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ures suggested could be most effectively applied as part of a comprehensive agricul- turalland conservation element in the City's general plan or as part of specific plans, Mitigation plans could then be applied systematically toward larger goals of sustain- ing an agricultural land resource base and economy, Within the context of a general plan mitigation strategy, other measures could be considered, such as the use of transfer of development credits, mitigation banking, and economic incentives for continuing agricultural uses, Response: The directions suggested in the Department's comments reflect its commitment to preserving California's important agricultural land resources, The City is in sympathy with this objective, With respect to the Bernal Property, however, the land area remaining in agricultural use is relatively small. This property has been an undeveloped island within a settled urban area for many years, and Pleasanton's intention to develop the land has been recognized in the City's General Plan since the 1960s, The EIR recognizes that the project would convert agriculture to urban use, but the location of the site and the long term plans and intentions of the City to accommodate urban infill on this site make the current plan to develop it understandable, and the focus on public use will provide an array of benefits to local residents, thereby supporting the Statement of Overriding Considerations that has been drafted in support of the Specific Plan, H. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LETTER OF MARCH 24, 2006 H 1 Comment: Please specifY which edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers' (ITE) Trip Generation book the trip rates in Table F3 are from, Response: Institute of Transportation Engineers, Trip Generation, 7th Edition, H 2 Comment: Please specifY the land used for Theater, Gardens/Sales, and Various Park Uses, Was the land use "Live Theater" used for Theater, "Nursery (Garden Center)" used for Gardens/Sales, and what land use was used for Various Park Uses~ Response: The City of Pleasanton travel demand model trip generation is designed to match published Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) rates, Consultations with City staff were conducted to determine the appropriate ITE rates for each potential use, and ITE rates were used where applicable, The potential Specific Plan uses include some for which there is no rate provided in the ITE manual. When none of the ITE rates correlated with a potential use, City staff and the EIR consultant estimated trip rates based upon (1) rates provided in the Trip 33