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O'Connor: I know you guys do a lot of work for a long time on some of these projects before they even come to us or to a workshop. Is there a reason why if we're doing agenda planned amendment type of item, why we wouldn't have that earlier than later before staff jumps in and does many, many hours of work on some of these projects if there's not support for a General Plan Amendment? Beaudin: We're working on a process that we'll bring to you soon that deals with legislative changes like GPAs and rezonings differently than other kinds of applications. We don't really have a name for it yet, but the idea is that we would get early input on those kinds of applications for exactly the reason you just described; a lot of staff time, the community gets worked up, and if it's something ultimately that the community and elected and appointed officials aren't going to support we want to know that early. The developer needs to know that early. It's fair to everyone, so I would say in the next couple of months you'll see a staff report dealing exactly with that. What I would also say is that we've been working on a Community Development Department update which deals not only with planning but transportation improvements. It's on the City's website on the CDD website under the What's New section, and it essentially summarizes development applications from pre - application through to certificate of occupancy, so you'll be able to know who's working on that, what the project's all about and there's a map of the last piece of that document so you can see where it is in the City. It also summarizes traffic improvements that are happening, so BART to Livermore, Hwy 84 expansion, some of the bike and ped plans in the list, it has a citywide improvement so please check that out as well. We didn't put all new stoplights, but we are going to have some new stoplights starting this summer at the Amador High School up front, so that's on the list because we're buying poles for that now and entering into agreements with the school district to cost -share some of the new sidewalk, so we want people to know that's coming and the reasons for that. If you have questions, there's a hot link in there and it will take you right to the project manager for that so you can get more information. Ritter: When we post the agenda on line, do we post the future planning calendar also? I don't know if we want to say the day we're going to have them, but it might be good to have that as the second page of the agenda posted. Beaudin: We do that internally, but it's hard. Things come and go pretty quickly from our plates. Ritter: Well, just when you guys give us that form, could that be the second page of the agenda? Beaudin: It could be but if we get people all worked up about something that may not make it, it might be a disservice. We'll work on it. I understand the comment and I think it's really important to give people visibility on the work that we're doing. That's what the CDD update is all about for me, but it certainly does not try to project the Planning Commission agenda in any way so I'll have to think a little more about that one. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 9, 2016 Page 24 of 25