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with this compliance and how to prevent this from becoming a problem in the future because no good planning comes from a stance of constant crisis management. She believed it is important to hold the task force to a 12 month time limit, but suggested that period start following some participant education. In addition to general planning principles and TOD, she suggested that people be educated about RHNA, what those housing requirements are, and how they can be met. She said she liked the guiding principles very much and that some of the best solutions come from the collaboration of differing viewpoints with constraints on those decisions. She said it did not seem necessary for the task force to address the park's design guidelines as a whole, but hoped the committee could come up with ideas that are good enough to be applied throughout the park. John Dalrymple said he works for both the sheet metal and electrical workers union in Alameda County. He said that Pleasanton has hundreds of building trades members, nearly 30% of whom are currently out of work. He requested that the Council appoint a representative from the building trades to the advisory committee, stating that they would bring a unique experience to the table. He said that workers of both trades are currently involved in several TODs and are well versed in working closely with both city staff and the Council. He said these unions are committed to working with communities to help portions of their youth find a future through this type of development and reiterated his request for representation. Mayor Hosterman requested that Mr. Dalrymple ensure this representation on the advisory group, assuming the Council determines that task force appointments will not exceed 19. Mr. Dalrymple said he has already identified several long -term residents of this community who would be interested. He urged the Council to consider the timing of this project relative to the state of the market, so that developers will be able to catch the market in its presumed upswing. Garrick Anderson, Avila at Hacienda, concurred with Councilmember McGovern that the holiday and travel seasons make a 12 -month goal absurd. He said that BART is a tangential business organization who only wants what is profitable for itself and recommended against its inclusion on the task force. He said the union trades are only concerned with whatever suits its members and also recommended against inclusion. He appreciated that homeowners have been given representation on the task force but urged the Council to exercise caution when considering other parties. Mayor Hosterman closed the public comment. Councilmember Sullivan confirmed with Mr. Dolan that each of the three property owners in question has either submitted draft development plans or discussed similar ideas with staff. He asked if BART has ever indicated the same specific interest. Mr. Dolan believed that BART's development plans are somewhat longer term than those of at least two of the property owners, but noted that they do have future plans. Mr. Fialho explained that when the specific plan process began nearly two years ago, there was some discussion about looking at properties beyond those three being discussed at this time. He confirmed that BART was one of those properties and said there has been conceptual discussion surrounding its ability to accommodate housing, additional parking, or perhaps even retail. He suggested that Mr. Rennel's request was based on the likelihood that there may be some spillover effect of any development on these sites onto the BART property. He said that staff did it's best to capture the Council's comments regarding policy makers, property owners City Council Minutes Page 8 of 21 November 3, 2009