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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> <br /> ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 85-378 <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION OPPOSING EXTENSION OF HORSE RACING <br /> BEYOND THAT OCCURRING DURING THE ALAMEDA <br /> COUNTY FAIR <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, articles have appeared in the local newspapers <br /> indicating that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors <br /> in discussing the possible relocation of horse racing <br /> from Golden Gate Fields in Albany to the Alameda County <br /> Fairground in Pleasanton; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Alameda County Fairgrounds does now provide a <br /> facility available to family activities year round to <br /> residents of Pleasanton and all residents of Alameda <br /> County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, an expanded horse racing program would discourage the <br /> use of the Alameda County Fairgrounds for many existing <br /> desirable activities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the horse racing facilities at the Alameda County <br /> Fairgrounds are located immediately adjacent to <br /> residential areas within the City of Pleasanton which <br /> are affected by the traffic, noise, litter, and other <br /> nuisances created by use of the horse racing facility; <br /> and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, proper traffic control requires numerous residential <br /> streets to be posted for no parking during the Alameda <br /> County Fair, and extending this necessary imposition for <br /> longer than the two week run of the fair would be an <br /> unfair imposition upon these neighborhoods; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Pleasanton would be adversely affected if horse racing <br /> activities were expanded beyond the horse racing now <br /> conducted in conjunction with the Alameda County Fair; <br /> <br /> <br />