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lead to creative options for consideration, such as semi-public uses and/or complementary <br />landscape buffer areas. <br />The Friends of Pleasanton and Pleasanton First are also very supportive of park land/open space <br />on the Staples Ranch property. The land use proposal includes a 5-acre neighborhood park <br />adjacent to the proposed senior housing facility and a 17-acre community park adjacent to the <br />Arroyo Mocho. The community park site is being dedicated by the County to the City at no cost <br />as condition of development. The neighborhood park is proposed to be jointly acquired and <br />improved by adjacent developers, including the City of Pleasanton. There are currently no City <br />funds earmarked for the improvement of the community park in the short term. In the future, we <br />recognize that the City Council will have to prioritize future capital funds to construct the <br />community park. This will occur through the City's annual budget review process. <br />While the City Council has approved a concept plan for the two parks that includes various <br />amenities such as sports fields, passive recreational areas and a proposed ice skating facility, we <br />ask that the City Council initiate a more comprehensive master planning process for the <br />community park site. This master planning effort will further refine site amenities and enable <br />future financing decisions to be made by the City Council. We ask that the master planning effort <br />be an open and transparent process involving the community at large with technical assistance <br />provided by the City's Parks and Community Services staff. The proposed community park master <br />plan would then be submitted to the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council for final <br />consideration. This process would run parallel to the land use review process for the Staples <br />Ranch property. We mutually request that the City Council authorize City staff to initiate this <br />effort and that City staff be empowered to conduct public outreach including media advertising, <br />and host community meetings/workshops to accomplish this objective. <br />We, the undersigned, support this joint statement and look forward to working mutually with the <br />City to accomplish the aforementioned objectives and positively impacting the welfare of all those <br />who live in Pleasanton. <br />Friends of Pleasanton and Pleasanton First: <br />Richard Pugh, FOP <br />Matt Morrison, FOP <br />Dan Faustina, PF <br />Becky Dennis, PF <br />