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1 MINUTES CITY OF PLEASANTON SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 70, 2008 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Hosterman called the special meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call Present: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Absent: None Pubtic Comments: None Council adjourned to Closed Session for the following purpose: Conference with Real Property Negotiator -pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 Property: Acquisition of the Alameda County Transportation Corridor Agency negotiator: Nelson Fialho Negotiating parties: County of Alameda Under negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both concerning the purchase and acquisition of the Alameda County Transportation Corridor between Bernal Avenue and Stanley Boulevard The City Council reconvened in open session at 6:30 p.m. City Attorney Roush said the City Council authorized a purchase and sale agreement between the City and Alameda County be placed on its June 17`" agenda for Council's consideration for acquisition of the corridor. Consider the Staples Ranch Community Park Master Plan City Manager Fialho said in November of last year, staff convened a joint session of the Planning Commission and City Council and discussed the preliminary PUD applications for the Staples Ranch project. Staff is processing PUD applications for Staples Ranch consistent with an MOU entered into with the County of Alameda that contemplates relocating the Auto Mall at the corner of Rosewood and Santa Rita to a location on Staples Ranch. Staff is also considering a proposal to construct a senior housing community on Staples Ranch referred to as CLC, a retail center to be developed by Fremont Land, a 17-acre community park to be owned and maintained by the City, as well as a complimentary 5-acre neighbor park, for a total open space area of 22 acres. Staff received specific direction from the Planning Commission and City Council as to proposals, had an opportunity to hear from the public, and a joint policy statement was read into the record by two advocacy groups; Friends of Pleasanton and Pleasanton First, where they talked generally about their view of Staples Ranch relating to private and public uses. They asked staff to initiate a community park master planning process, which the Council concurred with and directed staff to begin. Jim Wolfe, Director of Parks and Community Services, provided a brief background of the plan, stating a number of community workshops were held, the discussion included the neighborhood park as well as other projects identified, and attachments in the packet indicate the community's comments. He said originally there were plans for bocce courts which were removed from the plan due to reconfiguration of the detention basin. He noted there is parking in the Neighborhood Park, trail staging area, restrooms, play areas, loop trails and access to the