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Terry Sn~'der
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<br />From: Stephen Page [Jchannel@comcast. net]
<br />Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:12 PM
<br />TO: Terry Snyder
<br />Cc: ichannel@comcast.net
<br />Subject: Detailed Comments on the Bernal Property: A Vision of an Accessible, Balanced Plan for
<br /> Families & Individual Health & Culture
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<br />April 13, 2005
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<br />TO: Terry Snyder, (Wayne Rasmussen & City Council), City of Pleasanton
<br />(please forward, thanks)
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<br />FROH: Stephen J. Page, representing my children and other children who
<br />live in the South Pleasanton Sector of KB Homes, Bridle Creek, and
<br />other homes with no access to sports fields, basketball courts, or
<br />common gathering spots, 1113 Hopkins Way, Pleasanton, CA 94566, T:
<br />925-484-5402, email: ichannel~comcast.net
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<br />Title: Detailed Comments on the Bernal Property: A Vision of an
<br />Accessible, Balanced Plan for Families & Individual Health & Culture
<br />(viewed on CTV last evening)
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<br />Dear Terry and the City of Pleasanton planners and leaders,
<br />
<br />You received my email {below) prior to the the Bernal Property Town
<br />Hall meeting, to be made a part of the record to be reviewed by
<br />decision makers. After watching the meeting on TV last night, I would
<br />like to add the following comments, for the record, in reference to the
<br />comments of the speakers.
<br />
<br />Hy Comments on the Best Use of the Bernal Property Space and an
<br />Implementation Plan
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<br />1. The "Pleasanton Family & Youth Fitness & Activities Center"
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<br /> The City of Pleasanton has built **public** sports facilities behind
<br /> private gated co~muunities (Ruby Hill, where the former City Hanager
<br /> lives), while the City's Planning Department and Recreation Department
<br /> and School District have failed to provide adequate access to sports
<br /> facilities to thousands of residents in the Southern region of town, so
<br /> it is time for the City to provide for the underserved, while also
<br /> accommodating the needs expressed by the private soccer, baseball,
<br /> football, and lacross organizations' needs.
<br />
<br /> The proposed Youth Center should be located in close proximity to the
<br /> fields and park, so that teens and youth can self-organize and play
<br /> either indoor or outdoor sports. It should share underground parking,
<br /> if possible, with the Cultural Arts Facility. It should be large
<br /> enough {as large as the gymnasium at PMS, a facility which is only open
<br /> for use by grade 6-8 children during the day until 5pm, and Adult
<br /> League Play in the evenings from 6pm-10pm) . The facility should be
<br /> large enough for two regulation full-court basketball courts
<br /> lengthwise, and four crosswise (just like PMS) and be available for use
<br /> by anyone in the community, at any time of the day or night, for
<br /> drop-in pickup games, rain or shine, 24x7x365. With enough interest
<br /> and players, such a facility can be converted to volleyball court,
<br /> badminton, and it should have a weight room, so that the kids of all
<br /> ages can self-organize, play, and develop their bodies in whichever
<br /> sport that they choose, according to their schedule. The facility
<br /> should serve their schedule, not the other way around.
<br />
<br /> The most fastest growing sport in internationally is Basketball, yet
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