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83 Becky Dennis, 838 Grey Fox Circle, requested that Council follow through on its commitment to pursue a Joint Powers Agreement for the preservation of the Pleasanton Ridgelands with the City of Hayward and Alameda County. She explained that Pleasanton residents had made it clear of their desire to preserve the ridgelands. She stated that the citizens where the Committee had spoke with prior to the election thanked the Committee and wished it luck. She said that the citizens offered their help when needed. Ms. Dennis stated that the citizens are angry with Council, with the exception of Ben Tarver. They feel that the Council had been overly accommodating to the developers and to people whose property is not located in Pleasanton. Residents without financial ties to the Ridgelands development felt that Council allowed them to be abused by Measure M's Ridgelands Committee. She stated that those who had observed the Council majority's support for the Ridgelands Committee and its product (Measure K) felt that Council had betrayed their trust. They understood the motivations of financially interested people and recognized Measure K as a product of a Committee which these interests controlled. Ms. Dennis believed that the voters thought that Council owed them one and a JPA would be a good way to settle accounts. Mr. Tarver requested that this matter be placed on the next City Council agenda for further discussion on entering negotiations. Ms. Von Garity, 1870 Tanglewood Way, supported Ms. Dennis' comments and added that she was concerned that the City would repeat the same mistake made by the Citizens' Committee. She said future committee must not be overrun by individuals with a financial interest in seeing the Ridgeland developed. Brad Hirst, Centennial Committee, gave a report on the progress of the Centennial Celebration and invited Council to attend the dedication of the Del Valle Creek Trail Way at 6:00 p.m. on June 25, 1992. The completion of this trail would not have been possible without the support of Joe Elliott and Roger Higdon of the Public Works Department and Dolores Bengtson of the Parks and Community Services Department. The 17-member Steering Committee of the Centennial Committee has completed the following projects: the logo competition and selection, a school curriculum was written of Pleasanton history and was tailored to each of the three school levels which was funded by the Tri-Valley Fund, and the Del Valle Creek completion. The Centennial logo will be the cover of the Alameda County Home and Garden Show this October. 6/16/92 5