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The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers - Ayala, Dennis, Michelotti, and Mayor Pice NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Campbell ABSTAIN: None 5. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Mayor Pico called attention to Item 6b - the commendation of the Livermore- Amador Valley Transit Authority on its 15~ Anniversary. He stated that both he and Ms. Ayala have had the privilege of se~,ing on the Board and he extended congratulations to LAVTA on behalf of the City of Pleasanton. Charlene Villella, Poet Laureate Emeritus, 3395 Smoketree Commons, read a letter that was received May 30t~ from J. Thomas Cochran, Executive Director of the United States Conference of Mayors. It read: "On behalf of the United States Conference of Mayors, may I extend warm congratulations on your outstanding work in support of urban livability. I am very pleased to let you know that your city has been awarded the Honorable Mention City Livability Award for cities of less than 100,000 population." She said this award was not an easy award to win. It took a concentrated effort from Jim OR and the Across the River Writers group; the Civic Arts Commission; the Mayor and City Council; the Parks and Recreation Depmhnent, Jim Wolfe, Andy Jorgensen, Anne Kassebaum, Mark Spiller and the front office staff to make the Poet Laureate program a reality. The program reaches out to the whole community and the community has embraced it with open arms. The schools opened their doors and classrooms for workshops and the students became enthused with the opportunity and wrote amazing pieces. The Teens' Workshop allowed the teens a place to write their dreams, their pains, and gave them the confidence to do readings to family, friends, and the community at large. The workshops at the Senior Center brought all ages together to write, read, and crifque each others work. The Century House reading series brought poets from as far away as Sonoma, Modesto, and Sacramento to read to large audiences as well as offering a voice to local poets. There was the Poetry Read-A-Thon for Poetry Month at the Library where children and their parents read their favorite pieces. There were opportunities to compose and read pieces for special occasions, such as the Mayor's Inaugural, the re-opening of the Library, and at the Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration. The award delivered is the Livability Award and similar size cities throughout the United States competed for these awards. Pleasanton was the only arts program awarded and Pleasanton received an Honorable Mention. She said this is an amazing award to receive for a program in its first two years. Scott Baker, presented Item 4e - Status report on the City's Response to the Energy Crisis. Pless~nton City Council 5 07/17/01 Minutes