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Through this process the task force development both vision and mission statements for the park. The Vision Statement states that the community park will be celebrated as a valued historical and environmental treasure with popular interpretive and educational programs, dynamic exhibits and special events that serve the entire community. The Mission Statement states that the community park provides a peaceful rural setting where visitors can explore local history, learn about the environment and enjoy a variety of both interpretive and interactive programs and events. The Specific Plan was designed to articulate both objectives as well as to establish a set of guiding principles, goals and strategies to aid in future decision making. The overwhelming themes of these goals and strategies focus on the preservation of the property and park's historical aspects, enhancement of programming and increasing awareness of the park's offerings. Later this year, city staff will develop an implementation action plan containing key steps for each goal and strategy based on input from the task force as well as other interested parties. Vice Mayor Brown inquired about plans for additional restrooms and was informed that was a bit too specific for the current stage of planning. Assistant City Manager Dolan continued the staff presentation, focusing on some of the cooperative planning and access issues raised by EBRPD's recent acquisition of the Castleridge property. Throughout a course of both liaison and staff level meetings between the city and EBRPD, the District has indicated its eagerness to work with the city in providing yet another source of access to Pleasanton Ridge through its newly acquired property. These meetings have also yielded a general consensus that one of the primary concerns with relation to this is the ability to provide a sufficient level of parking to trail users. The city and EBRPD explored a number of options, the first of which was whether expanding the city's own existing parking lot could provide sufficient access. Preliminary design work revealed the potential to create perhaps a dozen additional parking spaces, which would likely not be adequate for anything more than the city's own needs. The option discussed the most, and what staff has proposed to EBRPD, is turning Old Foothill into a one-way street in order to accommodate parallel parking. He shared several conceptual engineering drawings for this option which would extend from the northern end of Old Foothill past the entrances to the park and back down to the parking lot near Foothill Road. Staff estimates it could accommodate approximately 50 parking spaces. They also contemplated providing alternative access across the Austin property, owned by the city, in what is commonly referred to as the north triangle area and providing additional parking in this same area as opposed to the Old Foothill option. There is a very keen interest on the part of property owners whose private driveway serves as the current source of access to have a gate installed so as to eliminate confusion regarding the new access. Neighbors near the north triangle area expressed early and strong opposition to this idea, citing concerns when the Austin property development was first proposed about inappropriate activities occurring in the adjacent open space area. Staff also noted that the shape of the area does not necessarily lend itself to parking. Finally, they discussed the possibility of locating parking to the south further from the Alviso Adobe Community Park itself and on the opposite side of the approved development within the Austin property. While this alternative does offer more physical space than the north triangle area, it would require sending users back up Old Foothill Road to the new point of access or creating a different access point across the site to connect to the EBRPD property. Staff also anticipates there would be at least some opposition to this alternative from residents on Jorgenson Lane. After electing to focus on the Old Foothill option there was some discussion regarding the intended permanence of this alternative. Mr. Dolan explained that the improvements would be constructed as if they were permanent and would include some minor safety improvements at the southern intersection of Old Foothill, relocation of drainage systems and the installation of a decomposed granite pedestrian walkway. Staff has proposed that EBRPD assume the approximately $200,000 cost of improvements, to which they have been receptive. EBRPD has also asked to serve as the contractor on the proposed trail access across the Austin property, which would lead to the new EBRPD trail. City staff is open to the idea City Council Minutes Page 13 of 17 July 21, 2015