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City would approve no land uses that were incompatible with the use of the Community Park for lighted sports fields. Mr. Sullivan believed the goal was to develop a plan in sufficient detail before submitting it to the voters. Mr. Roush said an EIR would be completed for the Phase II Specific Plan. The idea was to prepare a master plan for the community park at the same time the Phase II Specific Plan was prepared and at some point the two would mesh so that at the end, there would be a Phase II Specific Plan that either incorporates or ties in with the Master Plan. Whether this goes as a package to the voters or the Phase II Specific Plan is presented to the voters was up to Council to decide. Prior to developing a plan and an EIR for the remainder of the Bernal property, Mr. Sullivan believed Council needed to understand the interaction and environmental impacts between both projects before something was submitted to the voters. He was vague on what Council needed to do for the remainder of the property for the Phase II Specific Plan. Mr. Fialho said the Phase II Draft Specific Plan document is nearing completion and would soon be reviewed for completeness by staff prior to its submittal to the Council for further direction. The Master Plan is important because it is a major planned activity on that site that would have an impact on the surrounding neighborhood from an environmental impact standpoint as well as the surrounding uses that are contemplated for the entire 318-park. Mr. Thorne said this is what he would support. Mr. Fialho said the approach staff is taking is not inconsistent with previous Council direction, which was to bring to Council one document that contemplates everything for the Bernal property. Mr. Sullivan believed Council should gain an understanding of this prior to submitting it to the voters. Ms. McGovern asked staff to provide a definition of a specific plan and a master plan and explain the difference between the two documents. Mr. Roush said a specific plan is a term under the California Government Code, which basically is a planning document that is of greater detail than a general plan. The master plan that M.D. Fotheringham would produce is similar to a planned unit development (PUD) plan and is more definitive than a specific plan. Ms. McGovern believed there was sufficient funding for Phase I but not for anything else on the Bernal property. Mr. Fialho said there was not sufficient funding for a majority of the remainder of the Bernal property. If a master plan was more detailed than a specific plan, Ms. McGovern asked why the entire park was not being master planned. Pleasanton City Council 31 10/18/05 Minutes