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Mr. Church said ail these parts are in continuous motion. He understood there are several pending development proposals for the Park now that could be held up in favor of looking at the big picture. Cities constantly rewrite sections of their General Plans or plan to rewrite them, and there are always issues being raised that would have to be considered. This is one more thing to be considered. He said it was possible to postpone the charrette, but keep in mind this is the beginning of the discussions and not the end. A lot of studying or preparation is not necessary before the event. The consultants are the ones who need to prepare information and present possibilities. Council then would respond to those. Ms. Ayala asked if he wanted Council to just come to the meeting with an open mind and not think about the housing cap or development in Dublin. Mr. Church wanted Councilmembers to exercise their imaginations and see what kind of development could be created that was vibrant, waikable and an asset to Pleasanton. It could integrate existing office space with transit and use the potential for housing and new retail. Obviously, Council can't forget everything else, but he suggested just setting other issues aside briefly. Ms. Ayala was concerned that people would be led to believe that traffic impacts won't happen with this. Mr. Church said that would not happen. That is the purpose of having urban designers. There would be three components: design, transportation anaiysis and financial analysis. The impact on traffic is extremely crucial because traffic is an enormous issue in Pleasanton, especiaily in the Business Park itself. Mayor Pico clarified that the traffic and financiai analysis would be done later. This is to produce a conceptuai design and the experts will then review it and determine whether it is feasible or reaiistic. This is a process that has been going on for a long time. The Locai Government Commission has used this charrette process in helping communities build livable communities for years and years. He explained the brainstorming process that occurs. He has a 1985 aeriai photograph of the Business Park which shows it as mostly undeveloped land. If Council were at that stage today, it may be developed differently. He acknowledged consideration should be given to what is happening in Dublin and this group is working with Dublin also. Mr. Church explained that the process would start about 5:30 p.m., have a light dinner, then have the various exercises with models and drawings, etc. The thing would end about 9:30 or 10:00 p.m. Comments would have been heard from Council and its designated representatives regarding the vision for Hacienda. The transit planners and financial analysts would then go do their anaiysis based upon the comments and concept developed and considering the entire regional aspects. Mr. Bmzosky asked if there would be a meeting with this group and then come back to meet with the same group? Pleasanton City Council 24 01/21/03 Minutes