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Phase I Specific Plan The Phase I Plan allowed for the recent development of 571 mixed-density housing units, a "village common" park, a neighborhood park, and streets and other infrastructure. It also permits the future development of up to 750,000 square feet ofcommercial/office building floor area. Phase I further calls for the construction of certain public facilities within the Phase II Plannin>? Area, some of which have already been completed, including a fire station, an elementary school, two large storm water detention basins, noise berms along I-680, and some streets. The remaining Phase I facilities to be constructed within the Phase II Area include among other things, the " 30- to 50-acre" Community Park. Phase II Suecifc Plan Following adoption of the Phase I Specific Plan in August 2000, the City Council appointed the Bernal Property Task Force (BPTF) in late 2000 to oversee the planning of the Phase II City-owned portion of the Property. The Task Force worked closely with City staff, planning consultants and community members for 1-1/2 years to prepare the original Draft Phase II Specific Plan, dated May 13, 2002. This plan was then the subject of Council review over the course of six public workshop meetings in 2003 that ultimately led to a Council request to conduct a national design competition for the Phase II Plan Area. Upon completion of the design competition in August 2004, the Council selected M. D. Fotheringham, Landscape Architects (MDF) as the winning firm. The Council also directed staff to work with MDF to integrate the general objectives of the MDF plan with the BPTF's 2002 Draft Specific Plan and input provided by the Council, City commissions and other community members into the Draft Phase II Specific Plan. The Draft was then finalized by City staff and consultants in January 2006 for formal review along with the Draft Bernal Community Park Master Plan and the combined EIR for both plans (the "Project"). Commuuity Park Master Plan The City Council also appointed a second task force, the Bernal Community Park Task Force (BCPTF) in late 2000 to work with City staff and consultants to develop a series of Community Park plan alternatives for consideration by the Council. The first alternative plan (Plan 1) was completed by the BCPTF in early 2002, but was considered by the Council to be too dense it terms of its ratio of developed facilities to open space. A less intensive alternative plan (Plan 2) was then prepared. Plan 2 was never formally acted on by the Council, but was ultimately made available as background information to firms competing in the 2004 Bernal Property national design competition. The winning design firm, MDF, incorporated many of the principles of Plan 2 into its composite site plan for the City-owned Phase II Specific Plan Area. As with the Phase II Specific Plan, the Council also directed staff and MDF to incorporate the general objectives of Plan 2 into the Bernal Community Park Master Plan. Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan and Bernal Community Park Master Plan Environmental Impact Report Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations Page 3 of 24