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considering, which was important for her and the public to be able to understand when the community votes on this matter. Mr. Brozosky asked if the dashed line on the Illustrative Site Plan map excluded the Cultural Arts Center from the Bernal Community Park? Mr. Rasmussen said yes. Mr. Brozosky said the Initiative to Save Our Community Park included the arts community and he was trying to figure out why this was segregated. The Initiative to Save Our Community Park stated that a community park is needed to meet the needs of our youth, our arts community and our sports enthusiasts. He believed the Illustrative Site Plan showed the Community Park as only sports fields and the arts component had been removed. Mr. Rasmussen said in the past, the Cultural Arts Center was not included in the park planning process and the two plans that were developed by the Task Force did not include the Cultural Arts Center. The Illustrative Site Plan as prepared by M.D. Fortheringham shows what it might be like. Staff and the consultants have received a significant amount of community input as to what the sports fields/Community Park might look like but never has the Cultural Arts Center been included. He assumed there would be a task force formed in the future that would develop a master plan for the Cultural Arts Center similar to what was being done for the Community Park. He did not believe there was any inconsistency with the Initiative to Save Our Community Park. Mr. Brozosky concurred with Ms. McGovern's comments. He believed the purpose of the Initiative to Save Our Community Park placed the lighted sports fields as the highest priority and after that there was no order for the remainder of the Community Park. He recalled that it was made clear by the proponents at the meeting when Council adopted the Initiative that it was not the co-authors' intention to build the entire Community Park prior to building the remainder of the 318-acre Bernal property. He believed the community should be voting on one Grand Park, similar to what the draft Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan showed. He expressed concern related to the native trees in the Grand Park scheme as he had a difficult time visualizing these native trees in the middle of a highly manicured sports park. He believed this area should have shade features, which would encourage people to walk through this area, particularly during the hot summer months. Mr. Rasmussen said the intention of the Grand Park scheme and the planting of the native materials pertained substantially to the open space area while recognizing the landscaped areas around the Cultural Arts Center or within the Sports Park would be different and have its own setting. He noted the key is surrounding each of these facilities and the play fields with native plant materials such as an Oak Forest edge, which is reflected in the Plan. Mr. Brozosky had an issue with trying to separate out the Community Park from the Grand Park. Although the plans for the lighted sports fields are moving forward, he believed the goal should be for one Park. He believed the plans should be brought back together and if the only way to do it was to have the land use plan for the entire property voted on, then the entire property should be voted on by the community. He believed otherwise it was confusing to the public. Pleasanton City Council 17 11/01/05 Minutes