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well maintained and safe regional park. A land use plan for Shadow Cliffs was adopted by EBRPD boardmembers in 1989. The expansion of the water park plan was identified in that plan. This plan has now come before Council as a result of the development process. After three public hearings, the EBRPD Board adopted an amendment to the 1989 Master Plan that incorporated the specifics of the proposed expansion, mostly to add the De Silva property to its park so that it could serve as overflow parking, and as a response to the request of the City of Pleasanton to include a BMX facility. Because of its compatibility, the EBRPD Board approved the plan amendment. The Board believed the BMX facility to be compatible with the overflow parking. He mentioned that the lakes parks are the District's most popular recreational facilities, and Shadow Cliffs recreation area is among the most popular in the system, second only to Del Valle. Shadow Cliffs is extremely popular for families with young children and it is popular because the park is clean, safe and a great bargain. EBRPD is very proud of the Shadow Cliffs facility and is doing everything it can to keep it available to families. Shadow Cliffs, like ail of the District's lakes parks, provides a wide variety of recreational activities, including swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, riding a bicycle, and playing sports on the open fields. Since 1981, Shadow Cliffs has also provided a water slide. The water slide facility has served the recreational needs of the area well, but it has come to the end of its useful life and should be refurbished and redeveloped to continue its outstanding safety record in serving the needs of a larger community. EBRPD considers all proposals for the regional parks in light of four basic criteria: (1) does it provide safe, attractive recreation for park users; (2) is it environmentally sensitive; (3) does it fit with and serve the character of the community; and (4) does it make financial sense to taxpayers? A redevelopment and expansion of the water park meets these important criteria. It will be a modem, state of the art facility; family oriented, operated in coordination with the EBRPD and built in phases regulated by the City of Pleasanton. The project will recycle former quarry pits, and has been carefully designed to fit the site in order to be compatible with its park setting and the adjoining community. The expanded facility will train and employ young people from the surrounding communities and will be operated in accordance with the standards of Pleasanton's Community of Character. The project is also responsible to taxpayers. The water slide once contributed significant support to EBRPD in this location, but in 2002, revenues fell $340,000 short of expenditures at Shadow Cliffs, a cost that was ultimately passed on to taxpayers. A redeveloped, modem water slide facility would allow the District to continue to provide a clean, safe and affordable lake park. For the past 22 years, Rapids Water Slide has been amongst EBRPD's most reliable, safest and cooperative concessionaires. Everyttfing they said they were going to do, they did and every payment was made on time. The facility operated extremely well with virtually no public safety problems associated with it. It was EBRPD's hope that this partnership could be continued in order to serve the community of park users at Shadow Cliffs through this process. Ayn Wieskamp, 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, a Director of EBRPD, said that on behalf of the entire board, the EBRPD Board of Directors appreciates its continuing partnership with the City of Pleasanton to meet park and recreation goals for the Tfi Valley. The EBRPD Board and staffhave worked on refining and developing the Shadow Cliffs Water Park project for over two years. Its staffhas worked with Pleasanton City Council 10 03/16/04 Minutes