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THE CITY OF t yaC.S� ,e CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT im F..i�e1a I. it m pLEASANTON® November 15, 2016 City Manager TITLE: CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF THE DRAFT CIVIC CENTER/LIBRARY MASTER PLAN DOCUMENT AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON FUTURE STEPS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE MASTER PLAN BY PLEASANTON VOTERS IN 2018 SUMMARY The City Council approved the formulation of the Civic Center/Library Task Force in February of 2015 The Task Force was formed to explore options and make recommendations to the City Council regarding a potential new Civic Center/Library Master Plan This report is intended to update the City Council on the final work performed by the Task Force, review the Preliminary Draft Civic Center/Library Master plan, review the plan and policy changes that will be required to move forward with the project, and review the future steps towards implementing the plan should it garner City Council support The Task Force met monthly for approximately one year, and with the help of consultants and staff, has created a Draft Civic Center/Library Master Plan Document which relocates the Civic Center and library to the Bernal Property, allowing the redevelopment of the current Civic Center site consistent with the upcoming Downtown Specific Plan update Other issues addressed by the Task Force include the Civic Center's relationship to Bernal Community Park, parking and circulation, program efficiencies, pedestrian connections and safety, and the addition of a community center Approval of the Master Plan would require several amendments to existing policy documents and adopted plans including the General Plan, the Bernal Property Specific Plan, the Bernal Community Park Master Plan, the Cultural Plan, and the Park and-Recreation Master Plan The Civic Center/Library Master Plan contains sections on the history of civic center and library planning in the City and the planning for the Bernal Property, the objectives of the Master Plan, an analysis of the selected site, a description of the Master Plan program components, a description of the design process, a description of the proposed Master Plan design, a preliminary implementation plan, and a description of the public participation process to date The Master Plan has also been reviewed by several City commissions and the Economic Vitality Committee RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Council take the following actions 1) Direct staff to move forward with the Draft Civic Center/Library Master Plan with the understanding that additional formal public hearings a vote of the people will be required for its ultimate approval 2) Direct staff to take the steps necessary to place the approval of a change to the Bernal Property Specific Plan on the November 2018 ballot