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Commission meeting and the earliest it would be reset was September 5. She felt was a good faith gesture. Ms. Acosta indicated to move the process along, Council needs to review and make final comments to the proposal. She suggested the Council make any amendments and consider whether the Committee of Decision Makers might come together at this point to finaiize the proposal. Ms. Dennis asked about the possibility of using a community survey to get citizens comments on the project. Would the information be gathered fast enough to get to staff?. Ms. Acosta stated it could be done at any point in time the Council wanted to get input but it wasn't necessary for the Joint Planning Process discussion. A survey would take at least two months, workshops would be quicker. Mayor Tarver opened the matter for public discussion. Bob Brown, 2302 Meadowlark Drive, felt a forced annexation was a hostile act and that LAFCO was a County dominated agency. The risk seems to be how the project can go forward without the sewer and water hook-ups. He suggested that rather than put preconditions on this planning effort, he would like to see the City participate in joint planning. Wallring away is always possible if this project does not come out in the City's best interest. Not participating and fighting the County's process is not promising. He asked how the Committee will reach consensus and felt a rapid public input process should be put in place. He felt density wasn't the only the issue and that traffic issues needed to be adequately addressed. He asked Council to participate and influence the negotiations in a positive manner and to hold more public hearings in the future to better define the City's interests and positions. Mayor Tarver asked the speaker why he felt that LAFCO was a County dominated agency now that special districts have been added to LAFCO. There were two special district numbers, two City representatives, and two Board of Supervisors and one public member. Mr. Brown said he did not know Alameda County had now included the two special districts. He felt that could dilute the County's influence. He felt there were still questions on whether a tax sharing agreement could be worked out. Lorelei Tolvtvar, 1993 Greenwood Road, suggested a nature museum be put on the site and that the majority of the land be kept in its natural state. Dorene Paradiso, 3168 Paseo Granada, urged Pleasanton to enter into negotiations with the City and County of San Francisco and Alameda County over the San Francisco Water Department Bernal Avenue site. The proposed Joint Planning Process appeared to be an appropriate means to do just that. Unless Pleasanton shows a willingness to negotiate reasonably and in good faith, the City stands to lose the opportunity to have input in planning this site. The 08/22/95 -8-