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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS <br /> <br />f. Review and consideration of the Draft Vision and Principles to be <br /> incorporated into the General Plan Update as directed by the City Council. <br /> <br />Ms. Stern summarized the staff report and described the history of this item. She <br />displayed the timeline of the project. She described the required elements of the General <br />Plan and noted that the 1996 Plan also included several optional elements that carried as <br />much weight as any other element. She indicated that the City Council provided policy <br />direction for the new Plan and that an Energy Element would be included as well as a <br />policy of sustainability. She noted that community workshops were scheduled for <br />May 14 and 18, 2005 and hoped the Planning Commissioners could facilitate the small <br />groups. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank believed that it would be difficult for a resident to carry around <br />14 pages of vision and relate to those principles. <br /> <br />Chairperson Maas suggested that the bullet points be rewritten as a simple paragraph. <br />THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. <br /> <br />Kevin Close, 871 Sycamore Road, expressed concern about the feathering out to the <br />urban growth boundary as it related to the City's visions and goals on pages 4 and 5. <br /> <br />Cy Matin, 874 Bonde Court, believed the City should be forward-looking, especially in <br />the I0- and 20-year range. He believed that using street trains similar to those in Europe <br />would be beneficial to Pleasanton. <br /> <br />James Paxson, Hacienda Park Owners Association, 4473 Willow Road, Suite 105, noted <br />that the Association had instructed its consultant to keep the timeframe tight and lean and <br />added that it expected to make an announcement on its plan within a week. He stated that <br />he expected a 10-month process and that the front end would address most of the traffic <br />work. <br /> <br />THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank believed the vision of Pleasanton was "A great place to live, work, <br />and play." <br /> <br />Commissioner Roberts noted that the way that citizens treat one other is communicated <br />by the Community of Character principles, and this, makes the City a wonderful place in <br />which to live. She was impressed by JeffKnowles concept ofminimizing traffic, notto <br />accommodate it, as well as impacts of future growth. Cultural, generational, and <br />economic diversity should be accommodated. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 7, 2005 Page 4 of 16 <br /> <br /> <br />