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Mr. Thorne requested support to agendize the Memorial Gardens Cemetery issue. Council supported staff's direction to request the Oddfellows of Livermore to extend the options by an additional six months which would allow staff additional time to analyze the study completed and determine whether additional questions need to be answered and at the same time, provide Council the opportunity to hear the matter in a public session. Ms. McGovern requested support to agendize the establishment of a blue ribbon committee to develop traffic improvement options for the Happy Valley area and to include amending Resolution 03-008, a resolution regarding the Happy Valley Bypass Road alignment. Mr. Brozosky concurred with Ms. McGovern's request. Mr. Roush said the staff report would include a recommendation to amend Resolution 03-008, that stated that the City would only study the bypass road as shown in the Specific Plan so that the Council direction is consistent with that if it will have the Committee consider other alternatives. Mr. Brozosky said he wanted to have the County involved. Mr. Fialho said that initially, staff envisioned the composition of the Committee to include five to nine representatives from the Alisal Improvement Club and County representation. Initially, the concept was to consider short-term traffic calming devices on the loop roads and the second phase of the Committee work would be to consider a solution for the bypass road, either the current alignment or alternate alignments. Staff has been asked by the County to pause on the issue of traffic calming in an attempt to allow the County to work through this issue. He believed the Committee would gear up towards a long-term solution rather than a short-term solution. There was consensus by Council to place this item on its February 21 agenda. Mayor Hosterman indicated that she might consider in the future, asking Council to entertain the idea of sending a letter in support of the Governor's request for a waiver of the federal Clean Air Act's two percent oxygenate requirement for California. Mr. Sullivan concurred with Mayor Hosterman. Mr. Brozosky wanted Council to focus on Pleasanton issues. He encouraged Councilmembers to speak with its federal and state representatives. Mr. Brozosky requested support to agendize discussion and review of the City's ordinance as to whether City Commissioners could be employed in any capacity with the City, particularly as it related to Youth Commissioners. Mr. Fialho said there is a provision in the Ordinance related to commissioners that precludes employment with the City if commissioners would be employed in a capacity that is related to their commission work. The gray area that is not clearly defined is does a youth commissioner come into conflict with this provision if he or she is employed in the Parks and Recreation Program, which becomes a policy issue on the part of the Council. Conservatively, he suggested that Council not deviate from the Ordinance, which would not allow any Pleasanton City Council Minutes 17 02107/06