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Mr. Bocian advised that the City of Pleasanton has no immediate plans for dog parks and advised there were no restrictions or prioritization of sites. He further advised that inclusion of a dog park had not been part of the discussion for Bernal Phase II. Commissioner Lambert questioned Mr. Fulford on whether a site for a dog park had been identified and whether any site was preferred over others. Mr. Fulford provided information about the various other sites and indicated he thought the area near the Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail would be a fit. He also noted that '/2-acre plus would be required fora dog park. Commissioner Hottle agreed that discussions about dog parks have been a hot subject for the Commission for some time. He noted that the Commission had asked and been provided by staff, information about placement of a dog park in other parks, but no further progress had been made. He felt a quick fix for this problem would be to add a dog park to an existing park. Ms. Andrade-Wax noted that in 2006 the Commission was considering adding an off-leash dog area to Creekside Park, but plans were changed at the time by the Commission in favor of possibly using the site for a future tennis court. Once the Commission decided to pursue tennis courts at the proposed Staples Ranch Neighborhood Park site, the Commission did not revisit the topic of placing an off-leash dog area at Creekside Park. Since then, the City along with the East Bay Regional Park District have developed and approved the Iron Horse Trail Master Plan. The Iron Horse Trail is currently under construction and a segment of the new extension runs through Creekside Park thus reducing the acreage available to develop an off-leash dog area. Ms. Andrade-Wax advised that the Parks and Recreation Master Plan states that the City is currently deficit one (1) large dog park and will need an additional one (1) upon build out. Commissioner Hottle suggested the Commission revisit Creekside and the Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail area as possible sites for off-leash dog parks. Commissioner Balch thanked staff for the redesign modifications for the Bernal Property Oak Woodland Schematic Plan. He discussed with them the three sites that have been identified as other possible dog park sites on the Bernal property, and asked about the process for making changes to this project to include a dog park. Mr. Bocian advised that areas 12, 13, and 5 were the sites identified as possible dog park sites, but would need to be confirmed by City Council. He advised that Site 5 has been identified as Child Care/Recreation space, Site 12 as an Open Space-Park & Ride lot, and Site 13 for an Environmental Education Center. The Commission was advised that if they are interested in exploring these sites for inclusion of a dog park that they needed to let City Council know. Commissioner Balch was advised by Mr. Bocian that including a dog park on the Oak Woodland area would require legal counsel and may require taking the matter to the voters. Commissioner Balch asked for confirmation that doing this was possible, and indicated that if necessary he had no problem delaying this project, Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes December 12, 2013 Page 3