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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL May 12, 2005 1. Call to Order Mayor Hosterman called the special meeting of the Pleasanton City Council to order at 10:00 p.m. City Clerk Dawn Abrahamson called the mil, which is recorded as follows: Council Members present were Steve Brozosky, Cindy McGovern, Matt Sullivan and Mayor Jennifer Hosterman. Staff members present were Nelson Fialho, City Manager; Michael Roush, City Attorney; Jerry Iserson, Planning Director; and Jim Wolfe, Director of Parks and Community Services. 2.Meetinq Open To The Public There were no speakers. -- 3. Discussion and action on items conceminq input of City Commissions reqardinq the Bemal property. It was moved by Mayor Hosterman, seconded by Ms. McGovern, to eliminate Site Plan Alternatives B, C and E for the Bernal Phase II Specific Plan area from the process. Mr. Brozosky did not support the motion. He wanted Council to look for a preferred solution to locate the Cultural Arts Center in the northeast comer of the Bernal property and not eliminate any of the site plan alternatives at this point. He did not support placing the Cultural Arts Center near the freeway. He wanted the Cultural Arts Center to be a part of the Park and not separated from the Park. He visioned the Cultural Arts Center being integrated with the Park where people could be at the sports fields and casually walk by the Cultural Arts Center. Ms. McGovern believed the direction Council would be taking was to select a preferred plan out of the five site plan alternatives for the Bemal Phase II Specific Plan and direct staff to prepare an alternative site plan that would locate the Cultural Arts Center in the northeast corner of the Bemal property. Mayor Hosterman reiterated her motion, which was to eliminate Site Plan Alternatives B, C, and E. In addition, she wanted to entertain a motion to combine Site Plan Alternatives A and D, and the possibility of a motion to provide City Council Special Meeting 1 05/12/05