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· -311-', Vice Mayor Mercer requested the City Attorney to review the Bingo ordinance in an attempt to allow more flexibility and to permit approval of one time Bingo permits under certain circumstances. He asked for a report back at the next Council meeting. CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS There were no City Council Committee Reports presented at this meeting. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Mr. Bud Barlow, President of the Alisal Improvement Club, advised Council that the annexation study of the Happy Valley area should be ready to present to the home- owners group within the next two months. He stated the Steering Committee has been meeting with the City Attorney, who has been very cooperative and knowledgeable in their annexation study. Mr. George Moore, 5517 Paseo Navarro, addressed Council regarding street lights. He stated he felt there was inequity in the street lighting policy, and requested that all street lights be turned back on before removal of the poles by PGgE; that it would be cost effective in the long run. He presented a petition, signed by 42 residents on Paseo Navarro, which read as follows: STREET LIGHTS MAY BE PULLED "In view of the attached news- Pleasanton - PG&E will begin rooting up paper clipping of May 26, 1983, we 630 de-energized street lights later this ask the City of Pleasanton to turn year because the city has refused to pay on all street lights and especially for not using them, a utility official those on Paseo Navarro. said Wednesday. "This request is made for the "To my knowledge, Pleasanton is the only benefit of public safety and also city in the entire PG&E system that still to avoid expensive replacement isntt paying the charge for de-energized costs of those street lights at a street lights", said Lou Holveck, PG&E later date in the event PG&E exer- district manager. cises its privilege ot taking them out." / In 1978 with the passage of Prop. 13, ? many cities turned off some of their street lights to save money. The same year, the state Public Utilities Commission gave PG&E permission to charge cities a fee for each turned-off light so the company would re- cover its investment. Mr. Moore also presented newspaper articles relative to this matter. He stated he felt the City is in good financial condition and should turn on all street lights that have been turned off. He added that if the City cannot afford to turn on the lights, then a taxing district should be considered in order to pay for turning on street lights. Ms. Susan Kester, 5967 Corte Espada, stated she is also concerned about street lights. She presented a petition signed by 13 residents on Corte Espada, which read as follows: "We, the residents of Corte Espada, Pleasanton, hereby petition the Pleasanton City Council to amend its policy with regard to paying for street lights in the City. The present policy of paying for some lights and choosing others to turn off, is both arbitrary and inconsistent. Furthermore, since PG&E is charging the City of Pleasanton rent on these unlighted street lamps and will remove all lights that are not paid for, the City would be remiss to allow these lights removed. Let's have a consistent and fair policy for all Pleasanton residents-- the City should pay for all the street lights." 4. 6/14/83