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Mr. Bmzosky asked for further clarification regarding the Bemal Community Park Plan. Mr. Rasmussen noted that two task forces were involved with the public portion of the Bemal property. The Bemal Property Task Force worked on the Bernal Property Specific Plan and the Bernal Community Park Task Force worked specifically on the sports fields plan. The Bemal Community Park Task Force prepared a plan that was reviewed by Council, and Council provided comments. Council believed the fields were too compacted and the uses needed to be spread out over the entire area. Council directed this Task Force to prepare a second plan, which was for a 45-acre community park. This second plan was presented to Council but Council never took any official action on it. Mr. Brozosky wondered why Council would consider the second Bemal Community Park Plan given that Council adopted the Initiative to Save Our Community Park at its meeting on August 3, 2004. He believed that the second Bemal Community Park Plan could not be built as presented as it was within the 800-foot required setback. Mr. Rasmussen said that Council would have the option of approving either the second Bemal Community Park Plan or the plan as adopted in the Initiative to Save Our Community Park. Staff would return to Council on October 5, 2004 recommending approval of a contract that would place the ball fields where the Bemal Property Task Force had suggested, or at least the primary reconfiguration. Staff believes this first phase can be readily adjusted as necessary to meet the overall design theme for the Bemal Property and, in light of the recently approved initiative, staff intends to move quickly into the final design phase for the ball fields. The winner of the overall professional design competition will work closely with the original designer of the Community Park to come up with the location for the ball fields. Mayor Pico was anticipating that the winner of the design competition would be providing the overall design plans for the sports fields so that it would be incorporated with and compatible with the overall design plan, as long as the scheme is consistent with the Initiative to Save Our Community Park. Mr. Brozosky was anticipating that phase one would be the design for the baseball fields and phase two would be for the remainder of the community park design. The intent of the design competition was not to piece meal the overall design for the community park. The intent was to have one plan that is compatible with the overall design theme. Ms. McKeehan pointed out that the idea was to try and bridge the gap. Staff's intent is to work with the sports groups, the Community Park Task Force, and the Parks and Recreation Commission, who collectively have a wealth of knowledge and detailed information regarding the initial plan for the sports fields, and with the winner of the design competition regarding the adjustments. She believed it would be desirable to conform the existing concept plan to the overall design theme. Pleasanton City Council 7 10/12/04 Minutes