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for maintenance and drop-in use at all of the City's sports facilities. She also noted that with respect to this facility, the artificial turf and lighting would maximize access opportunities that are not possible at other local facilities. Councilmember Thorne asked when staff anticipates being able to modify the ability to use in lieu fees for this sort of project rather than the purchase of additional land. Mr. Bocian said that staff does intend to report back on a plan for that but has not yet identified a specific time frame. Mayor Hosterman noted there were not speakers present to address this item. Councilmember Sullivan said would support the project and like to see the project accelerated. However, it has been the quasi policy of the Council over the last few years to put capital projects on hold until the economy improved to a point with which the City felt more comfortable. While there has been improvement, he did not feel the City was necessarily in that sort of position and said it seemed inconsistent with the informal direction of the Council to bring such a project forward. He said he was pleased to see the oak woodland area folded into phase two and hoped that if the $5 million gap is not closed, this portion of the project would not be cut. He said he liked Councilmember McGovern's idea of really scrubbing the City's funds to see what other monies could be made available. He expressed concern over the potential difficulty of raising $5 million, particularly in the context of what the City raised and collected for the Firehouse Arts Center, and did not think it wise to rely on this to repay the advancement of City funds. He said he did not especially like the idea of corporate sponsorships. He said he would support moving the discovery process forward but asked that the future Council take a hard look at the economy and bear in mind their fiduciary responsibility before jumping into the project. Councilmember McGovern said that while she is not looking to go further into debt to realize this project, she is also not looking to escalate the cost of sports to the point that more and more Pleasanton youth are unable to participate. She said she felt this was something the City could accomplish by taking a hard look at all available resources. MOTION: It was m/s by McGovern/Hosterman to approve the Draft Schematic Plan for Bernal Community Park, Phase 2 Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Noes: None Absent: None Mayor Hosterman said she is very excited to see the project move forward. She felt the community had been very understanding about the number of capital projects put on hold, but that there have been signs the economy is turning a corner and staff has identified some wonderful funding mechanisms for the Council and community to consider. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL Councilmember Thorne announced that Mr. Van Adder, a World War II Veteran he had introduced to the Council, passed away recently at the age of 92. He said he was very glad the Council had the opportunity to honor Mr. Van Adder. He reminded the Council and public of his many notable accomplishments, not the least of which was receiving the French Legion of Honor medal for his efforts in helping to liberate France. City Council Minutes Page 5 of 6 September 18, 2012