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BACKGROUND <br /> Civic Center Master Plan (Attachment B) <br /> In June 2001, near completion of the Downtown Specific Plan, the City Council approved <br /> an agreement with Group 4 Architecture Research Planning, Inc., (Group 4) to conduct <br /> a Civic Center Site Master Plan process for the approximately 13 -acre civic center site <br /> including the 3.3 -acre site located adjacent to Old Bernal that is currently owned by the <br /> City and County of San Francisco. <br /> While the Council had discussed studying the planning of the civic center site <br /> previously, the decision to pursue the Master Plan at that time was based largely on the <br /> following: <br /> The City was nearing completion of the Downtown Specific Plan which addressed <br /> the site's relationship to the Downtown; <br /> That the City would acquire the 3.3 -acre San Francisco site that would be <br /> incorporated into the civic center site; <br /> That there was a need to address a long -term solution to the three <br /> temporary/modular facilities on the site; <br /> That the acquisition of 157 Main Street provided the Main Street frontage necessary <br /> to create a building presence on Main Street and create a public plaza /place as <br /> outlined in the Downtown Specific Plan; <br /> That there was a need to address the Downtown Gateway in a way that is consistent <br /> with the Pleasanton Downtown Specific Plan and the needs of the Pleasanton <br /> Downtown Association; <br /> That consolidation of facilities could improve the City's ability to deliver services to <br /> the community. <br /> The first phase of the master plan study involved site and facility assessment, space <br /> needs analysis, assessing the potential for realigning or closing Old Bernal near the <br /> Library (the study indicated that neither were practical) and public input regarding civic <br /> center needs. <br /> This phase was completed and the Council authorized the development of multiple site <br /> plan concepts with the intent on selecting two that could be further developed. The <br /> Council also approved a Capital Improvement Program reserve to provide partial <br /> funding for the project. <br /> In response to Council direction, a total of twelve site plan concepts were developed <br /> and shared with the community at a series of public meetings. The twelve concepts <br /> represent various planning stages of the project and as a result, some are more <br /> detailed, feasible, and complete than others. <br /> Page 3 of 9 <br />