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PUBLIC HEARINGS There were no public hearings scheduled for this meeting. MATTERS CONTINUED FOR" DECISION Further Discussion of AB-i_7_0 Re: ~Directly Elected Governing Body of BART Mr. Edgar stated that copies of AB-170 had been forwarded to the Coun- cil. He explained that basically, this bill would direct the board to divide into nine ~lection districts, to be as nearly equal in popula- tion as possible; that the election of board members to be conducted, in general, in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law; and specifies procedure to adjust the boundaries of the election district after each federal decennial or after an annexation to the district. Mayor Reid stated that the policy of local government representatives~' and the League of California Cities has been to support local represen- tation of mayors and councilmen and members of the Board of Super- visors through directly elected officials on these various regional Boards and Commissions. This legislature, he said, would be a change in that procedure or policy and that is the basis of this bill. Further discussion on this matter ensued, however, no action was taken. · Discussion Re: letters from Vice-Mayor Spiliotopoulos and Kaiser San and Gravel reg'arding Kaiser Reclamation Pro~ect Councilman Spiliotopoulos reviewed his letter to Mr. Downing,. Kaiser Sand and Gravel, and also Mr. Downing' s res~3o~se. Mr. Corley, r~presenting Kaiser Sand and Gravel~ said the firm has already spent ~20,000 on a study to determine the feasibility of this reclamation project. He also advised the Council that before this' project is put into operation, Kaiser will have to obtain a Condit- ional Use Permit from Alameda County. He further stated that this permit can be te~'.ninated at any time the fill contaminates any element. Discussion ensued .'~.garding the city selecting an independent consul- tant, to be paid fo',' by Kaiser, rather than acceptin9 a possibly biased opinion from '.he experts retained by Kaiser to ~':nduct the various tests and stu,~.es.that are neeCad in researching ~.his pro- posedreclamation proje~'-~.. After a consi~erable amount of o!.~cussion on all phases of this e'.tire project, inci,-.~ing the possible ~:.nex- ation of Kaiser Gravel pits to the City of b,~.asanton, Mr. Edgar' was' directed to combine the P',.~nning Commission c~.~ditions for the p~-~,ect and the enviornmental impa'.t study into an offic.: al policy statemen~ for City Oounc~l consideration at the next counci~i meeting. Report of the City. Attorney Re; Results of the Court Case related to SAVE Mr. Hirst reported that the court has allowed that the SAVE Measure 'beI placed on the ballot for the April 11, 1972 election but at the same time retained jurisdiction of the law suit to allow the 'validity of the ordinance to be litigated following the electio]:,, SPECIAL REPORTS Re. port Re: Tonnage Tax for Gravel Companies Mr. Edgar reported that the staff has been conducting an investigat- ion of the feasibility of establishing a limitation of gravel trucks on the city streets. Mr. Edgar asked the Council to entertain an -2- 3-20-72