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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL June 3, 2003 5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION Council conferred with legal counsel regarding pending litigation (Signature Properties, et al. v. Pleasanton Unified School District, et al) and concerning claims of Ferma Corporation regarding the golf course. 6:00 P.M. WORKSHOP REGARDING BERNAL PROPERTY (SR 03:151) Wayne Rasmussen presented the staff report. Mayor Pico felt it would be useful to talk about the subarea concept and potential uses, along with trails. He would like to see more overlay maps that would show the trail system, the wetlands, creeks, and storm detention basins. He felt the City would most likely start on the community park with sports fields and parks. At the same time, work would start on the temporary trails and stream restoration programs. That is necessary in order to see what the land would look like. He cited the example of subarea 3 (closer to the railroad tracks). That area has a meandering creek and wetlands. Subarea 2 (near the freeway) has a major storm water detention basin and potential wetlands restoration. All that impacts how much land is left for public use. He liked the concept of eight subareas. He suggested adding a ninth subarea for the fire station. That location is certain and should be identified so it is removed from the rest of the planning subareas. He would like to designate a daycare facility in subarea 4. He believed that was a good location for that kind of facility near the apartments and readily accessible by the community offBemal and Valley Avenues. He would remove the fire station and daycare center locations from all the other subareas. He also suggested deleting religious facilities from all the subareas. With regard to the scenic corridor aspects, he felt strongly that there should not be any significant building structures off Bemal Avenue. He would like to see from the fire station on Bernal all the way west, and from the community park west. He wanted that to be an open, scenic view without structures. That conflicts with the civic arts structure that is proposed near Bernal Avenue. He believed it was important to preserve the open space feeling. Mr. Campbell loved the idea of having trails throughout the property. He wanted a connection to the Alameda County Transportation Corridor (subarea 8). Pleasanton City Council 1 06/03/03 Minutes