Supplemental Materials 4-8-25 — Pleasanton City Council, April 8, 2025

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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 03:18 PM
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Agenda Item Number 2
Comments Dear Mayor and Council members,
My name is Mike Moran and I have been a resident of Pleasanton for over 40 years. People complain about the taxes here, but I think this is one of the best-run cities in the Bay Area. I responded to a call for volunteers to join the Pleasanton English as a second language program (ESLP) about one year ago. I currently assist two asian ladies with their efforts to improve their English language skills.

They both are very intelligent, physically fit, have (or had) children in Pleasanton’s schools, and are physically fit. These kinds of people add to the desirability of Pleasanton.

The professional quality of of the ESLP and their generous support for volunteers is outstanding. The students that they have selected for me have been a perfect fit: I don’t have the energy to support an intense effort, but these women both have basic English skills and want to become more fluent in the language. So, I help them with random conversation and reading out loud from selected texts. I give them detailed definitions of common English terms that they are unfamiliar with. This is exactly the kind of help that they need, as they often use their native language in their home environments.

The need to balance Pleasanton’s budget is clear. However, cutting the library budget would have mush greater costs than the savings that you would achieve. The library is not just a place to check out books, but is a broad resource for Pleasanton’s intellectual community. This unusual kind of benefit is difficult to quantify, but is evident in our successful immigrant communities, and enhances Pleasanton’s commitment to being a community of character.

Sincerely,
Mike Moran
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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 04:45 PM
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Comments This is in regards to the email from Maurice Ghysels that went out 4/1/25 addressing the potential cuts to crossing guards and school SRO's. I strongly disagree with this plan. The crossing guards are needed to keep our kids safe from drivers and I can't even begin to imagine what would happen if the SRO program was cut. Obviously, I don't have all the details, but from the email it sounds like both of these programs are on the chopping block. In this day of school shootings why would this program go away because of budget cuts? I have one daughter that graduated from Foothill last year and my other daughter is currently a JR. at Foothill.

Please don't cut these programs.

Kelly Konnoff-Phillips
Valley Trails
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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 07:06 PM
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Agenda Item Number 2
Comments It’s extremely important for community members to have access to an indoor location where they can exist and spend time without being required to spend money, something unique in Pleasanton to the Library . Having a library that is open for longer hours (especially evenings and weekends) is incredibly important for many community members who work full time, myself included. The community would be dramatically hurt by decreasing the library’s hours, from both an educational and social standpoint.

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Comments My name is Laura and I grew up in Pleasanton. I have used the library for over 35 years and would hate to see the hours and access be limited, as it’s an important part of our community. The city library in Pleasanton is essential for many people such as students, families, individuals with limited access to resources, and remote workers such as myself. I sincerely urge you to consider maintaining the current hours of operation at the Pleasanton library.

Thank you, Laura Mopas
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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 05:00 PM
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Agenda Item Number Library
Comments Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Mahesh and I have lived in Pleasanton for 13 years. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%. As the most used City facility in Pleasanton, the library is an essential resource for many people, including myself. Reducing library access means limiting opportunities for students, job seekers, families, workers, and community members who depend on its resources. I urge you to stand with residents and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operation and collections.

Sincerely,
Mahesh
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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 12:54 PM
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Agenda Item Number 2 Budget
Comments While I understand that cuts must be made to ensure a balanced budget, I have to say how frustrating this is given we could have saved ourselves the trouble had we passed the HALF CENT SALES TAX. Be that as it may, sadly, this is where we are.

What I find even more frustrating is that the very items on the proposed chopping block are the very things that serve our whole community, especially our most vulnerable (the elderly and children), and are what has made Pleasanton the kind of community people flock to.

That said, cutting the library two days a week, seems to be the most counter-productive and destructive. The library is where people of all ages go for reading and knowledge, community activities, and respite (folks without air conditioning to cool down, mothers going stir-crazy with young children to, well, cool down). I volunteer for the literacy program which helps second-language learners navigate the cultural and linguistic challenges of living in the US, study and pass their citizenship tests, and nurture new friendships. The library -- the only totally free place in town, serves as the great equalizer. At the library, everyone matters, no matter their social status or economic power. Why would you cut back on that?
I implore you -- do not cut our library services. Our community needs them, now more than ever.

In addition, I ask you to please consider NOT cutting back on Senior Center services, the community pool hours, and the Firehouse Arts Center programs. Once again, these provide valuable services to our most vulnerable, children and seniors. If we can't care for them, who will?
I know these are tough decisions -- and pain is going to be felt -- but the pain should not fall on the shoulders of those who don't have the resources to make up the difference.

Please choose wisely.

Sincerely,
Barbara Comstock
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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 05:00 PM
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Agenda Item Number 2
Comments Dear Pleasanton Mayor and Councilmembers-
I am writing to you today to protest the City Manager’s recommendation to cut the Pleasanton Library open hours by 22 hours per week, as well as cutting the collections budget by 50%, as part of his budget reduction plan. While the BAC ranked keeping the Library’s current hours just above maintaining Police and Fire (number 20 out of 28 on a scale of cut vs keep), the City Manager went ahead and recommended cutting the Library budget and reducing Library hours. In his budget recommendation memo, the City Manager acknowledges that “feedback from the Town Hall, BAC and online engagement tool indicate that the community highly values these services, and in many cases these programs primarily serve more vulnerable populations and provide significant community benefits. Nevertheless, reduction of these services mostly aligns with the City’s focus on preserving critical, essential programs and services before considering funding for non-essential initiatives”. Mr. Beaudin clearly does not engage with the Library as a resident of Pleasanton, and clearly does not understand that the Library IS a “critical, essential program and service” in the City of Pleasanton.

As a 30-year resident of Pleasanton and a Library employee for more than 17 years, I am a huge supporter of the Pleasanton Library and the value it brings to our community. The Library serves the informational and recreational reading needs of our population, which is so valuable in our society. The Library provides computer access to those who may not have access at home, with Library staff often helping Library patrons whose computer skills have not kept pace with ever-changing technology. The Library also provides Literacy classes, helping the many newcomers to Pleasanton learn and improve their English skills.

The Library also serves as a Community Center, with Pleasanton teens overflowing the desks, tables and chairs everyday after school. The Library provides these students with a place to study, but also a safe place to meet and socialize, a valued service in the post-COVID era.

The Library offers a variety of Storytimes for all age groups, often attracting not only the child, but also the parents and grandparents, taking part in fun songs, stories and movement which build early literacy skills and kindergarten readiness in these children.

These are examples of just a few of the many services the Library provides and which will be disrupted by a limitation in Library hours.

The Library has already been hamstrung by the City Manager’s edict almost a year ago that we would not be allowed to introduce any new programming—even though the Library’s programs are not funded by the City. We have a dedicated and hard-working volunteer organization, “The Friends of the Pleasanton Library” who fund all Library programs through bi-annual and ongoing book sales. The Friends recently had a book sale which brought in over $15,000, none of which is allowed to be spent on Library programming, due to the “optics”. The City Manager wants the Library to appear poor, limiting programming, even when it has the resources to maintain and increase the quality programming which is so important to our community.

Perhaps the most petty and injurious part of the City Manager’s recommendation to cut Library funding, is his desire to cut the Library collection budget by half. While saving only just over $100,000, this cut will decimate the Library’s ability to continue to provide quality and accessible materials to our patrons.

While it is clear that the City Manager does not see the value in a strong and accessible Library as the heart of a vibrant community, I hope that members of our City Council can recognize the importance of our Pleasanton Public Library, and the many services it provides to all of our residents, as the center of our diverse and vibrant community. Please do not make these cuts to our precious Library.

If cuts need to be made, my recommendation is to separate the Library and Recreation Departments. Currently we have a Director of Library and Recreation, an Assistant Director of Library and an Assistant Director of Recreation. By separating the Departments, we would only need a Director of Library and a Director of Recreation, eliminating one of these very highly compensated positions.

Additionally, combining these Departments has created confusion, blending the essential and critical services of the Library with the non-essential, but desirable, services of the Recreation Department.

Thank you for your time,
Susan Dickinson
, Pleasanton

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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 05:00 PM
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Agenda Item Number 2
Comments I am against closing the The Pleasanton Library in any capacity. This amazing staple in the Pleasanton community provides invaluable resources to individuals of all ages and backgrounds. They help support our youth with programs that encourage growth and development. We need to invest in our children’s future and the Pleasanton Library is foundational in the achievement of that goal.

Cutting back on the Pleasanton Library will undoubtably be a hinderance on the future generation.

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Apr 3, 2025, 12:56PM PDT
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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 05:00 PM
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Agenda Item Number 2
Comments Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Laura Poikonen and I have been a Pleasanton resident for 9 years. I am writing to express my strong opposition to the City Council’s proposal to close the library 2 days a week and reduce library collections by 50%.

The library is the most used City facility in Pleasanton. As such, it is an essential resource for the community, including for myself. I have a large, noisy family, and the library the ONLY place I can go to study for free. I rely on the library’s current hours to flexibly study when I am not working. (I come to the library weekly, during the weekends AND weekdays, depending on the week.) Any reduction in library hours and/or materials would impair my ability—and the ability of other 9 to 5 workers—to do so.

Reducing library access also means limiting opportunities for students, job seekers, families, workers, and community members who depend on these amazing, FREE resources. I urge you to do your duty to represent the people of Pleasanton (many as users of the library!) and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operations and collections.

Sincerely,
Laura Poikonen
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Comments I don't feel that closing the library or reducing the hours benefits anyone! The library is a great place for children to begin their love of books, it is a safe place for teens to meet and study, and a wonderful place to meet your neighbors that also share a love of books!
From: janise erickson <j >
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 6:14 PM
To: Pleasanton Listens <[email protected]> Subject: Kudos

Hello,

I have lived in Pleasanton for over twenty-ﬁve years. I raised my kids here and the family beneﬁted from many of the programs and services. We love how well kept the city is and its safety. I salute the team who has made the recommendations for ﬁscal reduction—I too think the impact will be minimal to the community. Using community impact as a barometer is greatly appreciated and illustrates the city’s wisdom throughout the process.

Kudos to all!

In thanks,
Janise Erickson

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MEMORANDUM

Date: April 4, 2025

To: Mayor and City Council

From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager

Subject: Top FAQs about Potential Budget Reductions

1. Can sponsorships cover the costs of programs and services? The City Council approved the City’s first sponsorship policy at its February 4, 2025, meeting. The policy considers a wide range of opportunities and provides guidance on soliciting sponsorships of financial and in-kind support from businesses, organizations, and private individuals.

Under the agreement, sponsorships would be available in three broad categories:
events and program sponsorship for City-organized or co-organized events; project sponsorship of a specific City-sanctioned project such as a large-scale capital project); and site sponsorship for a specific City facility, amenity, or feature including benches, picnic tables, and trees. Any revenue generated through event or program sponsorships is expected to contribute directly to offsetting event or program costs to the City.

Staff is already suggesting ideas and pursuing sponsorship opportunities; however, given that the policy was only recently adopted, implementing a sponsorship and beginning to collect revenue will take some time.

2. Can the City use volunteers instead of paid staff?
The City does use volunteers to help deliver services to the community. Several examples of the use of volunteers are provided below.

Library and Recreation
The Library and Recreation Department utilizes over 700 volunteers each year who provide more than 27,000 hours of service. For example, Firehouse Arts Center and Harrington Art Gallery volunteers greet patrons, check tickets, and answer questions. Senior Center volunteers facilitate programs and support special events. Library volunteers work on a variety of programs, including Kid Power, Booklegger, literacy, Paws to Read, and Friends of the Pleasanton Library.

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Recreation volunteers work in sports and aquatics as lifeguards and coaches.

Overall, volunteers provide the equivalent of 13 FTE (full-time equivalent) employees.

Volunteers are used strategically to support staff in providing excellent programs and services, but professional staff are still needed in each area. For example, paid staff are required to manage library account processes and the materials check-in and check-out for community members using an Integrated Library System (ILS) software that contains privacy-protected information about library cardholders, including their personal data and library records of their borrowing history and fees paid. Library records are protected under California State law and may only be accessed by library staff to perform their job duties. In addition, librarians plan programs such as storytimes, literacy/ESL services, and PUSD collaborative programs using structural frameworks that they receive during their Master’s degree programs and/or on-the-job training over an equivalent number of years in libraries.

Police Department
The Police Department’s Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) program was established in 2001 and currently has 20 volunteers. The VIPS support the goals and objectives of the department by developing a partnership between the department and the Pleasanton community. This partnership increases awareness in the community and helps to reduce crime and improve the quality of life. Since 2002, VIPS have volunteered more than 105,000 hours. Currently, the department has 14 patrol volunteers, 4 administrative volunteers, a sketch artist and a police chaplain. While these are all non-sworn positions, VIPS receive initial and on-going training relative to their assignments.

The typical duties of a patrol volunteer include vacation checks, traffic control, crime scene logs and scene security, animal calls, special events (such as downtown events, cone with a cop, national night out), parking enforcement, wildlife transport and shopping cart abatement. Administrative volunteers perform a wide variety of duties such as financial data entry for our business services unit, filing, assisting the records unit by performing data entry for citations, airport runs, supporting the Citizen’s Academy, Live scan and special projects.

Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD)
The LPFD relies heavily on volunteers to deliver routine internal and external services and provide preparedness and resiliency in response to a large-scale emergency/disaster. The LPFD volunteer roster fluctuates but typically there are around 100 volunteers. These include the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Reserve Firefighters, Firefighting Explorer Scouts, administrative volunteers, and fire science college volunteers. Thousands of hours are donated annually. Without volunteers, many services that the LPFD provides would either come at significant cost or be impossible; one example is the annual Fire Safety Expo, which is staffed mostly by volunteers.

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Why doesn’t LPFD use volunteer firefighters?
Some people have asked why volunteer firefighters don't staff Bay Area fire engines like they do in other, generally rural, parts of the country. The answer is multifold.

The community expects a well-trained fire department to respond to 911 calls within minutes. As a mid-market employer with good pay and benefits, the LPFD struggles to maintain the staffing needed to meet this expectation – staffing would not be possible if these positions were unpaid. The LPFD runs almost 17,000 calls annually and often requires more than one unit to respond to those calls. The impact of a volunteer having to leave work many times daily or miss sleep daily to rush to the fire station and staff a fire engine is not a model used by high-volume fire departments as it is not functional. Without a staffed fire department, already high insurance rates could increase dramatically, and commercial and residential property may become uninsurable. The amount of training required to maintain licenses, certifications, and the skill set to provide all-risk fire department services would not be possible in a volunteer model.

Information Technology
Working with the City's Information Technology staff, a volunteer was used to assist with basic IT support tasks for LPFD such as computer replacements and troubleshooting. However, due to the technical complexity of systems, cybersecurity requirements, and data privacy considerations, the use of volunteers in IT is extremely limited. In particular, IT staff are required to meet Criminal Justice Information Services security requirements in order to access and support law enforcement systems, which includes background checks and strict access controls.

Additionally, IT personnel are subject to annual audits related to internal controls over the City’s financial systems. These responsibilities require trained, vetted professionals to ensure compliance and maintain the integrity and security of critical systems.

3. Why does LPFD need to spend so much on overtime?
Around 95% of firefighter overtime is used to staff fire stations. The driving factors are vacancies, vacation, sick leave, workers comp, and a few less-used leave types like FMLA, military, and bereavement. The discussion about station closure and overtime reduction is effectively the same in that a reduction in overtime will eventually lead to station closure. The remaining 5% of overtime includes activities like fire academy instruction, mandatory training, and program coordination that alleviate additional full-time employees.

Before 2022, the firefighter's memorandum of understanding did not allow for routine relief staffing. In 2022, the firefighters and the cities agreed to relief staffing.

Unfortunately, the job market has not permitted the LPFD to hire enough qualified personnel to provide relief staffing. In the coming years, as the employment market recovers from pandemic-related closures of training programs, the LPFD does expect to be able to provide relief staffing. Typically, the LPFD hires firefighters every 1-2 years. In 2025, the LPFD is holding two hiring processes to address these and other staffing challenges.

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The LPFD supports large emergency incidents throughout the state in a reimbursable response model known as mutual aid. When the LPFD responds to a mutual aid request, personnel costs are reimbursed at around 120% of the employee's fully loaded (wages and benefits) overtime pay. The 20% above the personnel cost reimbursement is for the administrative impact of the mutual aid deployment. The amount of mutual aid deployments varies widely from year to year based on the number of requests received and LPFD's staffing levels that allow or disallow response.

4. Why doesn't the City cut all consultant contracts?
Contracting is a standard practice in most city budgets and municipal operating structures. Contracting covers either services using specially trained and experienced persons or firms or providing city services that government employees would otherwise be required to deliver. The use of consultant support helps fulfill a range of public expectations, from maintaining high customer service standards, to meeting required timeframes, to accessing specialized expertise that would be impractical to maintain permanently in-house.

There are strategic advantages to using consulting contracts, including specialized expertise for specific projects; cost efficiency through lower overall costs for short- term work compared to benefited employees; operational flexibility in adjusting service levels and resource allocation; independent perspectives that provide industry best practices; risk reduction from utilizing expert guidance; and organizational innovation that allows for testing new functions before committing to a permanent position/approach.

A significant portion of the contract costs incurred by the City is related to capital projects such as construction work for streets and roads, parks, buildings and facilities, and water and sewer line installations/repair and maintenance. On the operational side, contract services are utilized for various areas such as park, street, and building maintenance, plan review and inspection services in which development service fees are also generated to offset certain costs, economic development, legal and claims management, audit services, mental health services, network support, and library reference services/digital materials.

Cutting contract services may also mean delay in delivering priority community projects and reduction of services and programs such as park and street maintenance and library services. Additional employees may also need to be hired to provide the same services.

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5. Wh at expenses are included in community promotion in the Non- Departmental Department?
The budget allocation in the Non-Departmental Department reflects expenses that are not associated with a specific department such as citywide fee/revenue study, garbage expenses, and funding provided to nonprofit and business partners.

Budget allocation related to community promotion is also included in this department; these expenses are primarily related to subsidies/grants provided to various nonprofit organizations and business partners such as CityServe of the Tri- Valley, Tri-Valley Haven, Spectrum Community Services, Axis Community Health, and the Pleasanton Downtown Association.

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Generally, school districts are also not responsible or in any way liable for the conduct or safety of students on their way to and from school. (See: Education Code, § 44808; and Cerna v. City of Oakland, supra.) However, school districts may suspend or expel students for certain acts that occur while going to or coming from school. (Education Code, § 48900(s)(2).)

City Approach to School Traffic and Crossing Safety
The City and PUSD collaborate on various transportation-related projects as they relate to student safety. Historically, the City has taken the lead and has managed projects with input from the school district. However, as noted, there is no special obligation or requirement upon the City to ensure student safety, beyond that more broadly associated with maintaining safely designed facilities, and Police Department enforcement of regulations related to safe and legal driver, pedestrian and bicyclist behavior.

Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
The Safe Routes to School program is probably the most significant program used by the City and PUSD, with SRTS Programs managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and funded through MTC’s One Bay Area Grant funds, and by Alameda County Transportation Commission using Measure BB funds.

These programs provide infrastructure safety audits around schools and recommend improvements that can be made to improve safety, which may be above the minimum design standards outlined by the Highway Design Manual. SRTS programs have been initiated by both the school district and the City over the years, and all of the schools in Pleasanton have been evaluated at some point in the past 10 years and provided with recommendations. A list of the schools and the site evaluations can be found here:
https://alamedacountysr2s.org/our-program/school-safety-assessments/.

While the SRTS program helps to evaluate and recommend improvements, the program doesn’t assist in the funding for the improvements themselves.

As the entity responsible for maintenance of the public road system, the City is required to provide measures such as warning signs and other messages to drivers when approaching school grounds. Such measures reflect the limit of the legal responsibility of the City relating to schools. Additional improvements such as flashing crosswalks, portable signs provided to schools to place in the crosswalks, bulb-outs to shorten crossing distances, traffic calming and radar speed signs to reduce speeds, and deployment of school crossing guards have been provided by the City at various locations, but are not a legal requirement of the City.

The SRTS program does fund pedestrian and bicyclist safety training and education programs. City staff has worked in cooperation with PUSD staff to conduct bicycle rodeos and other educational events at the schools. The City has also long supported and promoted the Walk and Roll to School Days including coffee and donuts in the park for all participating families.

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Livermore City, but seeking cost-sharing with District
Newark City
Piedmont Shared
San Leandro District
Union City District
Summary:
• Shared: 3
• District Funded: 3
• City Funded: 5*
* 2 Cities reported seeking cost-sharing

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Last Name: Yu
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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 05:00 PM
Meeting Type Special Meeting at 5:00 pm
Agenda Item Number Library
Comments Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Markus Yu and I am writing to express strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50 percent.

Public spaces for students and the community is so, so rare these days. Slashing a valuable resource like the library will only hurt a community that’s already attempting to reconnect; where will people study or meet up, if the library is closed? Cafe shops cost money; movies cost money; everything in today’s environment is too expensive, especially for students that want to study together and don’t have the funds to constantly pay the coffee tax. The library is not only a well of knowledge, but a key part of the town. The fact the library survived the pandemic is something we should take pride in, and cutting funding now would be a travesty.

I use the library weekly to study with friends, one with her upcoming LSATS. We urge for you to reconsider reducing library access, as it limits opportunities for students, job seekers, families, workers, and community members who depend on it. The point of a community is to maintain it. If nothing else, a library open seven days a week means a safer and tighter knit neighborhood, which we all need in today’s climate.

Thanks, Markus
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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 05:03 PM
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Agenda Item Number 4
Comments DEar Mayor and City Council members,
My name is Nancy Zhang and I have lived in Pleasanton for over 12 years.

The Pleasanton library is a vital resouce for young people of our city.

Every time I am in the library, I see young people study together or doing reseach on one of the terminals. This is a great place for them to gather after school.

For children before school age, this is a wonderful environment to start learning about books and stories. When my children were small, I used to drive all the way to Pleasanton library from Castro Valley, just so they could enjoy the wonderful children's room in the library. Later on we moved here, and this is where they would spen many an evenings with their friends, studying while hanging out.

Reducing library access means limiting opportunities for students and job seekers, and as such, limiting opportunities for our future. I urge you to consider the long term impact of such a decision on our beloved city, of which you are entrusted with stewardship.

Thank you for your consideration,
Sincerely,
Nancy Zhang
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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 04:45 AM
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Agenda Item Number MoM
Comments I am writing to OPPOSE the reduction in funding/cuts to the Museum on Main. It is an incredible resource for this community. From the exhibits to the children storytime to the events that they put on for the residents of Pleasanton, it would be a real loss to this city to lose it. Please find the cuts elsewhere, where it won't ruin what makes this city a nice place to live.

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City Council Meeting Date April 08, 2025 05:00 PM
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Agenda Item Number Item #2
Comments Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Doug Bitting and I have lived in Pleasanton for 22 years.

I am writing to express concern about the reductions proposed in library services. The Pleasanton Library, like all public libraries, is an invaluable resource.

My family has made significant use of the library, especially as my kids made their way through the Pleasanton public schools. It was always a highlight for my kids to visit and have the opportunity to see and interact with so many books. I have no doubt about the role in which the library played in my children's love of reading.

Beyond my own personal experience with the library, I am concerned that reductions in service will further disadvantage those who are already disadvantaged, as well as reducing the sense of community that surrounds the library.

Finally, it's also my understanding that the library is amongst the most heavily used services provided by the city. As such, I would strongly encourage you to reevaluate how best to continue funding the library at levels that allow this gem to continue to thrive in the coming years.

Thank you for your consideration,
Doug Bitting
Pleasanton

1 Subject: RE: Quick Question Before BAC Meeting
From: Gerry Beaudin <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2025 7:04 PM
To: Jason Hsu >
Cc: Susan Hsieh <SHsie [email protected]>
Subject: RE: Quick Question Before BAC Meeting
Good evening, Mr. Hsu –
Thank you for your continued engagement with the City’s budget. Please share your ideas with the City – there is a published City Council agenda report on this topic, and you can submit your comments/ideas/questions/observations to the City Clerk:
https://forms.cityofpleasantonca.gov/f/writtenpubliccomment You can also email your ideas to Finance Director, Susan Hsieh, or you may consider reaching out to Susan directly to see if she has any time available – I’ve cc’d her on this email so she is aware. However, please understand that meeting with community members one at a time is not realistic or practical for Susan or me during the budget development process.

The information circulating about contract services contains incorrect/inaccurate assertions. For example, some contract services are reimbursed (and that is not accounted for), and in other cases, things like “community promotion” are payments to non-profits (not consultants) for services. Please keep an eye out for “supplemental material” in the City Council’s April 8 agenda packet, which will address this topic.

Final note. The City will continue to work on fiscal stabilization and longer-term financial planning. That work will become more focused after the two-year budget is adopted in June. In the meantime, we are keeping track of ideas and continue to welcome your thoughts.

Have a good evening,
Gerry Beaudin, ICMA-CM, AICP (He/Him)
City Manager
Office: 925-931-5002
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City of Pleasanton | P.O. Box 520 | 123 Main St., Pleasanton, CA 94566 From: Jason Hsu >
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2025 13:18
To: Gerry Beaudin <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Quick Question Before BAC Meeting

2 Hi Gerry,

I am confused on how the public is supposed to help. We've been asked for ideas on budget reductions and to look at things objectively. So I did that and came up with something feasible that could save a million or more a year with minimal impact to the services provided. However, I'm not getting any real feedback from staff, but I'm getting traction with the public and council.

So, I would like to meet and run the idea by you and get your personal professional opinion on it. If you can change my mind, I'll let it go.

Thanks,
Jason

From: Heather Tiernan
To: [email protected]
Cc: Pamela Ott; Alexa Jeffress; Gerry Beaudin
Subject: RE: Questions about the recommended reduction (or elimination) of TV30 funding Date: Monday, April 7, 2025 3:40:00 PM
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Hi Gina,

Thank you for your email. I've provided answers to your questions below.

I’ve added the City Council members to the Bcc line so they’re aware of this response and to ensure we don’t violate the State’s open meeting rules.

Thank you,

Heather Tiernan
Communications Manager
Office: 925-931-5044
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City of Pleasanton | P.O. Box 520 |123 Main St., Pleasanton, CA 94566

From: Gina Channell Wilcox <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 11:41 AM
To: Gerry Beaudin <[email protected]>; Pamela Ott <[email protected]>
Cc: Jack Balch <[email protected]>; Jeff Nibert <[email protected]>; Craig Eicher <[email protected]>; Matt Gaidos <[email protected]>; Julie Testa <[email protected]>
Subject: Questions about the recommended reduction (or elimination) of TV30 funding

Good morning -
In reviewing the Preliminary General Fund Operating Budget Reductions Recommendation for FY 2026 and FY 2027 and other documents for tomorrow's special meeting, I noticed that reducing / eliminating funding for TV30 (as well as Senior Support, Museum on Main and Axis Health's youth counseling program) is being recommended.

Would you be able to answer a few questions this afternoon about this recommendation as it pertains to TV30? Specific questions are:

How much of the $360,000 savings is from TV30? Is it a reduction or a complete elimination of the funding?
$100,000 of the total $360,000 is from Tri-Valley Community Television (TVCTV), which is a reduction in funding.

If full funding is eliminated, TV30 will no longer provide services such as streaming and recording of meetings, the Mayor's Report, support for nonprofits, etc., correct? Specific to TVCTV, this reduction is related to the subsidy the City provides to TVCTV.

Additionally, the City pays TVCTV for production services to record and stream meetings which is not included in the reduction.

Why was the reduction of hours for the Firehouse and Senior Center removed from the recommendations?
These reductions are not recommended at this time due to the impact on non-vacant staff positions, as well as the value of these services to vulnerable populations, including youth and seniors.

Thank you in advance.

Best,
Gina

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Dear mayor and city council members.

My name is Aadhira Velavan and I go to harvest park middle school. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%. I use the library for a lot of things, including studying and reading. I go there on weekends when I have nothing to do, which I can’t do on weekdays.

Reducing library access means limiting access for students and anybody who just wants to read a good book. I urge you to support us all by maintaining the current hours of operation and collection.

Sincerely, Aadhira V.

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Please ensure to keep our library whole and fully open. The library is the heart of the community for so many people from diverse groups in our city
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I have lived in Pleasanton for more than 17 years. I am proud of the resources the city provides to improve the well-being of its citizens.

Among these is the library, which is the most used city facility, serving students and adults. As such, it is an invaluable asset that must be cherished and protected. One can understand that under the current fiscal conditions reductions in services are perhaps inevitable. Consequently, a temporary reduction in hours may be necessary.

But a 50% reduction in library collections? How can that be justified? Unlike the reduced hours, shrinking the collection could easily permanently damage the facility. And who would decide what resources should be cut? In an age when attacks on institutions of knowledge are rampant, including the banning of books that a loud minority finds offensive, such cuts raise serious concerns. Is this really what we want Pleasanton to be known for? May I remind the council that such actions can quickly attract national attention; witness the divisive school board controversy in Sunol. The council should be extremely hesitant to take actions that can bring opprobrium upon the city. I urge the council to avoid this by finding other ways to address the financial problem.

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Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
My name is Kathy Anderson and I have lived in Pleasanton since 1966.

I have seen the library grow from a small community library on Black Avenue to what it is today.

I am writing to express my
strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

I know this will require reducing staff.

I am
hoping this decision will not affect the daily librarians and clerks at the library, which are each a great resource for getting information.

The reduced hours would add more volume to the daily staff during the revised hours and with reduced collections, more books would have to be sent from outside sources. Where is Pleasanton, city of planned process?
It seems we are not looking to the future, but
instead going backwards to the past.

I am not on social media, but I
strongly agree with the high school senior who recently had a well written post on Facebook that a friend sent me.

Was he so articulate
because he spent time studying after school at the library? The
library is a COMMUNITY CENTER for all of Pleasanton, regardless of age or ethnicity.

It is a reflection of who and what this town should
be.

Where can a person go to research facts and information, without getting outside influence?
I urge you to stand with residents
and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operation and collections.

Sincerely,
Kathy Anderson
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To whom concern,
I am against to open the library 5 day a week, please don’t cut from education community specially what it is beneficial for kids.

Go cut from another stuff and stay away from kids.

Thanks for your corporate.

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As the Chair of the E&E Commission, I have been on the
commission for several years and we have never had a
sustainability manager. Continuing to freeze this position does not necessitate pausing our Commission as we have been working without this position in an effective manner since the start. The City is committed to Climate Action, Sustainable energy usage, and protecting our environment. This Commission is essential as part of the DNA of Pleasanton and recognizing that we are stewards of our environment to sustain the quality of life in Pleasanton.

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As a 32-year resident of Pleasanton, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed reduction of Pleasanton Library’s hours from 62 to 40 per week — a 35% cut — including the closure of the library for two full days each week. This reduction will have far-reaching consequences for our community, many of which may not be immediately visible. Reduced library hours will directly impact:

Students who rely on evening hours to study, collaborate, and access resources.

Families who visit on evenings and weekends to explore books and programs together.

The many programs and services that depend on the library being open and accessible.

Staff layoffs — both permanent and temporary — whose loss will further reduce programs and services.

It may be tempting to say, “‘At least the library will still be open some of the time.” But a cut of this magnitude isn’t simply about fewer hours — it’s about lost opportunities, diminished access, and a weakening of one of our most valued public spaces.

One program I want to highlight specifically is Pleasanton Reads, the library’s adult literacy and ESL program. According to presentations given to the City Council over the past year, this program is well- supported by both state grant funding and City funds. It is also powered by community volunteers: according to a presentation given to the City Council on September 17, 2024, the program served 176 adult learners supported by the work of 137 volunteer tutors during the previous year.

But funding and volunteers alone do not guarantee the program’s success. Equally essential are:

A stable, welcoming space for learners and tutors to meet.

Evening and weekend hours that allow working adults to participate.

Staff availability to provide resources, materials, and guidance.

A sense of community and connection built through regular interaction.

A reduction in library hours threatens all of these critical elements. I am concerned that a 35% cut to library hours will result in a comparable reduction in adult learning. How will adult learners who work during the day access tutoring if evening hours are eliminated? Will volunteers still get involved if they have fewer opportunities to get trained or meet with learners? Will the program need to reduce its offering of English conversation groups and ESL book clubs, two key places without a waiting list for adult learners to practice English in a safe, supportive environment that builds friendships and community? How will a reduced program impact State Library funding of the program?
Beyond the library cuts, I am also concerned about the City’s growing reliance on consultants and the impact this has on the budget. I respectfully request that the Council conduct a thorough review of consultant expenditures, including:

How much the City spends on consultants.

Whether these expenses have increased in recent years, and why.

A clear justification from City staff for each consultant contract.

Transparency about why the City’s consultant reduction proposals from the February 13 and March 13 BAC meetings “General Fund Proposed Service Reductions” totaled $450,000, while the City Manager’s April 8 recommendation reflects only $130,000 — a $320,000 discrepancy that deserves explanation.

In a time of difficult budget decisions, I urge the Council to prioritize the people and programs that build community, foster learning, and directly serve Pleasanton residents — like our public library. Before cutting hours and services that touch so many lives, we should first take a hard look at discretionary spending elsewhere.

Thank you for your consideration.

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Hello Mayor and City Council Members,
First, I would like to express my appreciation for the hard work city leaders and staff are doing to navigate through this fiscally challenging time. I understand there will be unpopular cuts, and no one will be happy with the loss of services and support for the place we call home. In going over the agenda for the April 8, 2025, Tuesday meeting, I noticed one item (number 21) about pausing the Energy & Environment Commission, even when the Sustainability Manager Position is already frozen and there are no new savings to attain with this item.

As a resident who cares about the necessities of life, such as clean water, clean air, and a habitable and healthy world for the present and future, I find the suggestion to pause this commission symbolically downplays the important work of the Energy & Environment Commission and the city’s leadership on this issue. Are we trying to muffle the citizen’s voice, shelf CAP 2.0, and tell our children that this is a town that isn’t concerned about environmental stewardship or sustainability? What exactly is the message the city is sending to its youths with the advice to pause the Energy & Environment Commission, especially with Earth Day coming up? The commission meets every 2 months, and I’ve been informed that they have two priority items they want to pursue: the Sustainability Newsletter and the Sustainability Award Program. With minimal or no cost to the city, this group of passionate and talented residents provides a steadfast voice about this issue, a voice very much needed in this tumultuous time of anti-science and climate disaster skepticism. We require our city to continue to be a place of forward- thinking as much as practical-minded leadership. The two are not mutually exclusive.

Please do not add environmental stewardship to the chopping block, especially when its worth is priceless. Doing so would only tell Pleasanton residents that you aren’t truly concerned about our children’s future or the worth of the Pleasanton’s beautiful natural environment.

Sincerely,
Terry L. Chang
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Hi, My name is Chandana. I have 2 kids 10 and 13. We lived in Pleasanton for more than 5 years. I want express my opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing books by 50% Our kids rely very much on the books from the library and it will be very unfortunate and discouraging to not have a library to rely on when kids need it.

Hope the city reconsiders it's plan and actually improve the library books.

Sincerely,
Chandana
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I am writing this to urge the Council not to puase the Climate Action Plan (CAP) or the Energy and Environment Commission.

It does not seem necessary pause the Energy and Environment Commission due to there not being a Sustainability Manager. The position has been unfilled for some time and the Commission has continued to operate. This action seems ideologically motivated and against the spirit of the CAP 2.0.

Sincerely,
Tony Curoso
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My strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Sisi Dong. We have just lived in Pleasanton for half a year, but have been using the library every week since we’ve been here. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

As the most used City facilities in Pleasanton, the library is an essential resource for many people, including my family. My child comes to the library to borrow so many different kind of books. And I come to use the study room or free space in the library to work and research.

Reducing the library access means limiting opportunities for students, job seekers, families, workers, and community members who depend on its resources. I urge you to stand with residents and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operation and collections.

Sincerely,
Sisi Dong
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Please do not pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission as a cost savings measure.

Thank you,
Janice Duarte
Tri-Valley Indivisible
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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Alexandra and I have used the Pleasanton Library for the past 2 years. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

As the most used City facility in Pleasanton, the library is an essential resource for many people, including myself. I benefit from this library every day through the downloading and listening to audiobooks. Whether I’m listening to these audiobooks on my commute, at work, or while relaxing at home, they truly enhance my day to day life. Additionally, I have utilized the library in the past year for studying material for the GRE; I was able to borrow 2 study prep books immediately for free instead of purchasing them online.

Reducing library access means limiting opportunities for students, job seekers, families, workers, and community members who depend on its resources. I urge you to stand with residents and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operation and collections.

Sincerely, Alexandra
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My name is Christine Ebner, a Pleasanton resident for over 30 years . I am writing to oppose the closing of the library two days a week.

I
had voted to increase taxes in order to avoid these cuts, but sadly,
other voters didn’t think it through, and it didn’t pass.

Please find another way to tackle this issue.

Sincerely , Christine Ebner
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I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week.

This is a vital community service that supports everyone in Pleasanton.

From seniors to students and everyone in between. I
personally use the library for books and I volunteer in the literacy programs
Please do not reduce these important services that have made pleasanton a great place to live and raise our family.

We have
resided here for 33years.

Thank you!
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As a Pleasanton resident, I’m writing with deep concern about the proposed budget cuts that would freeze the already-vacant Sustainability Manager position and, in turn, pause implementation of our Climate Action Plan 2.0 and halt the Energy and Environment Commission.

This move—while saving no additional money—would significantly undermine our city’s progress on climate and environmental goals.

These efforts are not optional. They are critical for the future of Pleasanton and must remain a priority, especially at a time when climate resilience and sustainability are more urgent than ever.

Please do not pause or defund the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission. I urge you to find a better path forward that does not sacrifice the long-term well-being of our community for short-term convenience.

Residents can and will step up to help where needed. We simply ask that you don’t walk away from this vital work.

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This comments is related to the expected budget cuts Pleasanton library.

Running a city with available budget and funds is not a trivial responsibility. There's complexity in determining tradeoffs and redirecting funds. While there is no perfect solution, there's a commitment we have to future generations of our beautiful city of Pleasanton.

Requesting Pleasanton city board and officials to maintain existing funding for the Pleasanton library and not subject the institution to budget cuts.

The return on investment the library provides extends generations and the benefit to the city and possibly at a state and national level.

Seeing my child interact with staff members gave me hope that we have strength in the community at the epicenter of knowledge, wisdom, dreams, and a brighter future. Board members have an additional opportunity to level a foundational legacy by providing 100% support and leadership to maintaining the ethos of the Pleasanton Public Library.

If you are not opposed to succeeding in establishing a stronger future for our children and library staff members, I encourage the board members to discover a way and maintain the status quo funding for the Pleasanton library.

Thank you for your consideration and openess.

Suraj
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Dear Mayor and City Council members,
My name is Faye and I have lived in Pleasanton and used the Pleasanton Library for 21 years. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

As the most used city facility in Pleasanton, the library is an essential resource for many people, including myself. The library has helped my children get access to books and has helped educate them with not only the books, but the wonderful services and programs as well. The library is a place where the community comes together like no other place can allow. The library is a key factor to the sense of community. I also work at the library as a temp, and losing this job that has given me so much meaning will have a direct impact on me and my family. All the employees help the function and make the library so beloved. Losing employees will have a difficult impact. Reducing library access means limiting opportunities for students, job seekers, families, workers, and community members who depend on its resources. I urge you to stand with residents and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operation and collections.

Sincerely, Faye
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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Georgia Woeger and I lived in Pleasanton many years. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

As the most used City facility in Pleasanton, the library is an essential resource for many people, including myself.

Sincerely, Georgia Woeger
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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Georgia Woeger and I have lived in Pleasanton for 12 years. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

As the most used City facility in Pleasanton, the library is an essential resource for many people, including myself.

Sincerely, Georgia Woeger
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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Aaron Guerra and I have been a Pleasanton Library card holder for as long as I can remember. I was so excited to get my own library card that I memorized my card number - I still remember it today, more than a decade later. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

As the most used City facility in Pleasanton, the library is an essential resource for many people, including myself. As a high schooler the library was an important place to study with my classmates, particularly during after school and evening hours. In particular, I represented the City of Pleasanton at the state and national We the People competition - my class and others have long relied on the library not only as a source of reading and study materials but also as a work and study space. I am incredibly proud of this program and its legacy and I believe it reflects well on Pleasanton - cutting library days could diminish this opportunity for the city's students. I have continued to volunteer with Pleasanton schools and know for a fact that students from both Foothill and Amador continue to rely on the library as a meeting space.

Reducing library access means limiting opportunities not just for students, but also for job seekers, families, workers, and community members who depend on its resources. I urge you to stand with residents and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operation and collections.

Sincerely,
Aaron Guerra
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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Vicki Hubbard and I have lived in Pleasanton and used
the Pleasanton Library for 28 years. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

I am a frequent visitor of the library as well as a volunteer Booklegger. I have witnessed the increasing use of our Public Library over time. It's a hustling, bustling place- in the morning for parents with young children and in the afternoon with many different ages and in the evening with both families and high school students needing to meet and study.

Sincerely, Vicki Hubbard
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The slimmed down version of Stoneridge Mall means that the teens in this community have no true hangout place. Who would have thought that teens would congregate at the library, but they do.

Reducing hours and days at the library will not give these youth a safe place to meet with friends. Is it better for them to hang out in a park, on Main Street, or on their device in their bedrooms? Please reconsider reducing days and times for the library. The youth of Pleasanton deserve a safe, clean and welcoming place to meet up with friends.

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Dear Council,
I am a 26 year, part-time temporary employee with the City of Pleasanton. The upcoming budget cuts could mean the end of my time with the city. I am currently a library page at the library, but I spent
24 years at Gingerbread Preschool as a teacher. With the library hours and days being reduced, my job is on the line. Since I am one of the lowest paid, lowest hours at the library, I do not understand how eliminating part-time temporary employees solves any budget problems since we are hourly workers with no benefits. I am a senior citizen that enjoys her job and would like to continue to work and be an active member of the community. Please reconsider the benefits that the library has for the citizens of Pleasanton and for one loyal "temporary" employee.

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To the Pleasanton Mayor & City Council,
My name is Sue Jones. I am a retired library employee of the Pleasanton Library.

I was there during its transition from an Alameda County branch library to a magnificent City library.

I created the Paws to Read program which connected the library to Pleasanton schools and then versions of our own program literally went global.

I was incredibly disheartened to learn of the draconian cuts being proposed to what was once the crown jewel of the city. I cannot understand why it is being proposed at this time of extreme uncertainty of resources & funding for the public due to current federal policies.

I still remember a couple who came in with their sick baby, trying to use our medical texts for a diagnosis because they could not afford a doctor. We were able to connect them to free medical services.

The man who came to us, was trying to learn to fix his own truck, unable to afford auto repair.

The nuclear physicist, new to this country and dressed in a three- piece suit, seeking job opportunities.

And the woman who had hidden the fact that she could not read during her entire life, searching for literacy help because her own children were now asking her for homework help.

I could go on with a thousand stories. Everyone in the library has seen what a library means to the community.

First, there has to BE resources available...books, data bases, librarians trained to navigate the trillion bits of information out there down to the most useful for their patron.

This is MOST important during times when people are losing jobs, homes, medical services,
income benefits, school libraries and more.

Equally vital is access at times when patrons are most able to USE library resources.

To cut library hours when people are off work and most able to take their children to the library
is not sound thinking. If we are to have a future with children able to do research in colleges, they require a library when they're young.

PLEASE rethink this proposal. Please take the time to LEARN what this will mean before you do anything. Once eliminated, the library might not be able to return.

Your enlightened predecessors supported this vibrant community resource back in my time there when the Pleasanton Library was a beacon of beauty, expertise & a welcoming presence to all.

Pleasanton is going to need that again...
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"Cutting libraries during a recession is like cutting hospitals during a plague."
Eleanor Crumblehulme
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Please do not pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission.

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I request to not make any budget cuts to the Pleasanton library. It is a great resource for the community of Pleasanton and any cuts will severely impair future of kids along with impairing community engagement.

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Please don't pause the Pleasanton Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission. Our climate is of utmost importance-- we have no Planet B!
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Hello Pleasanton city Council members, I am writing to express my support for the Pleasanton city library. As a parent, husband of a teacher, father of a student, and member of the local business community, we see the library as an essential resource for our students. I go there often in the early evenings and am impressed by the energy, enthusiasm, and sense of community among the students who are there for group study. This can’t be reproduced in any other setting and is to a large part responsible for the performance of our schools. These kids are the doctors who will one day treat us, please let’s make sure that we prepare them to be what we need them to be.

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Dear Mayor Balch, Councilmembers, and City Staff,
My name is Chiman Lee, and I’m writing today as a proud Pleasanton resident and parent. I currently serve as a commissioner on the Pleasanton Energy and Environment Commission and am a former Chair of that Commission. I also serve on other boards and organizations. However, I want to be clear that I am not speaking on behalf of those organizations in this comment. I’m speaking as a Pleasanton resident and part of a local family that cares deeply about the community and our city’s future.

I’m deeply concerned about two items in the proposed city budget:
the freezing of the Sustainability Manager position and the potential closure of the Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center.

First, eliminating the Sustainability Manager position could have a ripple effect that severely hampers Pleasanton’s climate and sustainability progress. This role is essential for maintaining the momentum of the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP 2.0), supporting the Energy and Environment Commission, and advancing
environmental priorities the City has long championed. Megan Campbell and Zeelaura Page have done an excellent job with very limited capacity—but the scale of work required to meet Pleasanton’s climate goals simply can’t be accomplished without more dedicated staff support.

Without this role, important community-focused efforts we’ve been working on—such as a Sustainability Awards program to recognize local leadership, and a community newsletter to share sustainability resources and news—are likely to be delayed or cancelled altogether. Even more concerning, the elimination of this role puts the future of the Energy and Environment Commission itself at risk.

That would pause CAP 2.0 implementation and multiple cross- commission collaborations. It would be a major setback for a city that has prided itself on being forward-thinking and environmentally conscious. Most of you ran on platforms that emphasized Pleasanton’s environmental values—this move would contradict those commitments.

Second, the closure of the Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center would be a heartbreaking loss for families like mine. My son has been a swimmer with the Pleasanton Seahawks for over five years. This facility is not just a pool—it’s a community hub, a training ground for a world-class swim team, and a generator of economic activity during swim meets. These events bring hundreds of families to Pleasanton, directly supporting local hotels, restaurants, and small businesses.

With leadership and initiative, the aquatic center has the potential to be a self-sustaining, even revenue-generating, asset. There is a wide range of untapped fundraising, sponsorship, and grant opportunities—but currently, no one in the city appears to be leading those efforts. I would be more than willing to volunteer my time to support any fundraising or strategic initiatives that could help preserve both the aquatic center and our sustainability programs. I believe many others in the community would step up as well.

Both of these cuts—eliminating the Sustainability Manager role and closing the aquatic center—are short-term decisions with long-term consequences. They threaten Pleasanton’s identity as a family- friendly, environmentally responsible, and community-centered city.

I urge you to reconsider. Let’s find a better path forward that keeps Pleasanton strong, sustainable, and connected. I’m here to help, and I know I’m not alone.

Thank you for your time and for your service.

Sincerely,
Chiman Lee
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E. L. Doctorow wrote:
"The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate,
a passport, and a library card."
I have lived in Pleasanton 35+ years and regularly use the library.

It
is an essential service for me.

I use both the physical and electronic
resources.

I seek the assistance of the reference librarians and
staff.

Library services and hours must not be reduced.

Other than federal
holidays, the library must never close outside of normal operating hours.

Sincerely,
Sean K. Lehman
Pleasanton, CA
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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Corinne Leslie and I have lived in Pleasanton since 1997 and raised our family here.

I am opposed to reducing library hours and reducing the library collections. The library is a rich resource and provides a place where one can go to improve oneself and find opportunities whether it be research, job search, or various programs.

I urge you to stand with our community and protect this asset. I hope with careful thought process and reaching out to other towns for ideas alternatives can be found.

Sincerely,
Corinne P Leslie
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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Moaaz Malik and I have lived in Pleasanton for 1 year and just bought a house here in 2024.

I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

The library is essential to promote education, research and the development of our community and youth. We should limit this opportunity. I would urge you to maintain the hours as is and protection the Pleasanton Library.

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Please don't pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission.

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Dear Members of the Pleasanton City Council,
I’m want to express my deep concern regarding the proposed budget cuts to both the Sustainability Manager position (proposed cut #21) and the Library’s hours (proposed cut #4). While I understand the need to make difficult financial decisions, these particular cuts directly undermine our city’s capacity to address climate change and uphold climate justice—especially for our most vulnerable residents.

Freezing the Sustainability Manager position halts the momentum of the CAP 2.0 Implementation—our city’s roadmap to building climate resilience. This isn't just about environmental goals on paper; it's about safeguarding our community’s future. This position is essential to coordinating adaptation strategies that protect Pleasanton residents from worsening heat, air pollution, drought, and other climate-related impacts. Cutting it sends the message that we are not serious about preparing for these challenges or supporting the long-term health and safety of our residents.

Likewise, cutting Library services is a blow to equity and community resilience. Libraries are trusted hubs where residents—especially low-income families, seniors, and youth—access critical resources including cooling centers, emergency preparedness information, and internet access.

Climate justice means ensuring that everyone—regardless of income, neighborhood or background—has access to the tools, information, and support they need to adapt to our changing world.

These proposed cuts move us in the opposite direction. I urge you to reconsider and prioritize these investments that truly strengthen our city’s ability to adapt, thrive, and lead.

Thank you,
Beth McCarthy
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Dear mayor and city council members,
My name is Marna McEnery and I’ve lived in Pleasanton for over 35 years and use the public library frequently. In fact I use Libby daily I’m writing to Xpress my strong opposition to closing the library two days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

Reducing. Library, Access means limiting opportunities for students, jobseekers, etc. throughout the whole community. This affects all age groups, especially the teens that use the library at night, and the seniors who use the computers people who have limited language skills depend on the library every day. I urge you to stand with residence and protect the Pleasanton library by my maintaining its. Current hours of operations and collections.

Sincerely, yours, Marna McEnery longtime resident of Pleasanton.

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I do not support freezing the sustainability manager position because it will pause the work of the Energy and Environment Commission.

My understanding is that the manager position is
vacant right now, yet the Energy and Environment Commission (EEC) is currently meeting/working. Why stop the commission work? We
won't meet our CAP goals without its efforts.

This agenda item as
written would stop the EEC from meeting which I believe is a mistake. For even if there isn't staff available to implement all of the EEC recommendations, their continued efforts will ensure the city is ready to hit the grown running once a sustainability manager is hired.

Thus do not freeze this sustainability manager position, do not stop the EEC from working.

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(resubmitting to item #2. previously sent as item 21 by mistake) I do not support the proposal to cancel the Sustainability Manager position if it means pausing the implementation of the Climate Action Plan and pausing of the Energy & Environment Commission.

The City's One Strategic Plan highlights this: Investing in Our Environment: Infrastructure, Public Facilities, and Sustainability.

The Energy & Environment group was just made permanent and elevated to a Commission.

You have been doing good work, please allow it to continue. (Indivisible Tri-Valley)
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Please don't pause the Climate Action Plan, or the Energy and Environment Commission. Pleasanton was making real progress with its commitment to sustainability and environmental issues, it would be awful and costly in the long run to let it all slide.

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Please reconsider freezing the Sustainability Manager Position.

There are a number of reasons this position should be filled:

1. At $100,000 annually It is the least costly of all the proposed cuts

2. A significant part of the job is to apply for grants and just one grant would pay for the position many times over

3. Not having this position would suspend the work of the Energy & Environment Commission

4. There may be someone who will be laid off that could fill this position, saving a current employee

5. Consider a half time position which would be much less costly with lower benefit costs

6. Climate change is a threat to the very existence of human life on this planet.

Climate is changing so fast that our children and
grandchildren will face an unrecognizable planet We already are experiencing unprecedented weather events today.

We all need to do
our part to change the trajectory.

No one wants to see the budget cuts that are contemplated but Health and Safety, including doing our part to provide a sustainable future for our children and grandchildren should be the highest priorities.

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Many trails and Pathways have been neglected for a long time.

These are not only very valuable resources for recreation but many provide safe transportation options for those who find car travel unaffordable or just want to live a healthier life which also reduces greenhouse emissions and even more damage to our children and grandchildren's future.

Please support the resurfacing of trails and pathways.

Thank you
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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Regina Woeger and I have lived in Pleasanton for 29 years. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

As the most used City facility in Pleasanton, the library is an essential resource for many people, including myself. It was instrumental in helping me find resources for securing my healthcare coverage.

I also leaned on the library when I became my
mother’s caregiver and needed resources and information. I have made much needed friends via the book clubs and I took advantage of the study rooms when taking online classes.

And of course I
always have a library book close at hand.

Sincerely, Regina Woeger
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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
My name is Tammy Rieser and I have used the Pleasanton Library for 23 years by participating in the PAWS to Read Children's Reading Program.

Paws to Read brings Valley Humane’s Canine Comfort teams together with children ages five to twelve to promote literacy and a love of animals. It reduces the anxiety that can come from learning to read by offering a relaxed, non-judgmental audience, which in turn boosts reader confidence. The proven benefits of reading to animals include increased reading fluency and improved attitudes about reading aloud. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

As the most used City facility in Pleasanton, the library is an essential resource for many children and people. Reducing library access means limiting opportunities for students, job seekers, families, workers, and community members who depend on its resources. I urge you to stand with residents and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operation and collections.

Sincerely,
Tammy Rieser-Valley Humane Canine Comfort - Paws to
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Hi, I'm a resident of Pleasanton and I have done some reading on the Climate Action Plan. However I see that the Sustainability Manager position is currently frozen. Please do not pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission! We need to take action on climate change to keep our community safe and resilient from natural disasters and higher temperatures caused by climate change. Please reconsider the freeze of this position and please do not stop work on the CAP. Thank you.

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Comments PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT REDUCE LIBRARY HOURS OR AVAILABILITY !’ Our library systems are already under attack and suffer lack of appreciation by our fed govt . Pleasanton library serves countless peoples and is a Huge benefit & service to our community .

Please please understand that Pleasanton supports this phenomenal resource.

Sincerely,
Diana Romley

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Dear Pleasanton City Council- I am outraged over possible closure of Pleasanton aquatic center- please consider the following information before taking such action.

The City of Pleasanton and the swimmers of Pleasanton and th surrounding areas benefit from this facility! Even if you don’t use the facility, you benefit from having it available for use:
1) It provides services to ALL ages in our community- toddler swimming lessons to senior water fitness, and all ages in between! 2) It is the home of a nationally ranked competitive swimming club- the Pleasanton Seahawks (PLS). This team provides all year round competitive instruction/support/and fellowship to swimming aged children. This includes those that have collegiate swimming aspirations as well as it currently has 2 Olympic time trial swimmers!- they are Olympic hopefuls of the future! The PLS Seahawk team is regarded regionally as a team with highly talented and skilled swimmers! Families move the area just to have their swimmers on the PLS team! AND parents drive their swimmer to Pleasanton from other areas like Danville and Fremont just to be on the PLS team.

This prestige is good for our City!
3) the PLS team hosts a number of swim meets at DBAC that bring swimmers and their families from all over- this brings revenue to our businesses! They might stay at hotels to not have to drive back and forth, they purchase food items from our grocery stores, they purchase gas before starting their drive back home, they eat out at our restaurants after a long day of commutative racing - hungry swimmers EAT! This could clearly be seen this past weekend for the Far Western Meet that was held Thursday to Sunday- swimmers from Arizona, Los Angels, etc traveled and stayed in our hotels and made grocery and dinning purchases while they were here.
4) The high school swim team (Amador and Foothill) season is only 2 1/2 months long and of the 6 meets that the swimmers participate in - only 3 at most are sanctioned- meaning that the times the swimmer achieves gets counted toward their college recruitment profile. Applying to college is the hardest it has EVER been - don’t make it harder!
5) the Amador Valley High School pool is small and already can’t accommodate the swim team, dive team and water polo teams.

Foothills pool is also used for the additional water sports.

Those
school pools are full even with the PLS swimmers practicing at the DBAC pool all year around and swimming at the races for the high schools during swim season. If the DBAC was to close- the PLS swimmers would be forced to practice at the school pools- that would then force out the less advanced swimmers that currently only swim during swim team season- this is a true disservice! All students that want to be in the water- learning and growing and participating on a school team- should be afforded the opportunity to do that!
6) the camaraderie and sportsmanship that is learned and cultivated as a swimmer on a competitive all year swim team - are lessons and skills that make the leaders of tomorrow!
7) swimming, unlike most other sports, is naturally supportive of children with intellectual disabilities- autism, ADD/ADHD, etc. This sport allows them to swim their own race- learn and grow without “letting a team down”.

The physical activity is so beneficial to their
emotional health! And beating their old time is beneficial to their mental health. Again, the pool services ALL people of our community! 8) what do bored children do? They get into trouble! Closing the pool will have a negative impact on recreation and physical activity of our youth and our community as a whole! Keep these kids in the water and out of trouble!
The water doesn’t care if you are young or old, what color your skin is, what your athletic ability is, what your disability is- it accepts ALL! This facility serves our WHOLE community! Please close our pool! ~Keep striving for a better tomorrow~
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It’s incredibly disappointing to see the cuts to the library on the budget reduction recommendations.

The library is home to the parent following their toddler around the bookshelves because it’s a safe place to discover a new environment. It's also home for caregivers looking to learn early literacy skills at storytime. The library encourages young students to explore their interests and boost their reading through decades-long programs like Paws to Read, Summer Reading, and Booklegger. It’s a community center for the teens, whether at the after school program or when they are studying with their peers (often every evening until the building closes at 9 pm). It’s a resource center for anyone looking to learn English with the ESL program, or use the free computers to rewrite their resume, or print a necessary document because their printer unexpectedly stopped working, if they have one at all. It’s a safe and judgement-free place for those experiencing homelessness or a mental health crisis who can’t go anywhere else or don’t know where to get resources.

No matter who you are or what is going on in your life, the library should always be there. A reliable access point for everyone, whether you are a regular user or someone just passing through. By cutting hours, you are actively put up barriers to those who need the services most. And cutting two senior librarians means losing two highly-trained and knowledgeable front line individuals. They have shown time and time again that they are the most qualified to connect with each community member that comes through our doors.

The Pleasanton Library is the heartbeat of our community. And our community is always essential.

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My husband and I are 30-year Pleasanton residents. We raised our children through Pleasanton schools.

Please do not cut the library hours. The library is an incredible community resource for our children and younger and older adults. It brings us together and supports us in critical ways. Any cut in hours will be a tremendous loss for the Pleasanton community's well- being.

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Dear Mayor and Council members,
I am Velavan T and lived in Pleasanton for last 10+ years. Writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days weeks and reducing library collections by 50%. My family and I use the library actively. Our library is playing crucial part in encouraging reading habit to our 2 young kids. we go to Library at random hours to do homework, take print outs and just browse book & read/bring home. Reducing hours/days will limit the access and we always have pre-plan & not have spontaneous visit with kids when everything else is not working out.

I ack tight budget and I hope that you consider Library as the very last resort.

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Dear Beloved City of Pleasanton,
I am writing to express my concerns and extreme disappointment over the proposed budget cuts resulting from the mismanagement of city funds. I am particularly saddened over the impact that these cuts will have on the library, its staff, and its patrons.

I grew up in Pleasanton, attended all Pleasanton schools, taught at Pleasanton schools, and raised my children in Pleasanton. Three of my immediate family members (including myself) have worked full time or part time for the City of Pleasanton. We love Pleasanton, even though many of our retired friends have left for what they perceive as greener pastures.

Many people use the Pleasanton library for far more than just checking out books. The library provides a community center which in turn becomes a center of our community. Although Pleasanton is seen as an affluent suburb, just one day in the library will open your eyes to how many of our neighbors desperately need access to the many resources our library and staff provide.

The library is the
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I beg you to reconsider where to cut funding.

The library should not
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DEar Mayor and City Council members,
My name is Nancy Zhang and I have lived in Pleasanton for over 12 years.

The Pleasanton library is a vital resouce for young people of our city.

Every time I am in the library, I see young people study together or doing reseach on one of the terminals. This is a great place for them to gather after school.

Thank you for your consideration,
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Please do not cut library services, especially keep the library open on weekends. That’s the only time we can come. Bring back late fees. We are happy to pay or will return books sooner. Also happy to volunteer if there is no funding for extra staff. The library is a treasured resource for families. Maybe the last place for kids to be screen free and just read.

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I support CIP projects improving bike/ped infrastructure, but I am not sure that the 580 Overcrossing and Trail Pavement Resurfacing projects represent the community's priority.

The 580 Overcrossing is presented as the third priority in the bike/ped Master Plan. But the original project given that priority included 680. Reducing it from eight overcrossings to three changes its priority considerably. I would argue that Hacienda and Hopyard both have low-stress alternatives nearby, leaving only Santa Rita in need of improvement. See more on my blog post:
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I don't recall discussing the Trail Pavement Resurfacing project. How many miles of trail are in need of repaving? Using $500k of Measure BB funds means that those funds cannot be used for projects that may be of higher priority for the community. There are unfinished projects where fatalities have occurred. Measure BB requires public input and City Council approval of projects. Has this happened?

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1. Professional & Service Contracts (Pg 8):
a. #1 (Pg 10/40) – Neighborhood Noticing consistent with State Laws – does this mean instead of the 1,000 feet noticing, we’d be dropping down to the 500 feet? What about signage at the site?
Answer:

State law-required public noticing for land use applications involving public hearings and affecting “permitted uses or intensity of uses,” generally includes mailed notice of a public hearing provided to property owners within 300 feet of the subject property, as well as newspaper publication or physical posting, including at the subject property.

The City’s public notice requirements are contained in different documents, including in various places in the Pleasanton Municipal Code, and in a 1991 City Council policy (Resolution 91-132). While requirements vary based on application type, in general they are much more expansive than State law, including a) required noticing for many types of administrative actions or decisions, not required by State law; and b) where noticing is required by State law, prescribing more expansive mailed noticing. For example, notice to properties within 1,000 feet is required for Conditional Use Permits, Housing Sites Compliance Review, General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Variances and Tentative Subdivision Maps – this notice includes property owners and occupants. Currently, the cost of printing and mailing notices is borne directly by the City with some offset, but not full cost recovery, from application fees.

In addition, while not codified or subject to an adopted policy, the City routinely elects to provide mailed courtesy notices for project workshops, study sessions, or similar public meetings that may not involve a formal land use action or decision.

For example, for the recent City Council preliminary study sessions regarding East Pleasanton projects, mailed postcard notices were sent to property owners and occupants within 1,000 feet, for each of the three meetings.

On-site public noticing, beyond that required by State law, is included in a 2022 Community Development Department administrative policy and is required for many projects involving new construction or change in use. These posting

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2 requirements are the responsibility of applicants (i.e. do not involve staff time or costs), and so no substantial changes to the current procedures are anticipated.

Since most of the current noticing requirements are included in the PMC and the 1991 City Council policy, changing them would require formal amendment of those documents. Staff is currently preparing an analysis of existing noticing requirements and will provide recommendations for changes for City Council consideration at a future date. Staff recognizes the intent of extended public notification as reflected in the PMC and the 1991 policy, but also that the current approach goes well beyond minimum legal requirements and is both costly and time-consuming given limited City resources. Therefore, recommendations are likely to include both a scaling back of existing notification, additional focus on lower-cost notification methods (such as electronic communications); and ways to improve cost-recovery around public notifications, particularly if there is interest in continuing to have substantially more expansive noticing than required by State law.

b. #3 (pg. 10/40) – Can you let me know, does this include all executive coach contracts?
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No, this reduction does not include all executive coach contracts. As outlined in Attachment 1, the proposed reduction includes elimination of the following contracts, as well as partial reductions to contracts in other departments not associated with a specific program or service:
• TruePoint for assistance with Accela Cloud Migration (Permit Center Software)
• Townsend Public Affairs (Pleasanton Only contract)
• Johnson Aviation (Airport & FAA Expertise)
• Rincon (CAP 2.0 Support)

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3 2. Library & Recreation (Pg 11/40):
a. #4 – Did we consider adjusting hours, work schedules, to achieve some savings – such as 4, 10-hour days for employees and staggering it with some lesser hour reductions (say open later a Wednesday, or close 30 minutes earlier?) Answer:

We considered many scenarios. The five-day per week, single shift schedule generated the highest cost-savings.
b. #4 - What are the most popular days at the library, what days would be closed under this proposal?
Answer:

The library uses a gate counter called SenSource to count traffic in the library by day of the week and time of day. Below is a heatmap showing the average use between 7/1/2024 and 1/22/2025. Dark green is the lowest use (primarily closed hours) and red is the highest use.

Based upon this usage data, staff would recommend a Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday schedule. Tuesday-Thursday hours 11 am-7 pm and Friday/Saturday or Sunday/Monday hours 10 am – 6 pm. These schedules attempt to balance morning, evening, and weekend availability.

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4 c. #4 – Why would there be a 50% reduction in library collections? Are we renting them?
Answer:

The reduction would be to the budget for materials, not to the materials themselves. The proposal includes reducing the budget for physical collections, digital collections, and collection management services (cataloging and processing) by 50%. There would be less money to purchase new materials.

d. #5 – When you say pausing Civic Arts and Human Services Commissions – is this due to no staff support or bandwidth or no matters to hear?

Answer:

This is a combination of both reduced staff support and limited content for commission review. The Recreation Restructure reduction includes eliminating the Recreation Manager position (currently vacant), which oversaw the Human Services Commission. The Combined Recreation/Library Service Desks includes eliminating the Office Manager position (currently vacant), which supported all four commissions within the department. The Library and Recreation Department is currently holding 8.5 vacancies (including two positions that were frozen this fiscal year to balance the current year’s budget), and two more are proposed for elimination in the reductions. If all 10.5 positions are eliminated, it represents a 21% overall FTE reduction to the department, limiting the amount of work that can be accomplished. Commission work requires a significant amount of staff time.

Additionally, with the proposal to eliminate General Fund grant subsidies, there is less for both the Civic Arts Commission and Human Services Commission to do. The Parks and Recreation Commission could assume the role of public art recommendations and create a Civic Arts subcommittee. The Human Services Federal Grant allocation could be converted to an RFQ process, with City Council adopting the primary goals by funding category and then approving the final agreements. Ultimately, both modifications could create improved efficiency and better long-term impacts for the community.

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5 3. Parks, Streets, and Facilities (Pg 13/40):
a. #9 - We have a lot of medians that are maintained by private vendors, how much savings really could be here related to that?
Answer:

The City maintains approximately 85 acres of street median landscaping, accounting for nearly 40% of the total medians maintained in the city. Regularly applying mulch to the City-owned medians is a best practice that helps suppress weeds, conserves soil moisture, improves plant health, and provides a maintained look to the City’s landscaped medians.

The City’s median landscaping services and mulch services are performed by contractors under the City’s Repair and Replacement (R&R) budget. The proposed reduction will eliminate the mulch service contract completely at $100,000 annually and significantly reduce contractor’s services on median landscaping by $100,000 annually out of an average of $540,000 annually.

The proposal also eliminates the fall leaf pick up service. Starting 2024, the City has been sending information to residents that they are responsible for their yard debris.

In the past, residents would sweep the yard debris to city street expecting city to provide unfunded services to sweep and remove resident’s debris. Effective 2025, the City will start sending notification for illegal dumping when resident sweep their yard debris into city street. Eliminating the unfunded service on fall leaf pickup will save the city additional material and dumping fees and staff can refocus on core services.

4. Community Support & Human Services (Pg 13/40):
a. #10 – How much to each of these groups? Why is it all or nothing, what about reduced support by 10%?

b. #10 – Vet’s Parade, Tri-Valley Community Television, Axis Community Health, Museum on Main, & Sr. Support services – how much to each?

Answer:

This potential reduction category is an estimated amount that includes funding for various community partners, based on the following amounts:

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6 • Vets parade support - $4,000
• Axis - youth counseling - $35,000, contract ends FY25 • Museum on Main - $110,000
• Meal lunch service at senior center - $20,000
• TV30 - $100,000
• Senior support services - $90,000, contract expires in FY25 These numbers are rounded to achieve the final total and will be refined in the final budget. It is possible to reduce support by a different amount, noting that certain contracts are ending this FY and are not expected to be renewed.

i. TV30 seems set up to do programs that are communicating with the community, including our Council meetings (and we’re not doing zoom meetings). Who would be broadcasting then?
Answer:

While TV30 has historically played a role in broadcasting our City Council meetings and producing community content, there are other options available.

The City currently streams public meetings through CivicClerk, which serves as the City’s primary video repository for City Council and commission meetings. The City also maintains a YouTube channel and a Vimeo platform, both of which can be utilized to host and share video content, with on-demand access that can be easily embedded into our website. There is also potential to enhance community engagement by simulcasting meetings and community updates to Facebook, allowing for both live streaming and on-demand viewing. The City would continue to send the video broadcast of all City Council meetings—or any other meetings—to TV30 for inclusion in their programming schedule.

Staff has researched other cities and found that many have modernized their video production setups, moving away from traditional TV broadcast equipment in favor of more flexible and cost-efficient systems that support multiple video distribution methods. These upgraded systems are easier to operate and do not require staff with specialized TV broadcasting skills, making them more sustainable and scalable for municipal use.

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7 c. #11 – Crossing Guards
i. Data regarding intersections covered. Streetcar count volume. ii. Why do we have 22, how many are arterials, how many are residential streets?
Answer:

The City’s crossing guard program began with nine crossing guards. Over time, the City has added crossing guards up to the current 22, based on resident requests.

Each such request was vetted by the Staff Traffic Committee (a committee comprised of staff from Traffic Engineering, Police Department, School District, Economic Development and Streets Department).

In 2022, Traffic Engineering collected pedestrian counts at the 22 school crossing guard locations. This data collection was used to quantify the number of students crossing at the various types of school crossing guard locations and the number of vehicles that pass over the crosswalks. Data relating to the various intersections from the 2022 study (the most recent data) is shown in the table below.

Of the 22 current crossing guards, nine are located on arterial roadways, and the remaining 13 are located on residential streets.

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8 d. #12 – Reduce Business Support Funding - How much to each of these groups? Why is it all or nothing, what about reduced support by 10%? Answer:

This potential reduction category is an estimated amount that includes direct support to organizations, as well as miscellaneous non-departmental funds for various memberships and partnerships. Key estimated contributions in this potential reduction category include:
• i-GATE $25,000 (support/subsidy) • Visit Tri-Valley $2,500 (membership) • Scottish Games $2,500 (support/subsidy) • Chamber of Commerce $10,000 (support for econ dev activities) • East Bay EDA $10,750 (membership) • PDA ~$85,000 (support/subsidy, match BID Assessment)

These numbers are rounded to achieve the final total and will be refined in the final budget. It is possible to reduce support by a different amount.

e. #13 – Community Support and Subsidies - How much to each of these groups? Why is it all or nothing, what about reduced support by 10%? How much higher than other cities have we been funding… but HOW do they determine their amount to give – is it % / or some other method?
Answer:

This potential reduction category is an estimated amount that includes funding for various Human Services and Community Organizations that receive their funding from multiple City sources, including: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Lower Income Housing Fund, HOME Program, and General Fund, with only the General Fund portion recommended for reduction here. The following table shows the FY 24/25 recommended Funding allocations, with City General Fund contribution amounts, upon which the estimated reduction potential was based.

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9 Please note that the total potential reduction number is a rounded estimate and will be refined in the final budget, based on City Council direction. It is possible to reduce support by a different amount, if desired, or to fund only a subset of the grant requests.

With respect to the other Tri-Valley Cities, Pleasanton has routinely allocated significantly more General Fund dollars to human services organizations than Dublin and Livermore. Past years’ General Fund contributions for Livermore and Dublin have been approximately $80-100k, although have varied, and will again differ for the upcoming 2-year grant cycle. Funding decisions by the Cities of Dublin and Livermore appear to have been made as a policy/budget decision by the respective City Councils, rather than using a specific formula or methodology.

Pleasanton has generally used an inflator that increases the amount of the General Fund grant funding by the overall increase to the General Fund budget.

Staff also notes, in recent years, both Dublin and Livermore have used local sources other than General Fund to supplement their federal HOME and CDBG allocations, including in Dublin, ARPA funds (which will no longer be available after the next Fiscal Year), and in Livermore the “Social Opportunity Endowment” (SOE), which is a local fund supported by one-time community benefit contributions negotiated as

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10 part of Development Agreements. Staff further notes differences in the philosophy of the three cities in how funding is allocated. Whereas Pleasanton has generally chosen to fund almost every organization seeking funds at some level (including some very small allocations), Dublin and Livermore have been more selective, choosing to prioritize a shorter list of organizations.

5. Eliminating SROs – By freezing 2 FTE officer positions we get the savings? Answer:

If we have two less officers, we have savings once the positions become vacant.

a. Are you taking a vacancy factor into account when budgeting – is that factored in?
Answer:

A 2% vacancy factor is expected to be included in the upcoming two-year General Fund budget.

b. This would reduce sworn officers from 83 to 81, but calls haven’t gone down? Answer:

Calls for service have not gone down. However, there are two other officer positions on the reduction list so it would be 83 to 79.

c. Didn’t we just say we’re re-instating special units, and now this would eliminate it?
Answer:

With reduced personnel, there is a chance that special assignments go unfilled.

Patrol is the core function of PD and with the challenges of less personnel, injuries, leave, training, vacancies, special assignment personnel would need to backfill patrol at a minimum, temporarily.

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11 6. Planning & Building
a. #19&20 (16/40) – How are we going to attract and retain new businesses if the front door is closed? What will this look like?
Answer:

The proposed reduction includes closure of the Permit Center for in-person walk-up service, for 2.5 days/week. Due to the impact of frozen positions, the Permit Center is currently closed for walk-up service for 1.5 days (Wednesday afternoon, and Friday). The budget measure would extend this to include two additional half days, focused on the times when customer volumes are lowest. Staff would still be available to respond to phone calls and emails, 5 days per week, between 8AM and 5PM. Over the Counter plan check services for some types of permits would also still be available as they are today, two mornings per week.

Since COVID, and the adoption of electronic plan submittal procedures, in-person visits to the Permit Center have decreased dramatically (even on days when the counter is open), while email, phone and other forms of contact have increased.

The changes proposed are therefore aligned with the modes of customer service sought by applicants.

Staff understands and appreciates the importance of providing customer-friendly services and being open and accessible to applicants and the public as part of the City’s business attraction and retention efforts. Along with maintaining public access through a blend of in-person, phone and email customer service, staff is currently developing recommendations for near-term process and permit improvements to support business attraction and retention for key business types, including reducing permitting barriers to expedite and simplify approvals.

7. Requesting clarification (exact amounts) in the planned budget or forecast of how much has been for the last several years (3 years) and how much is planned. a. CIP – deferrals, main, etc.

Answer:

Citywide annual CIP expenditures for the last three years average about $18.8M including $17.8M for FY 2023/24, $15.1M for FY 2022/23, and $23.4M for FY 2021/22. The Capital Improvement Program is still under development, and the amounts will be available for the May 20, 2025, budget presentation.

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12 b. Repair and Replacement
Answer:

The annual repair and replacement (R&R) expenditures for the last three years average about $3.6M. This amount does not include the R&R funds in the enterprise programs. The totals were $3.1M for FY 2023/24, $4M for FY 2022/23, and $3.0M for FY 2021/22.

The expenditures are estimated at $5.1M for FY 2025/26 and $3.7M for FY 2026/27 at this point. Due to resource constraints, the City is not able to fund all the R&R projects. The unfunded R&R projects are estimated at $3.9M for FY 2025/26 and $4.1M for FY 2026/27.

In terms of potential impacts from the tariffs, the City has received several notifications from key suppliers who have stated that they will pass any additional expense along, so expenditures may potentially increase when ordering supplies.

Staff will continue to monitor expenditures, but it may have a long term impact that would be difficult to forecast.

8. Requesting clarification (exact amounts) of how the $900M in state of good repair is broken down between (can be just categories) between general funds and enterprises funding.

Answer:

Of the $900M, about $500M is for the General Fund and about $400M is for Enterprise Funds. Please note this $900M does not include all the program areas such as funding gaps for street and roads, parking lots, and sound walls. The outcome of the Asset Management Plan will result in these numbers going up.

9. How are we planning to adjust / address GF reserve in 2025-26… what is it anticipated to be at the budget year end 25/26 & 26/27? Answer:

The current reserve is about 21% of the operating budget. With anticipated increase in expenditures in the upcoming two years, the percentage is expected to drop below 21%.

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13 10. Is there a sales tax breakdown of the 10.25% assessed in Alameda County? Answer:

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Comments Hello, my name is Arianna Barik and I am currently a senior at Amador Valley. I have lived in Pleasanton for 16 years and have grown up going to the Pleasanton Public Library in the evenings and mornings. I am here to express my strong opposition to closing the library two days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

The library has proven to be an essential resource for many of the high schoolers I know and myself. The library not only serves as a valuable study spot for many of us, but also a place to connect with our peers. I have met many of my closest friends spending evenings at the library. The library's hours and resources also allow us to work on group projects, study for tests, work on homework and extracurriculars, socialize, and read books. I am very grateful for our library and our librarians for providing us with these resources.

I also grew up participating in the library's summer reading programs and spending weekends there reading. Reducing library access would limit learning opportunities for kids in our community.

On behalf of the many high schoolers who utilize the library's resources, I urge you to maintain the library's current hours and collections. Thank you.

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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
I am Pleasanton Library user and I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

As the most used City facility in Pleasanton, the library is an essential resource for many people, including myself. The library is for everyone. Regardless of race, class, status the library is one of the only community resources that is available to all. Reducing library access means limiting opportunities for students, job seekers, families, workers, and community members who depend on its resources. I urge you to stand with residents and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operation and collections.

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In opposition to the proposed budget cuts to the library & pool.

These services provide essential basic needs & the savings derived is minimal to the funds you need to close the gap for the abusive spending by former Councils. It’s going to take reduction of the higher paid job classifications, including management positions. It seems the positions are disproportionately affecting the lower paid classifications that have a minimal opportunity to achieve the savings required but have a huge impact especially for our students, seniors, & citizens with limited economic
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“Dear Honorable Mayor and Council members,
My name is Cherie and I am writing because I’m opposed to reducing the library's hours from 62 to 40 because of its impact to residents of all ages. As referenced in previous budget discussions, the library is the most used facility in the City of Pleasanton. I use the library for borrowing children's books and laptops and if the library's hours are reduced, it will reduce my quality of life by making it harder to access these materials for my family. New and longtime community members have always been attracted to the excellent educational opportunities Pleasanton offers and the library has been a major role in this.

This is why I urge the council to maintain the library's hours of operation."
Thank you for your support, as always.

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“Dear Honorable Mayor and Council members, my name is Renee and I've lived in Pleasanton for 21.

My husband and I
have raised our
daughter here. I am writing because I’m opposed to reducing the library's hours from 62 to 40 because of its impact to residents of all ages. As referenced in previous budget discussions, the library is the most used facility in the City of Pleasanton. I cannot count the number of hours I have spent in Pleasanton’s library as my daughter was in school both using its wonderful resources and volunteering.

In addition I spent many many hours there as well as I changed careers and was in nursing school.

I am also a member of a book
club which has been going for 16 years and we cherish the ability to check out the books we have chosen to read and discuss.

Often I
have raced
to the library after our monthly meeting to check out next month’s book, getting there just before it closes!
New and longtime
community members have always been attracted to the excellent educational opportunities Pleasanton offers and the library has been a major role in this.

I love the City of Pleasanton, and believe I can count on you to do the right thing.

This is why I urge the council to maintain the library's hours of operation."
Thank you for for your support, as always.

Sincerely,
Renee Beckman
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The Pleasanton Youth Theatre Company has been a greatly positive force in my life and my other people’s life. Canceling this incredible program would get rid of a great safe space for many people as well as a space that creates creativity and a chance for people to have self expression. I really hope that the board would reconsider canceling this great space for the youth of Pleasanton.

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Summary: PLEASE DO NOT PAUSE THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION. It is essentially no cost to the city and can still provide significant value to our community!
In the list of proposed reductions, Item 21 refers to freezing the Sustainability Manager position and PAUSING the Energy and Environment Commission.

Whether or not the Council decides to freeze the Sustainability Manager role, it would be unwise and irresponsible to stop the E&E Commission.

The E&E Commission has been operating at practically zero cost with meetings only once every 2 months with minimal staff time to facilitate the meetings.

But the Commission provides valuable input to the city for reviewing material like the Urban Forest Master Plan and the Comprehensive Facility Upgrade Plan.

The City greatly benefits from the free
consulting services from the talented members of E&E Commission on documents like this. For example, for the ~800 page Urban Forest Master Plan, the Commission provided dozens of very specific improvement suggestions that the authors welcomed.

Going forward, the only two priority items the Commission is pursuing are:
1) Sustainability Newsletter. The intent is that the content of the ~bi- monthly newsletters, which would include suggestions for citizens to reduce their carbon footprint, would be written by volunteer commissioners who have tremendous background in energy and environmental issues.

The city cost would be to approve the final
version of each newsletter and post a link to it on the City website. 2) Sustainability Award Program. This would be a small program to recognize a handful of citizens, businesses or non-profits in Pleasanton who are doing exceptional work to make Pleasanton an environmental greener city.

Again, the volunteer commissioners
could manage the annual program, solicit and review nominations with little to no cost to the city.

I believe the E&E Commission leverages the smarts and passion from a group of talented volunteer commissioners who help promote the environmental stewardship message within the city that is very important to the Pleasanton citizens at almost no cost to the City.

Let’s not completely abandon the Pleasanton’s tradition of responsibly caring for our local environment and PLEASE KEEP THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION IN OPERATION.
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On a second note, I also recommend filling the vacant Sustainability Manager position. Our quality CAP 2.0 plan lays out reasonable steps for Pleasanton to do our part in reducing greenhouse gases.

Although we may not be able to afford all the initiatives it proposed right now, we can apply for county and state grants to offset many of the costs.

But we need staff like the Sustainability Manager to
write the grant requests. It’s very possible that the grants we win would more than offset the cost of this position.

PLEASE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER RETAINING THE SUSTAINABILITY
MANAGER POSITION.

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I read that the City Council is planning on “Freezing the vacant Sustainability Mgr. position in order to reduce the City’s ability to perform CAP 2.0 Implementation tasks and necessitate the pause of the Energy and Environment Commission due to lack of staff resources to support the Commission’s ongoing work. In spite of these impacts, this item is recommended because it leverages existing staff vacancies without impacting core services.” Please don't pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission! It will definitely impact climate and sustainability plans for our city. Our contribution to the health of our planet is important to me and my grandchildren!
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Please don't pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission!this will definitely impact climate and sustainability plans for our city.

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If the council decides not to fill the Sustainability Manager position this will negatively impact Pleasanton’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change impacts.

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I’m concerned about the effects of this item in the agenda:
“reduce the City’s ability to perform CAP 2.0 Implementation tasks and necessitate the pause of the Energy and Environment Commission”
Please do not do that
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Comments Hello. I’m Dhanush, a current senior at Amador Valley High School.

I’ve been using the library’s facilities for 2 years, and I am here to oppose the closing of the library for 2 days of the week and reducing library collections by 50%. The library has been the place I know I can rely on any day of the week if I need a place to focus, and I know many students who feel the same. Because of the library’s accessibility, I was able to spend whole weekends preparing for big tests or finals at the library, which allowed me to focus better than I would at home, helping me perform significantly better on tests. The library is also the perfect place for big projects, staying open until 9 PM. During busy times with tests coming up, I used these late hours to the fullest. With the proposed cuts, even more hours that I and many students and adults take advantage of would be gone. Without them, many others and I would lose crucial time that high school students rely on. Also, the staff and resources at the library have been a huge help. I’ve used the printer many times for school assignments, and I’ve asked staff for help with completing countless assignments. Without all of the print and digital resources, and the staff who help people use them, the library would not be what it is now. I urge you to stand with residents and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operation and collections.

Thank you.

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“Dear Honorable Mayor and Council members, my name is gwen and I've lived in Pleasanton since 1983. When we moved to Pleasanton the library was across the street from the post office. I am writing because I’m opposed to reducing the library's hours from 62 to 40 because of its impact to residents of all ages. As referenced in previous budget discussions, the library is the most used facility in the City of Pleasanton. I use the library for quiet relaxing time as well as an excellent resource for information. Often times I find info of which I had no knowledge. For example info regarding home improvement programs. And the staff has been very kind in helping me navigate through areas where I am unfamiliar. If library's hours are reduced, my quality of life will be directly impacted as I do use the provided internet as well. New and longtime community members have always been attracted to the excellent educational opportunities Pleasanton offers and the library has been a major role in this.

This is why I urge the council to maintain the library's hours of operation."
Thank you for for your support, as always.

Sincerely,
Gwen
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I will speak as to why the Pleasanton Public Library ought not to be the target of budget reductions, especially not to the extent currently proposed by the Council.

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As a resident of Pleasanton, I
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Environmental goals and keep working towards a more sustainable Cory. Please don't pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission
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Please see uploaded file for comments on saving Pleasanton's arts and recreation programs by privatization.

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Saving Pleasanton’s Arts & Recreation Programs By Privatization Summary
Pleasanton’s arts and recreation programs have the customers, revenues, and gross profit for a private, for-profit operator to run sustainability and financially independent of the city. The benefits to the city and residents include:

1. The city saving at least $1,879,685 annually net revenues;

2. Prices remaining competitive to regional private and publicly-subsized programs; and

3. A new local business furthering the city’s economic development goals.

Background
Pleasanton is careening down a fiscal water slide from an annual deficit of $10 million to $17 million—$22 million in a recession—in four years. The city will eventually execute everything on the list of 28 potential reductions. Arts and recreation programs can be saved while realizing savings by letting them continue financially independent of the city.

Privatized Vs Contracted
Privatization of a city-run program involves the transfer of its operations, financials, and liabilities to an independent private operator. This means the city will no longer be involved in or be responsible for the program. A privatized operator is fully responsible for the quality and profitability of the program but is free to decide how to achieve that. A for-profit operator may choose to improve existing services, market them better, or offer new services to reach new customers. A non-profit may choose to seek grants, wealthy donors, or corporate sponsorships. A contracted operator is hired by the city to run a program within predefined constraints; the city is still responsible for the program administration.

Why Civics Arts Division (CAD) and Recreation Services Division (RSD)? CAD and RSD were chosen because it has growing revenues over a large customer base with a healthy gross profit; the revenues are mostly driven by independent contract instructors; they are operating at a net loss mostly due to administrative inefficiency; and CAD and RSD programs were on the list of services to be eliminated or reduced.

In addition, many cities in the region already contract out aspects of their civic arts & education programs. Cities such as Livermore and Walnut Creek work with local nonprofits to offer youth theater camps and art classes. San Ramon relies on their for-profit contract recreation instructors to offer those camps and classes on city property. Only Pleasanton runs their program, Pleasanton Youth Theater Company (PYTC), in-house.

CAD and RSD 3-Year Financials Summary
CAD and RSD consistently deliver a gross profit for the past 3 fiscal years. CAD is profitable even when factoring temporary employees, contract services, and other expenses. Administrative overhead is the only reason for its net loss.

RSD is increasingly unprofitable when factoring temporary employees, contract services, and other expenses. The aquatic center and adult sports regular and temporary employees are driving costs. Once again, administrative overhead is the biggest reason for RSD’s net loss.

Civic Arts Division Profit & Loss Summary FY 2022 to 2024 Actuals FY Total Revenues Gross Profit Less Employees Less Services Less Expenses Less Overhead 2024 1,646,552.29 954,913.99 545,181.05 520,284.33 363,247.32 (607,077.69) 2023 1,509,595.89 773,026.20 336,231.47 311,215.25 161,601.82 (762,899.21) 2022 1,244,862.03 707,093.92 492,218.06 480,459.65 448,016.74 (218,635.89)

Recreation Services Division Profit & Loss Summary FY 2022 to 2024 Actuals FY Total Revenues Gross Profit Less Employees Less Services Less Expenses Less Overhead 2024 1,817,856.67 920,809.14 (108,680.58) (192,749.96) (290,048.45) (1,272,607.16) 2023 1,677,383.41 852,389.99 128,720.97 (3,521.62) (113,366.82) (1,123,374.26) 2022 1,547,595.76 837,069.19 377,927.31 284,249.31 191,378.47 (1,036,773.11)

Please see the attached Civic Arts Division - All Programs - Profit & Loss and Recreation Services Division - All Programs - Profit & Loss for expanded accounting.

Questions/comments: [email protected] Page 1 Costs Rising Faster Than Revenues
Every department, division, and program at the City of Pleasanton is experiencing rising costs. Labor agreements, only comparing salaries with other cities and not the private sector, excess administration, and inflation are all contributors.

Civic Arts Division Financials FY 2022 to 2024 Actuals, 2025 Projected FY Revenue
Personnel Contractors Materials &
Supplies
Total
Expenses Net (Loss) Regular Temporary Services Commissions *2025 1,716,384.00 1,273,286.00 - - - 2,365,653.00 (649,269.00) 2024 1,675,662.27 805,650.50 409,732.94 201,470.72 530,907.91 334,977.89 2,282,739.96 (607,077.69) 2023 1,546,112.64 761,592.52 436,794.73 225,033.72 505,902.65 379,688.23 2,309,011.85 (762,899.21) 2022 1,280,132.03 571,696.27 214,875.86 175,834.37 368,589.03 167,772.39 1,498,767.92 (218,635.89)

Civic Arts Division Year-Over-Year% FY 2023 to 2024 Actuals, 2025 Projected FY Revenue
Personnel Contractors Materials &
Supplies
Total
Expenses Loss (Gain) Regular Temporary Services Commissions *2025 2.43% 4.76% - - - 3.63% 6.95%
2024 8.38% 5.78% (6.20)% (10.47)% 4.94% (11.78)% (1.14)% (20.42)% 2023 20.78% 33.22% 103.28% 27.98% 37.25% 126.31% 54.06% 248.94%

Recreation Services Division Financials FY 2022 to 2024 Actuals, 2025 Projected FY Revenue
Personnel Contractors Materials &
Supplies
Total
Expenses Net (Loss) Regular Temporary Services Commissions *2025 2,032,337.00 2,156,282.00 - - - 3,332,133.00 (1,299,796.00) 2024 1,819,028.30 1,355,568.99 615,103.31 84,069.38 310,177.63 726,716.15 3,091,635.46 (1,272,607.16) 2023 1,677,383.41 1,165,303.73 540,281.16 132,242.59 323,920.47 639,009.72 2,800,757.67 (1,123,374.26) 2022 1,549,795.76 1,252,543.84 419,104.27 93,678.00 276,227.04 545,015.72 2,586,568.87 (1,036,773.11)

Recreation Services Division Year-Over-Year% FY 2023 to 2024 Actuals, 2025 Projected FY Revenue
Personnel Contractors Materials &
Supplies
Total
Expenses Loss (Gain) Regular Temporary Services Commissions *2025 11.73% 9.42% - - - 7.78% 2.14%
2024 8.44% 16.33% 13.85% (36.43)% (4.24)% 13.73% 10.39% 13.28% 2023 8.23% -6.97% 28.91% 41.17% 17.27% 17.25% 8.28% 8.35%

* Projected from City of Pleasanton Operating Budget FY 2023/24-2024/25, detailed breakdown unavailable

Temporary Employees Will Be Laid Off Anyway
According to the proposed reductions list, closing the Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center means laying off all the temporary employees working there. “Reducing Firehouse Arts Center hours [...] loss of city-run programs, including Presenting Series performances, specialty theater programs, and classes” means ending those programs and laying off temporary employees. If the city also eliminates the contract instructors, the Firehouse Arts Center might as well close altogether.

Layoff will be unavoidable if the structural deficit projections hold true. At least allow a private operator to absorb some of the job losses and continue the programs independently.

A Long-Term Best Of Both Worlds
There is no need to force residents to choose between the library, the pool, and the theater. Privatizing arts and recreation programs will keep the pool and theater open. The savings can be used to prevent reductions to library hours.

Recommended Next Steps
City council should commission a feasibility study to look into privatizing the arts and recreation divisions. A study would provide an accurate accounting of true costs, supporting both privatization and an enterprise fund transition alternative.

Questions/comments: [email protected] Page 2 Civic Arts Division - All Programs - Profit & Loss FY 2022-2024 FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022CATEGORYACCOUNT NAMEDEBITSCREDITSNETDEBITSCREDITSNETDEBITSCREDITSNETREVENUES TOTAL($1,646,552.29) TOTAL($1,509,595.89) TOTAL($1,244,862.03) 00150403 - SPECIALTY CLASSESSUBTOTAL($727,392.54) SUBTOTAL($754,942.79) SUBTOTAL($741,780.76) 363554 SPECIALTY CLASSES($41,930.25) ($769,322.79) ($727,392.54) ($107.00) ($755,049.79) ($754,942.79) ($19,710.22) ($761,423.98) ($741,713.76) 363586 COMMUNITY GARDEN PLOT FEES($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($70.00) ($137.00) ($67.00) 00150405 - FACILITY RENTALS SUBTOTAL ($248,825.67) SUBTOTAL ($189,865.50) SUBTOTAL ($151,839.00) 363552 RENT & CONCESSIONS($- ) ($248,825.67) ($248,825.67) ($- ) ($180,183.00) ($180,183.00) ($2,065.00) ($148,240.00) ($146,175.00) 363553 SECURITY, 363559 INSURANCE($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($1,592.50) ($11,275.00) ($9,682.50) ($31.00) ($5,695.00) ($5,664.00) 00150405 - FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER SUBTOTAL ($595,781.01) SUBTOTAL ($489,973.32) SUBTOTAL ($296,414.40) 363566 MISC THEATRE TICKET FEES (CAD)($- ) ($33,105.00) ($33,105.00) ($3.00) ($33,225.00) ($33,222.00) ($- ) ($15,664.00) ($15,664.00) 363566 MISC THEATRE TICKET FEES($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($3,057.00) ($3,057.00) ($- ) ($4,839.00) ($4,839.00) 363572 THEATRE TICKET SALES($13.25) ($118,922.90) ($118,909.65) ($20.00) ($130,632.15) ($130,612.15) ($10,587.00) ($141,444.40) ($130,857.40) TICKET FEES (w CAD) & SALES ($152,014.65) TICKET FEES (w CAD) & SALES ($166,891.15) TICKET FEES (w CAD) & SALES ($151,360.40) 363576 THEATRE CONCESSIONS($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($600.00) ($600.00) ($- ) ($300.00) ($300.00) 363573 FACILITY RENTALS($3,030.00) ($34,792.50) ($31,762.50) ($1,080.00) ($30,951.50) ($29,871.50) ($54,579.50) ($69,250.50) ($14,671.00) 363583 RENTER'S TICKET SALES($- ) ($668.00) ($668.00) ($- ) ($44,755.20) ($44,755.20) ($- ) ($5,983.00) ($5,983.00) 363577 DRAMA CAMP($- ) ($334,081.60) ($334,081.60) ($- ) ($281,077.47) ($281,077.47) ($1,051.00) ($140,815.00) ($139,764.00) 363554 SPECIALTY CLASSES($- ) ($110,359.26) ($110,359.26) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) SUBTOTAL NONTICKET($476,871.36) SUBTOTAL NONTICKET($356,304.17) SUBTOTAL NONTICKET($160,718.00) 00150407 - LITERARY & VISUAL ARTS SUBTOTAL ($41,448.07) SUBTOTAL ($41,592.28) SUBTOTAL ($39,163.87) 349411 DONATIONS($- ) ($2,475.20) ($2,475.20) ($- ) ($7,845.00) ($7,845.00) ($- ) ($3,113.87) ($3,113.87) 363593 GALLERY PROGRAM($- ) ($38,972.87) ($38,972.87) ($- ) ($33,747.28) ($33,747.28) ($- ) ($36,050.00) ($36,050.00) COGS REVENUES COST TOTAL($(691,638.30) TOTAL($(736,569.69) TOTAL($(537,768.11) 00150403 - SPECIALTY CLASSES INSTR SHARE 62.58% INSTR SHARE 64.46% INSTR SHARE 46.70%430106 CONTRACT RECREATION INSTRUCTOR($455,180.58) ($- ) ($(455,180.58) ($486,607.85) ($- ) ($(486,607.85) ($352,387.71) ($5,982.60) ($(346,405.11) 00150405 - FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER ISTR % REC % 54.15%52.70%THTR REC %45.04%THTR REC %51.20%430106 CONTRACT RECREATION INSTRUCTOR($59,760.33) ($- ) ($(59,760.33) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) 430101 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, THTR PRDCR($102,445.00) ($900.00) ($(101,545.00) ($135,050.00) ($1,500.00) ($(133,550.00) ($120,837.15) ($1,580.25) ($(119,256.90) 433166 RENTER'S TICKET PAYOUTS 95% AVG($634.60) ($- ) ($(634.60) ($42,517.44) ($- ) ($(42,517.44) ($5,683.85) ($- ) ($(5,683.85) 431133 ELECTRICITY($58,550.79) ($- ) ($(58,550.79) ($54,599.60) ($- ) ($(54,599.60) ($44,238.33) ($- ) ($(44,238.33) 00150407 - 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FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTERSUBTOTAL($(68,973.65) SUBTOTAL($(77,951.55) SUBTOTAL($(5,603.51) 440104 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT($68,973.65) ($- ) ($(68,973.65) ($82,810.86) ($4,859.31) ($(77,951.55) ($12,015.20) ($12,015.20) ($- ) 420101 MISC REPAIRS & MAINT CONTRACTS($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($5,603.51) ($- ) ($(5,603.51) EXPENSESSUPPLIES & MISC TOTAL($(73,209.97) TOTAL($(71,661.88) TOTAL($(26,839.40) 00150403 - SPECIALTY CLASSES SUBTOTAL ($(7,773.80) SUBTOTAL ($(8,704.96) SUBTOTAL ($(3,567.48) 411132 REPLACEMENT ACCRUAL($4,082.00) ($- ) ($(4,082.00) ($4,081.99) ($- ) ($(4,081.99) ($2,014.40) ($- ) ($(2,014.40) 433154 MISC SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT($3,779.96) ($88.16) ($(3,691.80) ($4,747.54) ($124.57) ($(4,622.97) ($1,565.29) ($12.21) ($(1,553.08) 00150405 - FACILITY RENTALS SUBTOTAL ($(1,411.61) SUBTOTAL ($(526.34) SUBTOTAL ($(2,673.45) 433154 MISC SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT($1,173.76) ($- ) ($(1,173.76) ($603.46) ($77.12) ($(526.34) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) 433153 OFFICE, 433159 INSURANCE, 363553 SECURITY($237.85) ($- ) ($(237.85) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($2,673.45) ($- ) ($(2,673.45) 00150405 - 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1.4x (large)CITY COST MUL1.56x($(805,650.50) CITY COST MUL1.71x($(761,592.52) CITY COST MUL1.77x($(571,696.27) ALL CONTRACT & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES($76,223.00) ($- ) ($(76,223.00) ($- ) ($- ) ($(76,227.25) ($50,785.31) ($- ) ($(50,785.31) ALL OTHER EXPENSES($28,633.90) ($- ) ($(28,633.90) ($27,905.42) ($- ) ($(27,905.42) ($3,951.96) ($- ) ($(3,951.96) NET CIVIC ARTS DIVISIONNET LESS OVERHEAD($(607,077.69) NET LESS OVERHEAD($(762,899.21) NET LESS OVERHEAD($(218,635.89) Recreation Services Division - All Programs - Profit & Loss FY 2022-2024 FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022CATEGORYACCOUNT NAMEDEBITSCREDITSNETDEBITSCREDITSNETDEBITSCREDITSNETREVENUES TOTAL($1,817,856.67) TOTAL($1,677,383.41) TOTAL($1,547,595.76) 00150301 - YOUTH SPORTSSUBTOTAL($766,265.57) SUBTOTAL($807,831.81) SUBTOTAL($685,186.28) 353451 MISC REVENUE, 357491 REIMBURSEMENTS($- ) ($562.69) ($562.69) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) 363554 SPECIALTY CLASSES($- ) ($522,224.92) ($522,224.92) ($- ) ($577,049.16) ($577,049.16) ($35,597.00) ($526,530.09) ($490,933.09) 363557 YOUTH SPORTS/CAMPS($8,948.36) ($252,426.32) ($243,477.96) ($1,609.85) ($232,392.50) ($230,782.65) ($95.00) ($194,348.19) ($194,253.19) 00150302 - 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YOUTH SPORTSSUBTOTAL($(159,846.82) SUBTOTAL($(28,087.15) SUBTOTAL($- ) SALARIES400001 REGULAR FULL TIME($80,329.89) ($- ) ($(80,329.89) ($21,970.64) ($- ) ($(21,970.64) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) 400003 TEMPORARY SALARIES($14,609.30) ($- ) ($(14,609.30) ($1,274.94) ($- ) ($(1,274.94) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) 400051 OVERTIME($59.96) ($- ) ($(59.96) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) TIME OFF400031 VN, 400032 ILL, 400033 FH, 400035 OL, 400122 UV($7,237.53) ($- ) ($(7,237.53) ($1,181.51) ($- ) ($(1,181.51) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) BENEFITS400153 WKRS COMP ACC($4,444.00) ($- ) ($(4,444.00) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) HLTH 400103 400104 400106, DIS 400108 400108 400110($3,428.43) ($- ) ($(3,428.43) ($415.40) ($- ) ($(415.40) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) RETIREMENTRETMD 400152 400102, RET 400202 400107 400112/113($49,737.71) ($- ) ($(49,737.71) ($3,244.66) ($- ) ($(3,244.66) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) 00150302 - AQUATICS CENTERSUBTOTAL($(681,053.30) SUBTOTAL($(617,685.70) SUBTOTAL($(457,296.61) SALARIES400001 REGULAR FULL TIME($72,031.04) ($- ) ($(72,031.04) ($79,061.12) ($13,349.45) ($(65,711.67) ($76,609.52) ($43,987.50) ($(32,622.02) 400003 TEMPORARY SALARIES($476,295.14) ($- ) ($(476,295.14) ($531,684.52) ($83,251.54) ($(448,432.98) ($371,272.73) ($13,294.41) ($(357,978.32) 400051 OT, PREM PAY 400061 400062, 400073 MISC OP($4,279.67) ($- ) ($(4,279.67) ($4,150.27) ($127.24) ($(4,023.03) ($259.11) ($- ) ($(259.11) TIME OFF400031 VN, 400032 ILL, 400033 FH, 400035 OL, 400122 UV($16,722.85) ($- ) ($(16,722.85) ($22,199.25) ($6,076.06) ($(16,123.19) ($21,510.45) ($4,809.94) ($(16,700.51) BENEFITS400153 WKRS COMP ACC($4,046.00) ($- ) ($(4,046.00) ($2,933.46) ($2.70) ($(2,930.76) ($1,731.12) ($- ) ($(1,731.12) HLTH 400103 400104 400106, DIS 400108 400108 400110($21,983.64) ($- ) ($(21,983.64) ($21,777.99) ($2,126.60) ($(19,651.39) ($8,260.16) ($1,230.85) ($(7,029.31) RETIREMENTRETMD 400152 400102, RET 400202 400107 400112/113($85,694.96) ($- ) ($(85,694.96) ($64,654.21) ($3,841.53) ($(60,812.68) ($41,613.58) ($637.36) ($(40,976.22) 00150303 - ADULT SPORTS & FACILITY SUBTOTAL ($(188,589.60) SUBTOTAL ($(77,896.17) SUBTOTAL ($(1,845.27) SALARIES400001 REGULAR FULL TIME($92,183.10) ($- ) ($(92,183.10) ($32,870.16) ($- ) ($(32,870.16) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) 400003 TEMPORARY SALARIES($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($313.45) ($313.45) ($- ) 400051 OVERTIME, 400062 PREM PAY NON-PERSABLE($1,156.74) ($- ) ($(1,156.74) ($138.81) ($- ) ($(138.81) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) TIME OFF400031 VN, 400032 ILL, 400035 OL, 400122 UV($9,575.73) ($- ) ($(9,575.73) ($1,837.84) ($- ) ($(1,837.84) ($221.16) ($- ) ($(221.16) BENEFITS400153 WKRS COMP ACC($5,225.00) ($- ) ($(5,225.00) ($2,660.52) ($2,660.52) ($- ) ($506.16) ($- ) ($(506.16) HLTH 400103 400104 400106, DIS 400108 400108 400110($28,398.63) ($- ) ($(28,398.63) ($11,649.80) ($- ) ($(11,649.80) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) RETIREMENTRETMD 400152 400102, RET 400202 400107 400112/113($52,050.40) ($- ) ($(52,050.40) ($36,849.87) ($5,450.31) ($(31,399.56) ($1,117.95) ($- ) ($(1,117.95) NET LESS EMPLOYEES($(108,680.58) NET LESS EMPLOYEES($128,720.97) NET LESS EMPLOYEES($377,927.31) SERVICESCONTRACTORS TOTAL($(84,069.38) TOTAL($(132,242.59) TOTAL($(93,678.00) 00150301 - YOUTH SPORTSSUBTOTAL($(11,289.00) SUBTOTAL($(13,140.59) SUBTOTAL($(4,871.00) 430107 CONTRACT SERVICES($8,540.00) ($- ) ($(8,540.00) ($10,441.59) ($- ) ($(10,441.59) ($1,254.00) ($- ) ($(1,254.00) 430105 OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES($2,749.00) ($- ) ($(2,749.00) ($2,699.00) ($- ) ($(2,699.00) ($3,617.00) ($- ) ($(3,617.00) 00150302 - AQUATICS CENTERSUBTOTAL($(3,450.00) SUBTOTAL($(815.00) SUBTOTAL($(440.00) 430107 CONTRACT SERVICES($3,450.00) ($- ) ($(3,450.00) ($210.00) ($- ) ($(210.00) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) 430105 OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($605.00) ($- ) ($(605.00) ($440.00) ($- ) ($(440.00) 00150303 - ADULT SPORTS & FACILITYSUBTOTAL($(69,330.38) SUBTOTAL($(118,287.00) SUBTOTAL($(88,367.00) 430107 CONTRACT SERVICES($65,620.38) ($- ) ($(65,620.38) ($114,357.00) ($- ) ($(114,357.00) ($84,640.00) ($- ) ($(84,640.00) 430105 OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES($3,710.00) ($- ) ($(3,710.00) ($3,930.00) ($- ) ($(3,930.00) ($3,727.00) ($- ) ($(3,727.00) NET LESS SERVICES($(192,749.96) NET LESS SERVICES($(3,521.62) NET LESS SERVICES($284,249.31) EXPENSESEQUIPMENT & REPAIRTOTAL($(2,310.00) TOTAL($(8,538.43) TOTAL($(2,561.50) 00150302 - AQUATICS CENTERSUBTOTAL($(2,310.00) SUBTOTAL($(8,538.43) SUBTOTAL($(2,561.50) 411132 REPLACEMENT ACCRUAL($2,310.00) ($- ) ($(2,310.00) ($2,310.01) ($- ) ($(2,310.01) ($1,139.96) ($- ) ($(1,139.96) 440104 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($6,155.00) ($572.23) ($(5,582.77) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) 420101 MISC REPAIRS & MAINT CONTRACTS($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($645.65) ($- ) ($(645.65) ($1,421.55) ($0.01) ($(1,421.54) EXPENSESSUPPLIES & MISC TOTAL($(94,988.49) TOTAL($(101,306.77) TOTAL($(90,309.34) 00150301 - YOUTH SPORTS SUBTOTAL ($(30,538.09) SUBTOTAL ($(28,512.70) SUBTOTAL ($(31,964.53) 411132 REPLACEMENT ACCRUAL($1,642.00) ($- ) ($(1,642.00) ($1,642.01) ($- ) ($(1,642.01) ($810.32) ($- ) ($(810.32) 433154 MISC SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT($28,396.09) ($- ) ($(28,396.09) ($26,870.69) ($- ) ($(26,870.69) ($30,577.13) ($- ) ($(30,577.13) 433166 REIMBURSABLE EXPENDITURES($1,000.00) ($500.00) ($(500.00) ($- ) ($- ) ($- ) ($577.08) ($- ) ($(577.08) 00150302 - AQUATICS CENTER SUBTOTAL ($(36,123.15) SUBTOTAL ($(42,559.51) SUBTOTAL ($(31,381.27) 433154 MISC SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT($23,392.75) ($- ) ($(23,392.75) ($31,566.53) ($36.99) ($(31,529.54) ($24,164.88) ($70.76) ($(24,094.12) 433157 UNIFORM COSTS($9,637.76) ($- ) ($(9,637.76) ($3,836.93) ($- ) ($(3,836.93) ($6,442.38) ($- ) ($(6,442.38) 433153 OFC, 433156 DUES/PUB, 433155 SW, ALL OTHR($3,092.64) ($- ) ($(3,092.64) ($7,193.04) ($- ) ($(7,193.04) ($844.77) ($- ) ($(844.77) 00150303 - 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1.4x (large)CITY COST MUL1.43x($(941,182.58) CITY COST MUL1.48x($(981,915.87) CITY COST MUL1.53x($(1,211,577.63)ALL OTHER EXPENSES($92.00) ($- ) ($(92.00) ($92.01) ($- ) ($(92.01) ($974.00) ($- ) ($(974.00) NET RECREATION SERVICES DIVISIONNET LESS OVERHEAD($(1,272,607.16)NET LESS OVERHEAD($(1,123,374.26)NET LESS OVERHEAD($(1,036,773.11) Submitted On:

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I want to highlight the train noise issue in Downtown Pleasanton, affecting around 3,500 people (4.5% of the population).

I moved to Pleasanton in 2023 and have experienced the daily impact on my life, health, temperament, and well-being. I’m not alone; many residents are suffering in silence.

The City of Pleasanton has considered addressing the issue for at least 20 years but has deprioritized it. We shouldn’t wait another 20 years.

We’ve discussed the issue with our City Traffic Engineer and found potential low-cost options that could make Pleasanton a Quiet Zone.

Funding a Quiet Zone could have a significant impact on residents’ lives.

Establishing a Quiet Zone is not only a Quality of Life issue but also a sign of progressiveness and a commitment to meeting resident demands.

I can’t imagine 25 years later, still deliberating while residents continue to be impacted.

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Please don't pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission."
This is a priority for our wonderful town.

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My name is Nikki and I have lived in Pleasanton and been a member of the Library for over 20 years, starting at 3 years old. I am writing to express my strong my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing collections.

I attended Paws to Read for many years growing up, participated in kids reading events, and continued to use it as a resource and safe space throughout the years until today.

Reducing library access means limiting opportunities for students and community members who rely on its resources. I urge you to stand with residents and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operations and collections.

Sincerely,
Nikki Jande
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I am very concerned to hear about proposed budget and hours cuts to the library.The library is a crucial service provided by the City of Pleasanton, and the proposed reduced hours and days would severely reduce library access for me, my wife and my children. We are regular patrons of the library on Sundays, and we are generally unable to visit the library on Saturdays or during the week. Reduced library hours would significantly impair our access to the library.

The staff at the library and the service that they provide are a credit to our community. They helped my children enjoy the magic of books since they were babies and continue to help my children, now in elementary and middle school, find suitable books to read and enjoy.

In addition, we have benefited from the frequent cultural programs and experiences hosted by the library.

The library is a major reason why families like mine visit downtown Pleasanton. For my children, a typical afternoon in Pleasanton includes a trip to the library and a meal or a treat on Main Street. I am certain that reduced hours at the library will in turn adversely affect Main Street too.

I urge you to stand with residents and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its current hours of operation and collections.

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Dear Mayor and City Counsel Members,
I've been a resident of Pleasanton for 28 years and raised a family during that time and we have really enjoyed living here.

Thank you for your efforts to maintain the quality of life while also working to have our boved be financially solvent.

I agree with the overall findings of the independent auditor and Diane and I feel that Police and Fire support are key to maintaining the quality of life we have grown accustomed to and must be maintained.

Also high on the list of things we feel are key to a high quality of life are the Library which has over 1,000,000 transactions per year, our Aquatic center and parks which provide a much needed break from the hectic pace of politics and life.

Please consider them
as a priority when you finalize our budget.

Thank you.

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Please don't pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission. Implementing the climate policies for our city will help to support all other issues we have. If we ignore it, Climate issues will exacerbate all other issues. There is a lot of noise in the system and I understand we need to find ways to save money, but with this issue, we will either pay now or pay so much more for the consequences later. Thank you for prioritizing the implementation of climate change policies in our beautiful city.

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"Please don't pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission."
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Hello,
My name is Saraphina Lacey and I have been a Pleasanton resident for 13 years. I am writing to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing collections by 50%. The libary is the most used city facility in Pleasanton. My favorite services is audio books on Libby, checking out books, and using it as a place to study. It is an essential space for our community. It is valuable Pleasanton residents, especially ones who may not have anywhere else safe to go. When citizens are at the library they are not only safe, but they are improving themselves. The libary supports our most vulnerable communities, especially children. Part of what makes Pleasanton an attractive place to live is the public services, including the highly ranked public education. Without a space to study and gather any day of the week, Pleasanton will loose one of its most attractive qualities. There is no other space that replicates the community experience of a library. Without community and strong public services, Pleasanton has nothing.

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Dear Honorable Mayor and Council members, my name is Jennifer and I've lived in Pleasanton for 24 years. I am writing because I’m opposed to reducing the library's hours from 62 to 40 because of its impact to residents of all ages. As referenced in previous budget discussions, the library is the most used facility in the City of Pleasanton. I use the library for borrowing Chinese-language books and if the library's hours are reduced, it will reduce my quality of life by reducing the number of beloved Chinese novels I and my family can borrow. New and longtime community members have always been attracted to the excellent educational opportunities Pleasanton offers and the library has been a major role in this.

This is why I urge the council to maintain the library's hours of operation."
Thank you for for your support, as always.

Sincerely,
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Please don't pause the climate action plan or the energy and environmental commission.

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I am a masters swimmer that has been swimming at DBAC for 25 years.

It has come to my attention that the city is paying over 200k annually to EBPRD to provide pool maintenance services that the City of Pleasanton has three certified staff members that could perform the same services. Second,
the city is in dire need of events to bring
revenue to the city.

The Pleasanton Seahawks will host two multi day
meets.

According to Visit Tri-Valley, each event will bring in over 2M in total business sales, generate ~68k in tax revenue per event. A total of $136k. Each event supports over 500 jobs each event.

Finally, the lesson program is provided to ~2500 participants each year.

Swim lessons prevent drownings.

At only 0.1% these lessons
prevent 2.5 drownings per year.

There is no price that can be put on
life.

Finally,
the city should mount a capital campaign to ask donors
to help with needed capital improvements.

Let’s hope the City
Council is wise and keeps DBAC open.

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I'm aware you need to trim the city's budget.

I moved to Pleasanton in 1970, after working at the (county-owned) library since 1968. The library has grown and changed for the better until recently, when staffing has been cut, but the need grows on.

Last week I watched a Story Time enjoyed by 40+ kids and their parents., and it's not the only one. The place is jumping most of the time. Clearly, library service is extremely important to our citizens, including Seniors, children, and I notice the many many welcome foreign-born families. Fewer cuts are the only answer.

I retired some years ago, and due to bad feet, my only exercise became Aquatics classes, which I've enjoyed
for 25 years now.

Please don't close the Pool!
All us mouthy old ladies need it, as well
as the many swimmers who use it daily,
year-round.

Judy Person
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We have resided in Pleasanton for over 25 years and have found our library to be one of the best resources for us, especially PMS students, and all the other residents including those learning English or preparing for new jobs. We have volunteered and learnt a lot from books and staff. The deep cuts you are proposing during the weekend and rest of the week are going to hurt all of us - we understand budget deficits need to be addressed but please find some other options not the library or our schools. Thanks Submitted On:

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Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
I am writting to express my strong opposition to closing the library 2 days a week and reducing library collections by 50%.

Library is essential for so many adults and children.

I urge you to protect our library.

Regards,
Laman
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Thank you, Pleasanton City Council and City Staff for the thoughtful attention to the community's input related to the items up for possible reduction starting in the FY25/26 Fiscal year. I particularly appreciate that certain actions, such as applying the pension trust interest of approximately $2 million per year for two years, may keep current programs in place, including the Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center (DBAC) and programs of the Library and the Firehouse Arts Center.

Regarding DBAC, I encourage the City to take some preventative actions to preserve this existing City asset. Below I've outlined six subjects of interest, and suggested discussion items, related to the benefits of the Pleasanton pool.
#1. Facts about swimming:
a) Swimming is for people of ALL ages and levels of physical strength, from infants to centenarians; from people with major spinal cord damage to Ironman triathletes. Can that be said of the possible $8 million skatepark still under consideration in Pleasanton? b) Swimming is among the top 4 most popular sport among American adults. Source: IPSOS survey; LiveStrong
c) Swimming Saves Lives: Sources: American Academy of Pediatrics; CDC; many more
d)
Swimming and water activities can improve quality of life and decrease disability among older adults. It also helps maintain bone health in post-menopausal women. Source: CDC
e) Swimming engages all muscle groups of the body and improves cardiovascular health; muscle tone of the entire body; mental health, and chronic disease symptoms. Sources: CDC, Frontiers in Psychology
DISCUSSION ITEMS for Staff/Council:
>> Potential community service and PR opportunity: Encourage even more Pleasanton residents to get in the pool, learn how to swim, and to get and stay healthy. Rather than considering closing the pool, can we come together to find ways to make much-needed
improvements and updates to the pool so that we can encourage even more residents to use it.
>> Sponsorship: Pleasanton can consider selling naming rights to a Pleasanton or Tri-Valley based business (along the lines of the Stanford Medicine Sports Complex at Bernal Community Park). I met Dolores Bengtson some years ago. She was a hoot. I suspect she would rather have a corporate name attached to her namesake pool than to see it closed.
>> A recent Pleasanton budget plan did not have specific numbers for pool attendance in the past two years. Can this be better tallied? Can user-types be analyzed? This data can be harnessed for future programming plans.
#2: Pricing: Comparable pools have significantly higher pricing structures for similar programs as those at DBAC. For example, at the San Ramon Olympic Pool (SROP), youth swim lessons are priced approximately 104% per student per class than lessons at DBAC.

Note: This amount factors in the difference in class sizes at SROP (4:1) vs. DBAC (6:1).

I believe DBAC users will support increases in program pricing to market rate. More revenue can help not
DISCUSSION ITEMS for Staff/Council
>> Resident/Non-Resident pricing (SROP vs. DBAC): San Ramon’s Non-Resident lesson prices are 25% higher than Resident costs, while Pleasanton’s Non-Resident costs are not even 10% higher than Resident costs.
>> Discussion Item: Are the SROP facility and its lessons offerings 104% better quality than DBACs? Even a modest (25-50%) price increase in Pleasanton would deliver much needed revenue.

3. Programming: Consider revising DBAC programs and scheduling to be more flexible for families. See SROP's scheduling options, which allow families to choose days of the week rather than being locked into a 2-week, 4/week lesson schedule.

4. Marketing: DBAC staff does a good job of planning community events. These events, however, do not seem to be promoted by the City beyond flyer-hanging around the pool. Events do not even appear on the Parks and Rec social media pages.

DISCUSSION ITEM for Staff/Council: Can the City improve and streamline its PR/Marketing of Parks and Rec, including the pool, for greater reach? This could be done for a minimal cost relative to the benefits and likely can happen by having departments collaborate under the City's overall communication efforts.

5. Improvements: The City recently renovated the DBAC locker rooms (2019). Let's not throw away that investment, which likely has been paying for itself in water savings.

6. Community Service: As mentioned by an attendee of the April 2 BAC meeting, the pool serves as a cooling center on hot days; this is an invaluable service for our most vulnerable community members.

In conclusion, let us work to preserve existing, treasured assets of this city - especially those that serve people of all ages - before we spend money on new projects that may not serve as great a population of residents.

With respect,
Cameron Sullivan
Pleasanton resident since 1997
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Please don't pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission. Based on a consensus of conclusions reached by climate scientists, we face a high predicted risk of future calamity if we do not do our part to act now. Thank you from a resident since 1987 and former small business owner.

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Pls provide comment on agenda item #2 before 12 pm today. Here's a sample letter they can submit:
“Dear Honorable Mayor and Council members, my name is Maya and I've lived in Pleasanton for 12 years. I am writing because I’m opposed to reducing the library's hours from 62 to 40 because of its impact to residents of all ages. As referenced in previous budget discussions, the library is the most used facility in the City of Pleasanton. I use the library for borrowing Chinese-language books and if the library's hours are reduced, it will reduce my quality of life by reducing the number of beloved Chinese novels I and my family can borrow. New and longtime community members have always been attracted to the excellent educational opportunities Pleasanton offers and the library has been a major role in this.

This is why I urge the council to maintain the library's hours of operation."
Thank you for for your support, as always.

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Please don't pause the Climate Action Plan or the Energy and Environment Commission.

The Commission has been operating all
this time without a person titled Sustainability Manager.

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“Dear Honorable Mayor and Council members, my name is Fanny and I've lived in Pleasanton for 10 years. I am writing because I’m opposed to reducing the library's hours from 62 to 40 because of its impact to residents of all ages. As referenced in previous budget discussions, the library is the most used facility in the City of Pleasanton. I use the library for borrowing Chinese-language books and if the library's hours are reduced, it will reduce my quality of life by reducing the number of beloved Chinese novels I and my family can borrow. New and longtime community members have always been attracted to the excellent educational opportunities Pleasanton offers and the library has been a major role in this.

This is why I urge the council to maintain the library's hours of operation."
Thank you for for your support, as always.

Sincerely,
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Regarding the creation of a Railroad Quite Zone:

I’ve lived at 870 Saint John Court here in Pleasanton since 1999.

My
house and my neighbors are located near downtown and close to the UPRR tracks.

I’m here to advocate for the creation of a railroad
crossing Quite Zone.

When I bought my home, the realtors told us
that the railroad was winding down and would eventually become a “rails to trails” project.

Of course, railroad traffic has only increased
over the last 26 years, and train noise occurs increasingly around the clock.

But it’s not just me and my close neighbors who are
impacted by train and horn noise.

A large number of residents and
businesses are impacted by the train horn noise, as illustrated on the attached figure, which shows a large swath of the City is close to the tracks.

The train horn noise impacts thousands of people, most
of whom aren’t even aware that the creation of a railroad Quite Zone is possible and would significantly reduce noise.

Train noise is a quality-of-life issue for all who live, work, dine and spend leisure time within earshot of the train tracks.

This includes
downtown residents, businesses and restaurant customers.

This
issue has been raised in the past (2007, 2017), but there’s increasing support for a Quite Zone, and there now appears to be much lower cost options for increasing safety, complying with regulations and eliminating the need for blaring train horns.

For
example, the recent Sunol and Castlewood Drive railroad crossings improvements appear to be relatively inexpensive.
(as opposed to
the expensive “Quad gate” crossings previously proposed) Please support funding a study to create a Quite Zone in Pleasanton for the benefit of all who live, work, dine and spend leisure time within earshot of the train tracks.

The cost should be relatively
small, especially when compared to past estimates.

Thank you
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Example of a low-cost railroad grade crossing improvement to increase safety and remove the requirement for regularly sounding train horns.

Regarding the creation of a Railroad Quite Zone:

I’ve lived at 870 Saint John Court here in Pleasanton since 1999. My house and my neighbors are located near downtown and close to the UPRR tracks.

I’m here to advocate for the creation of a railroad crossing Quite Zone. When I bought my home, the realtors told us that the railroad was winding down and would eventually become a “rails to trails” project. Of course, railroad traffic has only increased over the last 26 years, and train noise occurs increasingly around the clock. But it’s not just me and my close neighbors who are impacted by train and horn noise. A large number of residents and

businesses are impacted by the train horn noise, as illustrated on the attached figure, which shows a large swath of the City is close to the tracks. The train horn noise impacts thousands of people, most of whom aren’t even aware that the creation of a railroad Quite Zone is possible and would significantly reduce noise.

Train noise is a quality-of-life issue for all who live, work, dine and spend leisure time within earshot of the train tracks. This includes downtown residents, businesses and restaurant customers. This issue has been raised in the past (2007, 2017), but there’s increasing support for a Quite Zone, and there now appears to be much lower cost options for increasing safety, complying with regulations and eliminating the need for blaring train horns. For example, the recent Sunol and Castlewood Drive railroad crossings improvements appear to be relatively inexpensive. (as opposed to the expensive “Quad gate” crossings previously proposed)
Please support funding a study to create a Quite Zone in Pleasanton for the benefit of all who live, work, dine and spend leisure time within earshot of the train tracks. The cost should be relatively small, especially when compared to past estimates.

Thank you