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Mr. Ott stated that from time to time students from the community would be asked to come to City Council meetings and read poetry. A presentation was made by Ms. Tess Kouyate from the Alameda County Transportation Authority (ACTA) regarding status the of Measure B Implementation. She said the ACTA expresses its thanks to the community in getting Measure B passed last November. It was approved throughout the entire county by 81.5%. The rest of the state is looking at how this was done in Alameda County. This was done with the support of councils, residents and businesses working together to explain the benefits of Measure B, with transportation sales tax benefiting Pleasanton along with every community in the county. Mayor Pico was going to be on the new board of directors as an alternate. Measure B has been such a success with the 580/680 interchange under construction now, the BART station in the Tri-Valley, and the work that Livermore is undertaking along Route 84. It has also provided the street repairs administered by the City and transit operations for people who have no other way of getting around the county. Measure B is providing transportation for senior citizens and people with disabilities. The current measure has brought over $11 million to the Tfi-Valley as well as the major capital investments. Pleasanton has invested over $4 million wisely and ACTA has been able to augment the City's paratransit program. The newly approved measure has five parts: (1) expanding mass transit; (2) improving the highway infrastructure; (3) improving local streets and roads; (4) improving bicycle and pedestrian safety; and (5) expanding special transportation for seniors and people with disabilities. This will be accomplished in the next 20 years because the voters approved Measure B. A plaque was presented to Council as a gesture of thanks for making the passing of Measure B possible. Pat Belding, 7703 Highland, representing the Interfaith Poverty Forum, said she was here today to address the needs for affordable housing in Pleasanton. The Interfaith Poverty Form is a group of people representing the entire community, including many concerned lay people of Pleasanton churches. They would like to paint a picture of affordable housing in Pleasanton. She stated that this is not a recitation of blame, but a statement of fact and need. In the last 10 years the City has lost over 500 units of affordable housing. The waiting list at the City senior housing developments is well over 100 people per development. Housing in Pleasanton is beyond the reach of many firemen, policemen, and teachers; and especially beyond the budgets of the service personnel who provide the manpower to support our many restaurants and businesses, both large and small. She is here to urge Council to establish more truly affordable housing as the highest priority for the City's commissions and committees and to see to it that affordable housing is to be worked into all development in Pleasanton. Specifically she is supporting more affordable apartments of 300 square feet and more on the Bernal Property along Case Avenue. At this locations residents would be within walking distance of grocery shopping, bus transportation and community services. Secondly, planning for significant numbers of low to medium size affordable apartments on the Busch and Staples Ranch properties and the partial rezoning of the Vintage Hills shopping center on Bernal for truly affordable apartments. Thirdly, use of the City's in Pleasanton City Council 7 04/17/01 Minutes