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can take things out of context without looking at the big picture. He would like to keep the community engaged throughout this process, as it is very important. U~timately, when the draft General Plan has been completed, Council may choose to have all of the voters ratify it or a portion of it. He was satisfied with the remainder of the process as outlined by staff. He somewhat agreed with staff's direction with regard to the sustainability issue; however, one of the elements that has been missing from the General Plan is an over-arching goal, a theme or mission statement. In his mind, this is the City's General Plan to build out, and Council needs to keep in mind the long-term well being of this community to meet the needs of the present without compromising future generations ability to meet their own needs, which believed would be an appropriate goal or mission statement for the General Plan. He referred to a report for the proposed redevelopment of the Hacienda Business Park, which includes techniques and tools for evaluating land use alternatives towards a sustainable future for Pleasanton. He would like to see more of a focus and a proactive approach for the City's General Plan similar to the approach taken for the Hacienda Business Park Redevelopment Plan. Ms. McGovern did not find the proposed Redevelopment Plan for Hacienda Business Park as useful as Mr. Sullivan. In her opinion, the statistics and how they were based did not seem to be valid. It was moved by Ms. McGovern, seconded by Mr. Brozosky, to concur with staff's proposal on the General Plan Update process, proposed schedule and proposed approach to sustainability issues with more emphasis on community involvement. Mr. Brozosky wanted to make sure that the appropriate City Commissions and Committees review all of the new elements to the General Plan and that sufficient public input is provided. As the City approaches completion of a draft General Plan, Ms. McGovern reiterated that she would like the process to include periodic reviews of each of the General Plan elements as informational reports. This will give Council and the public a chance to see the direction of where things are going, and to also discuss additional concerns. Mr. Sullivan asked if the motion could include having sustainability as a focus or an over-amhing goal? Ms. McGovern pointed out that other City's General Plans included over-arching goals in the beginning of the General Plan that stated their mission and standards and feelings about their City. Mr. Sullivan said he was looking for more of a focus on what Council is trying to do versus independent elements. Mr. Fialho believed Mr. Sullivan was looking for a vision statement with the emphasis being that it is creating the theme for the General Plan and crosses sustainability to General Plan build out and all of the other elements that are important to the community. Pleasanton City Council 20 03/01/05 Minutes