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From: &quot;Kathryn Mathewson&quot; &lt;kmathewson@secretgardens.com&gt;
To: &lt;info@savebarec.org&gt;
Subject: BAREC Final EIR Planning Comm Meeting Apr 11 Recap
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:49:30 -0700
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BAREC Friends:

At Wednesday night's BAREC Final EIR (FEIR) meeting the Santa Clara City
Planning Commission were shown the developer's BAREC plans and heard public
comments.  Their agenda was scheduled to approve the FEIR but the vote was
continued to their next meeting on April 25th at 7 pm.  It was an event that
would be a great movie or a chapter in a book.  We should be  proud of the
diversity of people who spoke in favor of open space, their well prepared
and diverse comments, and the huge number of EIR flaws that were brought out
in a few hours with little preparation time.  There were people who always
speak, people who we have never heard speak, BAREC neighbors, passionate
people, historians, students, seniors, a mix of people from around the
Valley including many from the City of Santa Clara, and people with
technical backgrounds in science and agriculture and law.  Long term Save
BAREC supporters and the commissioners learned a great deal.  What a
wonderful group of people BAREC has brought together!   The commissioners
were especially interested in the County Historical Commission's support
letter for BAREC to be on the State historical registry and its criticism of
the EIR. The issues of open space where people live, quality of life and not
just housing everywhere, our agricultural history, cultural landscapes, and
bioremediation to clean contaminated soils were discussed.  These are
subjects which will bring balance to the Mission City and the Valley of
Hearts Delight.  

 
On the other side was the developer's team presenting their housing project
which we have seen many times.  Their plan does not change.  It looks like
all the other housing projects in the Valley.  Why can't they learn from
this unique piece of land and design buildings and landscapes which reflect
the land's history and have a sustainable theme?  Methodist Homes brought a
bus load of seniors.  After the senior home presentation was finished they
requested those supporting senior housing stand up.  About 25 seniors stood
up.  These seniors remained quiet in the comment period that followed.  Even
after public comment it is unclear if these seniors understand that they are
part of a plan to take away our history and public land.

 
The highlight of the evening was when our new San Jose District 6
Councilman, Pierluigi Oliverio, addressed the commission and told them about
walking during his campaign on streets where the majority of people had
cancer.  He urged the city of Santa Clara not to get into the kind of Watson
Park soil contamination nightmare San Jose is currently going through.  The
liabilities and costs ($24 million for San Jose) are too great for any city.
He  suggested that they slow down and consider carefully how they will clean
up BAREC to make it safe for future generations.  Thank you Pierluigi!

 
Public comment ended late so there was no time to discuss the issues with
the State's FEIR consultants.  After hearing both sides, the commissioners
were unclear how to vote and unanimously voted for a continuance.  It is
clear that we need to continue educating this commission as well as both the
Santa Clara and San Jose City Councils.  Commissioner Teresa O'Neil
specializes in urban agricultural education.  She did not attend this
meeting but hopefully will be at the April 25th meeting so the commission's
conversation will be a bit more informative.  We encourage as many people as
possible to attend the April 25th meeting.  

 
If you made EIR comments, you should read the FEIR's comments to your
comments.   See our website to find your comment letter
&lt;http://www.savebarec.org/&gt; www.savebarec.org.   Vol 1 #2 will tell your
comment number.  You should also read the Master Responses (#3) on the
subjects on which you have an interest.  Respond back because most of the
responses are weak although wordy.  Anyone can get information into the
public record until the City Council votes.  After hearing the community at
three meetings, this same commission voted in January 2003 for BAREC as open
space!  However, this is an entirely different commission.  They are new to
the BAREC issues and history so our comments are important.  

 
You can go to the Santa Clara main library on Homestead and check out or
read the DEIR or visit my home in the Shasta Hanchett neighborhood and I
will have a copy which I have checked out.  

 
Thank you especially to those who came to the meeting, who wrote EIR comment
letters, and to the thousands of people who inform their friends and elected
leadership about the BAREC issues and the importance of saving this
historical 17 acres.       

 
Kathryn Mathewson 
408-292-9595
kmathewson@secretgardens.com 

 
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