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agencies, as noted in the staff report, and to direct staff to work with local and regional organizations including the Chamber of Commerce and any other group that is interested, to promote and implement the City's legislative positions. Ms. Hosterman was concerned about getting into an area that would infringe on workers' rights. She had issues related to getting involved in making determinations as to whether or not individual workers can utilize doctors of his or her choice. She believed everyone ought to be able to use his or her own doctor and change doctors as well. She asked if recommendations three and four were related with the reforms as bulleted in the staff report, or would Council be considering something different than that which is stated in the conclusion to the staffreport, which states that "our State needs to find a way to reduce or eliminate presumptive injuries, reform Labor Code 4850, legitimize the workers compensation appeals board, and establish standards for medical providers." If this is the language Council is considering engaging in and entering into with its legislators, she could support that. If Council was going to discuss the bulleted measures, she wanted them picked apart piece by piece. If Council was talking about the four main bulleted areas loosely and entering into discussion about how future legislation might tackle those areas in a way which would be beneficial not only for public agencies but for employers and maintaining employee rights, that was one thing. However, if Council wanted to talk about upsetting the "no-fault system" then she would like to have fu~er discussion. Ms. Ayala asked the maker of the motion to eliminate the section entitled "Establish Standards for Medical Providers" from the motion. Ms. Hosterman pointed out that she also referred to the section entitled "Reform Presumptive Injuries." Ms. McKeehan suggested including the sentence staff drafted in the concluding statement of the staff report in the motion as the first step. Ms. Hosterman offered a substitute motion that would include aH aspects of Mr. Brozosky's motion, and narrow it to include the one sentence as mentioned in the conclusion to the staff report. Mr. Brozosky appreciated the work that staffhad done and could not support the substitute motion. Ms. Ayala pointed out that the recommendation is to communicate with the City's legislators and the Governor to support additional workers' compensation reform for public agencies. Ms. Hosterman stated again that she would need more information before she could agree to make a recommendation and support reform for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Pleasanton City Council 2 01/27/04 Minutes