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Hoss Bozorgzad, 675 Marsala Court, supported the gun ban ordinance and would like it moved up on the priority list. Jack Dove, 3263 Vineyard Avenue, said there are several items relative to the downtown area. He would like to see them combined rather than approved piecemeal. Mayor Tarver commented that the Downtown project is second on the high priority list and has a three year time frame. He asked Council if it wanted to move anything around or add the gun ban ordinance to the highest priority list. Ms. Michelotti asked for clarification on the determination of the City's water rights. She noticed that on the white list it was number forty-five and wanted to know that her ranking of this item was based on the timeliness of negotiating a new Zone 7 agreement and not on adjudicating the groundwater basin. She was under the impression that all water issues were lumped together when she ranked the list, but now she sees the contract is separated out. Ms. Acosta said the contract is separate from the broader water rights issue to let Council know of the significant amount of work that will be involved in negotiating the new contract. It was moved by Mayor Tarver, and seconded by Ms. Dennis, that Resolution 97-21 be adopted, approving City Council Project Priorities 1997/98 as set forth in Attachment D, with an amendment adding the gun ban ordinance to the highest priority list. Ms. Ayala said she was not opposed to the gun regulation ordinance. Her concern is with the lawsuits affecting other cities who have put this ordinance in place. Mr. Roush commented the primary legal challenge has been the banning of the "Saturday Night Specials." That challenge is taking place in southern California in the West Hollywood case. The initial ruling from the trial court was in favor of upholding the ban. Another issue is the banning of guns at the County fairs, which is also in litigation. It is up to Council whether to wait until these legal issues are decided before moving forward. It will be at least a year before these issues will be decided. Mayor Tarvet commented that the City should take the action that is appropriate. Mr. Roush commented that if there were legal challenges there are a number of organizations that have offered to help out. He is not overly concerned that Pleasanton's ordinance would be the one to get challenged. There are a number of communities in the East Bay area who have adopted gun regulation ordinances and they would be the one more logically to be challenged. The ordinance is essentially done and it is up to Council when to bring it forward. Pleasanton City Council 14 3/18/97 Minutes