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108 Dagmar Fulton, Pleasanton, believed that the City of Pleasanton would lose full control of the Ridgelands if it entered into a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Hayward and Alameda County. She explained that this was not a regional matter. She was opposed to a JPA. Ms. Fulton was concerned about taking this property from the property owners on the Ridge. She believed that this property would not service all citizens in Pleasanton. Becky Dennis, 838 Grey Fox Circle, urged Council to join in a Joint Powers Agreement. She explained that this was good chance to sit with the other entities and find what could be worked out. She felt that the citizens would appreciate this. Ms. Scribner believed that the City of Pleasanton should talk with the City of Hayward and Alameda County in a cooperative effort to see how they could work together' to preserve the Ridgelands. She was not sure that this would result in a JPA but she was willing to discuss this. Mr. Butler stated that there was not a final decision from the court and there was still litigation pending. He was not opposed to having discussions with the County and with the City of Hayward but believed that the timing was not right. Mr. Tarver explained that the timing was better before the election. It too was not clear to him as to what the City of Hayward and Alameda County wanted, but he felt that it would be appropriate to at least negotiate and discuss the conditions. Ms. Mohr agreed that the timing was not right. She referred to the General Plan Review, Measure M, and the vote of Measure K. She explained that this information was conflicting. She felt that it would be appropriate to see whether there is a reconsideration in that process of how much of a sphere of influence the City wants of the Ridge. She was not opposed to discussing this matter with the City of Hayward and Alameda County, but with the understanding that an end product had not been identified. Mayor Mercer stated that he re-read Measure M and found that of the 17,000 votes cast, 9700 voted in favor. He stated that Measure M amended the General Plan in four ways: 1) guaranteed the Pleasanton residents to decide the future of the ridge; 2) created accessible and usable permanent open space; 3) guaranteed a vote on any development on the Ridge; and 4) continued the excellent process which had involved hundreds of residents in the past 14 years. He understood that a JPA could be formed, the results returned to a new Ridgelands Committee and then brought forward through the same process a~ Measure K. He believed that a JPA violated Measure M in several ways. Mayor Mercer explained that the JPA called for the City of Hayward, Alameda County, and the City of Pleasanton to insure that the area was not annexed to Pleasanton in direct opposition to Measure M. He felt that if the 6/23/92 8