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<br />FULL TEXT OF MEASURE * <br /> <br />BERNAL PROPERTY PHASE II LAND USE PLAN INITIATIVE <br /> <br />The People of the City of Pleasant on do hereby ordain as follows: <br /> <br />Section 1. Declaration of Purpose <br />The purpose of this Initiative is to: <br /> <br />A. RatifY the "grand park" design concept for the approximately 318-acre <br />publicly owned portion of the Bernal Property Phase II area. The concept <br />calls for creating a "grand park" setting that includes areas of varying native <br />plant communities and wildlife habitats, linked together with public trails <br />and developed with public and quasi-public facilities at a scale that does not <br />overwhelm the natural landscape. The development of uses and facilities in <br />particular areas is to be flexible so as to accommodate change over time in <br />response to the changing community needs. <br /> <br />B. Confirm the comprehensive public participation process which identified <br />and located community facilities within the Bernal Property Phase II area as <br />called for in Guideline 1.3 of the Comprehensive Land Use Policy 1 of the <br />Bernal (Phase I) Specific Plan, which Guideline was adopted by the City <br />Council in August 2000, and reaffirmed and readopted by the voters of the <br />City of Pleasant on in November 2004. <br /> <br />C. Receive the required voter approval for the Bernal Property Phase II land <br />use plan as mandated by the Bernal Property Right to Vote Initiative <br />(Measure X) approved by the voters in November 2004, for the subject <br />Phase II area. <br /> <br />Section 2. FindiDl!:s <br />A. The planning vision for the Phase II area is that it become the "crown jewel" <br />of Pleasant on, reflecting the environmental and cultural heritage of the <br />Valley. It is also to serve as a focal point, town gathering place, and family <br />place for people of all ages. The overall visual image is one of an open <br />space / park like setting within which public and quasi-public uses and <br />facilities are to be carefully integrated. The unifYing landscape character is <br />to become one of an open space arboretum, with agriculture at first, then <br />evolving to wooded and meadow areas over time. <br /> <br />B. All facilities are to be high quality, easily accessible, and provide flexibility <br />that will meet the changing community needs and values over time. <br />Buildings, other structures, and open area are to blend together into a unified <br /> <br />Page 1 of4 <br />