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~ ..... 00 '"":) u (..) 1{)'7" MINUTES of THE MEETING of THE CITY COUNCIL Pleasanton, California August 26, 1969 CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE TO FlAG Mayor Bernard Gerton called the Adjourned Regular Meeting to order at 8:00 P.M., and then led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL City Clerk Helen McCarty called the roll which is recorded as follows: Councilmen Beratlis. Rega. Reid, Spiliotopoulos and Mayor Gerton were present. Mr. Edgar. Assistant City Manager. and Mr. Hirst. City Attorney, were present. Mr. Fales, City Manager, Mr. Campbell, Director of Public Works, and Mr. Castro, Director of Planning. were absent. l1\.TTERS CONTINUED FOR DECISION Report of the City Council Advisory Committee on Human Relations Mayor Gerton opened the meeting to members of the audience for the purpose of discussing the recommendations of the above report. Dr. Ray Haskell. District Superintendent of the Pleasanton Schools, stated his reasons for believing that a Community Concerns Committee would be a worthwhile cause. Councilman Rega reiterated his proposal made at the Council meeting of August 25, 1969, namely. that a professional Social Scientist be hired to handle all l:ypes of human problems. Councilman Rega emphasized the fact that he was very aware of the social problems in pleasanton but he definitely felt that a committee, uneducated in this field. was not the best solution. After SOme discussion. Councilman Reid stated that he felt there was some ~onfusion regarding the recommendations of the Committee. He said that the intent of the Committee was to determine what kind of an organization, if any, should be stablished to assist the Council in social problem solving. Councilman Reid also 'Jtated that the Council would determine What the problems were that they wished ~e Committee to study in-depth. Mr. Dale Mead advised that the salary of the kind of an expert Councilman Regn 1,'as referring to would cost at least $15,000 per year. Councilman Rega replied ~hat it would be worth phile dropping some other operational expense in order to 'dre a behavioral expert. Councilman Spiliotopoulos indicated that he definitely did not think that a Sommunity Concerns Committee would be the answer to the social problems in Pleasan- ':on. He also expressed concern over a possible adverse effect the proposed Com- Jittee would have on the citizens of the City. A number of residents and committee members, including Messrs. Pat Marshall, ill Christner. Bill Hogan. Bill Amis, Reverend Darling and Reverend McKean, Mrs. ;me Vierra and Shirley Castersonl each spoke in favor of creating this Committee. After considerable discussion at Council level, it was moved by Councilman ~piliotopoulos and seconded by Councilman Rega that Resolution No. 69-210. placing ae matter of establishing a Community Concerns Committee on the ballot for the \pril, 1970, election. be adopted. rhe roll 'call vote uas as follows: . AYES: Councilmen Rega and Splliotopou10s ,"CES: Mayor Gerton .\BSENT: None "13STAIN: Councilmen Beratlis and Reid Mr. Hirst advised the Councilmen that the resolution did not pass as it wouJd . eed two-thirds of the Council casting affirmative votes. ('uncilmen Beratlis and Reid stated that they abstained because the COl11I'1ittee. -.I. e: --(blished. would be under the direction of the City Council. .,.:..; movi:d by Councilmen Beratlis and seconded by CouncC.r-""1 R("~d tlH':: ~'-S( . r:!.0 , No. 69-2:;'0, establishing a Community Concerns COlI'I,1itt ~;'. propou".-:l C)'l: ,~ity Council l'"dvisory Committee on Human Relations, be ad, oted. ~---l..'~.'~) call vote "t-J:1S as follows: AYE3~ Councilmen Berat1is, Reid and Mayot;' Gerton ~OES~ Councilmen Rega and Spiliotopoulos ABSENT: None