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Draft Environmental Impact Report Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan 3. Key Project Characteristics, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures a. Key Project Characteristics The Bernal Specific Plan Phase II site would be devoted to recreational, institutional, public, and open space uses as described in the Specific Plan (see Chapter 2 ofthis EIR and the use descriptions in Appendix B). (1) Recreation Uses A significant amount of the space proposed for development under the Phase II Specific Plan wou ld be devoted to recreation. The Land Use Element of the Phase I Specific Plan directs that the Phase II Specific Plan include a community park, "the components of [which] must be determined through a public master planning process." This process has resulted in the Bernal Community Park Master Plan. The Land Use Element of the Phase 11 Specific Plan (Parks Policy 2, p. 19) calls for the Plan to "accommodate an approximately 50-acre community park within the Central Area, designed primarily for active use, including lighted Sports fields": The recreational uses proposed under the Master Plan are identified in the Specific Plan Illustrated Site Plan (Figure 5, p. 13). Other areas of the Phase II Specific Plan may also be developed into recreational uses. For example, the Special Use Park proposed for the northeastern corner of sub-area 10 responds to Parks Policy 1 of the Phase II Land Use Element (p. 19): "Provide a Neighborhood Special Use Park in the Eastern Area to meet the neighborhood recreational needs of the adjacent Phase I area residents." Finally, the open space component of the Specific Plan would also accommodate some recreation uses with dedicated facilities (such as marked trails) or areas within which informal recreation would simply happen as people gather there. (2) Open Space Open space is the largest single use category proposed for the Phase II Specific Plan area. As noted in Chapter 2 (see Table 2),100 or more acres of the 300+ acre site will be in open space uses. The Grand Meadow (see the Grand Park Element of the Specific Plan) will represent one-third or more of the 318-acre Specific Plan site. Other uses also fall into Pleasanton's open space categories: agriculture, which could include community gardens, an agriculture club, and/or similar uses; stream, riparian, and wetland areas; and a potential Native American history reflective area. (3) Other Uses The Specific Plan may also accommodate some civic and institutional uses. The fire station and elementary school have already been constructed on Phase II sites as directed by the Phase I Specific Plan. Examples of other possible public uses that could potentially be 114