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3O3 question that the owner of the property will have responsibility to comply with this legislation; if improvements are put in now and are not consistent with the law then those improvements would have to be taken out. Ms. Joyce Getty, owner of a building on Main Street, stated she contacted the City last March regarding this legislation and was told that nothing has been done. She also talked to the State Architect about the ramifications of this legislation who felt it will be a long time before action is taken. She stated the legislation will hit all downtowns in the State. She attended a seminar in Sonora recently where this matter was discussed; it is estimated there are 5,000 buildings this will affect in Los Angeles County. She stated the City of Whittier had just finished their downtown improvements when the recent earthquake hit - new buildings and old buildings fell alike. She felt the City should be looking into disaster measures, i.e. materials on hand, policing, etc. Ms. Getty expressed much concern regarding the staff report. She stated the report only addressed building on Main Street. She stated the report is detrimental to the Main Street property owners; she tried to get a loan to replace the roof on her building but was told by a local banker she would have to put up her house as collateral because her building is listed in the report. She asked if the Engineering Department would make the inspections, how will this legislation affect insurance rates, who will determine which building is better or worse than others, if improvements are made now what will happen to them later, where will tenants go while the improvements are being done, the loss of funds while improvements are being made, what happens to the property owners trying to sell their property, and what is the time frame. She stated that several buildings improvements have been halted because of being on this list, she hopes this matter can be handled properly and equitably for all concerned. She felt a complete survey should be done for all building in Pleasanton and that the City meet with the property owners to discuss potential rehabilitation of the buildings. She stated her immediate problem is the replacement of the roof on her building, which could not be done at this time because of her building being on this list. Mr. Stanley Rathbone, 325 Ray Street, stated that legislation was passed after the 1925 earthquake; he felt this Bill is typical overkill. He stated that regarding financing improvements of building out of the Redevelopment Agency, he was told you can delete but not add to redevelopment. Mr. A1 Bronzini, 719 Main Street, stated the Redevelopment Agency funds would be a mere drop in the bucket with regard to the needs for financing downtown improvements. He stated he has done extensive improvements to his building in recent months. He felt the question of insurance should be a subject of further discussion. He wanted to go on record as being concerned about this matter as he felt it is a serious problem. He advised that his building is steel reinforced but apparently the building is - 6 - 11-1-88