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Ms. Dennis clarified that discussions at this meeting are only for the Specific Plan to Bemal Avenue, not whether the train comes to Pleasanton outside the Specific Plan area. Mr. Iserson said that was correct. The Specific Plan stops at Bernai Avenue and if there is a desire to look at the train outside that area, it would be a separate project. Ms. Ayala strongly wanted the train to come to Pleasanton; the question is where. She did not support a downtown station. She felt a win/win decision would be to stop it north of Bernal and she felt there would be support to bring it to Pleasanton. She served on the downtown trail master plan committee and there was a lot of discussion about compatibility. It was determined that trains and trails were not compatible. Downtown parks and green areas are an important issue for her and she did believe the Lions Wayside and DeLucchi Parks could become a reality with the train in that location. It was moved by Ms. Ayala, seconded by Mr. Campbell, to accept the recommendation to keep the train outside downtown Pleasanton. Ms. Dennis said she has spent a lot of time on this issue speaking to various people and riding the railway. People have a lot of passion about this. She felt there is no consensus to bring the train into downtown. She acknowledged that it is possible things could change and more information could be received, however, at this point, there is a Specific Plan the community supports as far as amenities for downtown. We know people want trails and green space. She respected the tenacity of the PLA. If the PDA wants to continue to work on the concept, she invited them to do so. There are conflicts between trains and trails as cited by the PUC. She felt the best thing was to have the trails and parks and then see if the community wants to reconsider the train in the future. At this point, considering all the work and hours spent on the Specific Plan and this issue, she wanted to respect those efforts and supported the motion. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers - Ayala, Campbell, and Vice Mayor Dennis NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Councilmember Michelotti and Mayor Pico (2F) Rose Avenue extension It was moved by Mr. Campbell, seconded by Ms. Ayala, to approve the recommendation for Rose Avenue to continue to be shown on the General Plan as extended to Valley Avenue. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Ayala, Campbell, and Vice Mayor Dennis NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Councilmember Michelotti and Mayor Pico Pleasanton City Council 15 03/05/02 Minutes