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Ms. McGovern wanted to make sure that what is stated in the Negative Declaration matches what is reflected in the staff report. Mr. Fialho said depending on the height, it will vary and Council will see the determination of light poles when the project description comes before Council for bidding purposes and at that point, the height of the lights would be declared. Ms. McGovern preferred to have the lighting poles lower rather than higher. In response to an inquiry by Ms. McGovern, Mr. Fialho said construction would begin in August and completion of the underpass is anticipated by October of 2006. Jim Wolfe, Director of Parks and Community Services, said the preliminary schedule is to bid this project and begin construction in spring of 2006. Staff is hoping to have the project completed within 12 to 15 months. The underpass should be completed before the Park improvements are completed. Ms. McGovern asked if any additional funding would be appropriated for Phase I improvements? Mr. Fialho said no. Mr. Sullivan believed the parking located on the west side of the property was not within the 800-foot setback from the neighborhood and is located on the baseball field portion of the property. Mr. Fotheringham said that was correct. Mr. Rasmussen said overflow parking is not a part of Phase I, but could potentially be used for future phases. Given the acreage of the open space area in the middle, several areas need to be available to provide access. At this point, it is considered parking for open space and that is why it is allowed to be within the 800-foot area. in looking at the orientation of the fields, Mr. Sullivan said it appears that the lights would be pointing at the neighborhood, which would be more visible than if the fields were oriented in the other direction and pointing away from the neighborhood. He asked how the lighting would be oriented to avoid beaming into the neighborhood. Mr. Fotheringham referred to Attachment 7, Sheet 10, and noted that the proposed lighting has shrouds around them that eliminate the glow from going in a lateral direction. He noted that all of the lighting must be focused on the fields and there would be no lighting directed to the neighborhood as the lights are pointed downward. He noted that Musco's Lighting structure eliminates the glow and is a relatively new lighting standard which the City has used in the past. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Wolfe said the proposed lighting structure for Phase I of the Park is a better iteration than what is currently used at the Sports Park. Staff believes the proposed lighting structure for the fields will be at least as good if not better than what is used at the Sports Park. Mr. Sullivan asked if the hours of operation for the baseball fields would be addressed as his concern related to the lighting later in the evenings. Pleasanton City Council 20 07/19/05 Minutes