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MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 15. Public Comment Fred Norman said 93 American troops have lost their lives in Iraq since the last Council meeting, and thanked Councilmember Sullivan and Thorne for publicly honoring those soldiers. Kathy Dowding read an editorial published in the New York Times on Sunday, August 19, 2007 written by soldiers in Iraq and shared the names of 18 California soldiers killed in Iraq in July and August. Jerry Wagner spoke on the Pleasanton Mobile Home Park meter readings on vacant spaces and raises in rents equal to Fairview. Bob Nickerson spoke of quiet zones and the city's' capability to establish and apply for the zones. Mayor Hosterman said materials have been provided to staff and acknowledged the safety measures and upgrades needed to replace the horn sounds. City Manager Fialho felt staff would be able to bring the matter forward in the next two months for consideration and indicated those on the notification list would be contacted. Paul Bates requested the Council adopt a resolution to support the Staples Ranch MOU, felt the two initiatives offered by Matt Morrison and Anne Fox did not meet the conditions set forth in the MOU and would disqualify Pleasanton from the opportunity to annex a valuable region for the city. Sharrell Michelotti spoke of Staples Ranch's history, felt it was essential that Staples Ranch be part of Pleasanton, asked Council to proceed expeditiously with the timeline as outlined in the MOU and for the public to look into the facts prior to signing an initiative petition. Brian Arkin said the reason people are in favor of the initiative is due to the type of development in Pleasanton, cited State law relating to annexation, said Livermore's voter-imposed urban growth boundary requires a citywide and countywide vote in order to start an annexation process and he hoped people would discuss the challenges to do an annexation. Kay Ayala felt three minutes was not enough time to speak under public comment, questioned the East Side Study and felt development was being piece-mealed in that area, felt the Council broke the Brown Act by discussing Anne Fox, voiced concern that elected officials are influencing Planning Commissioners and asked the Council to issue a public apology to Anne Fox. 17. Received status report regarding maintenance conditions at the Hacienda Mobile Home Park City Attorney Michael Roush said residents of the Hacienda Mobile Home Park voiced concern regarding maintenance conditions, many felt the park was not being adequately maintained and posed a safety threat and hazard to residents mostly involving the sidewalks throughout the park. He advised that he spoke with the park owner, Philip Hoon, to discuss residents' concerns and said the current rent stabilization agreement has attached to it a number of maintenance standards and routine maintenance items that have not occurred regularly. He said Mr. Hoon conducted an initial and follow-up meeting with residents to address concerns, the clubhouse is scheduled to be fully cleaned, streetlights are being replaced throughout the City Council Minutes 3 August 21, 2007