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BACKGROUND In 1932, the County of Alameda constructed the Pleasanton Veterans Memorial Building located at 301 Main Street, Pleasanton, California. On April 3, 1973, the City of Pleasanton entered into an Agreemert with Alameda County regarding the Facility and agreed to operate it in accordance with the Military and Veterans Code Section 1260, et seq. for the use or benef t of "Veterans' associations," as defined in Section 1260, and to provide space for City-sponsored educational, social and recreational functions. In 1997, the City of Pleasanton assumed ownership of the Facility and underlying land, and indicated its intention to retain this ownership. Pursuant to Resolution No. 97-01, dated January 7, 1997, the City accepted the transfer of title to the Facility under Military and Veterans Code Section 1262, providing that the Facility would be used for a variety of City recreational activities, social events, meal programs, City offices and meetings, which would not unduly interfere with the continued access to and reasonable use of the building by the Veterans. Pursuant to Resolution No. 05-201, dated April 19, 2005, the City Council approved a Joint Use Agreement between the American Legion Post 237, VFW Post 6298, and VFW Post 6298 Ladies' Auxiliary, collectively known as the Veterans Organizations of Pleasanton (VOP) for joint use of the Veterans Memorial Building. In 2007, the City renovated the facility making it compliant with Federa , State and City building codes and requirements, which warranted a new agreement to address operational changes and requirements. In February 2010, a new member Chapter, the Air Force Association Chapter 120 had requested membership into the VOP. There were also some adc itional verbiage changes made to the JUA at that time. The revised JUA was approved by the Park and Recreation Commission on April 8, 2010, and the City Council on May 13, 2010. DISCUSSION On July 6, 2013, Richard P. Stage, President of the Major General William F. Dean Chapter of the Association of the United States Army submitted ar application for membership into the Veterans Organizations of Pleasanton. The currant members of the VOP (VFW Post 6298, American Legion, VFW Post 6298 Ladies' Auxiliary and the Air Force Association Chapter 120) voted via email and informed staff they had unanimously accepted the membership of the Major General William F. Dean Chapter on July 16, 2013. The JUA has been amended to: 1) reflect the acceptance of the new member Chapter; 2) updating the name of the Community Services Department and 3) reflect the addition of the display case for use by the VOP. Page 2 of 3