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171 Ms. Peggy Purnell, 2472 Via de los Milagros, stated that it is the responsibility of the Council and the Staff to protect the residents of Pleasanton rather than development interests. She expressed concern about the possibility of the deterioration of the quality of life in Pleasanton and pointed out that a building moratorium should not be taken lightly. She indicated that Pleasanton residents would be willing to forego any capital improvement revenue that a building moratorium would impose in order to preserve the quality of life in the community. Ms. Kay Ayala, 4515 Gatetree Circle, expressed concern about the issue that development is necessary to add to the property tax base and to generate revenue for improvements to the community. She indicated that she is willing to forego some capital improvement to provide the residents with more water. Ms. Pat Murray, 4470 Mirador Drive, a Pleasanton resident for 14 years, stated that the Council is more concerned about the need of special interest developers than about the depleting resources needed to sustain the current growth of development. She discussed the issues presented in the Staff Reports regarding mandatory water rationing and Pleasanton's limited supply of ground water, as well as the income development provides to the City, the inability to fund schools and inadequate sewer lines. She indicated that she is not in favor of mandatory water rationing for the sake of new development in the community and that the City should take a proactive rather than reactive approach. She urged the Council to stop development before the City's water supply is depleted. Mr. Robert Pearson, 3590 Churchill Court, indicated that he was a member of the City Council that owes Pleasanton residents an apology for signing away the SAVE Initiative ordinance and that the present Council now has the opportunity to correct that mistake. He pointed out that rationing water means there is not enough water to go around and that if there is not enough water for the residents, then a moratorium on development should be seriously considered since adequate water is not available. He indicated that the issue at hand is the General Plan and urged Council to consider the availability of water in the Valley seriously and its impact on the General Plan. Mr. Robert Cordtz, 262 West Angela, stated that Zone 7 supplies the City with treated water and that the City passes on the charges to its residents although the City does not deliver treated water to the residents. He also pointed out that the City requires 24 million gallons of water a day during the summer months, but the City's ground water and wells have a daily capacity of only 8 million gallons. Furthermore, because Zone 7 commits its - 19 - 5-7-91