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<br /> with 16 basic pollcy iaeues under tl�e Lend Use Section end ot [hoee 16, efter goLng
<br /> th[ough [hem, it wae ununimously egreed Che[ Policy "P^ [he 1Gth was very geoeral�
<br /> very loose and Lf n posture wus [aken, [he San Mateo Coun[y Aqenciea could say for
<br /> Land Use Management Section, adop[ Policy "P", with A ChrouFh O simply beinp giddelines,
<br /> [hat thiv wuulJ providc thc Ci[ics and Countres wi[L [he n�teseary flexibility to
<br /> achicving wha[ Dr Lcong talks about
<br /> Meyor Leipzig announced that Snturday, February 4th, ia the strategy meeting for the
<br /> San Mateo Council oC Mayors with Che A6AG delega[es ae [he San Mateo City Nall starting
<br /> a[ 9 70 A M and they would like to see Land Use Management sectLOn removed
<br /> Councilman Biagi from Redwood City comnented that he preferred not to take the at[itude ' '
<br /> that this document has to be accep[ed, that it ss no[ actual law and [Ms view should '
<br /> be s[ated [o [he S[ate end Federal Governmen[s He then reed certain paragraphs
<br /> From [he Plan in quesCion and discussed the effects of the Plan iF put into effect,
<br /> comnenting he felt [he Plan should be gone into in much further de[ail, Eurther he agreed
<br /> �1 wtth Ci[y Manager Fales that he did no[ see how you can spend $5 billion to correc[ a
<br /> � problem on e 25-year schedute with no guarantee Chat you will accomplish what you
<br /> wLahed to accomplish in [he beginning, sugges[ing Chat they-should take some of [his
<br /> money and give i[ to Detroit to spend Co pu[ out an automobile [hat will not pollute
<br /> '4`�, y�S. Councilmen Bo6 Bury, from Redwood City, quoting from the Plan highlights received this
<br /> '3 eveaing "Implementation The Plan would be carried out by existrng governmen[al
<br /> en[i[Ies under existing powers and au[horities No New Agencies and no new auehori[ies
<br /> would be necessery", pointing ouc chat the Managers Plan does question duplication"
<br /> and this duplica[ion should be challenged, that the unknown eos[ is of concern to him,
<br /> aleo, and felt more information ehould be given about [he cos[s
<br /> Councilman Steele from San Carlos, inquired about Che meeting on Saeurday with Che Council
<br /> of Meyore, commenting that what [he Councils are [rying to do thie evening is te develop
<br /> eome concensus from the groupa we ere repreeen[ing and go [o the meeting Saturday morning
<br /> [o devetop strategy for the General Assembly and how we are trying [o coordinate Chia
<br /> effort to get [he Land Use Elementa out of the Draft Plan tha[ [his is ae he sees it
<br /> ae the functLOn here tonight, with Mayor Kilburg confirming thie Councilman Steele
<br /> wen[ on to eay that in the Su�mmery, there La mention oE e topic added for dLecuselon
<br /> end thie Le for Affirmetive Action end he wee not quite eure how thie fite Ln wieh the
<br /> Envlromnentel Management Plen, �
<br /> Robert Gilmore, Bueiness Manager of the Building end Construction Trades Council,
<br /> crnmmented thaC [hey would be the ones that would 6e paying i£ the Land Use Measures
<br /> go in and was happy [o see convecsation about dropping the Land Use Measures en[irely,
<br /> any modification would be [he "worst oE both worlds" He discussed some of the measures
<br /> in the year 1600 when no one was here was 04 and they want to get down to O8, in 1970 �
<br /> the numbers were 25, Lhey are talking about an 80% reduction, and 427% is going to come frrnr
<br /> Che Land Uae Heasures, that ia by [he year 2000 He discussed the control the Land Use
<br /> Measures vill take away from the Ci[ies and some of the effects oF the Land Use issues
<br /> on our people. disadvantaged people, people who do not have their homes, commen[ing
<br /> Tech �I15 did not tell the disadvantages of the Land Use Plan, but now they say it will
<br /> ro. R be revritten, that the people that will be hurt the most are the low income people,
<br /> " � minorities, and the disadvantaged people, and these are the people who will pay for it
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<br /> Chet Holcomb, Business Agent for [he Plumbers Union in San Mateo Coun[y and a represen[ative
<br /> on ABAG posed four ques[ions having [o do vith Land Use 1) Wha[ is it gozng to cost�
<br /> �� 2) What are the areae of responsibili[y, 3) How to finance it and 4) Who will regulate �
<br /> it� further commenting other factors mhich concern labor are 1) There is a possibility �
<br /> of losing local government con[rol in land use and 2) The potential loss of over j
<br /> 100�000 jobe, by construction workers, if Chere is an acceptance of the infill policy
<br /> of ABAC. He questioned the motiva[ion for including Land Use Con[rol for considera[Son
<br /> vhen it is not even a requirement, commenting when approving these con[rols [hat the
<br /> only way to limit Che use of autos is to allow new indus[ry s;[es, get aii quality
<br /> eonsiderations on proposed new industry and shopping centers and this wo�ld serve as
<br /> a barrier to accomplish [his objective, Uting the Fac[ [ha[ industry must be allowed �
<br /> Co loca[e in San Mateo County without che Fear of being over-regula[ed, that the ��
<br /> Trades aze deeply concerned [hat if the Land Use Conerols are implemeneed, economic
<br /> and social dieasters will occur and will far outweigh the 4 to 7% decrease in air
<br /> pollntion,urging that iand llse Control be eliminated from [he Plan under study
<br /> Mr. Bryan Baar[s, Eaton Avenue, San Carlos, commen[Sng on the brochure handed out
<br /> thie evening, discussed the Air Quality oF 42 days a year vi[h is 11� ques[Soning
<br /> 1) Whether any improvement of 11% vill be eEfective at all, 2) Whether this study was
<br /> coordinated with Stete Legielature and pending legisla[ure, 3) If we enter into this
<br /> with the Federal Covernmen[ and uee Federal fiunds are we losing all of our control,
<br /> vlth Dr. Leong informing Cauncils that in anewerLng the first question, [he currenC
<br /> Alr Quality Standarda that have heen eet are eet not to be violated more thqn once
<br /> pet year, In reply to [he second queetlon, Mr Leong etated he wes not fnmllLai
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