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<br /> eource con[rols 145 plus, treneportation conCrol 5 3 plus, developmen[ end land use I
<br /> managemen[ con[rol 24, Curthcr co�mmenting in te=ms of tLe Land Usc Por[iona, the
<br /> Managers have great difHculty in aeeing, in terms of the cont benefi[e analyeie, �
<br /> eeeinR if it was worth all the expense and effort Ilc poinced out [hat one of [he
<br /> Chings that was incorpornted into some oC Cbe reconmenda[ions was that Congress really
<br /> responded to the problcm and place mcamngful con[rol upon ehc au[o emission, becaase
<br /> thet it where it is all at, and if there is going to be Land Use Control, tha[ it be
<br /> contingent upon Congresa doing something in [he auto emissions erea He commented [hey
<br /> also had some language modifica[ions recomnended in tLe reporC for [he Solid Waste,
<br /> Water Quality, 4later Supply Clements of [he Ptan eha[ dealt wtth reviewing authority
<br /> but not controls by AeAG and o[her agendes that were men[ioned in [he repor[,
<br /> ' malntaining locel discretion and economy es much as posaible to allow eome oF ehese "
<br /> plane to be imptemented only if they are consistent wi[h and compatible with the
<br /> integrity oF locel general plans
<br /> � Meyor Pro Tem Jennifer Bigelow co�mnented that it seemed to her that the heart of [he
<br /> Land llse Plan has to do wi[h [ransportation service, that i[ has been said earlier that U
<br /> even with a 909. cleaner car, Chere will be too many cars put[ing out too much to get clea�
<br /> aLr so Che vhole point is to have service by public [ransportation, that she could
<br /> unders[and that LF the cities were starting out [o develop the area, but unfortunately
<br /> they are atready developed and she could not understand how it could be redeveloped
<br /> in that fashion, that mos[ of the comnuni[ies have a Low deasity, �o gxowth feeling about
<br /> themselves
<br /> Councilman earre[t interjected that as a result of Section 201, they have down-zoned
<br /> everyChing in Redwood City to accoimnodate [he Sewer Treatment PLan[
<br /> Dr Leong LnFormed the Councils that the increase in density te misundersGOOd, expLaining
<br /> the average density in the Plan, covununieies chat are well established would not have
<br /> [o do anything undec the pcoposals, further he did not wish to misleed the group
<br /> ahen quoting atatistics on the Costs eenefits, tha[ he tried Co give what he calls
<br /> Che direct costs and the direc[ benefits, explaimng, [he secondary costs and benefits .�
<br /> projecting in the base line fr�n 1985 to the year 2000, employment opportunities
<br /> in [he Bay Area will increase by about 31% wiehout the Plan and with the Plan, the
<br /> employment opportuniCies will decrease and this has to be dealt with, explaining thatif the
<br /> Land Use and Transportation Plans are deleted, they cannot show meeting standards
<br /> Chrough the technical con[rois only, and it places an increase burden on industry,
<br /> Soth in ptoduang ••eMcle_ end baeic menufacturtne and if we canno[ ease the presaure
<br /> and get some modest reduction in emissions from Land Use a�d Transportation, industry
<br /> has to come up with those additional reductions He cited the fact that one oE the
<br /> provisions of Che Clean Air Act is [hat if there is no[ a plan for demonstrating Clean
<br /> Air and Maintenance in the Bay Area, come Januaty lst, 1979, Chere can be no ma�or indus-
<br /> trLal construcCion in the Region end [his is an indirect meena whereby EPA would
<br /> impose a Land Uae decision meaning no industrial development
<br /> � Mayor Kitburg 3nquired wha[ machinery exis[s [o modify and who is the arbitrator, with
<br /> Ur Leong explaining that what they are trying to provide at ABAG is a Loose Leaf
<br /> of Mas[er Changes, setting up a pagz for each specific recortunendations and suimnarizing
<br /> each of [he co�mrents received so when the General Assembly convenes [hey will have a
<br /> packet of the policiea as [hey currently exis[ now, a su�ry of what all of the Citiea
<br /> and Counties have said about [hat recouuuenda[ion and a brief staff coumient vhat staEf ,.
<br /> feels ehould be done
<br /> In reaponae to an inquiry from Mayor Gonsalves of �y, Mayor Kilburg cownented .
<br /> 'r tha[ first Che group ehoutd get rogether on the City Managers recomnendations and forward •
<br /> � to ABAG the result being that AHAG will come up with e more [olerable pLan
<br /> l;i[y Adminis[ra[or Allen co�mnen[ed tha[ in the audience were Bill Hardwick, who is the
<br /> three cities Task Force Manager for ABAG, Jennifer Bigelow, ABAG member From [he CL[y
<br /> of Menlo Park, William Steele representing San Carlos, Pamela S Ke[cham representing
<br /> Belmon[, Bob Norris, Redwood City's representaCive from ABAG, Eeetiag that certainly
<br /> ftom this meettng there should be some kind of input From the represen[a[ives oC the
<br /> �uziedicttons here and [he at[itudes can be reported back when ABAG meets in Che Ceneral
<br /> Aeeembly, [hat the Managers are bringing to Council's e[tention [he "red flags" eu i[ can
<br /> � eee vhere there are ereas yet to be concerned about It was his feeling [hat the Chree
<br /> Councils can achieve some concenaus this evening so thet Councilman Steele will know
<br /> how Che regular ABAG members feel and this will give ell a much be[[er posture at AB4G
<br /> Meyor Gonslaves coimiented [het he and Wal[ec Worehge ere not the appointed delegetee
<br /> Co A&1G from [he City of 6elmont and whatever vo[e we have when the Council convene
<br /> Chie Thursday, Chey mey totally dleagree wL[h our vo[e
<br /> City Manager ,Tames P, De Chaine co�mnented thet durinR [he review of [he Lend Uae
<br /> Menagement Elemen[s conteined thereLn are ]uet e myriad of action ltems, 49 Ln total, �
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