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The Business Park Property Owners would like to look at this and the East Bay CommuniW <br />Foundation has volunteered to fund the study and would help with the process. This could lead <br />to future studies or General Plan amendments. This came from conversations at various venues <br />such as the Tri-Valley Business Council, Vision 2010, Housing Element reviews, and <br />transportation concerns, etc. Some thought that if this could be reviewed before we are past the <br />point of being able to do anything, it would make sense. There were earlier discussions at a <br />Council meeting on whether to participate in the process and Council said the City wanted to <br />participate. That is how we got here and the Business Park Owners and the East Bay <br />Community Foundation are anxious to get started rather than wait for piecemeal development of <br />the Business Park. This is a preliminary feasibility study to see if it makes sense to do any of <br />this. <br /> <br /> Ed Church, East Bay Community Foundation, indicated his organization is a public trust <br />that has been around since 1928 serving Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Five or six years <br />ago the Board began giving grants on environmental issues. The Board realized the need for <br />communities to review environmental, housing, land use, transportation, etc. issues together in a <br />comprehensive way. That is how the Livable Communities Initiative began. This is a special <br />project of the Foundation that has received funds from environmental grants, Ford Foundation <br />and other Foundations to engage in these kinds of planning and development activities in various <br />communities. He explained that 100 years ago, architecture students in Fnmee would have <br />enormous drawings to move from one place to another and they carried them in a little cart, <br />called a "charrette". The "charrette" would arrive and everyone would gather around to review <br />the drawings and make comments. That is what this process is all about. You have seen <br />Hacienda Business Park as a business park; now what would it look like with some other things <br />there such as mixed-use, retail, housing, etc. What would the transportation impacts be? What <br />would a financial analysis disclose? Would this work? Would people be interested in it? All <br />this has been discussed in the abstract and now he wanted to have more concrete discussions <br />with expert input and drawings, etc. Once that is formulated, the plan could come back to <br />Council to see what it wants to do with it. <br /> <br /> Mr. Campbell asked how the February 10 date was selected and whether it could be <br />changed? <br /> <br /> Ms. McKeehan said it could be changed. It is up to the Council to select a date that <br />allowed time for noticing. This report was to present the concept and find a convenient date. <br /> <br /> Mr. Campbell believed the Business Park was a vital part of the community and he <br />believed it was necessary to have more time to get all the vital players available. <br /> <br /> Mr. Church said the City Council is the principal participant and the date would be set for <br />its convenience. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hosterman thanked Mr. Church for bringing this possibility to Pleasanton and felt it <br />was a great opportunity. In response to Ms. Ayala's comments, she asked if Mr. Church felt this <br />process was timely and not putting the cart before the horse. It could present a model for the <br />Business Park and then integrate all the other issues before deciding what direction to take. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 23 01/21/03 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />