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MINUTES of THE MEETING of THE CITY COUNCIL January 21, 1974 CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE TO THE FLAG Mayor Robert Pearson called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 8:00 P.M., and then led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flago ROLL CALL Deputy City Clerk Doris George called the roll which is recorded as follows: Councilmen Herlihy, Kinney, Mori, Reid, and Mayor Pearson were present. Mr. Edgar, City Manager, Mr. Campbell, Assistant CityManager/Director of Public Works, Mr. Sooby, Director of Engineering Services, Mr. Arnold Eaton, D~rector of Field Ser- vices, Mr. Nelson, Police Captain, Mr. Frudden, Fire Chief, Mr. Caporusso, Recrea- tion Superintendent, Mr. Miller and Mr. Walker, Assistants to the City Manager, were present. AGENDA AMENDMENTS Mayor Pearson requested that an item be added to the Consent Calendar - Commend- ing Retirin~ Sheriff Frank I. Madigan. Councilman Mori requested that item 13 - Matters Initiated by Council Members, be heard after the Consent Calendar. CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Councilman Reid, and seconded by Councilman Herlihy, that the following items listed on the Consent Calendar, be approved as amended: a. Approval of City Council Minutes for January 14, 1974. b. Acceptance of Grant Deed from Western Title Guaranty Co., Parcel A & C of Parcel Map 696. c. Acceptance of Grant Deed from Western Title Guaranty Co., regarding public service easement, Parcel Map 696. do Acceptance of Grant Deed from Roman Catholic Church for balance of Civic Center Property. e. Proclaim February 3-9, 1974, as National Dental Health Week. f. Certificate of Appreciation commending Retiring Sheriff Frank I. Madigan for his service to the con~nunity. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmen Herlihy, Kinney, Mori, Reid, and Mayor Pearson NOES: None ABSENT: None MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS Councilman Mori stated that he felt criticism of the City staff by Mayor Pearson was unwarranted, that staff had followed the direction of the City Council with regard to the Sunol Sewage Treatment Plant. Councilman Kinney agreed with Mro Mori, stating that there needs to be more cooperation in solving the problems of the City. Mayor Pearson quoted from a staff report dated February 1970, regarding flow into the Sunol Plant and anticipating no problems with increased growth. He stated the staff should have foreseen at that time that tha Plant was inadequate and should have taken appropriate action.