HomeMy WebLinkAbout080-98RESOLUTION NO. 80-98
DIRECTING THE TOWN MANAGER TO WORK WITH
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ON AN AGRICULTURAL
PRESERVATION AGREEMENT FOR THE TASSAJARA VALLEY
WHEREAS, the Tassajara Valley consists of approximately 4,500 acres and extends from the
eastern boundary of the Town of Danville to the Alameda County line; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County' s General Plan and zoning ordinance designate the Tassajara
Valley as agricultural land; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Danville General Plan 2005 identifies the Tassajara Valley as an area
of special concem and Policies 2.01-2.03 of the General Plan direct the Town to work jointly
with Contra Costa County and the City of San Ramon on a long range plan for the development
of the Tassajara Valley; and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors have adopted a Board Order
directing Supervisor Donna Gerber and County staff to work with the Town and the City of San
Ramon to draft an agricultural preservation agreement for the Tassaj ara Valley and to develop
a proposal for the relocation of the Urban Limit Line in District 3 as it relates to the Tassajara
Valley; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council, consistent with the Town of Danville General Plan 2005,
wishes to pursue such an agreement in a timely manner; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Danville Town Council that the Town Manager is hereby directed to work
with Contra Costa County on a draft Agricultural Preservation Agreement for the Tassajara
Valley and to return to the Town Council with an agreement, once completed.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on May 19, 1998, by the
following vote:
AYES: Waldo, Doyle,
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Arnerich
Greenberg, Shimansky
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY ~
CITY CLERK