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From: <br />Steven Ganz <br />Tw. <br />GRPG Counal <br />subjac <br />Agenda itan #6C <br />Date <br />Monday, November 9, 2M ):37:19 PM <br />I seem to have misunderstood the instructions for speaking at the meeting. I'm still <br />hoping that I may be able to do that, but in case I am not, I am providing the <br />comments I was intended to give here. <br />Hello, I'm Steven Ganz. I'm speaking about item 6C. <br />First, as somebody who worked in opposition to the Canyon Lane project, I'd like to extend my <br />sincere thanks and appreciation to Mel and Marguerite Casey for their generosity in resolving the <br />matter in this way, which will benefit the community and posterity. <br />But as we join in thanking the Casey s and planning the expansion of Garrett park, I want to also <br />consider the remainder of the canyon bottom. If this effort that brought so much of the community <br />together leads to a determination that the canyon bottom not be built on for all the reasons we've <br />given: the risks both of rapid flooding and of canyon collapse, the difficulty of defending against fire, <br />and the importance to the area's residents and wildlife, if this effort leads to a determination that <br />the area remain accessible and not be built on, then that is something we can all be proud of. <br />But I'm concerned about the decision not to accept the tenth parcel. While it may not be an <br />appropriate addition on its own to Garrett Park, if the City Council appreciates the importance of <br />and shares those goals, I can't understand the reluctance to be more active in making sure the tenth <br />parcel is placed under holding that will ultimately allow it to be joined with others. It is not realistic <br />to expect that all of these parcels will made available at the same time, and it is odd for the City to <br />state that it wants to play no role in advance of the remaining parcels being made available as a <br />contiguous block. I urge the City to accept the loth parcel as well or to work with nonprofit <br />organizations such as the Peninsula Open Space Trust to ensure that the entire Canyon bottom is <br />protected from further development and that it remains open to people as well as wildlife. <br />Steven Ganz <br />Entrepreneur, Author, Consultant <br />