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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL November 15, 2005 6:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION Conference with legal counsel concerning pending litigation, Amirzada v. City of Pleasanton. Conference with legal counsel concerning pending litigation against the State Department of Transportation concerning its certification of a Negative Declaration for the northbound 1-680 HOV lane in the Pleasanton area. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hosterman called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:07 p.m. Councilmember McGovern led the assembly in the pledge of allegiance. Ms. McGovern pointed out that this month's Community Character trait is compassion and the community has the opportunity to show compassion by donating healthy non-perishable foods during the Thanksgiving holiday at local Safeway and Albertson's grocery stores. This Thanksgiving, the Open Heart Kitchen will be celebrating its 23rd annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Robert Livermore Community Center between 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. During the holiday season many activities are planned which include: a Downtown Magical evening hosted by the Pleasanton Downtown Association on Friday, November 18 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Annual Hometown Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting to be held at dusk on Saturday, December 3; Holiday in the Vineyard Celebration to be held on Saturday and Sunday December 3 and 4 at the local wineries in Livermore Valley; and the presentation of the "Velveteen Rabbit" to be featured at the Amador Theater on Saturday and Sunday, December 17 and 18. She invited the community to attend a joint workshop of the City Council and Planning Commission to discuss Citywide land uses as part of the General Plan Update process to be held on Tuesday, November 29 at 6:30 p.m. She informed the community the City is 20,000 ahead of projections for the Callippe Preserve Golf Course and over November 12-14, the average rounds were 250 people per day. Pleasanton City Council Minutes 1 11/15/05