The El Dorado Business Alliance
P.O. Box 121, Shingle Springs, CA 95682
March 27, 2006

EDC Planning Commission
2850 Fairlane Court
Placerville, CA 95667

Re: Interpretation and Solution for General Plan Policies 7.4.4.4 and 7.4.2.8

Honorable Planning Commissioners:

On December 8, 2005 the El Dorado Business Alliance (BA) forwarded a letter to the Board of Supervisors relative to
the provisions of Policy 7.4.4.4 of the 2004 General Plan. The Board did not take action on this matter, and the BA has

In what may be the largest community coalition assembled since land wars began in El Dorado County, new organizations and individuals continue to add their support to passing Measure B and securing a General Plan for the county. On March 8th local voters will decide whether to ratify the Board of Supervisors (4-1 vote) adopted 2004 General Plan by voting yes on B…..or rejecting it. The latest groups to announce support for Measure B include the Georgetown Divide Public Utilities District; the EDC Superintendents’ Council and the EDC Deputy Sheriff’s Association (DSA).

One of the elements of the Settlement Agreement
with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
over PG&E’s bankruptcy case was the establishment of
a Stewardship Council to oversee the disposition and the
management of approximately 140,000 acres of watershed
land it owns, including the establishment of
permanent conservation easements. PG&E has been
moving forward on development of the Stewardship
Council efforts, and has released facts and information
about how the program will function.
The Stewardship Council (Council) is an independent

How does the General Plan limit growth ?
~ It includes over 1,000 policies/goals to help protect open
space, agricultural lands and our rural environment.
~ It incorporates strict new policies that must be mitigated
prior to any development.
~ It restricts growth under numerous specific conditions like
fire-prone areas, agricultural land buffers and water-area
buffers.
Explain the contradictions of the population numbers.
County staff analysis shows the difference in population
between the Environmental-Alternative (which Meas. B