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Environmental Review: The Initial Study prepared for this project identified two environmental effects with the poten- tial to be significant. One was the traffic and circulation effect as it related to the proposed project and to cumulative traffic conditions . Implementation of the mitigation measures indicated in a traffic study prepared by TJKM will reduce these potential effects to levels of nonsignificance. The other environmental issue related to the loss of prime agri- cultural land. Although the loss of 38 acres of prime farm land is not mitigable, this loss is considered negligible in relation to the amount of prime farm land within the County. On these bases , a Negative Declaration is recommended. General Plan Amendment and Zone Reclassification: The Planning Commission reviewed the General Plan amendment and rezoning applications at their regular meeting on March 17 , 1988 . Mr. Howard Seligman, representing the applicant, spoke in favor of the proposal . No one spoke in opposition After deliberation, the Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the amendment and rezoning. One concern of the Planning Commission was that development of the property would be restricted to airport-related uses under the provisions of a Development Agreement. Williamson Act Contract Cancellation: Contract History. The Williamson Act contract on the 74-acre parcel was entered into on December 28, 1976, and a Notice of Nonrenewal was issued on March. 1, 1984 . Findings. By State Law, the Board of Supervisors may grant tentative approval for cancelling a contract on Williamson Act property only if it makes one of the following findings: 1 . That the cancellation is consistent with the purpose of the Williamson Act; or 2 . That the cancellation is in the public interest. Each of these findings includes subfindings that also must be made by the Board. Staff has prepared subfindings under the first finding for Board consideration (Attachment A) . Alternative Use of Property. In submitting a petition for a cancellation request, the landowner is required by State Law to provide a proposal for a specified alternative use of the land. The level of detail shown in this proposal must be determined by the Board to be sufficient to permit them to make the required findings . A project description is included in the attached staff report which describes the Aero-Turbine proposal. BOS LETTER PAGE 2