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MOTION: It was m/s by Brown/Pentin to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted and as noted. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Brown, Pentin, Testa, Vice Mayor Narum Noes: None Absent: Mayor Thorne MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 13. Public Comment - None 14. Business Anniversary Presentation Economic Development Manager Lisa Adamos presented the annual Business Anniversary Recognition and reported 189 Pleasanton businesses are celebrating milestone anniversaries; 72 celebrating 15 years, 39 celebrating 20 years, 44 celebrating 25 years, 26 celebrating 30 years, and eight celebrating 40 years. She congratulated them on providing jobs, products, and services to citizens of Pleasanton for so long and expressed her gratitude on behalf of the City. Economic Development Manager Adamos specifically praised the eight 40 -year businesses — Big O Tires, Foot Locker, Forest Chiropractic Office Professional Corporation, Macy's Men's, Children and Home Store, Macy's Women's Store, Studio Blue Reprographics Inc., Team Edserve Inc., and Westsat Communication. She wished all 189 businesses many more years of success. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 15. Approve policy direction to begin the design process for a skatepark at Ken Mercer Sports Park Assistant Director of Library and Recreation Michele Crose presented the staff report on the skatepark. She pointed to the 2014 Parks and Recreation Master Plan's conclusion that the City was deficient in skateparks. In 2013, skateboarding had been recognized by the National Sporting Goods Association as a rapidly growing sport but Pleasanton has just a 0.3 -acre skatepark at Val Vista Community Park and a 0.2 -acre course at Ken Mercer Sports Park. The 2014 Plan identified the need for a one -acre park once the City hit a population of 78,000 — which the City has exceeded. In the FY 2019/20 City Council Workplan, addressing the skatepark was deemed a Priority B project. Assistant Director of Library and Recreation Crose reported on November 10, 2020, the Parks and Recreation Commission recommended an additional skatepark at Ken Mercer Sports Park. Assistant Director of Library and Recreation Crose reported staff visited Fremont Skate Park, a one - acre park constructed in 2009 for a cost of $1.9 million for research. It incorporates a flow course and a street course. They also visited the Milpitas Skate Park which opened in October 2020, encompassing 20,000 square feet (just under half an acre) at a cost of $3 million and including both a flow course and street elements. The third site visited was Newark Skate Park which opened in 2019, covering 12,000 square feet (about a quarter acre) at a cost of about $1 million which was part of a larger recreation project costing $5 million. It also contains both street and flow elements. Assistant Director of Library and Recreation Crose stated the ideal site attributes for a successful skatepark include parking, lights, natural landscaping and grass, shade — preferably from trees, a location where noise is not a concern, convenient access to food, bike racks, and access to restrooms. Staff assessed potential site locations, including, but not limited to, Muirwood Community Park, BMX Park, Val Vista Community Park, Amador Community Park, Centennial Community Park, Staples City Council Minutes Page 3 of 11 December 1, 2020