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priorities for the upcoming two years. He went over the priorities in further detail and asked for Council approval of the work plan. Councilmember Thorne questioned the User Fee Study and clarified the City has hired a company to help identify opportunities for enhancing the City's fee structure. He noted some of the recommendations the Council can expect to see in the next four to six months would be cost recovery figures. City Manager Fialho indicated the General Fund is subsidizing almost 100% of the development services. The notion of development paying for itself in Pleasanton does not currently exist, at least from a development services perspective and believes that inequity needs to be addressed and corrected. Mayor Hosterman opened the item for public comment Kevin Close addressed the City Council regarding the Callippe golf course and indicated he hoped future meetings are noticed to the whole community. Hearing no further requests to speak, public comment was closed. Councilmember McGovern noted her concern with how the process was done this time and feels the work plan should come to the Council in a workshop with staff before it goes to committees. Her biggest concern was that so many priorities would be taken on that it would actually dilute what can actually get done in a meaningful time. She expressed concern about the workload, and noted that she would work with these priorities for a year and determine if they need to be honed down. She noted when the commission responses came back; she thought the minutes were to reflect that there was consensus for each one of the points. She indicated after she voted, she found out that was not the case. To her it is important that if the commissions are looking at the Council's work plan that they honestly reach agreement as to what their putting forward to add to the list is truly important to them as part of their role as a commissioner. She added she believes this is a heavy work plan. Councilmember Thorne asked if there was a possibility that the Council could include as a part of their work plan an effort to try to get some kind of MOU that locks in support for the Triangle study between the three cities. City Manager Fialho indicated within the next 30 to 60 days the study recommendations will be made regarding regional improvements. Because this is such a significant policy issue, it is likely that each respective city and the county will bring the recommendations to their individuals bodies so they understand what the direction is before final ratification is made by the triangle group. In response to Council question, the Mr. Fialho explained the process by which these priorities were brought together for the work plan. Councilmember Sullivan agreed that that in the future, he would like to see a better way of getting commissioner's input, perhaps through workshops. Motion: It was m/s by SullivanlThorne to approve the Annual Work Plan for 2007/08. Motion passed by the following vote: City Council Minutes 8 February 20, 2007