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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PARKS AND SCHOOLS Although public comment touched on several different areas of concern, the issue of the adequacy of parks and schools predominated. As with the other topics, these will be comprehensively addressed in the PUD modification process. The following information is provided as a start to this discussion: Parks: Two City neighborhood parks are located within the Hacienda Business Park: the 6.6 acre Creekside Park, and the 3 acre Owens Plaza Park. Both parks offer picnic facilities, as well as tot and youth play areas; Creekside Park also has restrooms, a softball field and a sports court. According to the Parks and Community Services Department, the maintenance needs for these parks are average for the city which indicates the level of use is average. Nearby community parks include the Sports and Recreation Community Park (103 acres) just south of Hacienda, and Val Vista Community Park (24 acres) on Stoneridge Drive to the west of Hacienda. The neighborhood also has access to the gym at Thomas A. Hart Middle School and to the school turf areas on the approximately 16 acre campus. According to speakers at the Planning Commission, the neighborhood parks are used by both residents and employees in the Business Park. Citywide, Pleasanton provides approximately 5.1 acres of neighborhood and community park space per 1,000 residents, with an average of 1.9 acres per thousand resident population for neighborhood parks. Community parks are generally 15 acres or more with specialized facilities and are dispersed throughout the City. Community parks serve the citywide population rather than a specific neighborhood. With a population of approximately 3500 residents, Hacienda's 9.6 acres of neighborhood parks exceeds the citywide neighborhood park acreage average. If an additional 950 units, or 2,200 residents were added to the Business Park, and if the citywide neighborhood park acreage average were to be applied, the area should have approximately 10.8 acres of neighborhood park, rather than the existing 9.6 acres. The future Hacienda PUD Modification process will examine the need for and feasibility of adding plazas, pocket parks or other open spaces to the Hacienda area. Schools: During the General Plan process, the City discussed several General Plan land use alternatives with the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD), including an alternative that would have located up to 1,271 units in Hacienda. The most recent information regarding school enrollment projections is in PUSD's enrollment forecast dated December 28, 2007. Based on samples of recently built housing in Pleasanton, the study estimates that attached (multifamily) units are likely to yield approximately 0.41 school children per unit or approximately 390 children if 950 additional units are built in Hacienda. These students would be distributed throughout grades K through 12. The December 2007 projections assumed 450 additional units in Hacienda would be built from 2013 to 2015, and noted that additional units may be built after 2015. New multifamily residential development is assessed a developer fee of $3.04 per square foot by the Pleasanton Unified School District to pay for facilities as a result of growth. Assuming an average unit size of 800 square feet and 950 units, this development would contribute approximately $2.3 million towards new facilities. Page 11 of 12