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Ms. McGovern asked what would happen if EI Charro was relocated to go around east of Lake H, east of Cope Lake and down to the railroad tracks via Vulcan. It seemed to be a more level route and would be less expensive than going under the railroad tracks. She asked how East Bay Regional Park could be encouraged to be involved with the trail system, the Iron Horse Trail, parking, lake usage, etc. Mr. Iserson believed the Park District would be actively involved in the chain of lakes master plan. Ms. McGovern commented that different types of land use generate different levels of traffic. She assumed commercial/retail, education campuses, etc. could generate more trips per day than housing. Mr. Iserson said it depended on the intensity of the development and the number of units, but it is possible. Ms. McGovern felt consideration of mixed uses of land could be used to reach traffic goals in certain areas. Mr. Iserson said that was possible. If the goal were to reduce traffic, then less intense land uses would be chosen. 3. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Jay Townsend, East Bay Regional Park District, presented a map showing the Iron Horse Trail and expressed a need to close a gap in the trail. The District was commencing construction of a portion of the trail from Santa Rita Road to Busch Road. The District is working with Hacienda Business Park to finalize a better alignment of the trail on that property. It then runs for 26 miles to the City of Martinez. He encouraged Council and the Planning Commission to have any development along the edge of Valley Avenue be conditioned to allow completion of the Iron Horse trail from its soon to be terminus at Busch Road including a pedestrian signalized crossing of Valley and Stanley, which would take the trail out through Pleasanton and points east. Mr. Brozosky asked if the Park District had any desire to take over the recreational operation of the lakes? Mr. Townsend said there is a marker in the District's 1993 Master Plan for the chain of lakes. The current thinking is the evolution of the project is too unsettled at this point to make any commitment on managing recreational facilities there. It is possible that the kind of recreation the District would manage a water facility for would be constrained because of the various uses of the chain of lakes for flood control, water storage, etc. The District has operated Shadow Cliffs for 35-40 years successfully, which provides water percolation and recharge into the ground water system for Zone 7 and a bit of flood control. Typically the District uses larger units than the chain of lakes, which is a body of water with a narrow strip around the lakes. The District usually operates something on a regional scale with large active or passive grassy areas and picnic areas. He felt the District would prefer not to take this area at this time; however, it has a great working relationship with Zone 7 and Pleasanton that he would not preclude any sort of management partnership in the future. Joint Workshop City Council/Planning Commission 8 01/24/06