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implementation stage, structure is needed to allow effective development and implementation of the plan. He believed it should be a citizens committee of a fixed size with an elected chair from the group, using parliamentary procedures with minutes recorded and approved, and with staff support. The core members of the EAG should be included if they desire and include new members appointed by the City Council. The meetings should be open to the public and time allowed for public input. He felt that was critical to the success of the process and to prevent the type of influence and abuses that have resulted in the failure of these efforts elsewhere. This plan is a list of ideas and opportunities and not an ordinance. He suggested setting priorities and timetables for development of each project. Council will have approval authority to move forward on specific projects as they are developed and the costs and benefits are analyzed. In the spirit of moving forward, he offered his list of priorities. Develop a General Plan Energy Element; this would establish the goals and programs of the energy plan as part of the guiding policy document of the City. Develop education programs for businesses and residents. Organize programs to explore comprehensive demand-side management programs for business and residents. Demand-side is energy efficiency and conservation oppommities, not mandates. Organize programs for aggregate purchases of materials and services for businesses and residents to maximize, leverage and lower costs. Explore funding and incentive sources for solar bond feasibility study to explore oppommifies to finance PV projects throughout the commercial, residential and City buildings, similar to what is occurring now in San Francisco. Perform a feasibility study to explore opportunities for Pleasanton to further enhance local control, power purchase aggregation, power coops, and the range of "municipalization" opportunities. Implement City demonstration projects, perhaps fire station ~4 and the new city hall. Although, this plan is fundamentally a local initiative with local benefits, its implementation will have global effects for the environment and the national energy security. He quoted Robert Redford, "If we want energy security, then we have to reduce our appetite for fossil fuels. There is no other way. Other issues may crowd the headlines, but this is our fundamental challenge. Big challenges require bold action and leadership. To get the United States off fossil fuels in this uneasy national climate of terrorism and conflict in the Persian Gulf, we must treat the issue with the urgency and persistence it deserves. The measure of our success will be the condition in which we leave the world for the next generation. Weaning our nation from fossil fuels should be understood as the most patriotic policy to which we can commit ourselves." Boyd Wilson, 9766 Waterman Road, Suite L2, Elk Grove, senior energy consultant for Roberts and Brian, said he has been an observer of this process and wanted to congratulate the group on what it has been able to do. His f'nxn consults with municipalities, water districts, irrigation districts, etc. in the State of California and he believed Pleasanton was one of the foremost groups that has decided to take the energy issue and move forward. He referred to the California Energy Commission report and said years ago several California cities decided to do what Pleasanton is doing at this meeting, to do something about their energy. Those cities in Northern California are: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Sacramento, Redding, Modesto, and Turlock. He referred to forecasted PG&E rates for residential and commercial use, which are going up. He encouraged the City of Pleasanton to continue with this plan. It is not liberal or conservative, it is taking action. Items identified under the action plan, such as advocacy and education, are good because people need to learn how to turn lights off. He noted there is technology to do that automatically and that is part of the educational process. Supporting and developing ordinances and policies are part of the group. He noted there are grants from state and federal agencies to Pleasanton City Council 23 12/03/02 Minutes