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Mr. Sullivan said yes. He believed the Vision Statement should capture and define the --- end result of the City towards build out. Mr. Brozosky believed a vision statement should have been considered and prepared first prior to soliciting community input on the various elements of the General Plan. If the various elements of the General Plan do not meet the Vision Statement, he asked if the community needed to be given the opportunity to provide input and suggestions for change based on the new Vision Statement. Mr. Sullivan noted that he was not a member of the Council at the time the General Plan process started. He noted that Council has an opportunity to create a vision statement that would define the end result and the "big ideas" that would guide the update process. He did not believe the proposed work plan and schedule for a vision statement would disrupt the update process for the General Plan. He wanted to allow the public the opportunity to provide input on a draft vision and principles statement. It was moved by Ms. McGovern, seconded by Mr. Sullivan, to present the draft Vision Statement ee amended by the Planning Commission (Attachment 1) and the proposed Vision Statement as submitted by Councilmember McGovern to the community for its review, comments and public outreach effort. At the conclusion of the Town Meetings, staff was directed to bring the matter back to Council at a regular meeting. Ms. McGevern believed a vision statement drives the entire General Plan process and connects all of the various elements of the General Plan. She believed the General Plan is one of the most important documents of the City and it provides stability to the community to know what the City and the community is working towards. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Fialho thought it would be appropriate to distribute the two proposed draft Vision Statements at the Farmers Market in addition to posting these on the City's website and publishing them in the Pleasanton Weekly. Staff would work on outreach efforts without impacting the schedule. Ms. McGovern noted that there are active homeowners associations in the community. She asked staff to provide the two draft Vision Statements to the Homeowners Associations. Mr. Sullivan pointed out that ultimately whatever vision statement is selected, it would be in draft format and subject to change throughout the entire General Plan update process. Mr. Brozosky asked when the community workshop would be conducted. He asked staff to send a letter along with the two proposed draft Vision Statements to residents who had participated in community meetings at the beginning of the General Plan Update process. Mr. Fialho believed a community workshop would be conducted in May or the first part of June with the final draft Vision Statement presented to Council for its consideration and adoption in July. Mr. Brozosky stated that he would reluctantly support the motion. Pleasanton City Council 8 05/03/05 Minutes