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Draft Environmental Impact Report Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan EI R EIR by reference, This EIR draws as well on the impact analyses conducted previously; it provides further direction, where needed, for the mitigation of identified impacts. The CEQA review presented in this EIR addresses the Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan and, within the Specific Plan, the Bernal Community Park Master Plan. 1 . The Project The direction for the project has been given by the Pleasanton City Council, drawing primarily on the Bernal Property Phase I Specific Plan, the Bernal Design Competition, and input provided by the City Council, City Commissions, and citizen task forces, The contents of the Phase II Specific Plan and the Bernal Community Park Master Plan are described in Chapter 2, A 13-acre portion of the Community Park site, devoted to three baseball fields, was sepa- rated from the balance of the Park to allow expedited design, processing and development.3 A PUD development plan for this site was approved by the City Council on July 19, 2005, CEQA review of the baseball fields was completed under a Negative Declaration Uuly 19, 2005); however, the contribution of the baseball fields to the overall impacts of the Community Park and the Phase II Specific Plan as a whole is considered in this EIR where applicable, The Phase I Specific Plan also provided authorization for the development of two public land uses prior to the completion of the Phase II planning effort: the relocation of Fire Station #4 and the Hearst Elementary School. Both of these facilities have been constructed and are in use, Their environmental impacts were addressed in Phase I, but they form part of the cumulative setting for the Phase II Specific Plan, Two environmental mitigations called for in Phase I that include site improvements on Phase II lands have also been put in place: noise berms and storm water detention basins, 2. Environmentallssues The scoping process of this EIR included distribution of a Notice of Preparation (August 29, 2005) to potentially concerned agencies and individuals, A public scoping meeting was held September 7, 2005, The future of the Bernal Property has been a matter of public concern in Pleasanton for many years, In effect, the Phase I environmental impact report serves the purposes of initial environmental review for the Phase II project, 3 The Phase I Specific Plan land Use Element calls for short-term development of a 30-50 acre community park, incorporating lighted sports fields, and states (p. 3-1) that "The location, access, and elements of the park should be determined using a fast-track public process." This guideline accommodated the fast-track design and approval of the baseball fields. 22