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with City staff; New Cities cancelled the meeting. He said the San Ramon residents attending the meeting are merely attending to make other City Councils aware of their situation. H. Abram Wilson, Mayor of San Ramon, thanked councilmembers for allowing the residents to address them on this situation. He is confident that New Cities understands the quality of the homes that is expected in the Tri-Valley Area. He is confident they will, with everyone's pressure, understand the gravity of this situation. It is imperative that when there are concems with developers, an official from the city expresses support for the residents. He did not want history to repeat itself in another area of the valley and urged anyone to feel free to contact the City of San Ramon with any questions. Dave Walden, 5652 Belleza Drive, Chairman of the Board of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, said the Chamber had recently adopted the concept of a Business Community Character. The business community has long supported concepts of integrity, honesty, responsibility, respect, compassion, and self discipline. Jude Leonard, 3150 Montpelier Court, representing the youth of Pleasanton, urged Councilmembers to take action on a new teen nightspot. He supported an organization that would give teens an opportunity to casually and safely express themselves. Pleasanton is in need of a place where teens can gather. The Veteran's Hall was previously used as a venue for teenage gatherings and music. Teens in Pleasanton are now going to other less safe areas to gather. Councilmember Hosterman asked about the history of theVeteran's Hall as a teen gathering place. Ms. McKeehan replied that teen events wereheld at the Veteran's Hall. The Youth Commission has put together a series of dances at different locations throughout the City. The Youth Commission will continue to explore holding dances throughout the school year and in the summertime. Two different efforts are also underway: the Youth Master Plan implementation committee is looking at the feasibility of a teen club location; a private proposal is at the very beginning stages looking for a teen club that would be created in Pleasanton. Jerry Wagner, 6344 Alisal Street, addressed the recent appearance of a councilmember on the local television channel who had stated that only 4 or 5 radicals were protesting the golf course project. He felt the councilmember did not read the petition signed by 75 Happy Valley residents. He stated that each councilmember should have a copy of the petition. In the State of the City speech, the newspaper said the speaker was excited about the opening of the golf course in 2004. He wondered if the speaker was excited about having all of the traffic plundering Happy Valley residents on inadequate county roads. Maybe the speaker was excited about contamination of the Happy Valley well water. Maybe the speaker was excited about running the wells of Happy Valley dry. There are a few people that think that the infrastructure and hook up Pleasanton City Council 8 04/01/03 Minutes