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Mr. Hirst complimented Mr. Pavan on his hard work over the past four months. He hoped that they would be able to start the grading by the summer 01'2007 or in 2008 at the latest. They anticipated returning to the Commission in six weeks with the tentative map. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether the entire open space would be fenced for cattle grazing, Mr. Pavan noted that would be up to the City to examine under any succeeding applications for 4-H activities, In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether the Parks Department had been brought into the conversation regarding maintenance roads, Mr. Pavan replied that would be examined in detail in conjunction with the tentative map. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether there would be any structures in conjunction with grazing, Mr. Pavan noted that the only structure in the open space area would be the existing covered barn shed, which the cattle currently use for shade. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank regarding the mechanism that would prevent the City from converting the open space to another use in the future, Mr. Pavan noted that the General Plan designation is being changed to Agricultural and Grazing. He noted that the Laguna Oaks and Jorgensen Lane neighbors had expressed that concern and that staff had promised to bring that issue back to the Planning Commission with its review of the subdivision map. Two possible entities had been identified to hold a conservation easement: the Tri- Valley Conservancy and the East Bay Regional District Park Foundation. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank regarding whether the disclosure on page II (43.d.) was sufficient to address chickens or other noisy animals, Mr. Pavan confirmed that the open space area was limited to only cattle grazing. Ms. Harryman noted that while cattle grazing was the focus with respect to this application, the Agricultural zoning could come back. She noted that the Chicken Ordinance would be in effect, but there was no discussion of chicken farms. Regarding page 15, Item 77 (sprinklers), Commissioner Blank inquired whether the pressure tank was sufficient to maintain the 6O-gallon-per-minute flow independent of an electrical source. Mr. Pavan confirmed that was correct and that it was pressurized to maintain a 60-gallon-per-minute flow for ten minutes, even without power. Commissioner Blank noted that the historical photographs were excellent and suggested that the Pleasanton Museum may be interested in obtaining copies, Chairperson Arkin complimented the applicant on one of the highest quality presentations they had seen, EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, August, 23, 2006 Page 3 of 4