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Yahoo! Mail - w_rasmussen~yahoo.com Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br /> '~'*~~, I¥~A I I Print * Close Window <br /> Subject: FW: Comment~ for the Bernal Property meeting <br /> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:33:27 -0700 <br /> From: "Terry Snyder" <TSnyder@ci.pleasanton.ca.u$> <br /> To: "Wayne Rasmussen (E-mail)" <wrasmussen@rasplan.com> <br /> <br />Mr. Page writes again <br /> <br /> Terry Snyder <br /> City of Pleasanton <br /> Planning and Community Development <br /> (925) 931-5603 <br /> <br /> ..... Original Message ..... <br /> From: Stephen Page [mailto:ichannel@comcast.net] <br /> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 3:58 PM <br /> To: Terry Snyder <br /> Cc: ichannel@comcast.net <br /> Subject: Re: Comments for the Bernal Property meeting <br /> <br /> Terry, <br /> Thanks for your response. <br /> For the past ten years, I have consistently voiced this same concern <br /> to the City Council and Planning Department (through Brian Swift), who <br /> has repeatedly assured me that the Planning Commission was doing <br /> everything that it could to build a park to accommodate the children in <br /> this Southern sector whose interests have been neglected and <br /> disregarded. I have made this point on a number of occasions at <br /> Council meetings. The problem appears to be that there exists a <br /> difference of opinion (or focus) on the part of the City of <br /> Pleasanton's direction and management, vis-a-vis the interests of young <br /> children and parents. <br /> The difference of opinion has flowed from the top of city government <br /> down. As a person seeking to provide services to the City as a <br /> consultant, I was encouraged by Mayor Tarver to submit a proposal <br /> regarding how to structure a Youth Master Plan. My keen interest in <br /> the accessibility-to-facilities apparently runs counter to the <br /> interests of the City Manager, whose family lives behind the closed <br /> gates of Ruby Hill, apparently. Ms. Acosta chose to sole-source the <br /> contract to a company from outside Pleasanton without even allowing <br /> anyone else to submit a proposal. Preventing anyone other than her <br /> hand-picked consultant to have any input into the Youth Master Plan <br /> process is inconsistent with the principles of good government, and <br /> this is a fact recognized universally, yet, she stood by her decision <br /> even when presented with that fact. <br /> Last year, I attempted to create a solution to the lack of access by <br /> offering to be a volunteer for the City (er paid employee, whatever <br /> worked best), in order to open the gyms at PMS and possibly Hearst <br /> School during off-peak hours (including early morning), but no one has <br /> responded to my offer. <br /> Once again, this year I approached PUSD about volunteering to teach <br /> basketball skills and they referred me to Principal Mike Kuhfal of <br /> Hearst School who referred me to the Adult Education Principal, who <br /> <br />http://us.f511 .mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&MsgId=7616_84576240_7917... 4/13/2005 <br /> <br /> <br />