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City of Pleasanton, CA - City Council Minutes Page 5 of 16 He felt because of noise and safety concerns, there should not be a train station near the school. That would be a good spot for the tennis courts. Tom Murphy, 498 Los Rios Court, wanted to make certain this is a "community" park. There are many uses intended there and he wanted to make certain tennis is included. Some other sports may have to share space in order to accommodate the tennis courts. Many of the fields are oriented for club sports and he wanted facilities for individuals to drop in at all times of the day. He also noted that many of the club sports are made up of non-resident members. He wanted to make certain the uses are for the general public and residents of Pleasanton primarily as well as others. Tom Pico, 795 Neal Place, strongly opposed having the civic arts center off Bemal between the sports park and the houses. It diminishes the view shed. The concept of placing it in the northeast comer next to the middle school and sports fields has merit, but he was concemed that people think the uses would impact each other once in while. He hoped the civic arts center; amphitheater and fields would be highly used. He believed there would be significant conflicts. He could not imagine sitting in an amphitheater listening to Shakespeare while there is a softball league game going on next door with people cheering. In addition there would be noise from the trains going by and he believed the frequency of trains will only increase over the years. He felt there would not be adequate parking when all facilities are used and there would be serious traffic impacts. He believed a better location for the civic arts center was on Valley near the freeway. The uncertainty there depends on what the School District decides to do with regard to the alternative high school. There have been conversations with the School District and commercial property owners regarding a joint facility. If the civic arts center is moved to the northeast, it eliminates the potential for any future joint use facility. He felt a joint use facility would be very positive for the city. If that becomes infeasible, then he would support the northeast location, but he felt putting it in the middle of the property, closer to the houses, was wrong and wanted Council to eliminate that option. He preferred to focus on the northeast comer or the Valley Avenue property, depending on what the School District decides. John Shurtleff, 4982 Monaco Drive, Operations Director for the Girls Soccer Club, referred to the park maintenance from a soccer perspective. At this time, the city is unable to maintain fields at a level of quality that is desired. The City has asked the clubs to implement a field-resting program, which has not occurred because there are not enough fields. At the town hall meeting, there was mention of the need for all weather turf fields, and from park maintenance perspective, no water or fertilizer is something many communities are moving toward. The State of California is providing grants to construct these types of facilities. Mr. Brozosky said one of the questions about these all weather fields is the requirement to fence them so they are not available to the complete public. He asked if there were a way to install these fields without having them fenced off. Mr. Shurtleffreplied that the fields in Sycamore Park in Danville follow that model. There is a short fence with entrances at either end. It is open to the public, but should not be used by dogs. Kevin Close, 871 Sycamore Road, referred to the civic arts center and indicated he through it would be 70 to 90 feet high. That would be the tallest building in Pleasanton. He was http://www.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/archive/ccminutes050512ws.html 6/9/2005