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G_ PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS f. Review and consideration of the Draft Vision and Principles to be incorporated into the General Plap Update as directed by the City Council. Ms_ Stern summarized the staff report and described the history of this item- She displayed the timeline of the proj ect_ She described the required elements of the General Plan and noted. that the 1996 Plan also included several optional elements that carried as much weight as any other element. She indicated that the City Council provided policy direction for the new Ylan and that an Energy Element would be included as well as a policy of sustainability. She noted that community workshops were scheduled for May 14 and 18, 2005 and hoped the Planning Commissioners could facilitate the small gro ups. G'on~missioner Blank believed that it would be difficult for a resident to carry around 14 pages of vision and relate to those principles. Chairperson Maas suggested that the bullet points be rewritten as a simple paragraph. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Kevin CJlose, 871 Sycamore Road, expressed concern about the feathering out to the urban growth boundary as it related to the C=ity's visions and goals on pages 4 and 5_ C'y Matin, 874 Bonde Court, believed the City should be forward-looking, especially in the 10- and 20-year range- He believed that using street trains similar to those in Europe would be beneficial to Pleasanton- James Paxson, Hacienda Yark Owners Association, 4473 Willow Road, Suite 1 O5, noted that the Association had instructed its consultant to keep the timeframe tight and lean and added that it expected to make an announcement on its plan within a week. He stated that he expected a 1 O-month process and that the front end would address most of the traffic work- THF_ PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED_ Commissioner Blank believed the vision of Pleasanton was "A great place to live, work, and play." Commissioner Roberts noted that the way that citizens treat one other is comniunicatcd by the Community of Character principles, and this makes the City a wonderful place in which to live. She was iir~pressed by _Teff Knowles' concept of minimizing iral3 ic, not to accotrimodate it, as well as impacts of future growth. Cultural, generational, and economic diversity should be accommodated- PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 7, 2005 Page 4 of 15