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He said as various pieces of legislation make their way through, he will keep the Council apprised and indicate those that the City Council may wish to support as well as those they may oppose. City Manager Fialho said given the State's discussions, the Governor's budget strongly contemplates cut-backs in various services, namely education. Recently the State's Legislative analyst has put forth an alternative budget plan that relies on City and County funding. Those revenue sources include Proposition 172 funding, COPS funding, and reimbursement from Counties for booking fees. He estimated the annual impact would be $650,000 to $700,000 which would need to be made up, but the ultimate budget compromise for the State will not be made until late summer/early fall. 17. Received a report on the status of the General Plan Update Principal Planner Janice Stern presented a PowerPoint presentation, said the Council originally directed the update in April 2003. She said a number of community meetings were held in various neighborhoods in 2003/2004, identification of issues was done through a questionnaire and discussions, during 2004/2005 multiple Planning Commission and City Council meetings were held which worked through some basic land use and circulation issues, and since that time to the present, staff has been preparing the various elements and taking information and developing background materials, goals, programs and policies relating to all issues. She said they have completed all General Plan Elements, the Council has reviewed and discussed all Elements except for Air Quality and Noise. The Draft EIR is underway and staff is continuing outreach efforts with the community with the Council and staff. Staff anticipates the EIR will be completed in May 2008, Planning Commission and public review of the Consolidated Draft General Plan would be brought forward in May/June 2008 which will include a 45 day review period, comments will be taken and supplemental information added to the Draft General Plan and the Planning Commission will make a recommendation of the official Draft General Plan document to the Council. She said fundamentally, the Draft General Plan is similar to the 1996 Plan in that the overarching goal is the preservation and enhancement of quality of life in Pleasanton. Staff has added new themes including sustainable development, the Plan incorporates new planning concepts that facilitate sustainable development, it also acknowledges our responsibility on climate change, a vision is included in the plan and an Energy and Water Element are also added to the plan. Mayor Hosterman and Councilmembers thanked staff for their work. City Manager Fialho said staff will work hard to adhere to the schedule presented, and depending upon the conflict of the Staples Ranch process and the General Plan process, staff anticipates having to adjust slightly, but believes that the worst case scenario would be for the entire document to be approved by December. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL Councilmember McGovern hoped the Council could agree to ask staff to return with a Proclamation naming the western segment of the park, Marilyn Kane Trail or whatever the family would like to call that segment. City Council Minutes 8 March 18, 2008