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It was moved by Ms. Michelotti, seconded by Ms. Ayala, to accept the report and to direct staff to return with a detailed financing plan for Council consideration. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers- Ayala, Campbell, Michelotti, and Mayor Pico NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Dennis ABSTAIN: None Item 6c Approval of Downtown Parks and Trails Master Plan (SR 02:176) Mayor Pico indicated he owns property close to the affected area and will abstain from participation on this matter and left the dais. Mr. Roush indicated that although Ms. Michelotti also owns property downtown, it is not near the proposed improvements and she can participate in this matter. Due to the absence of Vice Mayor Dennis, Ms. Michelotti acted as Vice Mayor on this agenda item. James Wolfe presented brief opening remarks and then Richard Larson presented the staff report. Ms. Michelotti declared the public hearing open. Michael O'Callaghan, 125 West Neal Street, indicated he wanted to talk about the funding for development of these park areas and parking on the Alameda County Transportation Corridor (ACTC). He believed there was only $150,000 currently set aside for this project. He believed there was potential to have the Niles Canyon Railroad come to town and it had the potential to pay for parking on Bemal Avenue to Spring Street, the restrooms, the picnic area, filling the Delucchi Park ditch, as well as obtaining funds from the National Endowment for the Pats that could be applied to the black box theater in the former fire station. He asked Council to consider the future opportunity to bring the train to town. He referred to the horse trail in the plan and did not think it was well thought out since there is no place to tie up the horses or provisions for clean up. He believed the train will add to the downtown vitality and would like it mentioned in the plan. He wholeheartedly supported the black box theater and felt it would help the vitality of downtown. He supported anything to support the downtown area, whether it is the theater, the excursion train, expanded farmers' market, or whatever. He further indicated he had talked to the City Manager at the break regarding agenda item 4i, and he was comfortable with the report. Pamela Stoddard, Executive Director of the Pleasanton Downtown Association, 830 Main Street, Suite A, expressed the PDA support of the plan as presented. She said it was of Pleasanton City Council 17 07/16/02 Minutes