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preserve open space. It addresses the basic issues and attempts to provide solutions for <br />housing, traffic, business development and education. It provides open space and keeps <br />agriculture viable in order to maintain that open space. He urged Council's support of the <br />Vision 2010 plan. <br /> <br /> Larry Gosselin, P. O. Box 1715, Pleasanton, indicated he is a horse veterinarian <br />and has traveled throughout the area extensively. He appreciated Council's history of <br />awareness of impacts of regional decisions and asked for a continued regional outlook. <br />Development in Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore and Alameda County impacts all citizens <br />of this area. He encouraged consideration of how these decisions affect agricultural <br />activities in the area. He referred to direction to city staff to review the Sierra Club Open <br />Space and Agricultural Enhancement Initiative and asked for the same analysis of the <br />Vision 2010 measure. He offered his services in the review of the agricultural aspects of <br />the initiatives. <br /> <br /> Ed Churka, 507 St. John Street, presented his notice of appeal of the City Council <br />decision from the April 4, 2000 meeting. <br /> <br /> Les Layer, 483 Adams Way, requested adoption of an historic preservation <br />ordinance for downtown properties. He owns a building that was built in 1911 and it is <br />not on any inventory. If that house were on an inventory of historic buildings, there <br />would be grants available for improvements to preserve the buildings as well as <br />exemptions from the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. He believed there <br />were steps that could be taken to make a building one of historic significance without <br />being a National Historic Monument. He felt many people feel it is too much trouble to <br />preserve some of these old buildings and just demolish them and build new structures. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver asked about the timeline for completion of the task of the <br />Downtown Specific Plan Committee. <br /> <br /> Mr. Layer cotrid not say, but reiterated his desire for an inventory of old buildings <br />downtown. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver encouraged him to have the Task Force perform this work and <br />present a list to the city staff. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 5 <br />Minutes <br /> <br />04/18/00 <br /> <br /> <br />