, Wlkre pr?tlutioa lases art: less st ingmt, $be slid. Until July l last year, new sta- tionary pouutioa sources --- every- thing from gas stations to sex*er stack indusutt:s. could add up to 150 rounds a day of orrtain ppllut- ants to the air before tearing to ob- Ste Pou u r*K Back pe" Any busirsess wrinKg to move to the Central Valley or any existing business wisk g to �nd must successfully tut tRte air-polltstiort game. Business gels caught In the maze if,rww pr expert o operations add to the county's ak- pnbiern in Unro key att3as: (acute► Monoxide or srtlM which is made up of rbons and nitrogen oxide. �� i ��� r :,; Wit• PLANT: Tho Ift'tat attornativa is fcr the rww or expanding company to ice anod" corrtparVs trtetW&A smoke td~ -,it. The ompartlr Utak beneftts km the repairs can inert gess on Its Lair-mAution 1LLUTION kem A.-, ,aio pollution credits. But as of Julr 1, the New Snaree Review We became room restrictive, torciflg companies wishw to wove dirt or expand existing operanons to flod podut- ion ardi is if they add ' c w n a t race of carbon mnonoxkke nitrogen ox- kk or bydrocarbons to the air. N itrogru o tide and b - boas are key Lo edietns ofUW& The Irw is tougher bete bmmse San Joaquin and the otter_ YaJky counties are in a re ion that doesn't meet state or federal air - pollution standards. - John Filers, a cD4o�s.r4cT o f t b c L=d 0 LU i za tis] n Al liam, said Lb-,- area xarra ooeds the New Source Review Ruk because the air is unsafo to br"thc. Yet Eilers and others ques- tioned why poitu6oa from cars and trot k s dn't come u ade r the same tough coitrols that industry must lire by. Ei lc rs said Eo� go YtM rata t or- rXiRIS MrUIC eo address air pollut- ion from an for frac of alienating developers —wbosc large housing projects all to uln probkm by at- tracting commuters. Cars and trucks account for Most of the carboy tnanorcide anti nitro4en-oxide; pollution in San Joagwn Couoty. Edward Sitziss, chairman of the county Booxd or Supe isoes. said automotive pollution is mostly out of the control of local oMdaJs. )Emission standards for mobile sourcet ars set by the state tie Re- sources Scud.. Howcwr. be agreed the state should.look to can roe pollution New laws may bankrupt station owner By Clulsdogbac Woman The sioclice Rogord Fred PAkzad never even beard of the New Source Re- view Rule until be plunked down 5200.000 — his life's saymp — tdbuy and zefusbish and old gas stauoel in Modesto several months ago. Air- ollution officials esti- t t Patzad's expanded station, the Modesto Texaco and Foodmart, would p mdum more tasofine fumes (or hydro- ca.rbom) [hoer the old statioct did —wench isn't allowed utr- der the new rule, For Pakra, dcaoply' with the Iaw na�xzes be out 2 $try open a fuer boors a day. Most of the time bit new pumps sit idle --- as do bis cash registem Initially, Pakzad +rent to the eruisssom bank to obtain pout - ion amdits, Merida in emote are rights to pollute. But the bank is short of rrodits. Despite ha ''ag a state -of -tete an station capable of deliraring 3,500 gallons of gas a day. Pak- zad is limited to selling only 500 gallons a day — the annount sold by the cid. undessrud station. Yet Pale -rad, wbose station is in the sun air basin as stock - Emissions breakdown Air emissions by source lor San Joaquin County Pollutantemissions (tonsper day) 1-lydrocarbons Carbon Nitmoen I ttinbro trrMVWV ton, needs to sell 3,000 gallons a day just to break evert. '•t open up for a couple hour's and then close down. I*m los- ing $4.000 a tnaat6.' he said. Sey+ed Sadredin, assistant *di- rcclor of San Joaquin County's Air Pollution Coatrol DisniM is working with officials of the state Air Re soumes Board to re- lax the 5 - ads rd forgo stations. He argues that new stations don't add to the pollutions prob- lem, but simply compete for existing Customers. But it could be six months be- fore the state acts, and Pakzbd savings, rather than goinafter er etnissioo standard for iodustry. jobs-producirng industry. "'s It nit take an act of the state no question we should go after the Le&ktm to revise the Gtuforais a oruobile first, Simas s&4 Ckaaa Air Au. the keslation that SadredIN of the Air PoJucrtion bcouot in the New Source Ratiew Control District, said there is little Rules the county can des about the strict- In the meantime. big business Rsao.s W*VW bf JEFF DUAN saps be can bold on only two to three months longer before going bankrupt, Arryoae who warts to expand or open a acw gas in the Stock- ton, arca could soon clod tbem- wl-,vs in the same posmon as Pakiid. San Joaquin County is a little better off than other Valley counties for new or expanded gas sutions because some pol.. luting awits still const for that tori spry. i it those credits could be ex- hausted within six months, pol. lotion olYxaals said. wW likely ger to the Legislature for specific cxempdbsns from the law. lea►ing $Mauer Compania to Cul+ fer, he said. "I[kink tooth at the big picture ibis is putting the state of California at a disadvantage.•• be said. AG GRAZING LAND-, $42, 324,0 Cow/Calf SAN %7nomb 7U I N COUNTY PASTURE AND RRNGE LAND ACkE3 YEAR AORES 1974 X74 „ GOO 1979 260 7004 1984 201 s 000 1 989 1 94 r 400 1990 174 v 000 IN . THE P A S T 1 6 YEARS PASTURE AND RANGELAND ACRES HAVE DISAPPEARED THE CIVERAGE LOSS HA S BEEN 12 0 m2� ACi;tES PER YEAR IF T H X S F2CITE I S ALLOWED TO CONT=NUE XT WILL ONLY TAKE 1 ZS- 89 YEAEr4S YC) CONVERT THE REMAIN=NG 174 000 ACRI�S ` Manteca Bulletin Pti n Dennis Wyatt Kiss San Joaquin farming goodbye Mark March 17, 1992 on your calcndsr, It's the day that the San Joaquin County 3oard of Supervisors %otcd to accommodate big homy developers ns weal as declaring open WN on farmers,. . % Of course, that's trot the way the folks who nada the decision view things. The su-pervisors on Tuesday changed a longs- artding county ordinance to allow developers to craw up specifc plans for proposed new towns snd subdivisions and subrnit those plans io :ounty planners even though portions of the .,i land 'ttaay be under W it U am son Act contrera. 4 THE WILLIAMSCN ACT WAS adopicd by the California LgLs awm in Lhc 1960s to assure that developmrnt prrssures wouldn't send prop, :rty vW= sky-high and in turn force farmers out of business, The Williamson Act gives fu- mes prorpaty tax brra.ks as long as they don't develop their land. Fos all practical purposes, it is the only mechanism in place that stops wholcsal4 kopfrog dcvclopmcnt in rho fcrdi c Central Valley. The first defense of the assault on fuming is jusaifxd by county planning bureaucrats who contend Lha ordinance change simply will m=19 in V_(W planning cause new towns %mn't be planned :.z pier,,mul fashion. All of the finnew cities proposed by the big buck developers — including Myerbrook between Escaion acrd Riycrbcnk that threatens to n'n&t prime farmland with the same sensitivity as adranced stages of cancer — include land prOlOcted by the Wiltiamwn Act. THELEGAL FOLKS WHO ARE under the thumb_ of the supervisors contend it won't make it any easier for Land io get out of the Wil- liamson Arc. True, But it docs most certainly change the county's attitude toward fanning. Thcrc was a reason why prcdtccssors of the present five supervisors pcnncd rhe planning ord'snanca reguding land proteeted by the Wil. li-Imsm Act they way ihcy did. They wantcd io ntct as required by state law b�forc WW can be withdrawn from the: WilUarnson Act, Out the ;uperrisors' decision io remove the, planning roadblock is a clear signal that they arc about v adatimm in their desim to protect fr ming as Saddam Hussein is when it comes to cooperut- ing with the United Nadons. ' AND ONE SHOUL.DWT FIND any rcamur- ance in the words of Supervisor Douglas Wil• hoit when he said "this is just a planning pro- cedum it won't make it any m4cr for peopla. E0 get out of the Williamson r+ct." - Wilhok's starcnrent is true but it do=% address what ho and his coUcagcs did Tuts - day. They can't change the stair law on how to mmovc land fmm the Wtlliarrtson A n They are poivulcas to do ihyth'sng in that regards. But tltcy can set the tone for dcveloMe-ret and the future of fassr'sng in San Joaquin County. The message they are sending to their plan• ning staff, developers, farmers and the people of San Joaquin County is clear: Farmland is no longer going to k aggressively protected. Don't be fooled by the smokescreen com- menu that "this dorsn't m a we will allow development." Th,: vols Tuesday changed coun- ty policy drastically from "we will never allow planning on Williamson Act land for develop- ment purpose bccausG we want to discourage enCroachmcm on prime farmland" to "we don't realty care where the big money Balks want to develop." WHILE WILHOIT AND HIS colleagues were carc(ul not to comment directly on the impact their acdon will have on the future cf growth in this county, it is obvious they have opened a door that once was secured with a dcadbolt, Thcrc was a time in San 103quin County wbe.n lumen. local businessmen and Iwl m i - Jcnts wcrc the ones who had the car of the Dowd or Supervisors. But v the County's grown the folk who crurt the favor or tbM supervisors we big city developers who prxd. rally smother the board and county star( with their nttcnCon and prescncc. A Wmu can't lobby the MWEsors five: days a week nor can a Mantccan concerned that big developers will turn ttac South County into San Jose East. it's going to be tough for a guy who 4pcnds 18 hpvrs a day raising Loma - roes and sugar beets or a com m u tc r who is on the road 20 hours a week to razzla dazzle supervisors with their concerns when the big rn.oney folks are dangling visions of new cities. YOU SHOULD FIND NO COMFORT in the board's action cn Tuesday. tt is a clear sig• VIA that !care -related jobs that have supponcd the working class in this ccunty for a century are going to ultimately be sacrificed so out•o.'. county millionaires can build massive cities to house workers needed to fill jobs in the East Day. A Rl'c G 'U'L I i r 1 �I` ,N ..rrj. �1.. it i.f`'�•�•J �..•+•�.'.�w:w=r.NY�t.• .►♦'f .. r:,..*!•.a�.,• 1h �e."rZ. 4.�f� `. �t:iti+S�lie�— FridaAptili0�[A9. A tar . .: �er•yS �L. :. � a t.o! tC-S�;tt:+�rrMl!1!t!•!t�,l_�1lti'�tf?•�'i42i;'.•r.�'nh�ir�.�j,�,�: +/ ff.'s i• .y h ♦�i -.f. i•N�1 r.1 1� •F �• r ' t'i • •r•r IrrM. j•i-giN7f!!1 }.!f:`•j�• ..�] •• ....�.►�:.1} j� .., `�: t�; 1 '!ryG .1.','(�1• •Lai •: +,E P j,t .•,'. r• ' •.� •t: •i 1-�.1.'.ti:•f1„'pf.. ;f,% YfF fl: r'• .•i'!',tit:r��:. .� f„ The Ass"Isfidlrsss ' at�tas'7:�ys:'a:l+eoettt;issue':of • cr t WASHINGMN :: �•,; CstE1a Farmiiae �rie=z-r►�i r +r:�•r' ' .,, : I'm 171 i13M.states g" at".kaat� cuhurai eoreu "ty �—tha''•' 50� •o � 'fAtar,r asli; a' ,hUttited States. azoor - to an c�ipts4 (om one•*oommoitity — L.l1�1ta . �.; �s�?n���w arernthosa atatas tyat n9t E}OdttjtiMfa� �CattlL�- Of the' nears]► $170 billion in, sad calvca," agrxultural cash reit... tor. tha c Cattle on$ xalvea counWRY ' 1►ear 1990, 4 moi' latest: for . which i for' 23.3 :'perce:it';;pf{t �:5; far `?r data is itrsilablcr livcslocic aii�� .ieceipts;;��dairypQus meta aconvnted,fii M6bil= 1iA,.Percenf�, lim. or almost 63 nL Crops ` ;67 "t'+ ►i:,'i f pew , b might in .5804 .bilii9n,-.says3. 6 `r„ t 't'rivclaiid"''said t Roser Strickhnd of USpI�'s F.CO products lnade:6 .-diiPn ss,; ' ;lwamh ,....,.'tsmlRdC1•rf.,t"�:1!twllfifv+5:ftjrs•i'j� , S6P1�lCC.p.; :[ ai. "in3isEatles.thetttmtberion..�.�[,bf. i�ir�i�a•'�r,zx�-r��'#'ii ,. �.ri� . ..i��ion.,�tat�fpr: cq • � Mo�m�oeit�►wis��ir�[�v�l1i,,,�ta�ei�;k�,�. !•1st *1l{'b! y,j*bilEs. [[ ![Ip� q: j a F•. M fi^ a� ri �' f '�1n ? trtx�uledtithe lllist4�frir:. ustap.1't: Elie /7&,4*1e4(- f AW Ler. Ekf-4y htli,,�/wv 7111-w- I "There's still a lot of good agricultural land out there and we've got to protect it now, not later," says County Supervisor George'Barber, who is leading the land preservation drive. All of us who depend on SanJoaquin's agricultural bounty can be tr a n kf u 1 that conservation -minded individuals and organizations are doing ` j ust that. —Briers Nisbet is AFT'S Westent Qr(f'ice Public Education Director. AJ�Q Ysa jfi�" ww �P�°O1tMVol4 � 5 r• I h/Yc. ��«- _ Ra•. ±�. �.��.�5y�:. n� ti; N�ti.'HY-o'i...-..�- _. .: ,. .. . � ..n. _ yu��:� s::.a r f •L f. ♦- )IY"'.,�,� OTLIG crape altanate %%ith almond ore wds. lixicasittly, however. if yet avert to soar amr Sat Joaquin yet mold sac a ww txW tins hmms, offices and shopping centers which hetet popped up along with a recent population boom. .Sncc Gok1 Rush drys. the city of Stot van, located at the Center of the etxrnty on the Sett joxluia Riva has been an indutsu W "bait for the c utttyi s sur- rottttdng agTicukusW arses. Manufacturing and food peacm inghave bM 4louri3}actf in Stockton, with the Flo" of St dmn dravv- ingsWgn xtd bxga from around dx,%- xkl to parry off the wicukuttitl bmmty through its dccp %%-Acr channel. In rrnrnt yam, lxmcvm Stocictoris irimpemsive hm%ing nud= haat placed it an mg the natkxi s Fasted growing urban ccra m. "1'hcs grmvdi is evident c iv dere in the dxxrrttyr, x %W11. i b k%W est: itis Eum tdryM Jam v+syskk- fent stand steps fur tan o,-vkctxl travdier. Bor a rx'vr wave: cif coreamutrr residkntx, they :arc nervy becoming destinations in and of thcrosdvts. In southern San j=juin County, fax example, Bay Arra commtrtcxs seeking aflaWkIc housing are rapidly turning forester agricultural towns, into bcdmom corannunkics. A 1988 survey slums d that more than half of the county's nctiv homcowr=s tvt-,rc Bay Arca commuters. mast of whom drive bavvccn 25 and 50 miles to acacia their jobs. 17hc Get growing towns arc Tracy arms Menaces, vvhcrr over 1.200 ro lential units arc bcing bu* adh ym Both tvwru cxpcct to "ilk their populations in the next decade. As this gtovvth pmecc ls. it becomes both more rapid and more extensive. Bctwccn 1977 and 1982, San Joaquin s urban land irwrc=W by 30,000 acres. an x-raW of 6.000 acres per ymr. Yet in 1988 alone mond th2n 1Z,000 accts o! farmland was proposed for dcvduprncnt. Prompted by the skyrocketing rate of msklential cans:ructiota, the county govrrrnrtacnt last WI impdssal a moratorium on ncvv dcvcl- odxmsx until k can adopt a rrc%.v couny General Plan this fall. At tic time of the nwx2eoriurn, dcvcloprncnt applications on file proposcd to convert over 30.000 acres of agricukwai land. Yct dcvdopnrcnt in San joaluin Cdxttuv is part of tlx: iarlicr phenomenon of urbanization in California`s Cental Valley. where an estimated 30 percent incr=c in population in the ne=xt decade could bring a million more people into the Valley. And as is the case in meas across the country, more urban growth nx= u kxs agriculture. With roofmps now erm%xhng the horizon of this o= rural rcpon, lxcscrving farmland has become an inert:singly urgent task. 'IB address the impacts of growth upon this hW-,quality farmland, AM' srlcctcd San Joaquin to be one of the tca counties tamcacd by AFTs s Casual VdIcy rarmland C x=rvAion p'rvject.'1'hc project seeks to increase public awareness of tIx problems niiicli accompany farmland loss. and offers assistance to Valley coninntnitics in dkvelogung and impk:mcnting Farmland conservation politics and programs. As port of the project, Al. I- has produced both a comprchcnsive study on dee condition of agrictshural resources in the Valley (SCC Amar -an Farnrhrvd, Sumner 1989) and an agricultural land conservation handbook, and has conducted a series of mvrWx4n on f trmlancl conxTvntion in the Valley. In addition, A17 is currently working with members of tlx: ccxtnty Ikxtrd of Supervisors, local ptanningal,•cncies, tlx: Farm Bureau and tlx: Ixaikiing industry to create a county-w3dc Purchase of Dcvclopnxnt Rights program and to lxlp get the recently orgtnizcd San Joaquin Open Space and t:arnibred "frust off the groutxl. PAxh, the PDR program and land trust !rill provide important incentives to landowners and offer permanency w the county's fvrmlandd amscrva6un stratcgy A %uric iy of outer efforts to prescrvc San jute;mitis fur land cdxnpicmcnt Al' l's Cental 1�,t1 project. Also playing an active RA in ening for the future of San Joaquin Gott 's V culturz! land is the county rarm rent, which has proposed a comprche sive: agricultural land prdscr+ratiun far dc amsny's General Platt The propos=al is being prescntexd at munky meetings and public hear' as part of the process to amend the Plan. rlcmcract of this propacsctlagr 'Iturd IwW conservation stratcl,�yr 11 mquitc the county to encourageI ghcr urban densities, , discouric the . pension of city linins onto prime fxrml nd. and require the aoordinxit)n locil anal state ak-cruy laud me dcci: s f viing agrkukuml i=W. AIS l' simi6c 1Y.Akitz in its tcpext on G ntril Vii xttrieltlntrc. ltxTc;.csing ur xtnizatimi in S:tn jcxuluitis rural cxnntavun icy huts alio 1xightf<wd ansrcrxtis of tl nctiA to pnxc'ct a fennel s ability to carr! tett normal Farming prao- tiecm. ln' l r•.ttyI km sing dc-faraaily htrnacsarcxtt ala echefic�dh of uraraw aril nxkrtvines, a -rightfarm" ordinance hasjtist beenad gxcdmiler aak ns to support kxsl farm apeons arc Just rex: example of tln many d k amts rxxLMry to protect and sustain a 1d Ml 1:31 m economy. 'I'lrc Land U lization Alt'tarrcc (UN is yet another nization involved in the mmx-mcru w San )a1lutn Counry's ir- rcp,Ixvtlalc far lana. l.l.Vls court chal- knge of a Stack dcvelo,lcds 1,300 -am lxv inglxdrjrc� kcdd in a saticnxrK that will provide �3 ,000 in funds to be used lex conscrving. Iturrl land and improv- ing air quality cc. Amairax ftiarnd mit, Surnmcr 1989) "Asc ark meet also FC- 11cluius formationga slxcial rax df afirt that will fund agrinti anal land and open space preserved xl. "'llrcre still lex of good :agricultural luso out tlxrc a0d vvs ve lex to p rouxt it non; not later.". County Supervisor Gcorl,,c Barber, vvho is Icading the land pct scrvatiun tit' All of us who d epcnd on San joarluiti s ricvlturai lxAjnty can be thankful Haat'', conservation -minded individuals and'.orgsnl7m;ons arc doing just that. — ltri�. Xr..,lw•[ a ,A1 ,T,K tti-mmi Cffov- 14iblai- b inruir,n Dirro"P.: 1 N� l� Af� 16 ON �iiict �fl� t WiW ulhwfi �Y=d� mills! � PQSSI391"X-rIES FOR X"F'ILL PAF -ER LOT STATISTICS A N D VACANT HOME S AVA I LASLLE L O T S EST,. ACTUAL STOC KT O N ANNEXED IN: 200000 PROPOSED : 1 4! 0 0 0 MANTECA TOTAL FINAL.= 1 7 729 TOTAL TENTATIVE= 2.749 APPROVED VACANT F I NAL = -7717 VACANT PENDING POINT RATING: 1.677 TFZACY ANNEXED XMx COMING NEW SUBDIVISIONS, D E N S I T I E S COULD VARY 4 TO 7 LOTS/ACRES 3, 37-M LOD I 1:2 NEW SUBDIVISIONS 434 LOTS/YEAR 5 YI�ARS = 2 a 1 50 GALT 43 NEW S U B D I U I S I O N S DENSITIES WILL VARY "S TO 7 2Ot;? LOCKS FORD : ESCAi-om RXPON TOTAL ESTIMATE 18.375 TOTAL ACTUAL 3 6 ¢ 6 84 GRAND TOTAL Tsts OSS' VACANT HOMES I" SAN ,�7 QAG1U I " C© AVA I LAnl--a = 7 .. IB72 TOTAL INFILL POSSIBILITIES f52, 931 Slc *'r " :L 4M I'm a f i gul^and dosues not 1 "=1 "des r 1 Or $a 20 4mcr-43 buz1dabXe parce�1s :in rural ar-maw. 2 / 1 O of 92 -,r�S�Qt�nlolLtTlr TEN LEADING, CROPS: 1990 MIUCALL 43 000 4A robu m" 93,"3,110- I - . . ) ktmolr,qb MEATS 48,606,000 I R COP DYIX r I p_.V qa;4AHA' . '*T;,� "f6;308;Wj,V 09341 W_ CAT'T'LE.&CA.LVES 42,342,000 -ENGLISH WAIZAM, AH RA EG404CMCKEN 39,305,00039,305,000IUVAl -ALL 21IRDA) 3,5Mq;M RAl"XI CIKA SUGAR'BEM. X-0 Lo CROPS;. $260,183,000 woxw r FTOMATOES, ALL 9AU.WA I CRAPES, ALL 9.9376 'kAY, ALL 5-20% CATTLE 4E CALVES MILK ALL 18.71% WALNUTS, F-NCLI411 4.59% ECGS, CHICKEN 4.49% CHERRIM ALL 4.03t. SUCAR BEETS 3.18% u rX) ru. ALL 0 ?nvlWMjMEMRCROPS 29.75% i'.: Iowa 09 CtLA IS MESS. 8 WE DON'T WANT THAT BY ltEMILY lktJLU; R AND J01IN i : STAG'S Epp- M!Dgv�, Arp, Uracai MTI WHAZF WFE� Governor PETE WILSON warns that California is confronting a painful choice: be less generous to newcomers or be buried by relentless growth A. Sitl%i I'7`.+ Ilii +I.IIc + IitOil ltlitv.l+cd 11' _ \, 11111.1 111tt.11 111III ifit'it'.t+i.1' i'., \\444.1:4 III cre.1%cd +I' .1111 who'll is uh:1i %%t k.t'l M11 \li tJii.utl, 11lCiv tnid-1'Yi _ I)IO.morc Irs.nc+tlt till+ til'If l' ,1111141.11 IV. 'I V1; -biro h;I.lkdi N:kh.plat i ntd l'rnUr�• :�++1 ri l:d r./11 El4eCf UI ��- Illi flicnis< of bulb is:1� 1h;1[ tcdcial sll:uidate,., t:.I,rlia its' Iic.kls tl t.tli • ;tic !;tlilg,- tis Italllklupt 1111 I .tNkk .II :III fi.11l ii h111t.Itwil .it ll' tedi'rdil +!,hilt +.st+ llIt- 1;.I) 4uttkil+ are ineli:ahli ft 1 lrirf,hi a+>ts4.iu4i. hilt an.11hll tidct.kl s1.ItLik +.ns ittat lilrtr llirfdril� •,11.111 hi iul ulki d in III: +Lik- pid,ili +ih.hd +c,tinl. Th:Il.. %%Ill IW 1C .11,1111(; .111.1111 .1 llNarh".•11111141119 kkk .1 v't:.rr---tttllll alt ui it. intro sill IsI111lrasl, hour the lingfaUan 110111 uthi l .rile.. • s Q. is there anything you car: do to ,� +' slow til a population inflow? P. � \ ' A. We will hate Io ininnuli: flit: %' .. I1Gtt-.ail i[i itiii: ill llti :_ti 1ti4Utilfy vt} N ++ tliE� s1.Itl•. \\Ilcl1 ] ill.kk l' Bill e11t11- q �r mein, plcuple irnnlctliatllr will Sal% "1'uu'rt' anti-1�rur piupli." I'll he More - Q. Is the California Dream threat- Citizens ofthe!inure- accusI=4! Of talism. I IIC 1.111 ill tllc tlVilsollwith Sacramento coed by all tilt problems the state .miller is, CAlfornians are having laces? elementary school students - .. �,. ,1. � '. to pay a dilprolmrtionate share of A. The state has got ,o achicvc in equilibrium. the national burden fol supporting the poor. What Wc'rc in :I period wlfcn we have taken an a numbcr we arc going lu have to do, I think, is either make of burdens, skime natural, sonic of our own making. in internal decision to be less generous or, better, 711fis is a rich +talc by ;tny number of indexes- But as usk the Fatteral GWvgrnmCnt—notably the Con - with a rich country, there are practical limits lit gress—to give come ril ief on these mandates be - what you can do. 1 -here are also political limits to cause their good intentions ire threatening the sta-- wh:tl people are willing to assume in file way of lAily even of rich states like California.'I11crc is a I)urdcns. limit to what we can atw)rb. California is going Ihrough a period of change. lntcrnally, life people of this state -arc going til Growth is not new to us. David Gardner, the presi- have to decide what tligir priorities are. They've in- dera of the Universtly of California, Was asked to dicaled this, the most Urgent from their standpoint give a one -sentence dChllitILLonof California; and he is education. And I dwl't disagree with that. Gdu. Llid. "Hicy founts gold here in '49, and they ca1soll needs reform so [hat we Can have a ranine• ll.IVCn't .Int,hcti conlnlg ever siricc,- tent aril productive work f11rCC. lllal's [rue hcrc; Hill the g,nlwth is rcicnllcss. \\'e'rc eltpcnlnc- lhaf'slruc flationwidc_ Ing stlmclhing that's very troubling to rile, and that \Ve have it) consider file kind of kids that are I% .Irl outflow of fllo,c %%llo Ife the lir od-1z,S—a-1 l;ning into the clwsroom. Are tticy prepared to a 1relilerldDL53 incfc.1st in the norllbcr of on"ulncrs Ic;irn7 Arc they hc:dlhy enough to concentrate? of ,crciccs, pirlicularlc childreri_ \Vhcn I N.iv dial \Vl11i11 Il why col' 11;1%'c laid such heavy emphasis on IhcrC has to tic .111 cyullibrium, dial's really ttha; a preventive—a-sktppuwctl to remedial—approach. f'nr lalkin}; al+uut-IIICri 11:1+ 10 tic an ahillty of the 0310 prugraal in particular is designed to ready vrltl• If! gfUu CCtlllolw.-:111%' ftl keep pace wlfh the children for the clamruonl. today, as III as I buldClly Placed oil it may crilicize 111c qualijv of our education, I have CIIVIrllci"% sy'mp.tttfy Elle till' clatSrlxllm teacher who Q. The problem comet down to California's spit! I% Lt%kcd u) he tiultstitute parent. Atcial worker and, porrufation growth, doesn't it? i;; 1111'IC iaSva, Cop- "111ry shouldn't ])Live to be :Illy N11111 NOVI 1111! k Strap heap Ot history: star Patin 5prwgs. t4ectricity- i rrtrb ate "M slate's leclwabdcsl tubwe, and a w ftard marks Ns past file Iti�l' b wcrc I li%par11c t)r A.%ia11. Today,:lccordli+g to the Ir19(!census,white AnglosaccuuFit for57%of the population, an overstated figure because mi- noritics were undcrcourilt d. By the year MM there will be no ethnic majority in California, only minor- itics. And even if California were to close its borders tomorrow, the birthrate among young immigrants is so high that the state's population would still grow by 4 million this decade. Though the influx has ushered in a vibrant mul- ticultural society, it has also had dire effects. Smog, from smokestacks and• refineries but most of all from the 25 mitlion,vehicics on the freeways, was already fouling the air in Len Angeles; now it has billowed cast as far as San llcrnardino. In the in- land reaches, near ills Angeles, from Burbank to Riverside, it is not unusual to schedule high school track and football practice at night after the eve- ning cool dispels the pollution. Glendora, a mid- dle-class town in [lie San Gabriel Valley, at times has visibility of scarcely a quarter-m4c and last year experienced 28 Static• l smog alerts, when any strenuous exercise is judged unhealthy. -Ilial is ac- tually an improvement over the late'Stts, owing to a combinalwn of strict cmission limits and still mys- Icriouselimatic trends, but the LosAnScles Basin's smog remains the worst in the country. Said Glen- dora fdx+tball coach Dean Karneski last month as he imlallcd a new set of field lights for evening practices: "What we've done may be the worst thing; of all; we've adapted." Suburban sprawl has meant clogged tralfic over evct greater commuting distances as residents move farther and farther from the urban cores in warch of AlordA))c homes. Cake Temecula (pop. )`/1L1z�- 1#149 - AXJV Imo/ 37.000). a sudden- h city in the so-called In- land Engiuc of Rivc o County that has doubled in size in just &-c years to adxommudatc young families in search of relatively reastlnably priced (S1.541J XI)Iklusas.'Ill4libhtsg;oonill7igtcctllaall 4 a.rn. fly S one cai rand ocoven the hill althe Win- chcstcr Collection tract and, to the sound of %hcep bleating; in the darkncm. ltnrk down at [he strc:tnls of hC:ilttsyltttil'sltllslti; dtlwil the ft:vdeT Toadi, Ili the Itoutc 15 ! rccu.n', awes 11,+urs 1., tion 1)ieLo. '� , hours tolahi�ngctc�. Wlicit rinchr+v ('utt+.t+, ;t l_.ytur-„l,t architect, leaves his coulputcr-lirnl job in lrvinc at 11:.15 11.111. (in the IN. -o -holly lick l itA to Tcntccul.l. tic cads Ili% dinner at tlw wheel. tries to %lav awake with it Larry McMurtry Nx+k-on•l:rl.c and titialty. at al+.ntt S_41, alter Itis _Win mlh•old hal+v n :nivel)• spends a loader-Ixrur.vith his wilt alld six-yvar-told %nw "1 kccp tcllingt thyself, tltlw. Ili;s 1s only Icntln+rary,'. s ps C'ottun. "11111 it's Ikcn Ihrcc vcars. h1v wife 3;11 calts hcvwti s siswlc 1+:inert.'- At 11 the lit -1 1;,, out :sl the( 'oitt4l's 1:11 an ,01 alarms are x1 1413, next tlkotlai1lg'%til+Clil ism, TROUBLEIIN PARADISE -I'!le 11111shrotuniog loopulalion grtlw:h reached new strainsoll rust+urrt±s csllccially land and --valve. (Questions of $.told toe ltavv come k+ tk+mlt+aw Ilw agendas 3,+l rnosl local goverruncnts. Anti stq+J+ort for slaw grrnvllt has bce0111t lxrlitieaIN unaSs:til- able, like rltolhcrhtkld OF patriolism. Slow -growth advocalcs have discuvcred that lhc;r cause call 1111hC 1iIVY'.11 CnVirnnmcnialisls with fiscal corwer- valivcs into a new coadd43n covering as much ;Is hlKe, of local public opinion. In exclusive Laguna Beach last fall. residents voted to tax thcrosdJvcs $20 million to start buyiag an adjoining canyon be. fore it could be developed Says city council mcm- bcr Robert Gentry: "iii Southern California, open space isbecoming the symbol of quality of life. And the only way people have of limiting the rapid ur- banization of land may be to buy it." Nowhere has massive, sudden growth struck more dramatically than Orange County. Robert I laskiil, 39, a Nc+vport Beach insurance man who is a fourth-generation resWcot of the county. stili re- members low his grandfather lost his orchard to a freeway in 1900 and how, even in the We 1960s. Gelds of sugar beets and lima beans and perfumed orange groves stretched along Route 55 from San - la Ana to Costa Mesa. That arcadian vision lasted until nearly 1970. "Chen, in just 20 years, Orange County grew by nearly I million people as 90,000 acres were transformed into commercial "edge at- ics," freeways and houses. industry then rushed in and created hundreds of thousands of new jobs, but not enough new housing was built to accom- modate the needed workers That in turn triggered a surge of commuters feom neighboring Riverside County, lnc;picnt growth controls were washed away in the flood We. With horizon-lo- hori?,on development came sharp disillusion among [Ile then largely conservative, white Orange County migrants. . "I called it the trouble -in -paradise gap,". says Mark !Baldassare, an urbanologist at the University of California at Irvine. "People rushed here seek- ing paradise with a set of specific expectations: a small residential community, detached house, sta- For the past several months the "new tovn" concept and the Liberty Hills development have been studied and debated. All the issues involved - traffic, schools, water, the environment, the loss of agricultural lands, fire and police protection, have been studied and debated by Planning staff and the people of San Joaquin County. Meetings have been held and the press has reported the concerns of both sides. It could go on forever. But there is, with all the issues taken into consideration, one point that cannot be overlooked. And that is this: We live and function under a system in which citizens are allowed and encouraged to let the decision -makers know the will of the majority. And the decision -makers, you, the Commissioners in this case, are OBLIGATED to make your decisions based upon the will of the people. The people of Clements and the surrounding arekhave worked hard to let you know their will. That is our job. You work for us. It is not your job to tell us what is best for US. It is your job to listen to us, let us tell you what we want and then carry out those wishes. Look around this room. Look at the map(s). It is the lives of these people that are in question - and the life of the community. These people and the community are telling you in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS that they want the Clements area to remain rural. WE DO NOT WANT A NEW TOWN IN OUR MIDST WE DO NOT WANT LIBERTY HILLS Changed Climate: Golden State Is Suddenly(,loudedbv Doubts CwMerdilsNOf.t7nf �e �' • ^ �f�stRlrrrstistiltAsrwtteeltt�elgeL -. trlrry tw et+NOLtK ><ral Mrairy =• Pet bi►.t1f# sem ��e�. . sNrats w.ptatet Lplitalrwtote!•1�: HdtrilN�lMAii'�Rltlldi"llel��OiK. f�sd qd-nd.�,,�aM.�"; aaN. Y11d. 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IZ receidMse lbauib Thur. bn * brdrm Ov. h'is rlrh Irv, 'r5 girls Pt' V Intl kir FYI ine !hy-' it - Tic I'S us - No Its Population Grew Quickly ... rdeii of population with 1920.100 16tl°JL 1.000. of that In Los'Angeles. and worke t W...� ' ' d that g in California. collltnlNa goo, Such disparities persuade. WilfoGod- a_' '.� bold. Zero's chief executive, that Ilfor- 600 nia. despite Its sunny weather, vas mar - Kot long ago. Zero Corp.. a L.as Angeles kets and technological edge. risks z�,� ' .� ! �� •' �'�! 400 "California Is right on top of a elf t," he `�It'.' Y. contends. People who don't be.11 v that 749.7 Mid. 200• opered a plant in Sal' Lake City. There. :.. ; __ _ 0, '20 . '70 '40. .'50 '00 '70 '80 '40 sonar U5 Ceftin owrsv - ,,•....:...a.wi+rwdr�aL►arJi yf.."iir But Investment Slowed ... State's caotai outlays as a percentage w state government spending (includes bond proceedsy: 'iscal year ending Junt 30. 1tI.&...iili alt l l l 11 CIA III frill '50 '55 '60 '85 '70 '75 'a0 Soiircr Cs+hx+s rlrswrwr�t N fnlM[r ." .95 And Unemployment is Rlsl} Unemployment rate In California vs IN U.S. avenge for the year, in percent 11% '10 9 6 7 6 5 4'A Soertr U.S. t aboo 0*6" Mrr n ployees of the surveyed companies. the cost of health Insurance was abo 16tl°JL Nonetheless, the lesson Is clear. "We of that In Los'Angeles. and worke COM 'ire not Irresistible to business, and that Is pensation cost was roughly one-thl d that dawning on people." says Mr. Sybert, Gov. in California. _Wilson's planning thiel. ..The re is no doubt Such disparities persuade. WilfoGod- in anyone's mind that we have •a serious bold. Zero's chief executive, that Ilfor- problem." nia. despite Its sunny weather, vas mar - Kot long ago. Zero Corp.. a L.as Angeles kets and technological edge. risks oCbe- rnake- of aluminum cases and air -cargo Ing able to attract or retain corn riles. confalrlers. was hunting for new m3nufav- "California Is right on top of a elf t," he turme facittties. After a study. it closed contends. People who don't be.11 v that two, -eraticlns In the Los Angeles area and companies will move. he bellevesa "are opered a plant in Sal' Lake City. There. j putting their head In the sand " ; __ _