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~ He would support anew-construction-only ordinance and was very concerned that there may be a loss of life before some action was taken. Chairperson Arkin noted that Livermore has had a similaz ordinance for 20 yeazs and that contractors were very familiaz with installing fire sprinkler systems. Mr. Iserson was confident that the City Council would look on anew-construction-only fire sprinkler ordinance favorably and that the Fire Department was supportive as well. He noted that it was a unanimous Council vote. He suggested that proponents of the fire sprinkler ordinance lobby the Council to address the matter. Ice Hockey Rink Commissioner Fox noted that she had read about the ice hockey rinks at Staples Ranch, inquired how it related to the Staples Ranch MOU, and inquired why it was going to City Council before the Planning Commission addressed it. Chairperson Arkin requested that the City Manager's newsletter be distributed to the Planning Commission members. Mr. Iserson noted that he would make that request and had thought they had already been distributed. He added that the San Jose Sharks had approached the City with the request of locating a practice rink that would be open to the public in Pleasanton. He did not know exactly how the Staples Ranch site came into the discussion and added that a 17-acre park on that site would be a potential location for the !'" rink. It would not be on the Staples Ranch development but on City property. He noted that the Staples Ranch project had been on hold because the County Surplus Land Authority had difficulties in getting its purchase agreements completed with the developers. Livermore Airport Noise Monitorine In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding noise monitoring for Livermore Airport, Commissioner Blank noted that it had been tabled. He believed that the Livermore City Council stated that if Pleasanton did not participate, they would cancel the noise monitoring program. Senate Bill 1627 Ms. Harryman noted that she had received a call from Commissioner Fox regarding an article she saw in The Palley Times about Senate Bill 1627 (Senator Kehoe, San Diego). The article concerned Commissioner Fox because it talked about taking away local control for cell tower placements. She noted that it was a collocation bill, which cities generally preferred to avoid cell tower sprawl. She called the League of California Cities, which had changed their position from "opposed" to "neutral" after a series of amendments to SB 1627. She understood that the legislative information website had not been changed before the article had been written. She noted that the carriers must be r~ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES August 23, 2006 Page 16 of 17