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Mayor Pico did not agree with moving the civic arts complex to the north. He felt it made more sense to leave it where it is proposed. The other recommendations about not showing the roads through the office park and moving the railroad station north are minor. Where the civic arts complex is proposed is critical. Mr. Brozosky did not feel the civic arts center would work without the road going through the office park. How else would it be accessed? Mr. Rasmussen said staff could come back with options. One option may be to leave the civic arts center in that location and the other to move it to the northeast as recommended by the jury, Ms. Ayala noted the jury recommended removing the read through the office buildings, but Council does not have to go along with that. Mr. Rasmussen said that was correct. Ms. Ayala requested two schematics: one leaving the road and leaving the civic center where it is located and one moving it someplace else. Staff would of course confer with the Civic Arts groups. Mr. Rasmussen said the idea was to present a plan that Council could feel comfortable with, then show it to the various commissions. Staff would then come back to Council with the commissioners' comments and Council could decide if that is what it wanted. Staff would then revise the Specific Plan and bring it back for formal review. Mr. Brozosky suggested a further option to leave the civic center as proposed but to change the circulation. Ms. Hosterman stated this is for a unified site plan concept. Once that is done, then Council can go to the next level and ask the questions being raised at this meeting. Mr. Brozosky felt the civic center location dictates many other things in the plan. So it makes no sense to discuss other things until that is decided. Mr. Rasmussen indicated this has been taken to the Civic Arts Commission and it has commented on a plan quite close to what is presented to Council. Mr. Brozosky said there has not been a dialogue between the Commission and the architects who can explain the reason for placing elements in certain places. Mr. Rasmussen agreed staff could present this to the Civic Arts Commission before bringing the concept back to Council. It was moved by Mr. Brozosky, seconded by Ms. Hosterman, to approve a contract with M.D. Fotheringham - Landscape Architects, to assist the City in revising the Draft Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan; to approve a contract with M. D. Fotheringham - Landscape Architects, to prepare a schematic design for Phase I improvements to Bernal Community Park; and to direct staff to work on the unified site concept plan, working with the Civic Arts Commission, to determine several locations for the arts center, as well as to include recommendations for water elements. Pleasanton City Council 22 10/05/04 Minutes