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Subject: FW: Council Meeting From: Amy Newton Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:56 PM To: Mayor and City Council Subject: Council Meeting Mayor and City Council, ,,�wb'l'_tr uduttucrAL MAMMAL MAL Provided to the City Council After Distrib ution of Packet 77,4-"'W/ Date After much thought, I decided that I needed to write you about what I observed at the last Council meeting, during the Lund Ranch item. As a younger citizen, who was just observing my City Council, I was appalled by what I witnessed!!! The man at the end of the table with the beard, made a presentation to you that was obviously biased. I still can't believe that someone in that position of authority thought he could slant a presentation and no one would call him out on it! It was unprofessional of him and I will not trust what he says in the future. The City Attorney was even worse!! He was practically telling one councilman, (multiple times), that he should change his vote! And he was encouraging the Council to interpret things however they wanted to! I naively thought that attorneys were about facts and laws. Clearly, this attorney either has his own agenda; or more likely, he was following directions from others to influence the Council to vote a certain way. As the City Attorney, one would hope that he would be objective in his comments and advice....again, I guess I was naive. He, and other staff, seem to support giving Council a sense of entitlement to do whatever they can justify in their minds. He gave the impression that the General Plan and Municipal Codes are up for interpretation by you. Really? Is this how our city is run? Ignore /violate whatever doesn't agree with your personal opinion? The disturbing thing is, (and the reason I decided to write), is that most people probably believe that City staff is objective and that the comments they make are the truth without bias. From what I witnessed, that is not the case in Pleasanton. It concerns me that you, and in some cases the voters, are basing important decisions, on biased information!! It seems like your decision will be based on traffic. This confuses me. Shouldn't your decision be based on what is in the General Plan and Municipal Code? Shouldn't you be choosing the most environmentally responsible option? Preserving the integrity of our government, and valuing the natural resources and environment, are in the best interests of the majority of current Pleasanton residents and future generations! I hope that you won't let us down. Thank you, A. Newton Click here to report this email as spam. 1