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FINANCIAL STATEMENT There will be no significant fiscal impact for the City as a result of initiating this planning process. Planning Division staff time associated with this project is part of the Community Development Department's approved budget. BACKGROUND Following the direction received from the City Council at its November 3, 2009, meeting, staff initiated recruitment for the Hacienda PUD Modification Task Force and the Advisory/Stakeholder Group. Task Force: The recruitment for the five at -large Task Force members consisted of: notices on multiple dates in the Pleasanton Weekly, The Independent, The Valley Times, and The Tri- Valley Herald; an item on the front page of the City's webpage; a press release to the local media outlets; and a Tweet to all City of Pleasanton Twitter followers. City Council members interviewed the 15 applicants for these five positions, and made the selection as noted in the Recommendation section. For the other positions on the Task Force, staff sent letters to the presidents of the four homeowner associations (Avila, Sienna, Valencia, and Verona), to the owners of the three rezoned properties (W.C. Carey, BRE, and Roche), and to the Hacienda Owners Association, asking them each to designate a representative to the Task Force. Staff also sent notices to all units in the Archstone Apartments and Springhouse Apartments, and used flyers in common areas in both these developments to recruit tenants for the Task Force. At its November 18, 2009 meeting, the Planning Commission designated Chair Jennifer Pearce, and Commissioner Kathy Narum to participate on the Task Force. Subsequent to the November 3, 2009, City Council meeting, the City received the attached letter from Superintendent John M. Casey of the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) requesting that, in light of the importance of this project to the work of the School District, a seat on the Task Force be reserved for a PUSD Board member representative. Previous to this request, and as discussed at the November 3, City Council meeting, it was intended that a PUSD representative serve on the Advisory/Stakeholder Group. Staff supports the District's request for a Task Force representative. If the City Council agrees, staff will ask the Board to designate a member to serve on the Hacienda Task Force. Advisory/Stakeholder Group: Staff is in the process of contacting representatives from the organizations listed in the November 3, 2009, agenda report, and we have added to that list the Sheet Metal Workers and Electricians Union, Los Positas College, and the Sierra Club. We are inviting these organizations to designate an individual to attend meetings with the Task Force. Page 2 of 3