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Draft Environmental Impact Report Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan EI R Bernal Property Planning Milestones o 1930s: City and County of San Francisco purchased the Bernal Property as a source of water from wells, o 1980s and 1990s: Efforts to plan for the development of the Bernal Property between the City and County of San Francisco, Alameda County, the City of Pleasanton, and private developers, o August, 2000: Bernal Property Phase I Specific Plan adopted, o September, 2000: Task Forces appointed to recommend a Phase II Specific Plan for the 318-acre portion of the site to be owned by the City, and a Master Plan for a 30-to-SO- acre site within the Specific Plan area to become the Bernal Community Park. o October, 2000: Sale of S16-acre Bernal Property by City and County of San Francisco to Bernal Investment Corporation (Greenbriar Homes Communities) contingent upon the dedication of 318 acres of the Bernal Property Phase II site by Bernal Investment Corporation to the City of Pleasanton, o April, 2001. Bernal Property annexed by the City of Pleasanton, o May, 2002: The recommendations of the Phase II Specific Plan Task Force were formulated in a Preliminary Draft Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan dated May 13, 2002, o November, 2002: Pleasanton voters approved Measure V, mandating retention of the Phase II Specific Plan area under the ownership of the City of Pleasanton and prohibiting the construction of housing within the Phase II Plan area, o August, 2004: City Council approves voter initiative ("Initiative to Save Our Community Park"), The initiative is directed toward assuring that no land uses be planned or approved for areas in the vicinity of the Community Park that would be incompatible with the use of the Park for lighted sports fields, outdoor amphitheatres, amplified sound, and other uses typically found in a large community park, Preparation of a Community Park Master Plan is part of the strategy of ensuring land use compatibility, o July, 2004: A design consultant was selected for the Phase II Specific Plan area. M, D, Fotheringham, Landscape Architects (MDF), was chosen as the outcome of a national design competition conducted from March to August, 2004, o November, 2004: Pleasanton voters approved Measure X, This initiative formalized the Phase I Specific Plan provision that the land use plan for Phase II of the Bernal Property Specific Plan must be approved by the voters, o June, 2005: Requirements of the initiatives and input provided by the City Council, City commissions, the Community Park Task Force, the public, and staff were merged with the MDF concept plan to create the preferred concept for the Phase II Specific Plan. o January, 2006: Draft Phase II Specific Plan published, o January, 2006: Draft Bernal Community Park Master Plan published, 4