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a 2,260-foot section of existing pipeline east of Castro Valley; (3) provide other direction to the City's LAVWMA representatives as appropriate. Randall Lum presented the staff report. Vivian Housen, LAVWMA General Manager, made a presentation conceming the proposed pipeline design changes for the project. Mayor Tarver said he saw a pattern emerging in terms of what is being done with LAVWMA and how the designs are being changed and the way the project is pm together. If the pattern continues it would be less expensive m completely tear out the present pipeline and put in a new pipeline. He felt the dual pipeline is a better design and approach to the situation. There should be a back up line in place to get sewage out of the valley without shutting down sections in order to make repairs to the line. He was not in favor of LAVWMA expansion if there is any chance that reverse osmosis is a possibility for DSRSD. RO injection is an issue for Pleasanton. It has a tie to the LAVWMA expansion. He expressed his concerns about the federal goverrtment's mitigation measures for regional habitat not standing in the way of the Pleasanton's progress. lie said the Fish and Wildlife Service has a permitting responsibility. People might think that by shortening the pipe by 1400 feet that the Wildlife Service is going to go away, but he does not agree with this thinking. Pleasanton is running a risk that the Wildlife Service might get upset by implications that Pleasanton is trying to avoid dealing with. Ms. Michelotti said in her first year on Council, six years ago, there was a failing pipeline. LAVWMA tried to work to resolve this expansion project situation. She believes that it is time to go ahead with this because of the danger to the community with a pipeline that needs to be improved, repaired and the expansion is needed. Getting the expansion project in place will help of not having any RO injection done in the future. She felt that the expansion should go forward. Mr. Tarver said the danger involved is cost driven. If the decision is not made right away the pipeline in the ground would have to be repaired before expansion. If the pipeline is repaired before expansion, it is going to cost more money because we don't have another pipe to put it in. A dual pipeline process would solve this with less expense involved. Ms. Ayala said that as a member of the LAVWMA Board she was hoping to get direction from the other cotmcilmembers. She is interested in the regional habitat. Council has already gone on record as supporting the habitat and she felt that this is what Fish and Wildlife is looking for in this project. Livermore recently went on record as being supportive of a regional habitat. Dublin has yet to give direction. She felt that this is what is holding up this project, along with holding up the City's plans for a golf course. Ms. Dennis understood there might be further objection to the project as a whole. Pleasanton City Council 5 10/17/00 Minutes