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Mr. Russell said the environmental impact would need to be addressed. He believed a General Plan amendment plus a specific plan amendment and rezoning would be required. Mr. Brozosky pointed out that Pleasanton is currently conducting its General Plan update and it is timely for Pleasanton since it is approaching build out to figure out where these homes would be located. He encouraged Ampelon to make its decision regarding housing versus commercial so that it may be included in Pleasanton's General Plan. He mentioned that beside LAVTA, the County Connection delivers people into the San Ramon area and he wanted to make sure there were adequate bus pullouts to accommodate two bus systems. He asked if Ampelon had discussed this matter with both the County Connection and LAVTA staff? Mr. Russell noted that on the Dublin side, there are WHEELS and the County Connection bus services. He indicated that eight bus bays and only four or five buses are arriving within 20-minute intervals so there are more than adequate locations to accommodate the bus systems. Mr. Brozosky concurred with Ms. McCormick's comments regarding public art, which he believed would make the Station look attractive. He inquired about the monitoring system for parking at Stoneridge Mall. Mr. Russell said there is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Pleasanton, BART, and the Stoneridge Mall owners for the entire parking process, which included a monitoring procedure and signage. Mr. Brozosky believed Pleasanton should assume that it would never acquire the additional level of parking because he did not believe BART would have sufficient funds and would have other higher priorities. Glenn Hage, a Pleasanton resident, asked if BART expected more customers when the West DublinlPleasanton Station was built. Mr. Russell said yes and noted that the East Dublin Station is at capacity. Mr. Russell reviewed the proposed schedule for the private and public development process. Currently a due diligence phase is included in which the private developer is reviewing the property and looking at the conditions and costs with escrow closing around November 22. More recently, staff members from both cities met with BART and its development team in early August 2005 to receive a presentation on the project. He believed the bond support agreements would be negotiated with the City and County for providing support for the bond issue with an agreement between both parties to occur in October 2005. Ampelon is continuing its design work for both the Station and parking garages and appreciated the opportunity to address both Councils and receive their feedback this evening. He noted that significant design changes would put the project behind in trying to accomplish a guaranteed maximum price Joint PleasantonlDublin City Council 7 09/19/05 Minutes