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Ms. Ayala said she still supported building the lighted sports fields first. There is really only one place for the fields to be built. She was unsure what Mayor Pico meant about timing. Mayor Pico referred to the lighted sports fields and the timing of when various projects would take place. For example, if affordable housing is desired, there has to be some recommendation on the timing, location and other issues. Do we put in 4 H parks first? It is a question of timing as well as prioritizing. He would like that to be general. Ms. Michelotti was unclear on timing vs. policy issues and asked for clarification on the motion. Ms. McKeehan said the motion was for the two Bemal Task Forces to develop a specific plan with the land use portion to be a park like setting, to set policies to determine future uses and their timing and the process to be followed for development of the property. Staff has always envisioned that the two groups would come together. The policies are really the specific plan. The timing concept is unclear. Mayor Pico withdrew "timing" from the motion. Ms. McKeehan said establishing the process to follow can be easily done. She did not think setting the priorities for uses should be done by the Task Force. That will take a few years. Mayor Pico agreed to remove that from the motion as well. Ms. McKeehan then referred to the issue of determining the financing of projects. She felt Council may want to get recommendations on that. Mayor Pico felt that was part of the policies. Will the City finance things internally, would it create partnerships, seek outside financing, etc. He felt it was necessary to start addressing those questions. Ms. Michelotti felt that was Council's job through the budgetary process. Getting input from the Task Force was important, but Council has to decide the priorities. Ms. Dennis said the way things develop depends on whether funding is available. For instance, if the committee has a strong feeling that it does not want to see partnerships, but only internal funding, that recommendation could be made. Ms. McKeehan suggested the direction to the Task Force was to pursue all available financing options. Mayor Pico said the only problem with that is if the Council wanted to sell a piece of it to finance construction of something. For example, if a piece of property is sold for an ACE train station, then are those proceeds available to be used for financing other projects or should they be exclusively set aside for this project. Pleasanton City Council 14 03/19/02 Minutes