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Carl Pretzel, 3633 Glacier Court NOrth, believed staff had done a lot of work to protect the users from various financial situations, but there is no protection from the technical performance of the pipeline. The current pipeline has corroded sooner than expected and he was concerned that if the new pipeline failed sooner than expected, there will be a rate increase of another $20 per month. He wanted a performance bond from the construction company so that if there is a problem with the pipeline, there will be a source of funds for repairs. Conswuction companies fi~luently go out of business or change corporate names. He believed the technical review of RO in the staff report was unbalanced. His nephew and sister-in-law were part of the 600,000 persons that were sickened by criptosporidia in Milwaukee. The Water Department did not disclose the problem until the Mayor made public disclosure. He referred to page 11 of the staff report regarding unknown constituents in the water. He cited a letter from Dr. John Marchand, member of the Zone 7 Board of Directors, which indicates there is a newly discovered disinfection byproduct, NDMA, and high concentrations have been found in reclaimed wastewater. He said there has not been public outreach or opportunities for comment. The only program was under the misleading title Clean Water Revival. He felt people did not realize what this was. He felt DSRSD was short-sighted on its capacity needs end should not rely on the RO process to solve its problems. He asked why the water could not be dumped into the arroyos. If it is good enough to inject, what is there to worry about? The amount of water (2.5 mgd) is .03% of the 17,000 cubic feat per second capacity of the Arroyo de la Laguna. There is talk about salt water management as well. When you dump that amount of water into the groundwater, it will not dilute what is already there. If one really wants RO to work, the better way is to use the RO process on the water as it comes out of the ground. If there is ever a technical problem with the injected water, you have poisoned a vast resource and there is no way to remediate it. He was disappointed with the way these issues were covered in the staff report. Finally, there has been a lot of talk about disenfranchised voters and he said DSRSD has been in Pleasanton for years, has created an odor problem for years end Pleasanton residents don't get to vote on the Board. He wanted a linkage between the LAVWMA pipeline and RO. The LAVWMA pipeline is needed, but DSRSD should make a cornmi~nent not to proceed with RO. Dave Bouchard and Rick Beaumont, representing the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, expressed support for the LAVWMA pipeline. Measure U, Pleasanton's participation in the project, was supported by 70% of Pleasanton voters. Among the dozen or so specific objectives of the project, two are critical to the economic vitality of the Tri-Valley area: (1) the project will increase capacity of the pipeline to serve future planned growth for a 20 year planning period; and (2) the project will foster economic growth and attainment of regional jobs/housing goals by facility orderly growth and development consistent with local general plans. On behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, they urged Council to approve the financial documents and agreements for the LAVWMA pipeline project. Michael Harlan, Greenbriar Homes, 7901 Stoneridge Drive #504, believed this is a critical facility that needs to be constructed and he supported the project. The Pleaminion City Council Minutes 15 12/05/00