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Mr. Bocian noted that Council did approve $500,000 up to $1 million dollars for the Bypass Road. Staffindicated it would get back to Council with the best source for it. Ms. Ayala indicated that the $1 million dollars was not provided. Mr. Bocian stated that Council could choose to allocate $1 million dollars. Ms. Ayala did not want to take the funds from Park Fees, and asked for other options as to where the money could come from. Mr. Brozosky pointed out that the General Plan included several parks to be built. He asked if the current and projected funds would be enough to purchase land for the parks. Mr. Bocian stated yes. What staff pointed out in its report was that some flexibility could be gained by using the In Lieu Park Fees for other than acquiring land, but it has a secondary affect to it, which there is less money to acquire park land. Ms. McKeehan pointed out that it raises a secondary question. When staff projected the original estimate through build out for parks, it never envisioned the Bernal property would be used for a community park. Given there is a proposed community park for the Bemal property, Council raised the question of using park fees for other park related programs. Mr. Brozosky indicated he raised the question concerning several of the parks mentioned in the General Plan, that there is uncertainty about the East Side Community Park, the Vineyard Corridor Park and the South Pleasanton Park. Ms. McKeehan reported that the South Pleasanton Park is an issue of whether the City will ever be able to acquire a place to build a park. She noted that the East Side Community Park had been a variety of different sizes. Given the Bemal property acreage in terms of the build out of the General Plan, it becomes a policy question for the Council. As Council works through the General Plan, questions need to be asked: does Council want a community park located in the east side of the City, what size will it be, and will the City ultimately acquire it? She mentioned the Kaiser/Hanson property and would any part of that come to the City as a development process without actually having the City purchase it. Mr. Brozosky believed each home paid $9,700 as in lieu fees for parks. After purchasing a house in Pleasanton, he believed most people would expect a neighborhood park. With 185 houses approved for the Vineyard Corridor, he believed $1.9 million dollars was being paid towards Park In Lieu fees, and the property owners would have the expectation that the City would purchase parkland in their area. Pleasanton City Council 29 01/06/04 Minutes