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ORIGINAL 06/02/03 <br />Community Council) asking it to participate in the preservation and management of <br />open space lands, beyond its current boundaries and including the natural treasure of <br />the San Mateo County coastline, and in a subsequent public opinion poll by the District, <br />approximately 90% of the respondents said that preservation of open space west of <br />Skyline Boulevard was important; and <br />WHEREAS, the Association of Bay Area Governments' 1998 Coastside <br />Subregional Planning Study (conducted by the County of San Mateo, the cities of Pacifica <br />and Half Moon Bay, and the Midcoast Community Council) indicated the need for regional <br />open space preservation and management services in this area, and concluded that a <br />District boundary expansion was one of the most promising attempts in a decade to meet <br />this need; and <br />WHEREAS, public agencies, land trusts, and other non - profit entities, some of <br />which currently own open space lands west of Skyline Boulevard and on the San Mateo <br />County coast, have indicated a great need for District services in providing for additional <br />open space preservation and in providing experienced, long -term stewardship and <br />management for those open space lands, especially in light of current budget constraints <br />at the federal, state, and county level which restrict other government agencies' ability to <br />provide these services; and <br />WHEREAS, in response to these requests and this need, the District is <br />considering extending its boundaries to include the area from the southern boundary of <br />Pacifica to the Santa Cruz/San Mateo County line and from Skyline Boulevard to the sea <br />so that it may provide services to preserve and manage open space lands in this area, <br />preserve agricultural lands on the coast, preserve the rural character of the coastal <br />F:Atty /Reso /Reso.1397 2 <br />052103 14531 <br />