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Ms. Kerry Sullivan April 8, 1992 Page 21 General comments: The Environmental Impact Report author gives the applicant no credit for: 1) removal of the cattle; 2) stopping poaching; 3) no hunting is permitted on the property; 4) no additional farming; 5) permanent C229 protection of the property under the Conservation Easement and the Management Plan; and 6) restocking the lakes with fish. Page 5 - 4 Public Services The proposed project places an incremental demand on public services including police, fire, schools, and solid waste facilities. Existing school facilities serving the project site are C230 overcrowded, and although new facilities are under construction, they are not adequate to accommodate the projected growth in the Galt area. The Sheriff's Department is understaffed and can only provide .67 patrolmen per shift on a beat. As development occurs in the County, the Sheriff's Department cannot provide an urban level of service. Does this mean there should be no expansion in the whole area; i.e., Galt, Woodbridge? Page 5 - 5 Cultural Resources The cumulative effects of transportation, housing and recreation facility construction at the Tracy Lakes Complex is extremely significant because this complex represents the last local, surviving C231 sites with environmental integrity. The archaeological remains of San Joaquin Valley have been subject to excessive destruction from looting and from agricultural land alteration. In addition, the degradation of these sites took place before cultural resources management laws were instigated and, therefore,much of the archaeological record has already been lost. Information gained form the Tracy Lakes complex could be instrumental in assisting both historic and recent archaeological research in the California Central Valley and surrounding environs. In the long term, the effects of developing an area of such high archeological value is to relegate cultural resource sites that once existing in the context of a natural setting to isolated areas amid roads, houses and other elements of a built environment. Our proposal is to prevent this destruction,not cause it. Page 5 - 5. Section 5.4 Irreversible Environmental Changes The proposed project would convert existing grazing land and major portions of foraging habitat to residential and recreational uses, converting seasonal wetland habitat to permanent lake C232 environment,and potentially damaging or destroying significant cultural resources. This would be an irreversible environmental change. This is not a true statement. The proposed project would increase foraging opportunities, create wetlands habitat, and preserve cultural resources. r Page 5 - 5 Section 5.5 Growth-Inducing Impacts Cancellation of the Williamson Act contracts may encourage other nearby landowners to cancel existing Williamson Act contracts prematurely or file for Non-Renewal. These actions could lead C233 to additional residential developmentand an increased demand for public services. This property is zoned AG-40, one home per 40 acres. Nearby landowners, as do all property owners, have the right to develop their property under the constraints of the existing zoning. III-136