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Mr. Brozosky noted that the traffic study that had been conducted was for the complete water park. He asked if any traffic studies had been conducted solely for Phase I? Mr. IGnzel said that a separate traffic study for Phase I of the project was not prepared. He based his traffic study on what he knew to be the worse case scenario, which is the entire project. Ms. Ayala believed this was part of the problem. Ms. Knutson continued her presentation. She mentioned that California Splash has been in operation for 22 years with no major accidents and an exceptional safety record. The new park will be engineered to the highest safety standards with slides at the new park being built into the hillside. State of the art safety training will be provided to all staffand audited by an outside safety company. California Splash will be hiring up to 80 new seasonal employees to staff the park, and they want to hire Pleasanton youth but need to figure out ways to encourage this. One of the ideas is to offer residents special training programs, such as the Junior Lifeguard Program and water safety certifications and camps. Children who have completed these programs and earned their certificates will be eligible and offered employment first once they reach the age of 16. She noted that noise has been brought up as a potential concern. She said that noise is not a factor in this project. Two sound studies and reports have been completed for the project, including an independent peer review ordered by the City of Pleasanton. The findings show overwhelmingly that sound attributed to the project will be about the same as it is currently. She believed there would be more than enough parking provided at the site than what will be needed for the day-to-day operations of the park, and at peak times. By industry standards, a park of this size requires 707 parking spaces. California Splash will be providing 837 new parking spaces. She reiterated that the proposed water park activities would remain within the same footprint currently managed by the Rapids Water Slides. None of the park activities currently enjoyed at Shadow Cliffs, such as walking trails and lakeside amenities will be impacted as a result of the expansion of the water park facilities. The expansion area is not environmentally sensitive to habitat and is in fact an old borrow pit quarry. According to the Land Use Plan adopted December 2002, the proposed expansion will not contribute to air pollution. There is no evidence that a presence ora water park increases crime in the community. Police calls attributed to water parks are commensurate with the communities in which they are located. The proposed project would meet the Green Building project requirements as requested by the Planning Department. Water will be recycled and consumption will be equivalent to 10 to 12 residential households per year. California Splash is also exploring the potential for photovoltaic power generation to be installed in the future. Pending Council's approval, the applicant would like to start construction of the new facilities beginning August 2004 and open to the public on Memorial Day weekend of 2005. She invited and encouraged a continued dialogue with the City and current and future neighbors. Pleasanton City Council 15 03/16/04 Minutes