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BACKGROUND In 2006, Pleasanton voters approved Measure P which adopted the Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan outlining public improvements to the Bernal Property. As an outcome of the Specific Plan, the City Council subsequently adopted the Bernal Community Park Master Plan (Master Plan) that includes general planning elements for a 50 -acre community park, including: • Three lighted baseball diamonds • One informal baseball field that could be lighted in the future • One additional lighted football /lacrosse field • Three lighted multi - purpose sports fields with seating • Picnic grounds • Play areas • Amphitheater • Forested open space • Public art • Parking • Park maintenance facilities The Bernal Community Park Master Plan anticipates the park being developed in four phases as follows: • Phase I — Lighted baseball fields with restroom, play areas and parking • Phase II — Lighted multi - purpose fields with seating, a plaza are, small group picnic area and parking • Phase III - Could include another lighted baseball field with seating, amphitheater, trails, parking, a potential cultural arts center, and a park maintenance facility • Phase IV — Could potentially include the additional lighted lacrosse/football field and /or other active spaces Phase I construction is complete, is fully paid for, and to date, it has been a successful, well received park that is providing lighted baseball fields as anticipated at the start of the park planning process. Bernal Park Phase II is approximately 16 -acres located immediately north of Phase I and will include three all- weather lighted multi - purpose synthetic sports fields suitable for soccer, football, rugby, and lacrosse, field seating, parking, an equipment storage building, restrooms, picnic area, children's playground, lighted pathways and infrastructure that can accommodate a concession building in the future. Since 2011 staff has been working with Harris Design to design Bernal Park Phase II and at this time, it anticipates circulating the bid documents in December and awarding a construction contract in February 2015. As part of the 2013/14 Capital Improvement Program the City Council approved $16,500,000 in funding for this project, including the adjacent 40 -acre Oak Woodland area, and as part of that funding, it was anticipated that the City would work with the local Page 2 of 6