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BROVELLI WOODS/BUCKEYE RANCH IYROPOSAL JULY 6, 1993 ( I ) Unique Values of the Area: (a) Biological ( I ) Riparian Woodland ( 10 Seasonal Wetlands, Tracy Lakes & vernal pools ( 111) Sandhill cranes, Swenson's Hawks, deer and many others ( 1V) Unique Buckeye/Oak Woodland ( b) Archeological values (c) Educational values (d) Recognized in County General Plan (2) PROPOSITION 70 After Years of Recognition and Use. (a) Protection recommended by individuals and groups ( b) 1988 Wildlife and Parks Initiative ( Prop 70) (c) Area proposed as Wildlife Preserve (d) Only site in San Joaquin County and only one of four in the Central Valley included in the Initiative ( Prop 70) (e) Initiative supported by many groups including League of Women Voters, Sierra Club, Audubon and many others. ( f) Signatures gathered and Prop 'IO passes in election. (3) EFFORTS BY THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD State Fish and Game) to purchase the property with Proposition 70 funds. (a) One of the members of the owners family wished to have it so protected ( b) Offers must be based on accessed valuation, not on proposed uses made possible by changes in zoning, Williamson Act etc. (c) Call made to past Audubon officer to determine level of 'opposition' (d) Local developer bought it for exclusive development from other family members. (e) Wildife Conservation Board was still trying to get funds together ( f) (They are still trying to make purchases in the area with earmarked funds from Prop 70) (4) EFFORTS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE VALUES AFTER PURCHASE (a) Meeting of Mr. Wykoff, Mr. Yee, Mr Schick & Mr Stocking with an attorney for the Developer, Mr. Zuckerman. Suggestions made to pro— tect natural values. ( b) Suggestions ignored and soon large swaths cut through the forested areas for a golf course. (c) Draft EIR shows no evidence our concerns were heard (d) Many comments and objections received from agencies & individuals (e) Supplemental Report shows some Improvement, mitigations are proposed ( f) Serious problems remain (5) CONFLICTS WITH GOALS OF WILLIAMSON ACT (a) Williamson Act goal to protect Agricultural Land use. Secondarily to give some protection to wildlife values. ( b) Proposal is to remove homes and golf course from WIIllamson Act protection as not appropriate for protection. This area abuts the proposed wi Idlife area on 1 sl Ides and a road from this area passes through the proposed wildife area. (c) The proposed Wildlife Area would be open to public use on a very restricted basis to be controled by the property owners.