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City of Pleasanton, CA - City Council Minutes Page 2 of 16 <br /> <br />~emer. <br /> <br />Mr. Rasmussen said it was and there was also a plan for a 1,000 seat amphitheater outdoors <br />in one alternative. <br /> <br />Greg Reznick, 1505 Elderberry Court, President of the Pleasanton Cultural Arts Foundation, <br />and Nandor Krause, 3495 Dennis Drive, President of Ballistic United Soccer Club, made a <br />joint presentation indicating there is cooperation and support between the sports and arts <br />factions in the community. <br /> <br />Mr. Reznick supported Draft A(1), in particular reserving the space for the cultural arts <br />center. He acknowledged the urgent need for lighted sports fields. <br /> <br />Mr. Krause noted the need for a cultural arts center to be an integral part of downtown to be <br />a showcase for the City. He felt placing the center in the northeast comer of the property <br />would give it the presentation such a center would deserve. He urged Council to go back to <br />the first draft of the community park plan for guidance on that. <br /> <br />Mr. Reznick wanted the number; type and size of sports fields in that plan to remain in the <br />plan and in no event should there be fewer fields than the earlier plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Krause believed the northeast comer was the best place for a cultural arts center because <br />it was close to downtown and preserved the view shed from the city to the open fields. <br /> <br />Mr. Reznick also said it was good because it is near an existing traffic signal, which would <br />make access easier. That would provide a shared parking area for use by the sports fields <br />and cultural arts center. <br /> <br />Mr. Krause believed this plan would allow flexibility to address the needs of other groups. <br /> <br />Mr. Reznick concluded by saying the joint presentation allowed all the points to be given at <br />once without a parade of individuals from each group. He strongly urged Council to direct <br />staff to proceed with this plan. <br /> <br />Members of the audience stood in support of this proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Sullivan asked what was their vision of a cultural arts center? <br /> <br />Mr. Krause said it was similar to what has been described: 800-seat theater, classrooms, a <br />grassy, sunken amphitheater, (which would serve a broad range of events). They did not <br />want anything like the Concord Pavilion and did not foresee rock concerts at all. <br /> <br />Mr. Sullivan asked if these groups had talked to the neighbors of the area to get input on the <br />proposed plan? <br /> <br />Mr. Krause said they did not, but felt that having an arts center farther away would be better <br />than plans that show it closer to the neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Mr. Brozosky asked if they thought there was enough room for the cultural arts center and <br />parking? <br /> <br />http://www.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/archive/ccminutes050512ws.html 6/9/2005 <br /> <br /> <br />