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Mayor Hosterman agreed with the concept of an Economic Summit and wanted to broaden the project description to include Lawrence Liver Laboratories and the University of California. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Thorne, Mr. Fialho said staff's perspective on this issue was that once it received the report from Bay Area Economics (BAE) which assesses the City's current economic climate and opportunities, an adequate forum would be to present this report to the Economic Vitality Committee, Chamber of Commerce and PDA in the context of the General Plan discussion rather than identifying this as a separate priority. Mr. Sullivan concurred with Mr. Fialho's suggestion and pointed out that this is not an attempt to create a new Tri-Valley Business Council. Mr. Fialho said his understanding of this priority is that staff would contact the various stakeholders once the BAE report was completed which would be a launching point for discussion and satisfy this priority. Mr. Sullivan was referring to a Council workshop where various stakeholders would be invited in the context of the General Plan update. The Economic Summit goal did not need to be a separate priority as long as it was a part of the General Plan update. Mr. Fialho recommended not specifying the Economic Summit as a separate priority and rather affirm this process would occur as a part of the General Plan update. Ms. McGovern was worried about the Revitalization of the Vintage Hills Shopping Center priority, as no development has occurred for some time. Mr. Brozosky mentioned he met with the property owner and the property owner is committed to developing a shopping center. He noted there was a delay due to the hot weather. Pamela Ott, Economic Development Director, said she checks in with the property owner to offer the City's assistance. Staff held a number of conversations with the property owner about making this a solid neighborhood shopping center. Staff is impressing upon the property owner that the quality of the businesses is significant to the success of this particular shopping center. g. Youth Proarams - there were no changes to the priorities as listed in Attachment A to the staff report. During Council's discussion of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Ms. McGovern mentioned that there was some language in the CIP that mentioned this play equipment did not conform to the required national standards. She inquired about the status of this project? As part of the CIP discussion, Mr. Fialho informed Council that he would return to Council with a report as part of the mid-year CIP with suggestions for funding this project that could be incorporated into the CIP for 2006/07. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Brozosky, Mr. Fialho said this project entailed more than replacing the play equipment. The project would include the play equipment plus some landscaping improvements in the play area and the parking lot. City Council Priorities Workshop 10 08/23/05 Minutes