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Ray Thompson stated he met with the Curtolas and was disappointed with the response he received. He stated that everything that has been done at the Fairgrounds had been done without City knowledge and without getting the community involved in what was being done. When the driving range first went in, the City knew nothing about it. The off-track wagering facility was discussed with the City but the City didn't know when it would go in or what was going on. It seemed like everything that the fairgrounds does is without City approval or they don't allow public input as to how it will affect the people in the area. The fairgrounds acts first and then informs the City of its plans. The residents were never told about the lights going in and felt the impact to the residents' properties were never discussed. Mr. Thompson has contacted Mr. DeClerq, Peter Bailey and the fire department about the problem of dumping garbage on Rose Avenue. Ms. Mohr asked if there was a rodent problem? Mr. Thompson thought there probably was, since the fairgrounds has dumped their garbage there for two years. Everything gets dumped, including what is cleaned out of the barns. After the fair there were mattresses, old refrigerators, etc. Mayor Tarver stated that it sounded like a code enforcement problem. Mr. Thompson stated he tried to go through channels before bringing this problem to the City. He went to Mr. DeClerq twice, Mr. Bailey, and finally went to the Fire Department for help. He felt this is a deterrent by the Fairgrounds to try to stop development in the Rose Avenue area. He believed the Fair Board is having problems with the existing residents and if there is more development, the Fair Board will have more problems from the new residents. He stated that now the trees have lost their leaves, the lighting reaches as far as Fair Avenue. It's not stopping at Rose Lane. There was a meeting with Mr. Curtola on Saturday. It started out well, but then they started becoming defensive and mentioning attorneys. Ms. Michelotti asked who artended the meeting with Mr. Curtola. Mr. Thompson stated he artended, along with David Jones, Pat Bitz, Mr. Curtola's son, as well as Mr. Curtoh. He felt they had brought reasonable ideas to the table. It seemed that when the Curtolas thought the solution might get costly, then they wanted to bring it a third party (their lawyer). Mr. Thompson asked whether they could limit the time the fights were on and at that point it did not become cost effective and that became the issue. He asked to have the lights turned off during the winter, since very few people use the range in the winter, and again a third party was mentioned. Mayor Tarver stated his feeling that the Fair Board is a property owner within the City of Pleasanton and the matter should be handled like any other, and should have the code enforcement officer discuss the issue with the property owner. There was resistance to this on the Council and as mentioned, he would like the Liaison Committee to take this issue to the Fair Board. 11/28/95 - 12-