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Mr. Fotheringham was not familiar with the text of the Initiative, but he believed there is some flexibility that would allow that comer to be used for a cultural arts center. He noted that there is another element currently shown within the 50-acre Community Park, which is a drainage channel. This drainage channel comes down through the middle of the playing fields separating soccer from baseball, which limits the flexibility to some extent. He said he would be willing to work on another alternative that includes placing the cultural arts center in the northeast comer of the Bernal property. Ms. McGovern said she is interested in looking at moving the cultural arts center to the northeast corner of the Bemal property. She believed this would be a good approach as it would move the cultural arts center away from the homes and provide a focal point where the community sees it. If this is not possible, she would prefer Alternative D, which if the wetlands can be maintained, it can be integrated into a beautiful complex. She was not in favor of relocating the ACE Train Station and believed these eight acres could be used for public use of the Park. She preferred Alternative D because it provides for a large open space and gives a feeling that someone is not boxed into one small area or moving from one small area to another. She asked staff to define the youth club. Mr. Fialho said that a youth club is envisioned as a facility that would be operated by the YMCA. A youth or teen center is envisioned as a facility that would provide a multitude of programs and services for all ages, operated by the City of Pleasanton in conjunction with the Parks and Community Services Department. Ms. McGovern noted that the Youth Master Plan Implementation Committee discussed the teen center being operated by an organization like the YMCA that is a youth-oriented group and has programs already established. She thought the youth club was originally for the 4-H Club. Mr. Fialho said that the youth club was not intended to be the 4-H Club. He believed the youth club was envisioned prior to the teen center process. He noted that there is a potential to combine the youth club and youth/teen center into one use whereby the City would provide the land and build the facility and turn it over to an organization like the YMCA to operate. Ms. McGovern noted that the Youth Master Plan Implementation Committee discussed the possibility of a community center that would serve young families and young children. She asked if this use would be included in this process? Mr. Fialho said a community center could be included as a use in the planning process. Mr. Fotheringham said he has always envisioned the community center as part of the cultural arts center/amphitheater. Mr. Fialho believed Ms. McGovern was suggesting a combination youth center/community center. Ms. McGovern suggested a breezeway that could separate the youth center from the community center. She noted that many of the youth center facilities that she has Pleasanton City Council 11 02/01/05 Minutes