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d. Phase I has sited a 1-acre fire and emergency services station in the Central Parcel, adjacent to Bemal Avenue. This site has been selected because i[ provides convenient access to Valley Avenue north of Bemal Avenue, and to southeast Pleasanton. G. Public Services: Parks and Community Services 1. Im~ct Hl: Potential for interference with the location of a 35-acre community park on the Bemal property. Mitieation Measure: Measure H 1. Provide an option for the City [o expand the 20-acre community park to up to 35 acres, as provided by the General Plan, in a contiguous, appropria[ely- configured pazcel. Findine: Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect identified in the Final BIR to a less than significant level. Facts in Support of Finding: The impact will be avoided or reduced based on the following: a. The GHCBI Project Phase I no longer provides for a community pazk. Instead, the City will receive 320 acres for currently unplanned future uses, which may include a community pazk. Phase I of the GHCBI Project has been sited [o maximize the usefulness of the 320 acres being received by the City. In the Central Pazcel, there aze sufficient sites to locate a 35 acre community park, if included in the future as part of [he Phase II development. b. 1'he General Plan reference to a 35-acre park is not mandatory; it is illustrative of where potential community parks meeting Citywide community pazk acreage could be located. 2. Im_ av ct H2. Potential for inappropriately-located, -sized, or -configured neighborhood pazks. Mitieation Measures: Measure H2a. Assure that neighborhood parks, or neighborhood park-type improvements in community parks, aze located within one-half mile of all residential areas. 20