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Attachment 1 /L/7 6126 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BERNAL COMMUNITY PARK, PHASE II, LIGHTED MULTIPURPOSE SPORTS FIELDS This MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU), is made and entered into as of this g i."d.. day of y 2014 by and among the Ballistic United Soccer Club, Pleasanton RAGE Girls Soccer Club, Pleasanton Adult Sunday Soccer, Pleasanton American Little League, Pleasanton Foothill Little League, Pleasanton National Little League, Pleasanton Girls Softball League, Pleasanton Junior Football League, Pleasanton Lacrosse Club and Pleasanton Pride Girls Lacrosse Club (collectively referred to as "Sports Groups") and the City of Pleasanton (City). RECITALS The City anticipates constructing the 16-acre Bernal Community Park, Phase II, Multi- purpose Lighted Sports Fields (Bernal Park Phase II)that will include three lighted multi-purpose sports fields with synthetic turf, parking, children's play area, equipment storage, and a restroom available for year round play as part of the City's Bernal Community Park. Due to the complexity, size and cost of Bernal Park Phase II, the City and the Sports Groups have agreed to work collaboratively toward obtaining private funds to assure that Bernal Park Phase II is constructed in a timely manner for overall benefit of the community. The collaboration between the City and the Sports Groups has resulted in the Sports Groups agreeing to conduct a fundraising campaign for the purpose of raising private funds to be applied to offset the construction cost of the Bernal Park Phase II. Further, in the event the Sports Groups are unable to raise the agreed to amount of funds, the Sports Groups agree to make annual payments to the City for a period of up to ten years as detailed in this MOU. The City and the Sports Groups agree that the fundraising campaign is an integral component of the Bernal Community Park Phase II financing plan and that the commitment by the Sports Groups to coordinate the campaign to raise private funds is enabling the City to accelerate project design, construction and funding. Without a fundraising commitment from the Sports Groups,the City would be forced to delay construction of Bernal Park Phase II. Concurrent with the Bernal Park Phase II, the City is developing the Oak Woodland, which will be a 38-acre natural open space area with trails and natural features located immediately adjacent to the Bernal Park Phase II. NOW THEREFORE,the Sports Groups and the City hereby agree that the aforementioned recitals are true and correct and further agree as follows: -1-