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i PeoP les Organization found Preservation r Comments to SU-91--9 Agricultural Land cont. ` Mitigations for loss of prime farmlands should be discussed. Minimum mitigations should include retiring development .rights of 2 acres for every 1 acre of comparable farmland lost. Ideally the development rights retired should be located on 4' parcels adjacent to the project. f 2. Already Approved Projects The EIR should study the fiscal and physical impacts of the Flor project on already existing and/or already approved residential, commercial, and industrial projects. The cumulative effect of all projects in San Joaquin County as Calaveras County impacts the environment at a very high rate which is presently unknown. -'Also, as you would assess the impact of a new regional shopping center on a downtown core area, the County must study the impact of new development on presently existing and/or already approved residential, commercial and industrial projects and their continued viability. One area of the study should be whether new projects will effect the ability of the already approved or existing residential, commercial and industrial projects, to provide the already promised high paying fobs which are sorely needed in the San Joaquin Valley. Further, if an industry like a farm is driven out of Linden or the County because of the placement of residential development on or next to it, and the employees now must travel to another area or county for jobs — this causes an increase in air pollution, energy consumption, travel, and the jobs/housing imbalance which should be discussed in the EIR. The EIR must adequately and honestly assess the present need for new residential subdivisions within Linden and within the County. The EIR study should not be limited to the Linden area, but include an analysis of all housing opportunities created by the seven (7) Cities and the County over the past five (5) years (both approved and under consideration). There is nothing in the State law which would prohibit the County from protecting the present residents and the presently approved and existing projects in the County, by changing our priorities from providing bedrooms to providing boardrooms! ! 3. Cumulative Impact The EIR must examine the cumulative impact of all past, present and potential future subdivisions and other projects within the seven Cities and the County. A cumulative impact analysis will give to the County, the Board of Supervisors and the residents, the knowledge of what the impacts of past, present and potential future projects will be on areas such as air quality, transportation, jobs/housing imbalance, schools, water, farmland, police protection and already approved residential, industrial and Commercial projects. To begin any kind of cumulative impact report the Eir should have, as a base, the following information: a. Number of subdivisions approved in the seven Cities and in the County in the County in the last five years. (2)