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MOTION: It was m/s by Brown/Narum to approve the Consent Calendar as recommended and as noted. Motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Brown, Narum, Olson, Pentin, Mayor Thome NOES: None ABSENT: None MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 19. Public Comment Sandy Yamaoda stated that many Pleasanton residents are unaware of the East Pleasanton Specific Plan and its intent to construct 1,300 single-family residential units and 1.6 million square feet of industrial-retail space to the east of the existing transfer station. She expressed strong concerns related to traffic congestion, overcrowding of schools and the strain on limited resources such as water. She encouraged the public to visit www.pleasantonvoters.com for more information and to attend the next city-sponsored informational meeting on April 23, 2015. Mayor Thorne stated that he would be requesting Council support to agendize an item reexamining the value of moving forward with the East Pleasanton Specific Plan process in light of the current drought. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 20. Drought update; options for Local Emergency Declaration and Stage 3 Mandatory Reductions; adopt addendum to the initial study/mitigated negative declaration for the recycled water project; and introduce ordinances adding: Chapter 14.06 Regulation of Recycled Water Use, and Chapter 14.20 Recycled Water Use for Landscape Irrigation, to the municipal code Daniel Smith, Director of Operations Services, presented the staff report and related recommendations. He introduced Leonard Olive, the new Assistant Director of Utilities. Mr. Smith provided a brief review of drought related information over the past year, reminding the Council and public that in 2014 the Pleasanton community instituted a mandatory 25% reduction on water usage as compared to 2013. In response to this initiative, the community achieved an overall savings of 27.8% or 1.7 billion gallons. Earlier this year the Council voted to continue with the 25% reduction but did elect to temporarily suspend drought surcharges for a period of 90 days. Year to date, the community has achieved a savings of 18.5% (208 million gallons) over the same period in 2014. While short of the 25% goal, this is 11.2% ahead of the community's progress the prior year and it has continued to improve over the last 2 months (March -26%; April — 30%). He called attention to the noteworthy efforts of Shaklee, a local developer and manufacturer of global nutritional supplement, beauty and household products. A participant in Pleasanton's Sustainability Circle which formed on the heels of the city's Climate Action Plan, Shaklee has quickly cemented itself as a poster child for sustainable businesses. Through the use of a number of improvements including low-flow toilets, faucet aerators and water softeners, Shaklee achieved a 47% reduction (1.7 million gallons) in its indoor water use in 2014. Combined with another 1.3 million gallons saved outdoors by converting from pop-up sprinklers, Shaklee saved a total of 3 million gallons of potable water in 2014 and has demonstrated that environmental responsibility can still provide a quick return on investment. Bruce Daggy, Chief Science Officer and Senior Vice President of R&D, stated that Shaklee was founded on the principle that people and businesses need to learn from and live in harmony with nature. As such, Shaklee felt compelled to take strong action in response to the current drought. He acknowledged the work of Shaklee's Facilities Manager and his team. He also acknowledged the City Council Minutes Page 3 of 11 April 21, 2015