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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 960 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 954, SECTION 2 RELATING TO EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton adopted Ordinance No. 954 (An Ordinance Amending Title V (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 5 (Commercial Vehicle Regulation) by Adding Article 2 to Prohibit Overweight Vehicles from Certain Roads) on January 27, 1981; and WHEREAS, Section 2 of the ordinance ordained that said ordinance will take effect thirty (30) days after its passage and adoption; and WHEREAS, based on said section, Ordinance No. 954 will take effect February 26, 1981; and WHEREAS, the City of Livermore has requested that the effective date of the ordinance be delayed to allow sufficient time to study the adverse environmental impacts of the ordinance, to study its potential hazards to health, ,~ safety'and welfare, and to take appropriate legislative action to avoid such injuries. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Section 2 (Effective Date of Ordinance) of Ordinance No. 954 (Amending Title V, Chapter 5, by Adding Article 2 to Prohibit Overweight Vehicles from Certain Roads) is hereby amended to read as follows: "Effective Date of Ordinance. This ordinance shall take effect on June 26, 1981'." Section 2: Declaration of Urgency. The City Council makes the following findings of urgency: (1) The City of Pleasanton has adopted Ordinance No. 954 prohibiting vehicles weighing in excess of 16,000 pounds from using certain roads in the City of Pleasanton. (2) Said ordinance will take effect on February 26, 1981 unless its effective date is extended. (3) The City of Livermore has threatened litigation due to the potential impact on the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens unless the effective