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4 Program Efficiencies The program for the project has been designed to allow for modest growth in City employment but also to make efficient use of space through sharing of facilities between departments, e g , conference rooms will be shared by various departments, meeting spaces in the community center and library would be available for City meetings, and the library and community center would share a lobby and heating and cooling systems 5 Pedestnan Connections and Safety The Task Force discussed safety of pedestrians extensively, particularly related to visitors crossing the extension of Pleasanton Avenue from the parking deck, Pleasanton Middle School students walking to the library, and visitors from downtown crossing Bernal Avenue The Master Plan provides guidance for future design solutions including the possibility of providing a walkway over the railroad tracks from the middle school to the Civic Center site 6 The Addition of a Community Center Early on in the process, the Task Force determined they would be recommending the inclusion of a community center, consistent with several adopted plans and policies The facility would be able to accommodate large events such as weddings and would address some of the inadequacies of the Senior Center for such events It would also include a number of classroom and meeting spaces that would be available to youth and the broader community, an arrangement that Youth Commission representatives found preferable to an independent youth center Required Approvals Approval of the Master Plan as currently envisioned would require several amendments to existing policy documents and adopted plans including the General plan, the Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan, the Bernal Community Park Master Plan, the Park and Recreation Master Plan, the Cultural Plan Update, the Youth Master Plan These changes are primarily related to the replacement of the Cultural Arts Center (and large Performing Arts facility) on the Bernal Property with the uses called for in the Civic Center Library Master plan The relevant sections of those plans are summarized in Section 2 2 of the Draft Master plan Input from the Public Public outreach has included focus group discussions with the Chamber of Commerce Economic Development and Government Relations (EDGR) Committee, and the Pleasanton Downtown Association (PDA) Downtown Vitality Committee While there was general support for proposal, concerns expressed included concern over what land uses would replace the current civic center, and the costs of the project Two public Open houses were also held at the library to hear from the general public They were attended by approximately 200 people A complete list of public comments are provided in Section 6 1 of the Draft Master Plan Input from the Commissions and Economic Vitality Committee The project has been reviewed by several City Commissions and the Economic Vitality Committee Their comments are summarized below Economic Vitality Committee The Committee unanimously supported the plan but also expressed concerns about the cost of the project and how it would be funded They also wanted to know how the process would interface with the Downtown Specific Plan and had concerns about moving forward without knowing what uses would be planned for the current civic center site They also supported all of the proposed parking in the plan stating they didn't think there could be too much Some members echoed the Task Force's concern about the safety of middle 3 of 5