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General discussion ensued regarding the responsibility of each council member on disclosing travel and or proposed actions on various committee matters. 7. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL Councilmember Brozosky indicated Planning Commissioners expressed concern with backlog issues and the need to hold additional meetings, but were required to receive Council approval to do so. Mr. Fialho advised the Planning Commission has the ability to hold additional meetings. It may create some confusion for the public, but as long as it is well noticed and advertised there should be no problem. Councilmember Brozosky noted the anniversary of September 11 and added there will be Freedom Walks throughout the United States and the Bay Area. Mayor Hosterman commented on a prior public comment made earlier requesting the Council support a community discussion regarding the war in Iraq. She asked that the Council support adding this item on a future agenda. Council member Sullivan noted that he had spoke with Mr. Norman at the break. Mr. Norman indicated the need to have a community discussion on the war in Iraq. Council discussion ensued regarding the possibility of a Town Hall Meeting regarding the war in Iraq. The difficulty in taking a position as a Council was expressed. It was noted that the importance of informing the community and allowing discussion about their feelings. After lengthy Council input, the consensus of the Council was not to entertain discussion with the public on the war in Iraq. If the community has an interest in pursuing this, they should email the Council and perhaps a different format can be created for this discussion. Mayor Hosterman indicated she has received emails regarding large recreational vehicles parked on neighborhood streets. She asked for Council support for staff to look at a potential ordinance similar to what other cities have done in order to prevent people from parking large RVs in their neighborhoods. Discussion ensued regarding priority setting with regard to specific issues. The issue of staff's workload was brought up and the importance of having a priority list was expressed. Staff suggested that the RV parking issue memo be re-circulated for possible future discussion. 8. COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Sullivan noted on October 8 at 6 p.m., St. Clair's Church will be offering a free screening of AI Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth." Mayor Hosterman noted the City has proclaimed September 17-23, 2006 as Constitution Week in the City of Pleasanton. She read the proclamation. City Council Minutes 13 September 5, 2006