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Ms. Mohr inquired what role the City would have in terms of deciding the development on the parklands. Would we be acquiring wildlands or useable parkland. Ms. Bengtson indicated the City could provide input at the time of purchase of parkland. Some land would be for active use and other property would be used for access. It really depends on the property needed at any given time. Ms. Mohr believed the District could use more wildland, whereas the City typically acquires park land for active use. She felt a blend of the uses would be preferred. She also wanted Pleasanton residents to get priority for those areas which required permits. Ms. Bengtson indicated the District has always been cooperative with regard to use of the parkland. She thought the District representative would have to respond to the question of preferential permits. Jocelyn Combs, 5 15 1 Green Tree Court, the Pleasanton representative to the East Bay Regional Park District, indicated the Pleasanton Ridge is very important to the citizens of Pleasanton and the Ridge is the jewel in the crown of the EBRPD. The District and the City have worked cooperatively on many other projects, including a joint operating agreement for the Augustine Bernal property, day camps at Shadow Cliffs, and potential uses of the Garms Ranch property. Many other cities have joined the EBRPD as a result of Measure AA park bonds and they were offered the opportunity to have joint projects using the cities' portions of the AA bonds in connection with the Park District's monies for acquisition purposes. Pleasanton's AA funds have been spent on improving other projects within the City of Pleasanton. EBRPD has spent the $10 million allocated for Pleasanton Ridge and an additional $2 million on the Carins Ranch property. In terms of land use plans for the Ridgelands, there is a planning process that goes through an environmental review and public process. Also there is a Liaison Committee. With regard to the request to have Pleasanton residents get priority for permits, Ms. Combs did not believe that could be done. However, the matter could be explored. Martin Vitz, Advanced Planning Manager for the East Bay Regional Park District, indicated there are some things that still need to be done to allow the Ridgeland Park to reach its full potential. There still needs to be access from Foothill up to the Ridge and there are parts of the ridgeline that still need to be acquired. The District has preserved the ridge and now we need to make it a regional park available to the public. Ms. Acosta indicated the budget material includes potential sources of funding. This agenda item is a conceptual approval of the program and the actual funding will be discussed at the June 10 budget workshop and the budget heating on June 18. Mr. Tarver believed item 6i, regarding Council priorities, should be discussed in conjunction with the budget considerations. 06/04/96 -13-