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BACKGROUND The City's formal involvement in economic development began when the City Council formed the Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) in 1992 (Resolution No. 92-230). The first members were subsequently appointed in 1993 (Resolution No. 93-111); that resolution also clarified the committee's role and scope. Since then, the City Council has revised the committee's operating procedures to clarify some administrative details such as calling of special meetings, replacement of members, and the selection of officers. Notably, on December 9, 1997 (Resolution 97- 142) the City Council changed the name of the committee to Economic Vitality Committee. Subsequent action by the City Council (Resolution Nos. 98-47, 03-064 and 08-214) have modified the membership categories and addressed the number of appointees to each membership category. DISCUSSION The primary mission of the EVC is to assess the current and ongoing business climate, to offer suggestions, and submit recommendations to the City Council intended to maintain a strong and diverse economic base in Pleasanton. The scope of the EVC membership categories has always been to include input from key industry sectors for recommendations that are advanced for the Council's consideration. Adjustments to the EVC membership categories have been made in the past to ensure input from the different business segments. For example, in 1997 the categories of software, biomedical and telecommunications were added; and in 2003, commercial service, professional service, infrastructure and business park were added. In 2008, based on the growing Pleasanton and Tri-Valley market, Commercial Real Estate Development, Residential Real Estate Broker, Community Based Organization and Business at Large were added, while several categories were amended to be more reflective of changing industry segments. The EVC has again determined it would be beneficial to amend its membership categories to align the EVC representation with the current business segments in Pleasanton. To underscore the acknowledgement of three significant economic drivers for the Pleasanton community, the EVC is recommending the that 1) the Business Park category be redefined to Hacienda; 2) the Retail/Entertainment Center be redefined to Stoneridge Shopping Center; and 3) a position be created for the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Other recommended amendments are combining the Non-Profit and Community-Based Organization categories, eliminating the Infrastructure category, and expanding the Information Technology position to High Technology. The change to High Technology is particularly strategic as high-tech encompasses a broad range of growing industries such as such as aerospace, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, software, electrical engineering, photonics, nanotechnology, nuclear physics, robotics and telecommunications, some of which are already located in Pleasanton. In regard to the removal of the Infrastructure category the EVC members felt the same expertise and Page 2 of 5