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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS Based on the number of children in the audience, Mayor Hosterman asked that Council consider Item 6b first. Council concurred. 6b. Authorization to conduct development review of a Sharks ice facility on city owned land located in Staples Ranch (SR 06:231) Assistant City Manager Bocian gave an overview of the proposed facility. He commented that In April 2006 the City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority to develop the 124-acre Staples Ranch site located in northeast Pleasanton. The MOU anticipates development of a 3~ acre auto mall site, a 45:t acre senior continuing care community for up to 800 units plus supporting skilled nursing facilities, a 17:t acre community park and 17:t acres for future commercial uses. Shortly after approval of the MOU the City was approached by the San Jose Arena Management LLC regarding a joint public-private development of an ice rink on the City Park proposed for Staples Ranch. SJAM is an affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and operates all of the facilities associated with the San Jose Sharks professional hockey team including HP Pavilion and Sharks Ice rinks in San Jose and Fremont. The basic development concept includes construction of an approximately 83,000 square foot facility with two National Hockey League sized ice rinks and would be constructed to accommodate facility expansion to 134,000 sq. ft. with four ice rinks. Parking is estimated at 380 spaces. The facility will include a main lobby and reception area, 10 dressing rooms, seating for 300, public restrooms and lockers, a food court, a hockey pro-shop, conference rooms, management offices and room for skate rental and storage. As envisioned and based on the firm's current servicelbusiness model, the facility will provide a full range of services to promote and facilitate ice-skating. Anticipated programs include: open public skating; youth and adult hockey, including team play and instruction at various competition levels; speed and figure skating and ice dancing; high school hockey programs; special events for birthdays and holidays; curling; speed skating; hockey tournaments; sled hockey for physically disabled; hockey schools and camps; corporate parties and team building; specialty clinics. The Sharks propose to work closely with the City's Parks and Community Services Department to coordinate community facility events including special needs programs, cooperative programs with the Pleasanton Unified School District and free hockey sessions. The Sharks propose to own and operate the facility in a manner similar to facilities it operates in Fremont and San Jose. Development of this facility represents an extension of its marketing service plan to market the Shark's professional hockey team and promote ice rink recreational services in a community collaborative environment. There are some obvious challenges and issues that must be addressed as part of this development as follows: Facility Access - Under its current design and in accordance with the Staples Ranch MOU access to the City Park is limited to Stoneridge Drive which mayor may not be adequate or appropriate for the Sharks development. Also improvements to EI Charro south of Auto Mall Place are not anticipated under the Staples MOU and as a result the current two-lane configuration is most likely inadequate for access from the east to the park and the Sharks Facility. Finally while access may be possible from City Council Minutes 4 October 3, 2006