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320 Ms. Mayvonne Garrity stated that she was in favor of reconvening a restructured committee as proposed by Ms. Pico. Mr. Mercer stated that he had some reservations about reconvening the Committee so it can arrive at a consensus. He also questioned the fairness of restructuring the committee as suggested by Ms. Pico. He continued that the only time any Committee member came to Council to comment on the Committee was after Measure N lost at the election, when a request was made to reopen the membership. And now that the Final Report, which was voted upon by the membership, is before the Council, many members are coming forward to indicate that the proceedings were unfair and that they did not agree with the results. Mr. Tarver commented that he believed that everyone who served on the Committee cared about Pleasanton and the community. However, after having watched the process and seeing the factions, he was not sure the Committee, if reconvened, would arrive at a consensus. He expressed concern, however, that a lot of the work that the Committee was supposed to do was not done and that certain information was not shared and discussed, particularly since no EIR is required for a General Plan amendment and the voters will depend on what information is available. Ms. Dagmar Fulton, 4019 Peregrine Way, stated that contraryto the previous testimonies, the minority groups dominated the Subcommittees and took undue time to expound on their views. She indicated that the reason the Committee had to resort to majority voting was because the members could not arrive at a consensus, because there was no compromise. She stated that there would be no reason to reconvene the Committee and that the task should be given to professionals. She urged the Council to move ahead with the process and forward the Report to the Planning Commission. Ms. Jocelyn Combs, 4443 Second Street, introduced Mr. Pat O'Brien, General Manager of East Bay Regional Park District, who was visiting various City Councils to get a sense of the District beyond the office. She indicated that she was a member of the Steering Committee and that the Committee meetings had strayed from the scope of work and did not accomplish what it was set out to do. She urged the Council not to accept the Final Report. Ms. Diane Habener, 3624 Manchester Street, a Committee member, indicated that the Committee was polarized and that many questions have remained unanswered, such as fiscal impact and funding. - 24 - 7-16-91