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CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY The proposed project is the Phase II Specific Plan for 318 acres of the greater S16-acre Bernal Property, The Phase II area is owned by the City of Pleasanton and located on the south side of Bernal Avenue immediately west of downtown Pleasanton, The project includes the Master Plan for the Bernal Community Park which is to be located within the Specific Plan area. The Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan provides planning direction for the 318-acre public land portion of the greater Bernal Property located within the City of Pleasanton, The primary purpose of the Phase II Plan is to supplement the Phase I Specific Plan in implementing the Pleasanton General Plan and in guiding the orderly development and provision of services for this site, The Plan is the culmination of several years of sustained effort by Pleasanton's City Council, City Commissions and task forces, and members of the community, The Phase II Specific Plan establishes a vision and planning guidance for the long-range development of an open space/park-like setting within which a variety of public and quasi- public uses are to be integrated, The Plan provides objectives, policies and guidelines for land use, design, transportation, public facilities, and conservation and environmental mitigation, In addition, a planning process is outlined for preparing future development project plans, a process intended to be flexible enough to allow future use of the Phase II Plan area to respond to changing community needs in a manner that will sensitively preserve the 318 acres under City ownership, The Bernal Community Park (BCP) is proposed to be located within the 318-acre Phase II Specific Plan area, The BCP Master Plan (one of several master plans that are ultimately anticipated for the Phase II Specific Plan area) forms part of the CEQA project addressed in this EI R, The Bernal Community Park is envisioned as groupings of sports fields and related facilities within a forested framework of open space, altogether occupying up to 50 acres of the Specific Plan area, The principal purpose of this EIR is to provide a basis for the review of the Phase II Specific Plan and the Bernal Community Park Master Plan by decisionmakers and the public, The EIR is also intended for use by responsible agencies in considering any actions they must take, or permits they must issue, for the plan to be implemented, 51