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Ms. Farnsworth indicated she has been very impressed with the City of Pleasanton, its library and staff. Other Speakers Robert Hadley, 3895 Northwood Court, presented a copy of the "Green River Ordinance", which is an anti-peddling ordinance. He complained of vendors who drive young people into neighborhoods to sell door to door. He urged Council to adopt a similar ordinance in Pleasanton. John Shurtleff, 4982 Monaco Drive, commended the under 19 Pleasanton Fury soccer team and the coaches. Ms. Hosterman indicated her daughters had participated in this program in the past and also commended the team and the program. Vanessa Kawaihau, 871 Sycamore Road, thanked staff for the reply to some of the questions she asked at the last Council meeting. However, without the documentation, the letter only leads to more questions. She was still looking for the documentation that supports the City's contention that the bypass road was a rose to dupe the Happy Valley voter. She pointed out that until the New Cities' segment of the east/west collector road is built and connects to the City's portion (she showed a map on the screen) of the bypass road, the golf course development will more than double traffic on loop roads and lead to a cul de sac on Happy Valley Road. The Happy Valley community is now closer to seeing a three-fold increase in traffic on Alisal and Sycamore Roads. On an aside, she expressed her appreciation for the Pleasanton library. Jerry Wagner, 6344 Alisal Street, referred to the City's plans to water the Happy Valley golf course and Bemal property community park with well water and recycled water. In drought years, the wells in Happy Valley go dry. He said the water table under Happy Valley is not connected to the one for the City of Pleasanton and is not replenished by Zone 7, so there is a limited amount of water available to the wells of the Happy Valley residents. In some places, the water table is within 18 inches of the surface. He believed any use of pesticides or recycled water would contaminate the water table. He felt the residents would not have safe water if the golf course is allowed to proceed. He said Ferma Construction has established a 400-foot well on the Wentworth property and felt it would use the water for dust management during construction. He felt the well was illegal because there was already a well on the Wentworth property and the water was only to be used on that property. Mr. Wagner believed the Ferma well would cause the other wells in Happy Valley to go dry. He then referred to the Notice to Bidders for the project, which required a construction water plan. He wanted a copy of this plan. He believed he had been lied to by the City about the bypass road, the second annexation, and the use of recycled water for the golf course. He complained about the traffic, the loss of privacy from the trails, and the potentially contaminated water. Kevin Close, 871 Sycamore Road, asked if the developer of the City of Pleasanton's golf course has a plan for proper traffic circulation? The previous answers he has been given all Pleasanton City Council 5 03/18/03 Minutes