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Since there is already an approved PUD, Mr. Sullivan noted that there might be <br />some tradeoffs that the property owner might want from the City in order to put the <br />roadway through that area. <br /> <br /> AS Council moves along with the plan for the community park versus planning for <br />all of the parks within the community, as part of the General Plan process, Ms. <br />McGovern was hopeful that the City is considering other parks in the community at build <br />out. Council could be looking at how many fields are needed in this community and <br />what types of fields are needed and where would they be located. <br /> <br /> Mr. Fialho said staff needs to obtain direction from Council as to how it works to <br />approach this issue. From an administrative standpoint, that is the logical location. The <br />General Plan is the tool to define what is needed at build out as to the number of fields, <br />and where geographically the community parks would be located. In regard to the <br />proposed sports park, Council might want to consider a different approach. That <br />approach could be having Council react to that site specifically and obtaining a sense of <br />what it would be willing to support from a sports park standpoint and an open space <br />standpoint, which can happen sooner than the General Plan process. The General Plan <br />update process will take longer than a year to complete. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky noted that he brought this issue up last year, and Council provided <br />staff direction. He also suggested that the City prepare a master plan for sports fields for <br />the community and assess what the needs are in the community. At that time, staff <br />indicated that this was part of the General Plan update process. <br /> <br /> Mr. Fialho said another distinction needs to be made. When Council adopted the <br />initiative in 2004 for the community park, one of the provisions of the initiative was for the <br />Council to develop a master plan for that site, which is the next step. Staff is <br />recommending that Council take action on the two lighted baseball fields because it has <br />committed to it. Before Council begins the discussion about field placement or the total <br />number of lighted sports fields, staff needs to discuss with Council a master plan <br />process for that site. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky pointed out that the actual initiative was not for a sports park, but a <br />community park, and one of the potential uses is sports fields, youth facilities, arts <br />facilities, etc. <br /> <br /> Michael Fotheringham, architect, presented the five site plan alternatives. <br /> <br /> Pertaining to Alternatives B and C, Mr. Brozosky asked if there is any vehicle <br />access to the civic center from Bernal Avenue? <br /> <br /> Mr. Fotheringham said there would be a one-way loop that would come off of <br />Valley Avenue, which is a roadway with a median and connects at the point on Bernal <br />Avenue where there is a break in the median. <br /> <br /> Mayor Hosterman believed it is becoming clear that the train station is becoming <br />less compatible with other existing uses in the area. It is interesting to note that what <br />Council was really looking for was to adequately address increasing ridership in the <br />future, and if additional parking spaces cannot be added, it defeats the purpose. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 13 01/04/05 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />