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ATTACHMENT 4 Public Safety Element of the General Plan Review and provide comment on a Draft Public Safety Element of the General Plan. Ms. Stem sunnnarized the staff report, noting that it was a required element of the General Plan, identifYing and proposing solutions to public hazards. She noted that the Commission had seen this element in July 2005 and that the draft element now addresses several comments received then. Staff had been asked to address the issue of Homeland Security, and Programs 20.3 and 21.3 had been added for that purpose. She noted that it was important for residents and employees in Pleasanton to become aware of the City's emergency plan. The element was revised to address the following concerns: 1. Policies addressing Homeland Security; 2. Actions to be taken in the event of a major emergency; 3. The need for coordination with the business community regarding emergency preparedness; 4. Appropriate development on slopes and in other areas with seismic and/or geologic hazards; 5. The appropriate use of Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (GHADs); 6. Potential flood hazard, particularly as it relates to the catastrophic failure of Del Valle Dam; 7. Information on Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training; 8. The appropriate setback for structures near earthquake faults; 9. Information related to gas line and other fuel and energy lines; 10. Under what conditions development should be allowed in areas beyond a five-minute travel time for the Fire Department; and 11. Providing information to the public regarding the City's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. Ms. Stem noted that there were comments about the need for better emergency coordination and presentation in concert with the business community. Staff added a description of the CER T training program and the Local Emergency Action Plan (LEAP). Commissioner Fox noted that she recently attended the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Emergency Preparation seminar and received a dam illustration map, which looked different from the one presented. They also displayed maps of the 100- and 500-year flood plain, which looked somewhat different. She would like to give those maps to staff and reconcile the information regarding flood plain areas. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank regarding the water depth in a 100-year flood, Ms. Stem replied that it was a fairly small area of cllITently developed land. The 500-year flood is a larger area. EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, June 28, 2006 Page lof3