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Beaudin: There is a difference between community parks and neighborhood parks. Neighborhood parks are typically more proximate to the users. They're smaller size and the people who are using the parks are living nearby. Community parks are more of a destination. There are exceptions here in the City of Pleasanton that have been made over time and the Park and Recreation Master Plan does have some explicit criteria about when a restroom is installed and that's what we see tonight as part of the staff recommendation. There are on -going operations and maintenance costs that go with accepting a facility like this and those are things that have to be budgeted for and properly accounted and planned for, and that's really what the Park and Recreation Master Plan does. So that is the staff recommendation at this time. Commissioner Balch: As a former Park and Recreation Commissioner who voted for it and sat on that task force I understand that. Beaudin: Yes, and I'm sure the criteria were carefully thought about in terms of where those kinds of facilities go and understanding the costs. Commissioner Brown: The Valley Trails Homeowners Association; that is not a legal entity at this time, correct? Beaudin: I can't answer that. I have had this conversation with Connie Cox and with I believe Ed Broom as well. My understanding is they are an affiliated group but not a legal entity, but when Connie comes up it might be a great question for her tonight to further clarify that point. Commissioner Brown: Okay, so the ancillary question is, if the answer is no and it is not a legal entity, does that mean that if the clubhouse was designated, then it would have to be open to the public and they would have equal rights to use that facility as any other member of the public. Beaudin: The way the condition of approval is written, as of now, is that the neighborhood can book the venue and the question is, what is the neighborhood if they're not an official HOA. It's a point that has to be clarified and before we finalize the project we'll have to come to some agreement on either a certain distance from the amenity building if the amenity building stays in the project or a definition of the neighborhood in that condition of approval. I think the intent here is to have a building that serves this neighborhood for potentially a monthly meeting or smaller gatherings and we want to set a number of uses per month or per year and we also want to identify who's going to go into that space. Commissioner Brown: Okay. There was mention in the Staff Report of the in -lieu fee versus credits from a previous project with Ponderosa Homes. Is that being resolved or is that still in flux? Weinstein: The affordable housing agreement for the project hasn't been negotiated yet so after we go through the workshop process that agreement will be negotiated and will likely be requiring the applicant to pay in -lieu fees to fulfill their affordable housing requirement and not build units on site. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 31, 2016 Page 6 of 58