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and using the ditch that transfers water around the plant. He also commended DSRSD for going for the larger expansion. It bothers him as a taxpayer, that many expansions are done to solve one problem and then another expansion is immediately necessary. There needs to be better planning to make it last for a while. Peggy Pumell, 2472 Via de los Milagros, was pleased to here all these happy people and hoped that they remain happy after this is approved. She is also a member of the Groundwater Advisory Committee for Zone 7 and has watched DSRSD for four years. She cautioned everyone to continue to watch them. Pleasanton has no representation on the DSRSD Board and urged that pressure be placed to put someone from Pleasanton on the Board. She has also been observing DSRSD with regard to its plans to inject reverse osmosis treated sewage into the groundwater basin. She felt it was unresponsive to the citizens of Pleasanton and Dublin. She was concerned about the way DSRSD does business and felt it was a difficult organization to find out what is going on. She wanted to make sure there was some kind of recourse if all these rosy stories don't come true. Ms. Ayala asked if there was a way to get representation on the DSRSD Board. Ms. Acosta said the only was to get representation on the Board is to reform the District. It is a very complicated legal issue. The District was already formed when the City of Pleasanton entered into a contract for DSRSD to assume wastewater treatment for the City. Ms. Ayala felt Mr. Requa had done a good job in gaining the trust of the neighborhood. She was concemed that if he left DSRSD and it did not fulfill its obligations, what can the City do legally? The odor has been a problem for years. Mr. Roush said a number of things could be done by contract if DSRSD is willing. He had not reviewed the odor control master plan. Ms. Michelotti felt the neighborhood has developed a rapport with DSRSD and the Council will be the watchdog, so if the commitments made on public record are breached, Council will take action. Mr. Tarver said DSRSD has reached agreement with the neighborhood and agreed to do certain things. If it does not follow through, it will be another issue to create controversy and an adversarial relationship between the District and Pleasanton. He referred to the Clean Water Revival Project and said that is a DSRSD decision and it may not turn out the way Pleasanton wants it to. That will be told to DSRSD through the Liaison Committee, in public hearings, through letters and other ways. It is hoped the cooperative spirit can be maintained and we can work together. He is willing to accept there is a plan. If it is not done, he will come back in a year or two tell the next Council it shouldn't let DSRSD get away with it. Mr. Requa made a commitment on behalf of the DSRSD to fix the odor problems. Pleasanton City Council 16 07/20/99