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without causing congestion. The last exhibit showed the actual features of the water park at full build out. Mr. Brozosky noted that there was some concern about what area of Shadow Cliffs Park this application is addressing and whether it was going into the natural areas or to the lake areas of the park. He asked staff to explain what is currently there and what is being changed. Mr. Swffi said that as one comes into the main driveway, the existing booth where one pays to park would be removed. The existing parking area will not be touched and the underdeveloped gravel parking area that currently exists will be redone. He noted that the area between the existing dirt road and Stanley Boulevard is primarily the picnic area and the existing water slides. There is some area to the west of the developed picnic area that is pretty much whatever has grown up native to that quarry, which is a small amount of that area. The area to the south of the main dirt road is an old quarry that during the winter collects water and has value. Also in this area are sycamore trees and nesting raptors and other kinds of biological value. A few paths mn through the middle of this natural area and on the south side of is another levy along the Arroyo del Valle where a road runs along it with views out over the existing slough area of the Arroyo del Valle, which now resembles a small lake. Mr. Brozosky asked if the applicant was touching anything to the south of that road? Mr. Swift said that a new outfall for the storm drainage would be directed into the marsh area to allow it to percolate rather than be delivered directly to either the lake or the creek. He mentioned that staff has recommended many conditions that would be associated with this project, should Council wish to approve it, which address the three big issues that have dominated the discussion of this project to date related to traffic, parking, and noise. Staffhas incorporated as many mitigation measures through conditions of approval or actual design modifications as it felt was feasible. Staff believes that this project can coexist with the neighborhood with the conditions that it has attached. Because it is a conditional use permit, there is the standard City condition that allows the City to come back and review any issue that it overlooked or that becomes a problem, or if staff has not mitigated an issue, such as noise or parking, satisfactorily. There is also a phasing plan that the application has proposed that allows staff, at each phase, to review how the park is operating, with the ability to refer it to the Planning Commission for its review prior to the approval of any of the subsequent phases. This issue has generated much controversy and staffhas delivered to Council a comprehensive list of emails where people are asking questions, or where people are taking strong positions with respect to what this project may or may not mean for the City, as well as petitions both for and against issues related to this project. Again, he pointed out that EBRPD is the agency that has primary jurisdiction over Shadow Cliffs Park. The EBRPD Board believed that the expansion was consistent with its view of what this regional park does for its constituents other than just the City of Pleasanton. Staff, in its review, has tried to take a position that since EBRPD felt this was a satisfactory use, staff Pleasanton City Council 7 03/16/04 Minutes