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number of trucks that went to the landfill in 36 hours. She urged the Supervisors to adopt provisions that would 1 ) require tracking of each load going to the dump by truck, trucker and content; 2) add provisions that establish fines and penalties for both the shipper and the landfill operator, including daily fines for retaining illegally dumped material; 3) consider making the expansion a Class 3, for household garbage only, or make the ability to receive Class 2 materials contingent on good behavior and revocable at any time based on violations; 4) consider a much smaller expansion that meets state requirements but reduces the risk to this Valley. She felt these added provisions were the only way to protect the health and safety of Valley residents for the long term. Peggy Purnell, 2472 Via de los Milagros, commended Ms. Cebanne for her work. She appreciated the Board of Supervisors holding the hearing in the Valley. She was very disappointed at the statements made by the representative of the Department of Toxic Substances Control. She is concerned that the public believes there is someone watching what is going. She felt everyone needs to pay more attention and attend these hearings. Mr. Tarver said he could not believe the circumstances surrounding this situation. He felt someone should take the parties to court and get severe penalties to make sure it never happens again. He felt the citizens of the Valley were the innocent victims of a conspiracy to dump waste in this county. He believed it is time to stand up and fix the problems with the system. He wanted legislation to be passed that levies severe penalties to people who violate the law. People come to the Council asking for action. He said the City could have the City Attorney prosecute people and hopefully get two or three times the amount of money spent on litigation. That money would then be reserved to go after the next violator. No one seems to be standing up for anyone else. There are deals behind doors and he felt the whole system was a cause for concern. Mr. Pico felt the City has the opportunity to go after these entities through the litigation surrounding the land fill expansion, that the City is still participating in. He felt the Waste Management people made a commitment to remove the soil within six weeks and that the residents of Alameda County would not be asked to pay for it. He wanted to make certain that provisions are included in any approval of the Altamont landfill expansion that makes sure this situation does not happen again. What concerns him is the same thing could happen tomorrow with a material more hazardous than lead. This was a wake-up to the potential risks of a large landfill. He was furious at the way the political and regulatory system has been corrupted to allow this to happen. It was moved by Mr. Pico, seconded by Ms. Ayala, to send the proposed letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Ms. Ayala asked if the letter could include the provisions outlined by Donna Cebanne, which are more restrictive than the current permit. She would like to have the Board of Supervisor consider adding those provisions to the permit. Pleasanton City Council 20 07/20/99