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with the Staples Ranch developers regarding the neighborhood park and will authorize Fremont Land to begin work on their project. He presented an update on the project, stating staff circulated the EIR for the project, the comment period ended on June 4`", and they met with the EIR consultant who is preparing response to comments. Staff is also working on finalizing the specific plan and development agreements. Mr. Ferber presented a depiction of the trail system and he discussed how the connection will take place. He noted staff is working in conjunction with the City of Dublin, EBMUD, and Caltrans to get the under crossing completed under I-580, this would provide access from the Iron Horse Trail all the way through Pleasanton to Livermore. Also important is that Fremont Land has proposed to have a bike kiosk area near the hub. Councilmember Sullivan clarified that tonight would not be the final approval of the park, and City Manager Fialho agreed and said staff will return with a separate PUD for that facility. However, staff still needs to negotiate a ground lease with the Sharks organization. If this falls apart or if the Council does not support it or feels there is not an established benefit or amenity for the community, this plays into whether or not the Ice Skating facility is ultimately approved. Councilmember Sullivan referred to the plan and said most of the open space and amenities are on the eastern side of the site, adjacent to commercial and away from the community. He questioned why those were not on the Pleasanton side instead. Jeff Ferber discussed design of the park and related it to putting a puzzle together; a marriage between the vision and the facilities that go in there, and trying to make the relationship between those facilities and the properties around them have the best fit. He said one consideration was to have an open, green feeling and to try to have a balance between those entering the park by car and users within the park. Councilmember Sullivan said there have been conversations with the Sharks, City staff and Fremont Land, and he has had conversations with the adjacent neighborhood about pulling those two uses together and better integrating commercial uses on the east side, which he believes would open up more community access to a park, and he questioned if this could be further discussed. City Manager Fialho said this was one option in the staff report, and the Council can direct staff to go back and integrate this use with this development. This would require Council direction. Councilmember McGovern referred to the neighborhood park and detention basin and confirmed that there is a possibility that some of the amenities such as bocce ball could go back into the plan. She also confirmed that the sports teams were supportive of the removal of their fields at the park due to the ability to accommodate football, lacrosse, and soccer with lighted fields at the upper Bernal fields or Bernal Community Park. Councilmember McGovern questioned if the parking overflow area could be rutted or damaged in some way and voiced the need for a maintenance agreement. Mr. Wolfe noted parking requirements for the ice facility must be met and he said Mr. Ferber could discuss this. Mr. Ferber said their plan provides for green space as overflow parking during the majority of the time there is not maximum use and discussed the design of the area. He said for 6 days a week, there was not much of a need for parking and the area could be green space. The product, Grass Pave, is designed to hold large weights, it would not be used heavily, there is a structure below it, and primarily used as a way to increase parking while reducing the visual impact of what a parking lot looks like. Special Meeting Minutes 3 June 10, 2008