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12. Public Comment Fred Norman stated that Wednesday, October 7th marks the 8th anniversary of the U.S.'s invasion of Afghanistan. A total of 5,216 American soldiers have been killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 42 since the Council's last meeting. The actions of the City Council carry significantly more weight than those of one man and he asked that it use its influence to affect a change.. Emily Truax, a junior at Amador Valley High School and senior Girl Scout working towards her Gold Award said that as part of this quest she is hosting an environmental awareness and recycling fair, Go Green in Pleasanton. The event, a partnership between the City of Pleasanton and the Pleasanton Unified School District, will be held at the Fairground on October 25 Mayor Hosterman thanked Ms. Truax and offered to host Ms. Truax and her troop on a visit of City Hall. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL Councilmember Thorne called staff's attention to SB 1918, a federal bill hosted by Senator Dodd and cosponsored by the National Committee for Economic Development Policy. The bill provides considerable funds for local communities working with neighboring agencies to develop projects, such as certain TVTC projects. Vice -Mayor Cook Kallio said she would be in Washington with students next week and offered to personally deliver any materials to Senator Dodd's office. COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember McGovern reported that she and Councilmember Thorne attended an East Bay Regional Parks liaison meeting and that discussion focused on access to public lands, additional lands that could be acquired, Shadow Cliffs, Alamo Creek, and a joint development dog park near the BMX park. Councilmember Thorne said the joint partnership should be very beneficial and that potential plans for Shadow Cliffs and the Adobe area are very exciting. Mayor Hosterman reported attending the Annual Leadership Conference of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Seattle. She stated that over 1,000 cities signed on to Mayor Nichols' (Seattle) Climate Protection Agreement and that the City of Pleasanton was named as one of only 34 cities to be the greenest in America. ADJOURN to a Joint Workshop of the City Council and Library Commission Mayor Hosterman convened the joint workshop and thanked staff and the Library Commission for all their time and work on the Civic Center Master Plan and potential library expansion. Mr. Fialho briefly outlined the staff report, adding that this process morphs five Council priorities into one discussion as follows: the Civic Center master planning process, the library expansion process, long -term scope as it pertains to a permanent location for the Ace Train, mixed -use development, and an opportunity for economic development in the downtown area. He City Council Minutes Page 3 of 9 October 6, 2009