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The county does not want to incur any Maintain a balance between growth of service cost now,or in the event of failure the residential population and an increase in of a project, at a later date; hence, the local jobs. official policy has been to place the burden for services on the municipalities and the Preserve agricultural land to the extent private developer. that is feasible without restricting the amount of urban growth. A major issue to be addressed in the revised Livermore-Amador Valley plan is the jobs/ Encourage a moderate overall increase housing imbalance in the Tri-Valley area. in urban residential density,but provide for With the high rate of jobs growth in the a variety of dwelling types and densities. Livermore area over the last decade, a need for housing in the area has developed. It Encourage conservation and improve- should be noted that Livermore's current ment of older residential neighborhoods. policy on limiting residential growth to 2% per year further exacerbates this problem. Encourage downtown development; Dublin and Pleasanton have been more limit the size and location of shopping aggressive in attempting to increase the centers. housing supply, but they have not signifi- cantly reduced the imbalance. Provide separate locations for local, region-serving, and medical office develop- City of Tracy: ment. The City of Tracy is the nearest incorpo- 0 Provide an adequate supply of indus- rated city to the proposed project site. The trial land appropriately buffered from proposed site is not in the City of Tracy's residential uses. sphere of influence and would not be required to comply with land use policies of Preserve and manage open space for that city. However, it is likely cooperation agriculture production, recreation, and will be required in initial development public health and safety. phases for some community services. Addi- tionally, cooperation with neighboring Williamson Act Considerations: jurisdictions could prove beneficial to achieving the goals of both the proposed The Williamson Act allows landowners to project and the City of Tracy. Draft Plan contract voluntarily with counties and cities Policies outlined in a March 1982 document to keep their property in agricultural or open intended for use in developing revisions to space uses in return for changed property the existing General Plan for Land Use and tax assessments (Government Code Section Open Space are provided as follows: 51200 et seq.). Regional Setting 2.9