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The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Dennis, Pico, and Mayor Tarvet NOES: Michelotti and Mohr ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Letters in Sunnort of AB 1340. Legislation concerning Pleasanton Ridnelands Goals and Policies (SR95: 140) Mr. Roush presented the staff report. He stated that the purpose of this legislation is to clarify that the three jurisdictions have the authority to enter into cooperative agreements for regional planning. Mayor Tarver stated other cities are also interested in this legislation. Mr. Frank Neu, 18210 Carmel Drive, Castro Valley, stated that he is against AB 1340. Mr. Frank Lehne, 5466 Foothill Road, hoped the Council would compensate owners for the value they will lose if AB 1340 is adopted. Mr. Larry Butler, 7325 Altura Place, Oakland, is one of the property owners in the Ridgelands. He is the President of the Alameda County Land Use Association and represents the 60 other members who are suing Pleasanton about the Memorandum of Understanding. He encouraged the Council not to support the bill. Mr. Pico recalled that the residents of Pleasanton overwhelmingly approved the Council entering into this agreement. He thinks that continued support of AB 1340 supports the direction given by the City of Pleasanton's residents. In response to a question, Mr. Roush stated the voters have approved bond measures to acquire land on the Ridgelands. There were General Plan policies which the MOU incorporated which each of the three jurisdictions were to adopt. Those policies were taken to Pleasanton voters in 1993 and were adopted at that time; that action supported the Council's entering into the MOU as the voters adopted those policies the Council felt needed to be incorporated into the General Plan. Ms. Mohr thought the voters were not approving an MOU but trying to save the Ridgelands. She also thought that proceeding before court proceedings were final seemed premature. 05/09/95 -13-