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Cynthia Deny, representing the Sierra Club, spoke about the General Plan and the issue of Cargill, and Goal BE 22. She believes this weakens the enforcement code and she wants to strengthen the point of promoting sustainable development. She wants to change the timeline to appropriate times and asked that the developer put the money aside before the project starts. James Jonas spoke about bullet point #6 and the governance section. He believes that levees and barriers are too limiting and he wants "to provide adaptation to" and he opined that barriers are not the only solution. He asked how can governance be more publicly led, and allow the public to provide input? It is his view that such approach would allow for a better flow of knowledge between the public and staff. Council discussion: One Council Member inquired if economic sustainability was in the plan and the consultants confirmed. It was clarified by Council that education and grade schools need to be included. Another Council Member requested a statement about recognizing historic preservation while adapting to the needs of a growing community. In regards to the vignettes it was suggested that Emerald Hills be referred to as the Hills. There was also a comment about mentioning the city's established areas possibly being improved and not just focusing on new development and housing. Comments were made about the revised Goal BE-22 and there was agreement on what was put forward by staff and possibly acknowledging that there is a challenge in certain areas and just stating that fact. Council discussed area "H" and Ms. Ekas provided details on how it was used as a test for other areas where a similar situation might occur. Council discussed the definition of education and there was consensus that this would be all inclusive (pre K through P16). Council mentioned the need for some language on the issue of adaptability and the historic nature of the city. Some creativity was requested on the language on page 26 and there was some encouragement for a slight rewording. On page 26, second bullet from the bottom, change the sentence to positive and utilize the word "optimizing" versus "minimizing". One Council Member explained that the sequence of events, which includes the General Plan approval followed by the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and how it might be misleading the way it sounds now. He suggested making the language more tentative to reflect the sequence of events. It was clarified that the Council will first approve the Draft General Plan and the next big step will be the preparation of the EIR. Council thanked staff and the consultants for their work. C. Proposed Replacement Jail — San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Recommendation: 1. By motion accept the report prepared by City staff submitted to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Jail Planning Unit entitled "Site Information for Alternative Locations for the Proposed Replacement Jail. (613) Minute Order 09-207 2. Discuss desired outreach efforts to Downtown stakeholders as well as community members that have been engaged in the City's land use planning efforts including the New General Plan and Downtown Precise Plan. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 6 MINUTE BOOK NO. 62 Page No. 482