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configuration/amenities, with the outcome presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission and then the Council. To assist in this public process, on December 18, 2007, the City Council ratified a design contract with RRM Design Group, asking that the master plan process for Staples Ranch Community Park be completed within 4-5 months. At the start of the master plan process, staff and RRM determined that it would be open to comments on the neighborhood park, particularly the approximately +/- 1.7-acre portion of it that will not be used as the storm water area to meet newly implemented regional hydromodification requirements that include treating and controlling the discharge of storm water into arroyos and creeks. While Council's November 8, 2007 action did not specify the inclusion of the Neighborhood Park, it was pursued to address an expectation that the public would be interested in seeing some consistency between the two parks in order to complete the master plan process. It was also determined that while the City would be open to receiving comments about potential uses for the storm water detention area, its design requires additional research that will not be completed until after PUD approval for the Staples developments. This approval is required to prepare accurate calculations regarding projected storm water runoff which impacts the size and depth of the basin. In order to fulfill the Council's direction, two (2) initial workshops to gather input on the proposed community park were held in early February, 2008. Noticing included direct mailings to those living within the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan area (east of Santa Rita Road), and block ads in the four (4) local newspapers (Tri-Valley Herald, Valley Times, The Independent, and the Pleasanton Weekly). The first workshop was held on Thursday, February 7, and the second on Saturday, February 9 (both at Mohr Elementary School). Each workshop included background information about the proposed 17 acre community park site, purpose and format for the meeting, stakeholder comments (local residents, Friends of Pleasanton/Pleasanton First, Tennis representatives, Sports groups, and San Jose Sharks), and a visioning exercise. Attendees were then asked to join one of three breakout groups to identify how they would like the park to eventually look, or more specifically, the amenities available. After developing a list of desired amenities (or facilities not to include), participants were provided three (3) colored dots to use in identifying their highest priorities -green for first, yellow for second, and blue for third. It is estimated that approximately 80 people attended each workshop, although not everyone participated in the priority exercise (project developers and San Jose Sharks representatives were precluded). Attachment 3 represents the total priority dots per specific categories, while Attachment 4 shows the same information based on the individual groups at each workshop. Based on the information gathered, staff and the project consultant spent the next month evaluating the workshop data to develop a park master plan that addressed as many of the highest rated uses/amenities that could be reasonably accommodated on Page 4 of 10