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Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: DISCUSSION On December 1, 2004, the City Manager approved an Agreement with Rasmussen Planning, Inc. to provide professional planning services to assist the City in updating the Draft Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan. At its January 4, 2005 and February 1, 2005 meetings, the City Council provided input regarding the primary planning elements for the five (5) site plan alternatives for the "Central Area" of the 318-acre City-owned Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan area and requested that further information be provided regarding the proposed Cultural Arts Center. Specific areas of discussion would include comparative traffic and noise issues, permeable pavement materials, and environmental overlay maps. The Council also directed staff to forward the five site alternatives, including Council's input, to the Civic Arts, Youth, Parks and Recreation, and Planning Commissions and the Youth Master Plan Implementation Committee for their input and to schedule a Town Hall meeting to provide the community an opportunity to comment on the recommendations of the various City commissions and committees prior to further Council action. Rasmussen Planning, Inc., through its President, Wayne Rasmussen, has also been requested to assist in processing the Bernal Community Park Phase I PUD plans. These new tasks have expanded the scope of the project, requiring additional consultant work beyond that of the original agreement. Consequently, on April 5, 2005, Council approved Amendment No. 1 to the Consultant Agreement on April 5, 2005 for assistance in the preparation of the Draft Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan and the processing of the Bernal Community Park Phase I PUD plans. At its May 12, 2005 Council study session, a new site plan option for the Specific Plan and Community Park areas was added, calling for the Cultural Arts Center to be located in the northeast corner of the Bernal Property and the Teen Center to be placed near the center of the Community Park. A copy of the proposed Amendment No. 2 is included as Attachment A. SR 05:164 Page 2 of 3