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and reminded people in the community that the District and developers have already signed the agreement and have moved forward with significant progress. Although timing and the economy have made it more difficult to get the infrastructure necessary to complete Neal Elementary, she said the District has done everything it can and has given hours and hours of work to provide information to answer outstanding questions. She urged Council to approve the agreement so they can move forward. Ms. Ayala did not understand how this could stop construction at the school site. Ms. Lemmons said the Cooperative Fee Agreement takes care of the elementary school. The cash flows are based on the Gift Fee Agreement to provide the funds necessary to finish other projects. At present there are classroom buildings under construction at Foothill and Amador High Schools. Those cash flows will be affected if the Gift Fee Agreements cannot be approved. Ms. Ayala pointed out that the Girl Fee Agreements are not under consideration. Ms. Lemmons stated the District wanted to get the Cooperative Fee Agreement resolved so it could put all its energies into the Gift Fee Agreements. Staff and its attorneys are close to formulating language that will satisfy all the local developers. Ms. Ayala asked how many of the Points of Agreement had been accomplished to date? Ms. Lemmons said several had been accomplished. Ms. Michelotti indicated she had worked on this for two years and she appreciated all the efforts made by the School District staff. She hoped that in two weeks Council could act on this and finalize the agreement. Sonya Howes, 4890 Seaview, Castro Valley, President of the Teachers Association in Pleasanton, indicated she was extremely upset that after two years' work and all the lawyers involved, that this agreement is derailed at this time. On behalf of her colleagues, she is concerned that as a result of this continuance the construction will stop at the schools. Gloria Fredette, 3731 Oakbrook Court, asked Council to put this item back on the agenda. She asked if Council wanted to be remembered as having stopped construction at the high schools and jeopardizing 13,400 students in this District. Ms. Ayala asked staff if this would stop construction at the high schools. Mr. Roush did not see how this action could directly effect construction. He did not know what the School Board has discussed and how it reached the conclusion that construction must stop. This action would simply amend an agreement that has been in place since 1993 concerning the payment of school impact fees by two developers. Without knowing the thought process of the School Board, it is difficult for him to speculate on the relationship between Council's action to continue this and stopping construction at the high schools. Pleasanton City Council 6 09/18/01 Minutes