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Steve Van Dorn, President and CEO of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, discussed the background of the Leadership Pleasanton Program and requested City Council support the Chamber of Commerce in continuing to run the program. Janeen Rubino-Brumm, Chair of the Human Services Commission, thanked the City Council for approving the full funding of the Human Services Grants with an allocation from the General Fund at the last meeting. Mike Moran expressed opposition to gas-powered leaf blowers and listed cities that have enacted bans and urged the City to join the list. Mayor Brown advised gas-powered leaf blowers will be discussed as part of setting priorities through the Work Plan. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 14. Continued Council discussion on draft FY2021/22 — FY2022/23 City Council Work Plan Mayor Brown noted that public comment was closed at the Workshop and that the Council will resume discussing the Work Plan. City Manager Nelson Fialho reported this is a continued discussion about the next two-year Work Plan covering Fiscal Year 2021/22 and Fiscal Year 2022/23. He detailed the process to assign each item into a priority level of either A, B, C, or D and advised the results of the discussion will be on the May 18th agenda for City Council approval. He noted it is also the basis for the June presentations of the Annual Budget and Capital Improvement Plan. The Council resumed their discussions and the process of assigning priority levels to each of the remaining items beginning with Category 11. 15. Public Hearing: Introduce an ordinance amending Title 3 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code to (1) add a new Chapter 3.44 establishing a Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (JDEDZ) Transportation Fee, (2) adopt a resolution amending the master fee schedule to set the fee, and (3) allocate grant funds and other local funds to the JDEDZ Transportation Improvements project Assistant City Manager Brian Dolan reported the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (JDEDZ) is approximately 40 acres north of Stoneridge Drive along the east side of Johnson Drive. He advised the new zoning includes a Costco, additional retail space, and two hotels. He reported it was approved by the City Council in December 2017 to spur investment of underutilized land with projected tax revenue generated of $2.8 million. Traffic Engineer Tassano detailed five required transportation improvements to accommodate the anticipated traffic increase including new traffic signals and road widenings for turning lanes. He advised the work at the intersection of Stoneridge Drive and Johnson Drive has been planned since 1998 regardless of this development so it is already funded through the Traffic Impact Fee (TIF). He reported the five projects cost $27.567 million combined with the pre-funded Stoneridge Drive and Johnson Drive intersection accounting for $7.2 million. Director of Finance Tina Olson reported the cost estimate at the time of approval in 2017 was $7.15 million but it stands at $7 million now. She noted the Stoneridge Drive and Interstate 680 On-Ramp Project increased by $4 million as part of a $6 million increase in the project element costs estimates. She reported a $5.2 million grant from the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) has reduced the amount of TIF funds down to $1.2 million. She advised both the City and Costco's cash City Council Minutes Page 4 of 7 May 4. 2021