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use that might be considered for the Bemal property because it will have the same types of issues that have been raised for the expansion of the existing water park. The uses for the water park are not changing; however, any uses for the Bernal property would be new and have never been considered. Based on comments made at the last meeting, he was convinced that Council should support and approve the conditional use permit for the expansion of the water park. If Council denied the expansion of this project, he believed Council would also have to deny the expansion of additionai sports parks. He believed the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Rick Camacho, 3847 Vineyard Avenue, said that based on face value, he believed the proposed expansion of the water park facility was negative. It was not until he stopped reacting and began looking at every aspect of the proposal that he realized the perception of this proposal was not as negative as it might seem. The park is already an existing use and the majority of the users are drawn to boating and fishing. On heavy use days in the summer, all of the users are not drawn to just the water slides. He pointed out that attendance at the water park is driven by temperature, which is a minimal amount of time, and the highest use will be during peaks times in the summer. Knowing the integrity of the applicant, he asked Council where it draws the line in determining whether an expansion of an existing business is allowed? Howard Neely, 448 Amador Court, spoke in support of the expansion of the water park. He believed a City Council ought to have a balance and be comprised of older and newer members, and a Mayor. He believed one of the pr/mary problems ora City Council is in understanding the small businessman/businesswoman in the community. The primary problem in Pleasanton is the amount of traffic. He pointed out that the General Plan called for a number of arterial roads, which did not happen as a result of too many people complaining that they did not want traffic in their neighborhoods. He believed local commuters did not take enough advantage of the freeways throughout the community. The traffic pattern has too many boxed-in streets, and too many parents are picking up their children from school instead of using school buses. There are no one- way streets in Pleasanton and signal lights are used versus stop signs. He mentioned that he was worked with the staffat Shadow Cliffs to conduct an Easter sunrise service and he has never encountered any problems. The expansion of the water slides would benefit the young families in town. If prices are too high, the market will correct it. As a past member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, he noted that the Commission did its best to establish a BMX Park and encountered too many roadblocks. The new concept of a BMX Park, which will hopefully be free to young kids of Pleasanton, will allow the kids of Pleasanton to have fun in a flee, controlled atmosphere. If there is so much controversy, he suggested that the community be allowed to vote on the expansion of the existing water park just like the community did for the Bernal property. Grace Navalta, 1133 Bordeaux Street, addressed Council regarding the pollution that would be associated with this project. While traffic may a con issue, Council cannot disregard the pollution that will be generated as a result of the traffic. For the public's benefit, she read a Spare the Air Day notification that City employees receive. These advisory notices are provided when the air is unclean. During Spare the Air Days, Pleasanton City Council 6 03/23/04 Minutes