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• Aman Chatta, Youth Commission • Laurel Goveia, Youth Commission • Pooja Jaeel, Youth Commission • Amy Martin, Youth Commission • Alex Schlick, Youth Commission • Manika Talati, Youth Commission • Stefan Hall, Youth Commission • Nidhi Mastey, Youth Commission City Clerk Karen Diaz administered the Oath of Office to each Commissioner. 19. Public Comment Fred Norman, addressed the City Council, thanked Councilmember Thorne for his presentation for introducing and recognizing troops, felt it was wonderful that two Councilmembers do honor the troops in Iraq and he asked for the entire Council's support. He asked the Council if they would do something to stop the killing in Iraq of both American troops and innocent civilians. Kathy Dowding, addressed the City Council, thanked Councilmember Thorne for a moment of silence, said since the last Council meeting, 40 more American soldiers lost their lives, felt Father's Day must have been a very sad day for many, and she read names of 39 soldiers into the record, and said some names had not yet been released by the Defense Department. Valerie Arkin, addressed the City Council, referred to the previous Council meeting where the Council accused Planning Commission Chair Anne Fox for using her title in stating her opinions, said the newspaper added her title without her consent and felt the Council should confirm facts prior to making any untrue statements about someone. Doug Miller, addressed the City Council, asked for the Council to discuss two items at the end of the meeting under Matters Initiated by Council--1) At the last meeting Ms. Dowding asked for, and was granted, unlimited time to read the names of Americans killed in Iraq. He felt others were also risking their lives in locations other than Iraq, said Ms. Dowding's words, tone and intent was an insult to all those who are serving in the military both past and present, felt the soldiers should be remembered as heroes, and questioned whether or not the Council will decide if the agenda item will become a permanent item or whether the Council will indicate that the gesture was inappropriate. 2) He said in the past the Mayor has used her title to promote her favorite global causes and the consensus of the discussion last year was that anyone wishing to promote some policy on paid city business should first raise it to the full City Council in advance for review and comment. He said the Mayor co-authored a resolution at an upcoming meeting on Friday regarding nuclear weapons, felt she has shown contempt for the Council and citizens and he asked the Council to either bless the resolution tonight or demand that the Mayor her name and reference to Pleasanton be removed from the resolution. Kurt Kummer, addressed the City Council, said as a Commissioner one of the worst things was poor communications between staff, said the Chair of the Planning Commission has refused to meet with staff, said the Mayor asked to hold a meeting with the Chair over two months ago, said he attended a Planning Commission meeting one month ago where a large development was discussed. The Chair continued the item, feeling that the meeting had not been noticed properly. The item was continued and staff was blamed for the poor noticing, which he felt was wrong. He asked Council to find something that could be done to address the situation. City Council Minutes 5 June 19, 2007