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As an example, Mr. Fialho said the Sub-Area Map could be the guiding document for how the uses are allocated throughout the property and the Illustrative Map would be for the voters as an example of how the Park would look at build out. Mr. Thorne mentioned there was a significant amount of discussion by Council at its last meeting regarding the relationship between the Master Plan, Phase II Specific Plan and what was covered by the initiative. He asked staff to shed some light on this discussion. Mr. Rasmussen said the Phase II Specific Plan is a land use, infrastructure and open space preservation plan for the 318-acres and within that there is 30 to 50-acres that staff and the Bernal Community Park Task Force had been planning for since the year 2000 as the Community Park. The Task Force was created in the year 2000 to prepare a plan so that the sports fields could be built and the lights installed prior to the development of the homes in that area. The planning intent remains, which is a coordinated Master Plan so that as futures phases come up, it could be tied in. The Master Plan would have the same planning standing as the Specific Plan as a specific plan is considered a more refined extension of the General Plan and nothing could be approved that was inconsistent with General Plan. The Master Plan must be consistent with the Specific Plan and it would be more detailed than the Specific Plan. As far as level of detail was concerned, a master plan is some where in between a specific plan and a PUD development plan. The purpose of the Master Plan is to put down on paper what is believed to be the ultimate build out of that 50-acres. The Master Plan should also be flexible. Mr. Thorne asked how the Preferred Community Park Plan related to the Master Plan. Mr. Rasmussen said staff and consultants took the Preferred Plan along with guidance received from Council, Commissions, the community and town meetings and folded it into the preliminary draft Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan. Staff and the consultant's intention was to do the same thing with the Master Plan: take the Preferred Plan that Council came up with in June 2005 and integrate into the Master Plan all the sports fields and public facilities that were shown in the Preferred Plan for the Community Park. The sports fields covered approximately 42-acres in the Preferred Plan. In addition, to the south of the Community Park was the area where the ACE Train Station had been previously shown and since this was not included in the Specific Plan, there was an opportunity to expand the Community Park into that area with perhaps a dog park, park maintenance area or some type of athletic fields or facilities if desired. Mr. Thorne asked if the athletic fields could be moved to make room for tennis courts? Mr. Rasmussen said yes, and the draft Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan allowed for this type of use as well as open space and other uses. Mr. Thorne noted there was a significant amount of confusion and when the public is watching the process they become nervous that all of the work that has been completed over the past five or six years is being thrown away. He believed Council needed to make sure the public understood that is not what is being done and that the work that has been completed would remain and be a part of the Plan. Mr. Rasmussen said the only new outcome is what to do with the former ACE Train Station area. Pleasanton City Council 14 11/01/05 Minutes