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MINUTES of THE MEETING of THE CITY COUNCIL Pleasanton, California .... May 12, 1969 CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE TO FlAG Mayor Bernard Getton called the Regular Meeting of the City Council 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 Beretlie, Rega, Reid, Spiliotoooulos and Mayor Getton were present. Mr. Fales, City Manager, Mr. Edgar, Assistant City Manager, Mr. Hirst, City Attorney, Mr. Campbell, Director of Public Works, and Mr. Castro, Director of Planning, were present. AGENDA AMENDMENTS Mr. Fales requested that a report from the City Attorney recommending an amendment to Ordinance No. 526, adding vehicle code sections to cover illegal parking be included under Reports of the City Attorney. CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Councilman Beretlie and seconded by Councilman Spiliotopoulos that the following items listed on the Consent Calendar, be approved. 1. Adoption of Resolution No. 69-98, authorizing Progress Payment No. 7, in the amount of $22,299.39, to Western Empire Construction Company, for work com- pleted on the Pleasanton Main Fire Station. 2. Adoption of Resolution No. 69-99, authorizing the City officers to execute the Improvement Agreement for a 12-unit apartment development at 852 Division Street, with Charles and Barbara Lehmann and Wendell W. and Patricia Allison. 3. Approval of the City Council Minutes of the meetings of April 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th, 1969. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmen Beretlie, Rega, Reid, Spiliotopoulos and Mayor Getton NOES: None ABSENT: None PUBLIC HEARINGS Application of the Planning Commission to amend City Ordinance No. 520 to prohibit A-BOard S!~ps Mayor Getton turned the meeting over to Vice-Mayor SDiliotopoulos and took a seat in the audience as a private citizen because of a conflict of interest in the above issue. Councilman Beratlis also because of a conflict of interest, abandoned his seat at the Council table and declared himself a private citizen. Vice-Mayor Splliotopoulos declared the public hearing open. Mr. Castro stated that the Planning Commission initiated this amendment to Ordinance No. 520 in the interest of good signing and felt "A-Board" signs were inconsistent with this objective. Mr. Castro also stated that the '~-Board" signs used on a temporary basis to identify homes open for inspection or model homes ..... would not be prohibited. Mr. Bernard Getton, representing Larson and Gerton Realtors, stated that he felt the realtors were being discriminated against as the "A-Board" signs used in front of most realty offices were not offensive. Mr. Getton also stated that he felt news rack stands and other signs in town, such as temporary advertising and promotional signs, were the kinds of signs that should be prohibited. Mr. Gerton presented the Council with pictures of some of the realtors offices in Pleasanton which displayed '~-Board" signs. Mr. Chris Beretlie, representing Amador Realtors, stated that he concurred with Mr. Gerton's remarks and cited several signs in town that he thought were far more offensive than Realtors' "A-Board" signs. Mr. Victor Lund, Jr., representing the Hacienda Realty, stated that in addi- tion to the foregoing comments, a large number of people notice the realtors' "A-Board" signs and stop in the office for both information regarding the City in general and also to ask directions.