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community and there are few places left for them. He also hoped to have a 3-5 acre lake with a path around it. It did not have to be very deep. He wanted a perimeter park around the western side. He said he had two concerns. One was the school site. He did not believe the District needed to preserve two 40-acre sites. The District has a history of getting a site and later selling it. His second concern is that no land is preserved for a cemetery. If the school site is removed, he felt a profitable cemetery could be established. The biggest quandary is how to present this to the voters. He felt a task force was necessary to decide on that. Mayor Pico indicated Mr. Neely had served for many years on the Parks and Recreation Commission and commended and thanked him for his service. Paulette Campus Portela, 1630 Holly Circle, indicated she supported the seniors and affordable housing. She represented the St. Vincent DePaul Society of St. Augustine's Church. She related the work done by this organization. Mike Berdgan, 7908 Fair Oaks Court, Executive Director of the YMCA, referred to the proposal for a "private youth club". He explained that the YMCA serves everyone who lives in the City, whether it is seniors, kids or adults. It also provides meeting rooms for all ages, and child care facilities. One of the criteria used for the proposed land uses was to get the "most bang for the acre". He felt the YMCA would serve thousands of people on a regular basis. Patricia Belding, 7703 Highland Oaks Drive, complimented the Task Force for all its work over the past months. She believed the Task Force listened to those giving their input and there was a good representation fi.om the community. She wanted to speak in support of affordable housing. The preliminary discussion was that the affordable housing would be like the Promenade development. It would be a mixed income development and not a housing project of all low income families. However that reduces the number of low income people that would be served. She felt that was a good policy that created a social mix that is good for the community. With senior housing, the income is basically the same. At the last town meeting, there were many people who spoke in support of affordable housing. Finally, she believed there are many land uses on the preliminary plan that will have to be "banked" for the time being. We should choose what the community wants and then set it aside until funding can be found. That will be true of the affordable housing and many other things. She believed using City land for affordable housing would make it much less expensive and this is one of the few sites left for that. Mayor Pico asked her opinion regarding the location of senior housing. Ms. Belding said senior housing on the west side of the freeway would not work because it was too far fi.om transportation and other facilities. She believed the Planning Department and others would know best where the housing should be placed. Marilyn Kane, 401 Oak Lane, strongly supported walking paths with benches and a circular route. She presented photographs and a description of Lithia Park in Ashland, Oregon and indicated this would be a wonderful model for Pleasanton. She indicated she had circulated Pleasanton City Council 14 01 / 15/02 Minutes