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Councilmember Sullivan noted the City's Green Building Ordinance includes water conservation points from a checklist as well, and suggested possibly strengthening it. The Council thanked Ms. Namath for her presentation. 14. Accepted the Kane Family Donation and presentation of a Certificate of Appreciation for their generous contribution to support trail expansion on the Bernal Property Director of Parks and Community Services Jim Wolfe said Jim's wife, Marilyn, passed away suddenly in November 2006 and who was called the "sandwich board lady". She promoted the idea of Bernal Park being developed similarly to the Lithia Park in Ashland, Oregon, she was very active in community affairs, the Bernal Block Party and led tours on the west side of the property which he displayed. He said the trail would be taken from its terminus up to Bernal Avenue close to the roadway, which will entail 1.3 miles, it will involve a 10-foot wide trail with 2 feet of decomposed granite for runners and there are 3 vista points that allows people to go off the trail close the Arroyo to take advantage of views. He said Jim and Marilyn walked the trail a lot and there is a staging area with 10 parking spaces with a water supply. He said the check Mr. Kane will present is the largest individual contribution by an individual or family in the City's history, and he introduced Mr. Kane. Jim Kane said he and his family moved to Pleasanton in 1963 in the southwest corner of the town and they were delighted when the City purchased a large parcel of land from San Francisco and negotiated a deal that it would be devoted to parkland. He said the Bernal Property Task Force met for a long time and proposed many ideas, discussed a trip he and his wife took to Lithia Park in Oregon and said his wife, Marilyn kept a pamphlet and took many pictures which she believed should be replicated in Pleasanton. She got 1,500 signatures and appeared before the City Council to promote a walking park. He read his son Tom's eulogy where Marilyn wanted to dedicate the park as a lasting memorial. His sons Tom and Bruce and daughter Lisa agreed to give all of their inheritance money in memory of Marilyn and her love for the park. Councilmember McGovern spoke kindly of Marilyn, acknowledged her parkland work and asked the Council to direct staff to bring back a proclamation naming the western part of the trail the Marilyn Kane Trail. She read the recognition award into the record, expressing sincere appreciation to James Kane and his family. Mr. Kane said the first check included all of the liquid assets in the Kane Family Trust in the amount of $500,000. A second installation would be made in the same amount; however, it is a tax-deferred account which will be taxed at $100,000. Photographs were taken with the Council and Mr. Kane, his immediate and extended family. BREAK Mayor Hosterman called for a brief break and thereafter reconvened the regular meeting. 15. Public Hearing -Continued to April 1, 2008: PUD-32, Daniel and Belinda Sarich - Consider an application for Planned Unit Development (PUD) to subdivide an approximately 20-acre site into two single-family residential lots:(1) approximately one-acre parcel which would include the existing residence and a new detached two-car garage; and (2) approximately 19-acre parcel which would include:(a) approximately 9,990-square-foot, two-story home with a 3,150-square-foot habitable basement with second unit; (b) 1,785-square-foot five-car attached garage; (c) City Council Minutes 6 March 18, 2008