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Council Member Foust stated that she asked for this item to be brought back so that she could be clear on what she Ahought concerning the General Plan land use designation of Urban Reserve. She stated her opinion that the Urban Reserve designation is ambiguous and that it implies future development without any information on the possible environmental impacts. She stated that Urban Reserve is not consistent with the underlying zoning of Tidal Plain in the two areas which have an Urban Reserve land use designation, area "H" in Redwood Shores and the land owned by Cargill Salt off of Seaport Boulevard. She asked that the Council have the opportunity to discuss and that the Planning Commission be encouraged to take the comments this evening and during the General Plan review process, and took very strongly at this land use designation. She asked for a thorough analysis, consideration of all the environmental impacts associated with it, all of the studies 'on the environment, whatever is necessary from a legal prospective, that it vets that information, brings in the public with much community dialogue as the process continues and it comes back to Council through the General 'Plan process. She stated her concern that there are false illusions . within our ' community that there are development proposals on the table regarding both pieces of property. , Council comments included the need for clarification due to a false Impression that it is a designation which encourages massive development expanding into the areas designated Urban Reserve. Success of the General Plan is conditioned and contingent upon the public involvement in initiating ideas and review of the proposed General Plan. Full participation was encouraged throughout the process and direction that when Council receives the staff report that any land designations be clearly defined and that it be consistent with underlying zoning. (601) Public Comment: Ralph Nobles thanked Council Member Foust for initiating discussion of this topic. He stated that as Chair to the Planning Commission in 1990 when the General Plan was considered there was a strong staff recommendation to change the designation back to Open Space. In his search as to how it got changed from Open Space to Urban Reserve he could not find evidence of public notice or an EIR. C. Council Member Bain — mentioned emergency preparedness by expressing his sympathies to the victims of hurricane Katrina and stated his pride in staff and Council in being proactive. There is information on the City website and encouraged the community to familiarize themselves with the plan while stating that more can be done to re- evaluate the plan in light of some recent information. JOINT. MEETING September. 12, 2005 CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PAGE 11 MINUTE BOOK NO. 60 Page No. 577