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Special Meeting of the Board of Directors August 1, 2005 Zone 7 Director Quigley agreed that the water ratepayer is the prime benefactor of improved quality and not agricultural customers. He also stated he is comfortable with how the seventh "whereas" is written and that as technology changes so will the roadmap. Pleasanton Councilmember McGovern reiterated that she still would like the three words in the seventh recital eliminated. She understands them will be significant costs but at this time she is not sure how the costs will be funded. Zone 7 Director Kalthoff asked if the wording "significant costs" was the problem and, if so, could the issue be addressed by changing those words to "added costs" instead of striking the last three words. DSRSD President Ford remarked that if Zone 7 cannot deliver as expected there should be some type of penalty or review of their endeavors. He also noted that at this time any discussion of hard numbers, as given in the brochure, are conjecture and he believes there should be more control over the matter. Zone 7 Director Marchand responded that better water quality will costs millions of dollars and that the Zone 7 studies show that over 60% of customers do not want to pay for water quality improvements. Therefore, he is mystified that DSRSD President Ford would desire a penalty to be enforced if the ratepayers refuse to pay for water quality improvements. His question is where will Zone 7 get the funding to pay the $60 million for water quality improvements if customers refuse to pay? Pleasanton Councilmember McGovern stated she is not looking for a penalty but rather desires to work cooperatively with Zone 7. She noted the meetings have been very positive so far. She suggested another recital be added to the Resolution to the effect that meetings will be held periodically. She commented that it would help to implement the principles if this were the case. Chair Greci stated that the beneficial side of holding the meetings is the direct education for all and he was very open to this idea. Pleasanton City Manager Fialho stated that a possible forum might be the Committee of Valley Water Retailers (COVWR). DSRSD Director Halket asked if the Committee of Valley Water Retailers meets quarterly. DSRSD General Manager Michalczyk said it meets once a year but noted that the Committee does not include Zone 7. Pleasanton Mayor Hosterman stated that she supports all participants coming together, focusing on the roadmap, and checking on the progress. Pleasanton Councilmember McGovem recommended an item be added to the Policy Principles under the title "General Policy Principles" on page 3 of 4. R would become Item No. 5 stating that the Water Retailers Group hold a meeting every 6 months to discuss the progress being made on the roadmap. DSRSD General Manager Michalczyk clarified that the Water Retailers Group is a working group of staff that meets twice a month. It is the COVWR, consisting of elected officials of the Retailers, that meets annually. Since Zone 7 does not have a seat on COVWR, Mr. Michalczyk 4 DRAFT