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Kathy Dowding, addressed the City Council, said tomorrow will be the 5 year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq, the death toll stood at 3,988 American soldiers and 15 more soldiers had lost their lives since the last Council meeting. Estimates of war costs range from $3 to $7 Trillion, she believed the money could have been put to much better use to benefit the American people as well as veterans and she read the names of soldiers who lost their lives since March 4, 2008. Fred Norman, addressed the City Council, said 15 more American men/women had been killed in Iraq, believes the surge is not working as purported and questioned reasons why so many support the war and denounce peace. Joe Ely, addressed the City Council, spoke on the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq, said the Pleasantonians for Peace would be holding a Candlelight Vigil on the 5th Anniversary on Wednesday, March 19th at 7:00 PM in front of the Museum on Main Street, they will reflect on the human and monetary costs of the war, honor veterans for their sacrifices, and visualize ways toward a more peaceful world. Les Young, addressed the City Council, said he attended a meeting last year on May 1St and spoke regarding RV parking and a resident who had been operating a business on Moore but had since moved. He contacted staff two weeks ago and learned that the matter was still being researched, said he could not understand why after 8 to 9 months it was still being reviewed, and asked that it be resolved. Mayor Hosterman suggested moving Public Hearings and Other Matters up due to the Kane family not being able to be present until 7:30 PM. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 13. Receive an Information report regarding Zone 7's presentation on environmental issues in the Delta and its impact to the Tri-Valley's water supply Director of Public Works Rob Wilson said the City is a water retailer and buys water and delivers it to its residents and businesses from Zone 7 Water Agency who gets its water from several sources. Last summer there were issues regarding the ability to supply water in the South Bay Aqueduct which meant more in-valley storage necessary to meet demands of the residents in Pleasanton, Livermore and Dublin. He said a presentation would be given on water demands, environmental concerns, legal decisions and impacts on the future in terms of water delivery. Carla Namath, Zone 7, gave a PowerPoint presentation which outlined an overview of the importance of the Delta, the impacts of recent court rulings on supplies, long-term planning, comments about threats facing the Delta, and water reliability solutions that Zone 7 is now contemplating and anticipating. She presented how state and federal project water moves through the Delta, said there are 29 contractors throughout the state, water supplies originate in the northern Sierras, captured in Lake Oroville, released down the Sacramento River and follows manmade channels through the Delta and to the state water project pumps and federal partners of the Central Valley project. The San Joaquin River also provides some flows into the Delta, as well. She said some of the threats facing the Delta include environmental uncertainty due to the decline of several fish species, federal ESA protections that are being challenged or recently ruled upon such as the Ranger ruling specific to Delta Smelt which is endangered and native to the Delta, there are rulings on Salmon, a pending listing for the Long Fin Smelt and listings under the State Endangered Species Act which has resulted in lawsuits which impact the overall City Council Minutes 3 March 18, 2008