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communities are apartment complexes and said staff feels those interests would be best represented by a tenant, rather than the owners or management. Mr. Dolan identified the following as desired contributors to the advisory group, which would not necessarily have an opportunity to vote but could offer comments and general recommendations to the task force: BART, Pleasanton Unified School District, local affordable housing organizations, the Housing Commission, the Economic Vitality Committee, Greenbelt Alliance, Local Government Commission, LAFTA, ABAG, MTC, City staff from planning, parks and recreation, and the police as well as any members of the general public who wish to participate. He said that should the Council agree with this makeup or some variation, he asked to direct staff to initiate the application process for city -wide members, authorize staff to invite the other identified groups to either the task force or advisory group, and direct staff to return to the Council in late December, at which time the Council would appoint its own two representatives to the task force. Mayor Hosterman said the staff report was a good reflection of the community input received prior to tonight. She believed task forces to be a great opportunity for the public to get involved and for the Council, who must ultimately decide what happens and get a good handle on the public perspective. Councilmember Sullivan referred to page 5 of the staff report which states that, "Staff also expects that an updated park -wide set of design guidelines and development standards will result from this process," and could not recall any discussions on that matter. Mr. Dolan said this merely references the fact that the task force will be providing design guidelines for the three primary sites and that those guidelines would most likely be applicable should other sites within the park come forward at a future date. Councilmember Sullivan said it is important to define the scope of what this task force will do. He said this has not been part of any discussions that he could recall and requested that the last sentence of that paragraph be eliminated. Councilmember McGovern concurred and said she raised the same issue at the last Council meeting. She noted that the minutes of the August 2008 workshop only reflect intent to consider Transient Orient Development (TOD) near the BART station and that anything more is too broad a scope for this task force. She asked if staff truly anticipates this process being completed within 12 months. Mr. Dolan replied that it is an aggressive goal which they will strive to reach. Councilmember McGovern believed that 12 months, given considerations for people traveling for the holidays and during the summer, was pushing it. She said she would prefer that this decision be thorough rather than rushed and she recommended that the timeframe be extended to 18 months. Mr. Dolan said staff would prefer to aim for 12 months and extend to 18 instead of aiming for 18 months and having to extend it further. Councilmember McGovern referred to the "good cause" clause in the rezoning ordinance and worried that if the task force has not completed its work at the end of the specified time period, a developer may consider that good cause to bring forward an application. City Council Minutes Page 4 of 21 November 3, 2009