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Valerie Hurst, 3593 Arbor Court, indicated she is a member of an ad hoc group advocating for completion of the trails in the Tri-Vailey and to close gaps in the existing trail system so there will be a continuous route. She referred to the potential for gridlock on the freeways and believed that will impact city streets. She felt the trails would give an alternate way to get around. In addition, with the inclusion ora 35 acre sports park on the Bemal property, the trails would provide a safe way for children to get there without having to deal with traffic. She also asked for no right tums on red lights in this area, so the kids would be safer at the street comers. Ms. Michelotti indicated that staffwill soon be preparing an inventory of the current trail system, which is necessary before any new trail construction is contemplated. Jack Hovingh, 4250 Muirwood Drive, presented his concerns about the process used for determining Council's priorities. He suggested limiting each Councilmember to 100 points, which would be spread among the projects in any combination. He also believed there should be a cost associated with each project, which includes the dollar amount as well as the staff time required. He was concerned about the staff being overloaded. When the projects are presented at public hearings, he wanted a cost/benefit analysis for each one. Ms. McKeehan explained that city government is different than most businesses. There are ten departments among which the projects are spread. Even though there are many projects listed as Highest Priority, those are spread among many people and depathnents. A scope of work is prepared, which helps determine exactly what can be accomplished. She referred to the comment that some projects have been around since the 1970's. She said that because of the nature of some projects, it is impossible to accomplish them in only one year. An example is the golf course. Staff completed its work two years ago, but has been waiting for input from other government agencies. She said there is an even longer list of projects that have been accomplished in the last five years. This process helps to focus the work for the next few years. It is a continuing process and is refined every year. She said it is not as unmanageable as it might seem. Erlene DeMarcus, 4542 Molar Avenue, representing Supervisor Haggerty, commended Council for making the ACE train station a priority. Supervisor Haggerty looks forward to working with Council on this project. Ms. Ayaia indicated all department heads are at the priorities workshop and hear the discussion among the Council regarding the various projects. She was very proud of how Pleasanton is managed. These projects on the priorities list are over and above the everyday running of the City. She said staffdoes a very good job. Ms. Dennis further explained that Council does know the number of staffhours available as well as the costs. She was pleased more members of the public are attending the priorities workshop and providing their input. She said if you compare the number of projects that have been accomplished to the number of goals, it speaks volumes about the Pleasanton City Council 7 04/03/01 Minutes