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BACKGROUND The City Council approved the formulation of the Civic Center/Library Task Force in February of 2015. The mission of the Task Force is to explore options and make recommendations to the City Council regarding a potential new Civic Center/Library Master Plan. The Task Force is comprised of 11 members including Mayor Jerry Thorne and Councilmember Karla Brown, representatives from the Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Library Commission, Youth Commission, the Economic Vitality Committee, Pleasanton Downtown Association and three at-large community representatives. They have met approximately monthly since their first meeting in July 2015. The City hired Architect Mark Schatz, Field Paoli Architects, and Economic Planning Systems to assist the Task Force and staff in some of the more technical aspects of a Master Plan analysis and preparation. DISCUSSION Activities to Date The task force has participated in the following discussions and activities since their inception: 1. Roundtable discussion of a vision for a potential new Civic Center/Library Master Plan. 2. Tour of existing Civic Center and Library. 3. Review of past Civic Center/Library Master planning efforts. 4. Review of relevant City Plans and policies affecting the Civic Center/Library Master planning process (i.e., the General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, Parks and Recreation Master Plan, Pleasanton Youth Master Plan, Cultural Plan Update, and because the Bernal Property is being considered as an alternate site, the Bemal Property Specific Plans, and the Bernal Community Park Master Plan. 5. Virtual tours of several civic center and public libraries throughout the Bay Area and the state. 6. Field trips by individual Task Force members to nearby civic centers and libraries. 7. Presentation by a "Library Futurist" on what to consider in planning a library that we want to retain its usefulness for 50 years. 8. Review of a physical Space Needs Assessment for each City of Pleasanton Department and function. 9. Review of several iterations of conceptual site plans on the current Civic Center site and the Bernal Park property prepared by Field Paoli and Mark Schatz based on input from the Task Force and City staff. 10.Review of a Market Analysis for potential future alternate uses of the current Civic Center site should the decision be to relocate the Civic Center to the Bernal property. Alternatives Under Consideration The Task Force has concentrated its efforts on two specific sites, the existing Civic Center and Library site, and an alternative site on the northeast corner of the Bernal Property between the new synthetic sports fields currently under construction and the eastern pro property line along the railroad tracks. Page 2 of 4