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Fremont Land-Retail Development A retail shopping center would be located on an approximately 11.3 acre site. It would be approximately 106,000 square feet in size and have approximately 583 parking stalls. The buildings would be one story and would be up to 33 feet in height. The building materials would include stucco, stone, and corrugated metal. Some of the roofs and awnings would be curved. The main building colors would primarily be browns, greens, peach, and gray and the accent colors would be black, blue, purple, and brown. The building elevations facing Auto Mall Place and EI Charro Road would be designed as front elevations. Tenant shops along streets will have two wall signs, one facing the street and one facing the parking lot. It is anticipated that one to two monument signs will also be proposed. Plaza seating areas, decorative paving, and benches will also be proposed. It is anticipated that tenants would include a market, a restaurant, a bank, a drug store with a 24 hour drive thru pharmacy, retail shops, and other restaurants. The applicant would like fast food restaurants to be allowed as a permitted use. 17 Acre Community Park On July 17, 2007 the City Council approved a reconfiguration of the community park boundary as shown in Figure 1 (above), and adopted the park concept plan recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission. The 17 acre community park concept features both active and passive recreation facilities including: • Two all weather, lighted sports fields suitable for soccer, football, or lacrosse • Six lighted tennis courts • Potentially, depending on an agreement with SJAM and the City Council, a public, recreational ice skating facility • Bocce ball courts • Dog exercise area • Lawn bowling • Passive open space • Trails and trail heads • Two restrooms • Parking The trails, informal open space, dog exercise area and tennis courts could directly service both the surrounding neighborhood and the adjacent Community Life Communities site. The site's adjacency to the Arroyo Mocho, quarry lakes and regional trail system also presents a unique opportunity for expanding park usage beyond the actual park boundaries. Five Acre Neighborhood Park On July 17, 2007, the City Council approved a conceptual purchase and improvement plan with the SPA for the acquisition of the five +/- acre site identified in the MOU as "auto mall option" for a City neighborhood park that would also serve as a storm water detention area for the entire Staples Ranch development. Assuming the acquisition of this site, the entire Staple Ranch site will include 23 acres of parkland. Notwithstanding Council action, staff has not begun the sales and purchase process pending the holding of this workshop to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on this acquisition. The general terms of this acquisition are as follows: Page 8 of 16