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311 Item 8a(1) Request from Pleasanton School District to Transfer Ownership Between City and District Owned Property and Provide Conceptual Planninq Approval for Other School District Properties (SR 91:289) Item 8a(2) Request from Ballistic United Soccer Club (BUSC) to Lease the City Lend Lyinq North of the Existinq Val Vista Park, South of Stoneridqe Drive and East of the DSRSD Treatment Plant to BUSC for Use as a Soccer Facility (SR 91:274) Mr. Richard Michael, 7441 Flagstone Drive, President of the Ballistic United Soccer Club, requested the Council to support the recommendation of the Park and Recreation Commission to convert the 13-acre City-owned Stoneridge property into parkland rather than to transfer its ownership to the Pleasanton Unified School District. Ms. Juanita Haugen, a member of the Pleasanton Unified School District Board, commended the City Staff's analysis of the situation and read a short statement which outlined the District's position with respect to the exchanges of property, sales of surplus property, and alternative funding mechanisms. She stated that the District intends to set up an endowment fund with the maximum financial benefit it can generate from the transaction to ensure the future program needs of all Pleasanton students. She added that if all the requests of the District are met, the District will include in its offer the two-acre parcel on First Street for the community's use. She indicated that the District Board, Staff, and Consultants are present to answer any questions. Mr. Frank Brandes, 6889 Corte Sonada, strongly urged the Council to adhere to its position of not changing anything in the Del Prado site, where the neighbors are opposing the District's plan to build homes. With respect to the exchange of properties, he stated that it would be a mistake to trade the City's 13.5 acres for the upper School site property, which the City has leased for the past 40 years, and that Council should seriously consider the Park and Recreation Commission's recommendation for the area. He expressed his opposition to any Growth Management exemptions but encouraged the Council to review the 42.5-acre in the Sycamore site in conjunction with the North Sycamore Specific Plan. Mr. Mike Moran, 2321 Sandpiper Way, expressed his disappointment about initiating the process of converting the Del Prado site to a residential neighborhood. He stated that the reasons "political consideration and neighborhood concerns" given for the District's position are not clear and that the community has not been presented the option of building a school on the site. - 15 - 7-16-91