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and temporary signs and explained the proposed amendment. He advised that vehicles with loudspeakers and/or music or other audible noise could be regulated under the parade ordinance, and he submitted his memorandum regarding electioneering vehicles for Council consideration. Mayor Mercer declared the continued public hearing open from November 25, 1980, and December 23, 1980. No one in the a~dience spoke in favor of or in opposition to this item. Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing closed. Councilmember Butler stated he would be voting in favor of the ordinance al- though he did not totally agree with all of the sections. He stated he felt it was important to establish the 30-day limit before and 5-days after an election for political signs, and also important to establish a specified method of taking care of signs that are posted and removed. He felt the size limitations were unnecessary. After discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Wood, and seconded by Council- member Mohr, that Ordinance No. 958, to be read by title only and waiving further reading thereof, amending Article 18, Chapter 2, Title II of the Ordinance Code of the City of Pleasanton regarding temporary and political signs by adding Article 18.5 and repealing existing regulations, be introduced. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Butler, Kephart, Mohr, Wood, and Mayor Mercer NOES: None ABSENT: None MATTERS CONTINUED FOR DECISION Adoption. of Ordinance .No. 954, amending. Title V (Vehicles and Traffic.), Chapter 5 . (Commercial Vehicle Regulation) bZ adding Article 2 to prohibit overweight vehicles from certain roads (Intro. 12-22-80, 5-A~es) '- Mayor Mercer stated that Ordinance No. 954 was introduced on December 22, 1980, by a vote of 5-Ayes, and that it is now in order to adopt the ordinance. Mr. Jim Robbins, Vice Chairman of the California Dump Truck Owners Association in the Bay Area, expressed this group's disappointment that a ban had to be placed on gravel truck traffic; they felt some kind of agreement should have been reached between the City and the gravel companies. He stated that if the ordinance is adopted that members of the California Dump Truck Owners Association will be caught in a rate squeeze and will submit an application to the PUC for the appropriate rate increase. Councilmember Mohr stated she would assist this group in whatever way she could with the PUC application. Mr. Dale Turner, Mayor of the City of Livemore, stated that he had mailed a letter on January 19, 1981, requesting that this item be continued for thirty days to allow Livemore City Council and staff time to review and respond to the ordi- nance and Environmental Impact Report documents. He presented a letter dated this date reiterating his previous request for a thirty-day delay to further review the proposed ordinance and Statement of Overriding Considerations. He stated that, generally Livemore City Council feels that Pleasanton has addressed the adverse impacts and overriding considerations in an unfair way. First, by identifying significant adverse effects. Second, by proposing mitigation measures. Third, by saying that the implementation of the mitigation measures are the responsibility 5. 1/27/Sl