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5. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A commendation was presented to Kim Patrick for her accomplishments and participation on the University of North Carolina soccer team, where she was the leading scorer for the team and leading scorer for the Atlantic Coast Conference. On December 5, 1999 she and her team won the U. S. Women's National Soccer Championship. She has been selected by the Valley Times as the 1999 female athlete of the year. Commendations were presented to Coach Matt Sweeney and the members of the Foothill High School Falcons football team for winning the North Coast Section 2-A Championship and the East Bay Athletic League Champions for 1999 with an undefeated season. Karen Clark Pace, 4143 Peregrine Way, Vice Chair of the Downtown Specific Plan Committee, presented a status report of the work of the Committee to this point. The first few months were spent fact finding and gathering information. The Committee then broke into subcommittees. Phase 1 will investigate the railroad corridor; Phase 2 will review land use/transportation/parking and parks and trails; Phase 3 will deal with beautification and design/economic vitality and community events along with historic preservation. Phases 1 and 2 are being handled concurrently. She announced a Town Meeting regarding the railroad corridor, which will occur on Thursday, January 6, 2000, at 7:00 p.m., at the Pleasanton Senior Center Auditorium, 5353 Sunol Boulevard. There is also a special public meeting Tuesday, January 11, 2000, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., at the Senior Center, to accommodate the seniors living in the area. Recommendations will be made at the regularly scheduled meeting, Thursday, January 20, 2000, at 6:00 p.m., at the Senior Center. Phase 1 is expected to be completed the end of January, Phase 2 to be completed the end of March and Phase 3 will be started at that time. Phase 3 is expected to take three to four months. Jack Hovingh, 4250 Muirwood Drive, expressed his dismay at the recent appointment process for the Vice Mayor. He had hoped that people could rise above personal differences and work together. He also objected to including the word "sewage" in the ballot question for the March 2000 election. He did not understand the objection to reverse osmosis treated water and described the contents of the Delta water that is currently being used as drinking water. He felt the public was being misled about the difference in reverse osmosis treated water and what they are currently drinking. Ed Patriquin, 3718 Smallwood Court, President of the Kottinger Ranch Homeowners Association, expressed his objections to the proposed Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) 400 million voltage power line to be placed underground in the residential area. A protest has been filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). He believed PG&E did not adequately inform the public and did not adequately consider alternative locations that bypass existing housing developments. He was also concerned that PG&E was using unreliable technology for the construction of its circuit. He asked Council to support staff and the homeowners in an effort to find a solution to Pleasanton City Council 3 01/04/00 Minutes