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facility that is being planned. He urged forming a partnership among the City, the residents, and business community to make Pleasanton a better place to live, work and do business. Consideration should also be given to the cost of operating the facilities. There should be an even sharing of the financial burden. He asked why the private sector can build parks for less money than the City can. He requested input from Signature Properties. He questioned the percentage of residents who work in the business park as stated in the study. He further questioned the valuation of the land which Prudential wants to sell to the City and felt it could be an over-stated amount. The General Plan review process provides a lot of information and indicates that potential development could be precluded on portions of the business park because of the changes in use and possible elimination of the West Las Positas interchange. He was in favor of exploring all the options, including business and residential assessment districts. Mr. Pico wanted to find some way to build the facilities and pay for them using other means than continued residential development. Ms. Michelotti believes the study is a good starting place, taking into account the future needs of the community, but she wanted to stay focused on the facilities addressed in the study and not open discussion to additional needs. There is a facilities plan that already addresses that. The swim complex is addressed in the study. She supported a workshop to further review the staff equations, although she was comfortable with staff's calculations. Her objective in reviewing this subject is to make it as fair as possible to all parties. She believed there is a delicate balance. She was open to consideration of an assessment district. If there is a shortfall of funds for purchasing property, she encouraged going to the community for alternative funding mechanisms. Ms. Dennis believed acquisition of the land is the most critical to long term planning and strongly supported acquiring 33 acres. She was in favor of developing the park land for the benefit of the business community as well as the residents. She favored an assessment district, but did not want it expanded unless it would decrease the burden to the individual contributors. Ms. Mohr agreed the discussion should be focused. The City cannot possibly meet all needs for all people. She supported getting maximum acreage and worry about developing it over time. Many sports groups have helped in building fields and suggested that the "ultimate" development may not be necessary for adequate use. She referred to the time limits for acquiring the property and indicated a workshop would have to occur soon. Mr. Tarver was strongly in favor of cooperation to accomplish this project. He is aware of concerns about too many assessments keeping businesses from locating here. He agreed there should be further negotiation regarding the land valuation. Mr. Tarver also agreed with the need to stay focused and supported acquiring 33 acres. His bottom line is that the process should be a fair process and that people can make sense of it. He does not want to exclude anyone from using the parks and believes the parks are an asset to the business community as well as to the residents. Sustaining park operation is an issue to consider and relates to the whole issue of the 02/21/95 -9-