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Mayor Thorne invited comments from the public on Consent Calendar items Rob Brent addressed the City's current water rate in terms of them going up during a drought year and especially as residents practice conservation He encouraged Council to attend the next Zone 7 meeting on December 20 at 100 North Canyon Parkway, Livermore, to address resident concerns Additionally, he addressed the compensation of Zone 7 employees and asked the City Council to help Councilmember Narum noted that the Zone 7 meeting will be on Wednesday, December 21 and summarized some actions to date relative to the water rate increases and her and Councilmember Brown's "behind the scenes" activities and involvement including the formation of a Water Services Committee Vin Pohray commented on the recent increase in water rates noting there is no longer a water shortage and that Zone 7 no longer has a revenue problem He stated that the problem is no longer water conservation, but greed He commented on the increasing salaries for Zone 7 employees and urged the City Council to help and consider the possibility of dismantling the agency John Carroll reported that Zone 7 recently spent $3 million on the acquisition of the Twin Tunnels He stated that the City should try to achieve independence rather than being so dependent on the California Water Project He referenced a recent article in the Pleasanton Weekly relative to the costs involved in moving the Police Station and noted that the Library is unfairly utilized with more than it was originally intended to do He suggested considering other satellite services to help alleviate some of the services currently being promoted through the existing library Mayor Thorne stated the City Council does not have the right or the authority to disband Zone 7, adding that citizens elected the people on Zone 7 He added that Councilmembers Narum and Brown has worked very hard to do the right thing for the community and keep water rates down, but the agency makes its own decisions He stated that it helps when the public shows up to meetings and encouraged they participate in Zone 7 meetings and provide their input Councilmember Brown strongly recommended that residents attend upcoming Zone 7 meetings and provide their input She added that the meetings are televised and encouraged the public to communicate with them Mayor Thorne reported that an item on the Consent Calendar addressed the City's suspension of water rate increases because of the actions of Zone 7 MOTION: It was m/s by Pentin/Olson to approve the consent calendar as submitted Motion passed by the following vote Ayes Councilmembers Brown, Narum, Pentin, Olson, Mayor Thorne Noes None Absent None At Councilmember Brown's request, Mayor Thorne added "Introductory remarks from the community to the agenda MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 12 Public Comment John Carroll urged Councilmembers to attend the upcoming Zone 7 meeting on December 21 at 7 00 pm City Council Minutes Page 3 of 7 December 6, 2016