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10. Public Safetv - there were no changes to the priorities as listed in Attachment A to the staff report. 11. Qualitv of Life - there were no changes to the priorities as listed in Attachment A to the staff report. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Thorne, Mr. Fialho said an allocation of $50,000 has been set-aside in a reserve account for improvements to the existing cemetery. Before these funds can be expended, staff has informed the group currently working on the cemetery issue that it needs to present a plan and/or proposal for review and consideration by Council. This proposal could include establishment of a non-profit organization that would act as the custodian of this site up to and including potentially the City acquiring this for maintenance, which he would not recommend. From staff's perspective, the establishment of a non-profit organization would be the preferred route. He noted that professional assistance, such as a consulting service, would benefit the group working on this project. 12. Parks and Ooen Soace: (1) Open Space Protection of Southeast Hills - Councilmembers Brozosky, McGovern and Thorne their ranking from not a priority to a priority. (2) Alviso Adobe Community Park - Councilmembers Brozosky and McGovern changed their ranking from not a priority to a priority. Ms. McGovern asked for an explanation for the purpose of the Open Space Protection of the Southeast Hills and if it entailed bringing property owners together to discuss this area as part of a Specific Plan similar to the Vineyard Corridor Specific Plan. Mr. Sullivan said the purpose of this goal is to facilitate a process which includes property owners, developers, affected neighborhoods, City staff, and other individuals who have assisted in bringing money into a project to see if there is a way to develop a consensus plan to minimize impacts to the environment for these developments, to minimize the impact to the neighborhoods which is not limited to Hearst Drive, to meet the economic needs of the land owners and developers, and to put this easement in perpetuity to protect the City's urban growth boundary. In response to an inquiry by Ms. McGovern, Mr. Roush said a specific plan is a comprehensive development plan for a number of different properties. A specific plan could be developed for the Foley, Lund and Lin properties. When a specific plan is presented from the property owners, Council is more likely to have a successful specific plan as opposed to the City itself being the sponsor of it. If Council was successful in getting the various property owners to agree to a specific plan concept that met the Council's vision of that area, it might have success. If Council attempted to implement a specific plan that only included the Council's vision, the buy-in of the property owners would be questionable. Mr. Fialho pointed out that the outcome of a discussion such as this could lead to a specific plan. Mr. McGovern concurred with Mr. Fialho's comments, which is how she envisioned this goal. She could support this goal if the project description was amended. City Council Priorities Workshop 11 08/23/05 Minutes