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Compensation reforms had yet to have an impact. He believed an injured worker should be allowed the choice ora physician, which is important on many levels. He also believed that chiropractors should be allowed to determine permanent disability. If Council was going to support SB x43 and AB x41, he respectfully requested that it support them on the condition that the bills needed to be amended in certain respects. Tony Rivera, 4300 Del Valle Parkway, concurred with Mr. Bouchard's comments and the position that the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors had taken. Michael O'Callaghan, 125 West Neal Street, supported the position of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He did not believe it was time for business as usual. He commended staff for taking a position, and encouraged Council to be proactive and support staffby taking a position on SB x43 and AB x41. Mayor Pico closed the public testimony. Mayor Pico asked ifSB x43 and AB x41 affected, in any way, public safety employees? Ms. McKeehan said that the legislation that affects public safety the most was dealt with at the last meeting. Mr. Campbell believed the system needed to be reformed and he did not know how it would happen. The Govemor's attempts intrigued him. He believed SB x43 and AB x41 were flawed. It was moved by Ms. Ayala, seconded by Mr. Brozosky, to support the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce and the State Chamber of Commerce, by supporting SB x43 (Poochigan) and AB x41 (Maldonado) [essentially the Governor's Workers' Compensation Reform package]. Mr. Brozosky stated that he was open to the Legislature working on minor amendments in an effort to gain a bipartisan approach. He believed this was a good base to start with, and believed that the bills could be added to or minor modifications could be made. He did not believe the bills that were passed last year would actually do much to achieve reform for this current year. He believed a major overall reform was needed. Mayor Pico asked Ms. Ayala if she would accept a friendly amendment to her motion that expresses support for the two bills but would also suggest that there may be changes or amendments that should be considered, that open dialogue should be continued, and that the bills be subject to amendment through that process? Ms. Ayala said she would accept the friendly amendment. Mr. Campbell said he liked the amendment but did not necessarily like the motion. Pleasanton City Council 31 02/17/04 Minutes