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approximately $4.3 million. It was following that approval that the City Council initiated the Design Competition for the Bemal Property. As a result of the Design Competition, MDF was chosen to prepare the Phase One Baseball Fields improvements. On November 8, 2004, a meeting was held by the Bernal Community Park Task Force, along with representatives of both the original park designer (RRM Design Group) and MDF. A revised design prepared by MDF was presented to the group, and comments were noted for incorporation into the plan. In addition, the Task Force prioritized the basic elements of the Plan in order to keep the first phase expenditures within the established $4.3 million budget. On December 9, 2004, at a public hearing before the Parks and Recreation Commission, staffand MDF presented the revised Phase One Baseball Fields Plan. After receiving public comments, the Commission recommended approval of the Plan, MDF's cost estimate for construction of the project, and the Task Force's recommended list of project budgeting priorities. The Phase One Baseball Fields Plan concept was next reviewed and approved by the Council on January 4, 2005. The Baseball Fields PUD development plans are now being finalized by MDF for review by the Parks and Recreation Commission in April. The PUD plans along with a negative declaration will then be forwarded to the Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendations to Council. Following Planning Commission review, the PUD plans and the Negative Declaration will be reviewed at a public hearing by the Council prior to taking final action. Later this summer, the Phase One Baseball Fields bid documents will be forwarded to the Council for consideration of approval. Construction can then begin shortly thereafter. At this point, the Baseball Fields Plan process is progressing independently from the Draft Phase II Specific Plan and Community Park Master Plan in order to allow construction to begin as soon as possible. Staff recommends that this separation continue throughout the various Bernal Property planning processes, so as not to delay construction of the baseball fields. INITIATIVE TO SAVE OUR COMMUNITY PARK In 2004, citizens circulated an initiative entitled "Initiative to Save Our Community Park." This initiative primarily sought to preserve a location for the Community Park in the northeastern portion of the Bernal Property and to ensure that future surrounding uses will not be incompatible with the Community Park uses. Attached to the Initiative text was a map that showed the area on the Bernal Property where the "30 to 50 acre" Community Park is to be located. SR 05:055 Page 5 of 8