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and adoption of a new General Plan. The General Plan Process Overview diagram (Attachment A) summarizes this process. As of February 2005, we are about half-way through the General Plan update process. Progress made so far includes: · Continuing outreach to the Pieasanton Community. This has included: public input at numerous Commission and City Council meetings; five community meetings held in various locations in the City; and use of the City's ~vebsite to provide information on the project schedule and background reports on the General Plan web page, as well as to solicit and facilitate community comment on the General Plan Message Forum. Outreach to the general community and to stakeholders such as property owners and outside agencies and organizations will continue through General Plan adoption. · Issues identification. This step consisted of preparation of an Issues Questionnaire, administration of the questionnaire to all Council members, commissioners, and committee members, discussion of the results of the questionnaire with the participants at public meetings, and preparation of the General Plan Update Issues Report (August 28, 2003). In addition, during this phase, the Planning Commission hosted five community meetings, presented background on the General Plan process, and solicited information on issues to be addressed by the General Plan. These meetings also started the discussion of potential options to resolve the issues raised. Information from these meetings was summarized in the Community Meetings Summary Report of January 7, 2004. Identification of issues has continued during public meetings since that time. · Preparation and discussion of background data needed to address Circulation and Land Use issues. From February to July 2004, staff prepared a series of seven memos addressing housing sites, the use of various vacant and transition sites, and the future of Hacienda Business Park, all of which were discussed with the Planning Commission. These memos included both data and preliminary options for the various sites. In addition, thc Annual Baseline Traffic Report - 2003 (completed in December 2003) provides a comprehensive picture of existing traffic circulation conditions and the changes anticipated with build out of the 1996 General Plan. This report was provided to the City Council and Planning Commission in 2004 and will be discussed in detail starting at the March 8 2005, Joint Session. Staff anticipates several Joint Sessions devoted to this subject with the selection by City Council of a Preferred Land Use and Circulation Plan by September 2005. · Preparation of background data and discussion of options for resolution of other topics. The Public Services Background and Alternatives Report (November 10, 2004) was the result of a series of discussions between staff and members of the City's commissions and committees. Participants were asked to review issues raised relevant to their area of authority and to provide their recommendations as to options or follow up courses of action. Thus, the Public Services Background and Alternatives Report includes material that can be shaped into draft Goals, Policies and Programs for the General Plan. In December 2002, the City Council established the Pleasanton Energy Advisory Group (which subsequently became the Energy Committee) with a two-year charter to advise the SR 05:065 Page 2 of 5