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BACKGROUND <br /> Following direction received from the City Council at its July 19, 2016 meeting, staff <br /> initiated recruitment for the Downtown Specific Plan Task Force. Recruitment consisted <br /> of a press release and advertisement on the City's website. The City has received a <br /> total of 16 applications for the three at-large positions on the task force. <br /> TASK FORCE DESIGNEES AND ALTERNATES <br /> The City Council designated its representatives (Mayor Thorne and Vice Mayor Narum, <br /> Councilmember Pentin as an alternate) to the Task Force at its July 19, 2016 meeting. <br /> Councilmembers Brown, Pentin, and Olson have each selected the following at-large <br /> representatives: Teri Pohl, Jim Merryman, and Jan Batcheller, respectively. <br /> At its August 18, 2016 meeting, the Economic Vitality Committee designated Olivia <br /> Sanwong as a representative and Steve Baker as an alternate. At its September 14, <br /> 2016 meeting, the Planning Commission designated Commissioners Ritter and Allen to <br /> participate in the Task Force (and Commissioner Brown as an alternate). The <br /> Pleasanton Downtown Association appointed Laura Olson and Dirk Christiansen to <br /> serve as its representatives (and Janet Yarbrough as an alternate). Appointments to <br /> the Task Force are summarized in the table below. <br /> REPRESENTATIVE(S) ALTERNATE <br /> City Council (2) Jerry Thorne Jerry Pentin <br /> Kathy Narum <br /> Planning Commission (2) Herb Ritter Justin Brown <br /> Nancy Allen <br /> Pleasanton Downtown Laura Olson Janet Yarbrough <br /> Association (2) Dirk Christiansen <br /> Economic Vitality Committee (1) Olivia Sanwong Steve Baker <br /> Teri Pohl <br /> At-Large Representatives (3) Jim Merryman NA <br /> Jan Batcheller <br /> An alternate member of the Task Force would adhere to the same roles and <br /> responsibilities as a Task Force member and would be invited to participate in a task- <br /> force meeting if the applicable representative were unavailable to attend. In the Task <br /> Force member's absence, the alternate would be able to provide input and <br /> recommendations in the same manner as other task force members. <br /> Preparation of the update to the Downtown Specific Plan is likely to take 18 months, <br /> and is scheduled to commence within the next several months. <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />