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Ms. McGovern asked Mr. Matin if it would be acceptable for the City to consider and review other locations for lighted tennis courts other than the Bernal property that would be more economical and expedite the construction of these courts. Mr. Matin said that it would be acceptable for the City to consider and review other locations for lighted tennis courts other than the Bernal property, but he did not see any plans or budget. Mr. Fialho said the City/School Liaison Committee met last week and is considering a conceptual concept of lighted tennis courts at the Pleasanton Middle School that are currently maintained and funded by the City. He noted that staff plans to bring this matter to Council as a separate item for its consideration. He mentioned that the School Board has not considered this concept collectively; however, the School Superintendent is generally supportive. Ms. McGovern said Council is listening to the community when it addresses them. Council is actively working on a solution to provide the community with lighted tennis courts. Mr. Matin pointed out that these issues and solutions have been discussed in the past. He pointed out the primary problem is that tennis courts located on school facilities are primarily for the schools use. Mr. Sullivan clarified that Council approved a consultant agreement with M.D. Fotheringham Landscape Architects for the design of Phase I Sports Fields of the Bernal Community Park, which only included two lighted baseball fields and a casual baseball field. He pointed out that there is still potential for other uses, such as lighted tennis courts, for the remainder of the Community Park which has not been designed and is the subjective of discussion at the joint Council and Parks and Recreation Commission meeting next week. Ms. McGovern believed the discussion was that access to the lighted tennis courts would be free and would not require a key for entrance. She believed the tennis courts would be available for the public similar to the gymnasium at Pleasanton Middle School. Mr. Fialho clarified that lighted tennis courts at Foothill or Amador High School was not an option. The feasibility analysis that staff is looking into is for lighted tennis courts at Pleasanton Middle School. Staff is also looking into creating a program that would be coordinated out of the Tennis Park that would allow the public access to the Amador and Foothill High School tennis courts on the weekend in an overflow capacity concept. The School District Liaison Committee has discussed whether the City could coordinate the distribution of a key to anyone who wants to play tennis. The City would coordinate and reserve courts based on an overflow basis, and the individual players would be responsible for returning the key back to the Tennis Court. He noted that staff would be presenting this matter to Council in the next few months along with a contract for a new concessionaire to operate the tennis facility. Dave Wright, a Pleasanton resident, informed Council that the arts and sports communities would be presenting a position at the joint Council and Parks and Recreation Commission Workshop to be held on May 12 with regard to the Bernal property. There were no further speakers. Pleasanton City Council 4 05/03/05 Minutes