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Veterans Hospital closure and the Recycled Water Master Plan which is being pursued for obvious reasons. Mr. Fialho explained that local priorities were established via similar discussion. Staff has learned that the congressional delegation looks for projects that have been funded and are near completion. The Firehouse Arts Center and Alviso Adobe were obvious candidates for that reason. The Access Partnership with Pleasanton Unified School District was a direct result of discussions at the Youth Master Plan level; at-risk counseling has been determined as a need to address mental health generally and Pleasanton is currently the only city in the Tri-Valley that does not provide that level of service. Councilmember McGovern expressed interest in completing Lions Wayside Park in conjunction with the Firehouse Arts Center and also believes there should be considerations for the Bernal property. She asked if consultants are reviewing the priorities for the possibility of requesting additional funds. Mr. Fialho explained that they did discuss those projects as well as others, but all are at least a year or more from completion and so it was determined that they did not meet the criteria. There has; however, been additional discussion surrounding these projects and the limited resources available; it is believed that there is an opportunity to identify additional funding through other means to accomplish that. Councilmember Sullivan suggested that future priority settings incorporate a Council workshop for information and feedback. Vice-Mayor Cook-Kallio shared her experiences in Washington and noted that the general consensus among staff there is that Pleasanton typically presents requests that are easy to advocate. She added that lobbyists have been very helpful in terms of knowing where available funds are and what in Pleasanton they would apply to which is advantageous in securing such funding. Councilmember McGovern noted that state legislative approaches discuss local government control and matters of local concern. She said she does not currently see that happening on the state level, particularly with housing elements and infrastructure issues, and urged more aggressive action. Mayor Hosterman noted there were no speakers. 14. Adopt resolution authorizing the filing of an application for Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding for the Pleasanton 2009 ARRA streets and roads resurfacing project (CIP NO. 095014) and stating the assurance to complete the project Ms. Lora reviewed ARRA which was signed into law in February with the purpose to create jobs and promote economic recovery to assist those most impacted by the recession; provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health; invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long term economic benefits; and stabilize state and local government budgets to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases. She explained that community development, economic development and housing, transportation, public safety and homeland security, energy and telecommunications, and the environment have been identified as opportune areas for local governments. The next step is for the city to assemble a team of staff to evaluate criteria and identify prospective projects for review and acceptance by the City Council prior to submittal. City Council Minutes Page 6 of 8 March 3, 2009