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Following the identification and concurrence of priorities at this workshop, the Council adopts the priorities in the form of a two-year annual work plan at a later City Council meeting. The results then get incorporated into the City's annual budget and capital improvement plan. The City Council's current goals and objectives are organized into the following categories, each reflecting a broad overview of the City's short- and long-term objectives: 1. Develop Bernal Community Park 2. General Plan Implementation 3. Maintain Fiscal Responsibility 4. Address Affordable Housing 5. Implement Improved Traffic Circulation Measures 6. Foster Economic Development 7. Strengthen Youth Programs, Services and Activities 8. Assure a Safe and Secure Community 9. Protect and Enhance Pleasanton's Quality of Life, including Downtown 10. Pursue Environmental Awareness, Health, Land Use and Preservation Issues 11. Operate an Effective and Cost Efficient Government 12. Establish Integrated Initiatives for Organizational Success The current draft 2019-2020 work plan was recently updated to reflect new potential priority projects as identified by the public, individual goals provided by the mayor and councilmembers (over the past year), projects identified by City staff, projects discussed collectively by the City Council, and not -yet completed priority projects previously approved by the City Council. The draft work plan was attached for the committee review. At this time, City staff was seeking the Committee's assistance in refining or amending the environmental awareness related priorities. Particularly, staff was also requesting that the Committee review the work plan and provide the following information: Identify any energy and environment related project(s) that the Committee determines is no longer a priority Recommend the City Council prioritize a newly added project and/or initiative as described in the work plan, or consider the addition of a new projectlinitiative not currently part of the work plan Provide comment on any project that is part of the existing work plan. Staff will compile comments from all commissions and committees and present them to the City Council for consideration as part of its workshop, tentatively scheduled in March. Biannually, the City Council holds a Priority Setting Workshop where they discuss citywide initiatives and projects for implementation by the appropriate department(s) during the two-year budget cycle. The Priority Setting Workshop is scheduled for March 12, 2019, at the Council Chambers. In preparation of the Workshop, the Committee was asked to collectively discuss and prioritize their related projects, initiatives, and administrative policies that will assist the City with long-term strategic planning and allocation of resources for the next two-year budget cycle (FYs 2019/2020 and 2020/2021). In order to ensure that the greatest number of prioritized projects are completed within the time frame of the 2019-20 two-year work plan, and with the limitation of City staff and resources in mind, the Committee is encouraged to limit their recommended priorities to two -to -three strategically chosen projects and/or initiatives. This focused approach will allow for a more refined prioritization process for the City Council Workshop, and result in a more realistic two-year work plan and appropriate subsequent annual budget. Energy & Environment Committee Minutes Page 2 of 6