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1 MINUTES CITY OF PLEASANTON JOINT WORKSHOP OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION November 8, 2007 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hosterman called the joint workshop to order at 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Commissioners Narum, O'Connor, Olson, Pearce, Chair Fox Absent: Commissioner Blank Presentation and discussion of the proposed Staples Ranch Development, including Intent to pursue Acquisition of a five-acre site for a Neighborhood ParWJoint Detention Basin Assistant City Manager Steve Bocian said the developers would be making presentations of their projects, all materials presented were not final, and the purpose of the session was to obtain feedback from the Council and Planning Commission prior to starting the formal review process. He said staff plans to proceed with the purchase and sale agreement in the acquisition of the 5-acre neighborhood park, which would be discussed later in the meeting. He presented the Staples Ranch site map, spoke about the Specific Plan for the site, and provided a brief history of the project area. Mr. Bocian referred to the site plan and said one of the purposes of the workshop is to look at the development not as individual pieces but as a cohesive development. He said the public is viewing a significant amount of development as approved as part of the EI Charro Specific Plan, so there is the potential of 1.5 square feet of retail of which 450,000 square feet is already approved for the prime retail outlet. This will have about 150 tenants in that development and approximately 2,400 parking spaces which should be developed within the next two years. He presented a future retail site and said a portion of it was being constructed jointly by the County and the City to provide flood protection for both Livermore property and for the Staples Ranch, stating that when the Council approved the cost sharing agreement, it also approved the detention area. Commissioner Fox questioned whether the bridge to Arroyo would accommodate a four lane road lane if Stoneridge was ever connected through in the future. City Manager Fialho said the bridge could not accommodate a four lane road; if it goes to four lanes and Stoneridge is ever connected to EI Charro, two bridge structures would be needed, each with two lanes. Commissioner Fox said when the community park was discussed, Brian Swift had said in 2004 that the community master plan for the parks had taken the Staples Ranch Community Park and presented it as a 30-acre park. When the MOU came out, it was 17 acres and she questioned if it was ascertained whether or not the community park was accurate at 30 acres. Mr. Bocian said yes, when the K&B proposal came through, they proposed a 30 acre park. Around that