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MINUTES of THE MEETING of THE CITY COUNCIL March 27, 1979 CALL TO ORDER - ~LEDGE TO THE FLAG Mayor Frank Brandes, Jr., called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:30 P.M., and then led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. ROLL' CALL Deputy City Clerk Doris George called the roll which is recorded as follows: Councilmembers Butler, Kephart, Mercer, Wood, and Mayor Brandes were present Mr. Brown, City ~nager, Mr. Levine, City Attorney, Mr. Campbell, Director of Public Works and Utilities, Mr. Caporusso, Director of Recreation and Human Services, and Mr. Walker, Assistant to the City Manager, were present. AGENDAA~INDMENTS Mr. Brown advised there would be an Executive Session at the conclusion of this meeting to discuss personnel. Mr. Brown requested that two items be added under Reports of the City Attorney, as follows: 1. Request to send telegram and letters regarding State Housing Guidelines Enforce- ment. 2. Information Memorandum regarding Inverse Condemnation on Zoning. APPLICATION FOR TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT 4.5 FUNDS FOR SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED Mr. Brown presented the report of the Director of Recreation and Human Services dated March 21, 1979, regarding this matter. Mr. Caporusso elaborated on the report and answered various questions of the City Council on this item. Rev. Bob Vogt, Chairman of the Alameda County Commission on Aging, strongly urged Council to approve a Valley-wide program with the City of Livermore and the adjacent unincorporated residential areas of Dublin, Sunol, and San Ramon, with the County of Alameda as the pr4nmry applicant for the unincorporated area apportionment. He stated he felt the expanded program would be of much greater benefit to more citi- zens of the Valley as well as Pleasanton. Ms. Betty Stallings, citizen of Pleasanton and the Valley, and speaking on be- half of the Valley Volunteer Bureau and Kenny Ingram, expressed support of a Valley- wida program stating she felt this would be a better program for Pleasanton and the Valley and would continue the use of volunteers at a reduced cost in liability. After considerable discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Wood, and seconded by Councilmember Butler, that Resolution No. 79-40, authorizing the City to parti- cipate in one Valley-wide program with the City of Livemore, and the adjacent un- incorporated residential areas of Dublin, Sunol and San Ramon, for the application for Transportation Development Act Article 4.5 Funds for Fiscal Year 1979-80, for special transportation for the elderly and handicapped, with the County of Alameda being the primary applicant for the unincorporated area apportionment, be adopted.