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Commissioner Narum inquired if the Energy Committee will be doing its own set of priority recommendations. Mr. Dolan said yes. He stated that he is almost sure that is correct and that he would let the Commission know if it is not. Commissioner O'Connor requested clarification that the Climate Action Plan will then not need to be picked up or considered by the Commission. Mr. Dolan explained that part of the Climate Action Plan is within Planning's area of responsibility and there are some very specific things that will go through this Commission; anything that requires an ordinance change, which happens to be in the Zoning Ordinance, will clearly do it. He indicated that many of them are already underway. Commissioner O'Connor noted that the last time the Commission talked about the East Pleasanton Specific Plan, he understood from staff that it was pretty well underway. He asked the Commission if it really wanted to include that, considering that the Commission wants to highlight only one or two items. He questioned if the Commission would be diluting its No. 1 item if it throws an extra item in. Mr. Dolan reminded the Commission that he did mention that the City Manager was very happy with the single recommendation the last time. He added that he believes the Commission's No. 2 and No. 3 items are underway and are going to happen; whether or not they would dilute No. 1, he did not know. He noted, however, that there is only one that is not underway, and the Commission has listed it numerically as No. 1. Vice Chair Pearce stated that she would think the other two are just for emphasis. Commissioner Narum agreed. She indicated that the Commission had good luck and success with one item. Commissioner O'Connor stated that maybe, as Mr. Dolan has suggested, the Commission could put all the wood behind one arrow and give the Council a No. 1 and then emphasize that the Commission really thinks the other couple of items are important and to continue them. He added that he would hate to throw three things out there and take something that is already well underway. Vice Chair Pearce stated that it was her suggestion to do the two items the Commission is already doing as an indication that the Commission is recommitting itself and believes in that process. Commissioner Narum commented that she did not think a 20- member Task Force just stopping all of a sudden is not going to happen. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 27, 2013 Page 21 of 22