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147 He was excited to bring to Council the approval of the Board relative to this agreement and with the wholehearted desire to work with the City Council and continue a 14 year old arrangement, which was forged under trying circumstances. The District had to serve Pleasanton because Pleasanton was in a hopeless and helpless situation. Mr. Covello explained that they had worked very hard on this revised agreement because of situations that had developed in the last 14 years and what may develop in the future, such as TWA developing treatment plant expansions outside the District boundaries. The agreement only deals with treatment, not disposal. Additionally, the agreement over the past few years has been modified to deal with disposal through LAVMA. The District and the City jointly funded the most recent LAVMA expansion. Mr. Covello could not believe that a termination section is being considered. He explained that the last 14 years had been spent becoming partners and what was put in this agreement was the exact same words as the previous one. He urged Council to approve this revised agreement which benefits the City far more than it does the District. Mayor Mercer stated the friendship and respect developed with the District over the past 14 years. He indicated that he and Mr. Butler did not share the concern expressed by another City Councilmember regarding a possible termination section in this agreement. Mayor Mercer believed that Mr. Covello runs a wonderful Sewer District. The City of Pleasanton is extremely fortunate to have had DSRSD as a partner to provide sewer to the City. He suggested that DSRSD and City staff provide a staff report for the next City Council meeting which would explain a termination section and the reason it is not needed. Mr. Covello asked what was wrong with the previous agreement. He still did not understand the reasoning behind this request. Ms. Mohr explained that she works with contracts a lot in her business and in doing so she understood that in order for a contract to be complete, there must a beginning and an end. She asked staff what type of end does a contract like this one require. Ms. Acosta explained that there was a valid question raised by Councilmember Tarver regarding the term of the contract. She understood that Mr. Tarver found the content of the contract acceptable, but questioned the term. She believed that the working relationship that has been developed could not be better. Staff has been very satisfied with what was occurring at the plant. She suggested that Council move forward and consider this item, isolating the termination issue and bringing that issue back to Council at a later date. This would enable City staff and DSRSD staff to work together to create a solution. 10/20/92 17