final List<TaskRunnerWorkItem> waitingTasks = Lists.newArrayList();
for (final Task task : activeTasks) {
if (!runnersKnownTasks.contains(task.getId())) {
waitingTasks.add(
// Would be nice to include the real created date, but the TaskStorage API doesn't yet allow it.
new TaskRunnerWorkItem(
task.getId(),
SettableFuture.<TaskStatus>create(),
new DateTime(0),
new DateTime(0)
)