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Finance 6. Accepted the monthly disbursements and investment report for August 2014 MOTION: It was m/s by Narum/Pentin to approve Consent Calendar as recommended and as amended. Motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Brown, Cook-Kallio, Narum, Pentin, Mayor Thome NOES: None ABSENT: None MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 7. Proclamation proclaiming October Walk to School Month Councilmember Narum read the Proclamation proclaiming October as Walk to School Month into the record. Economic Development Specialist Lisa Adamos reported on upcoming events, which include a celebration of International Walk to School Day by all nine of the city's elementary schools, Pleasanton Middle School and Harvest Park and Foothill High Schools. Several events will be hosted by Supervisor Nate Miley, Pleasanton Unified School District Board President Jamie Hintzke and Vice-President Joan Laursen, and Mayor Thome. Each event will welcome participants as they arrive to school with hot chocolate, granola bars and wrist bands encouraging them to "Green Pleasanton 8. Proclamation proclaiming October 19-25 Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week Councilmember Narum read the Proclamation proclaiming October 19-25 as Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week into the record. LC Martinez explained that workplace bullying is defined as repeated health-harming mistreatment which interferes with the normal flow of work. Damages include harm to employee health and job loss and employers suffer lost productivity, low employee morale and heavy costs to their bottom line. She implored the Council to help raise awareness of this plight at the local level and to encourage state lawmakers to introduce the Healthy Workplace Bill. Linda Martinez thanked the Council for its recognition of the reality of workplace bullying, which caused her to resign from state position after 30 years on the job. She stressed that this is a very real situation that harms the personal and professional lives of many employees in both the public and private sector. Mayor Thorne reported that the US Conference of Mayors has taken up the fight against bullying in schools, which will hopefully filter down to combat this abuse in the workplace as well. 9. Public Comments Mike Conklin and Tom Daggett, Sentinels of Freedom, invited Pleasanton Sentinel Shawn Coe, his wife Samantha, and members of the Pleasanton team to join them in presenting Mayor Thorne and his wife Sandy with medals honoring their work with the foundation. Mayor Thorne said he and his wife are truly humbled by the honor and pleased to be part of a program that offers such a welcoming and supportive environment for those who have sacrificed so much for their country. City Council Minutes Page 2 of 8 October 7,2014