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g_ PUD-46. City of Pleasanton Application. for Planned Unit Development (PL_JD~ dcvclo ptrtcrtt plan approval for lighted sports fields at the Bernal Community Park on ati approximately 1 3-acre site located south of Bernal Avenue, north of Valley Avenue, and several hundred feet west of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. Zoning for the property is PLJD (Planned Unit Developments District. Also consider the Negative Declaration for the project. Ms. Decker introduced Mr. Wayne Rasmussen, Rasmussen Ylatzrting, Inc_, Proj cet Consultant, to present the staff report. Commissioner Fox disclosed that she had spoken with the applicant. Mr. Rasmussen summarized the staff report and described the planning processes required for this project. He noted that City Council approved the Specific Plan the previous night, which would update the existing drag Phase II Specific Plan. As a result of the design competition and discussions, CJouncil has provided direction; the Council would be updated in several months with a new plan_ "I'he formal public hearing process and the environmental impact report would follow. He noted that the second part of the planning process was the 50-plus acre community park, located on the eastern side near the middle school. The third area of planning would be a 1 3-acre portion of the community park urider discussion. -_ Staff believes that the plan to be presented by Mr_ Michael Fotheringham is consi stant with the General Plan, which is very vague for that area The Phase I Specific Ylan discussed the City developing certain uses within the Phase II area, including the fire station, which is currently under construction. A 30- to SO-acre community park is also included, as well as the storm water detention basins and the berm to the west of the freeway. Staff believes it is consistent with five years of input received by the City. He described the traffic flow to the park and noted that the baseball fields have been separated from the nearest residential area by 800 feel, which staff believes will mitigate any noise from the game_ I--Ic described the light standards and screening for the ballfields, the state of the art lighting systems would direct light on the playing tSeld. Staff believes that the light and noise impact would be less than significant_ Staff recommended that the Commission make a tinding of "dc rninimus impact" that the project would not have a signi$cant impact on the environment aad recommend to the City Council to adopt a negative declaration for the project be based on three EIRs already prepared for the Bernal property and to approve PUD-46 subject to the conditions of approval listed in Exhibit B of the staff report. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding the approvals granted by City Council the pre-vious evening, Mr_ Rasmussen replied that it approved the location of the; Cultural Arts Center in the northeast corner of the Bernal property and eliminated the ACE Train Station from the preferred plan; it will be shown as an alternative in the EIR. With the deletion of the ACE Train Station, there is an opportunity to bring some recreational uses to that area. A teen center PLANNING COMMISSION MINLTTFS Tune 22, 2005 Page 17 of 20