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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL October 20, 1998 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Ben Tarver called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:03 p.m. Ms. Michelotti led the assembly in the pledge of allegiance. She paid tribute to the Olsen family for their courage and thanked the community for its response to the Olsens' terrible tragedy. 2. ROLL CALL City Clerk Peggy L. Ezidro called the roll, which is recorded as follows: Councilmembers present were Kay Ayala, Becky Dennis, Sharrell Michelotti, Thomas P. Pico, Jr. and Mayor Ben Tarver. Staff members present were: Deborah Acosta, City Manager; Steven Bocian, Assistant City Manager; Nelson Fiahlo, Assistant to the City Manager; Michael H. Roush, City Attorney; Brian W. Swift, Director of Planning and Community Development; Wayne Rasmussen, Principal Planner; Randall A. Lum, Director of Public Works; Jim Wolfe, Director of Parks and Community Services; and Susan Rossi, Director of Finance. 3. AGENDA AMENDMENTS Ms. Acosta said Item 41, City Council's position on Proposition 5 (regarding tribal gaming casinos) and Item 6d, a request to initiate annexation of, and approval of preannexation agreements for, the Fuller and Smathers properties, 4120 and 4126 Foothill Road, had been removed from the agenda; a closed session regarding potential litigation against the County of Alameda concerning the Sierra Club initiative to place on the ballot a measure concerning water transfers outside the Zone 7 boundaries, had been added to the agenda on Friday. As for the closed session, Mr. Roush said the issues are (a) whether the vote should be Countywide or only within the Zone 7 boundaries; (b) what the County' s decision in that regard will be; and (c) depending upon the County's decision, whether the City of Pleasanton will decide to contest that decision. Pleasanton City Council 1 10/20/98 Minutes