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Director of Parks and Community Services Jim Wolfe provided an update on the Alviso Adobe Community Park Project, said they broke ground in July of 2007, the project is on budget and on time and is expected to be completed mid- to late July, with an opening date sometime in October. He presented a slide show of the construction work to date, presented the Museum on Main Street stating a contract was awarded in July to develop the interpretative plan for the site and school programs, and introduced Bob Silva, President, to discuss the museum's role associated with the Alviso Adobe Community Park project. Bob Silva, President, Museum on Main Street, discussed the staffing and educational programs contract for the museum and the park, said the City assisted them with the recruitment of their new Executive Director, Julia Bussinger, spoke about their recruitment and interview process for an Education Director and Curator for the Museum, the return of the Utter Event, and thanked the Council for their support. Councilmember McGovern questioned and confirmed with the City Manager that a full time employee position has been added to the operating budget to work at the Ridge Naturalist Area and the Alviso Adobe Community Park. 17. Review and discuss the scope and process for upcoming labor negotiations with the Pleasanton Police Officers Association (PPOA) Assistant City Manager Julie Yuan-Miu said the PPOA contract will expire May 31, 2008, it covers approximately 80 police officers and police sergeants and negotiations will be underway to review wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment, salaries and benefits. She said the purpose of the item is for Council to hold an open session and after the Association reaches a tentative agreement, staff will bring back the item in a second session. Mayor Hosterman opened the item for public commenting, noting that she had no speaker cards. 18. Update on City Council Two-Year Work Plan City Manager Fialho said last year the Council adopted its Work Plan for Calendar Year 2007 and 2008. The report before the Council is an opportunity for staff to check in midterm, provide an update, and allow for Council feedback and items to be added. He said the plan is comprised of 13 broad policy objectives which he briefly described and he presented a PowerPoint presentation of projects, programs and activities the City has been involved in and completed projects. He noted that the City has completed 10 of the 13 elements of the General Plan to date and the remaining 3 are going before the Planning Commission the next evening. He presented the Land Use Element, stating the City is proposing potential housing at the new Pleasanton/Dublin BART Station, housing in the Hacienda Business Park, future opportunities for commercial/office and industrial and minimal housing in the east side of town, in the downtown, and a potential intensification of senior housing units at Kottinger Place. A focus has been on water infrastructure and nearing completion are the 1.4 million water tank in the Vineyard corridor, a new Zone 7 turnout, and a new pump station project. Regarding City finances, the goal is sustainability and he discussed the unreserved general fund balance of $24.7 million; $9.3 million of which is designated for economic uncertainties, $6.1 million City Council Minutes 4 February 19, 2008