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Mayor Tarver understood that a General Plan amendment would be required to designate a park area. Mr. Swift said yes. For example,the San Francisco site has been identified for a 29 'A acre park site in the Specific Plan or a 35 acre park in the General Plan; however the number of housing units that would be added to the site would only require an 18 acre community park. The 20-acre park in the Vineyard Corridor vastly exceeds the required number of acres per 1000 population. Ms. Michelotti understood if the CAPP initiative passes and the five areas specified are designated agricultural, 85 acres of parkland would be removed from the General Plan Land Use map. Mr. Swift said that is correct. Ms. Ayala had a concern on how the LAVWMA pipeline extension will be funded. Mayor Tarver reiterated that staff is looking at alternatives. He said a LAVWMA workshop is scheduled for August 25 to discuss different funding alternatives. Ms. Acosta said the question is who will pay for the extension. There are a lot of issues that have to be looked at before the final decision is made. Currently the City of Livermore has not agreed to participate in the project. The City is looking at every possible alternative in order to make sure the pipeline project is completed,whether or not the CAPP initiative passes. Mr. Pico said the question is would the City participate in the expansion process if the entire $68 million had to be absorbed by existing ratepayers. He felt that would be unlikely. The City committed to provide the pipeline extension when Measure U was approved. He felt it would be a violation of Measure U if the cost of the extension were passed onto the ratepayers. Mayor Tarver said it is difficult to discuss issues without getting into a political campaign discussion. He said whether CAPP passes or not the City has been given approval by the voters to expand the pipeline provided that growth pays for the expansion. Ms. Michelotti thought the measure was worded that the extension was to build out the General Plan. She believed the CAPP Initiative would have a significant impact on Measure U. Ms. Ayala understood the existing pipeline that needs repairs are not able to handle all the growth that has been approved Mr. Pico said it depends on where you sit. The City of Livermore believes that it does not need the extra capacity, but the City of Dublin believes it needs the extra capacity. The opponents to CAPP are stating that Measure D shifts the burden of payment from developers to residents for Pleasanton's$68 million pipeline extension. This is not true. Pleasanton City Council 9 08/23/99 Minutes