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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 82-484 RESOLUTION REGARDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST OF MEMBERS OF THE ZONE 7 BOARD WHEREAS, Zone 7 supplies water by contract to the City of Pleasanton; and WHEREAS, Zone 7 makes decisions affecting the health and welfare of the people of Pleasanton; and WHEREAS, Government Code §1126 restricts local agency officers from engaging in activity which is inconsistent, incompatible and in conflict with his or her duties as a local agency officer, such as the use for private advantage of the badge, uniform, prestige or influence of his or her local agency office; and WHEREAS, several Directors from Zone 7, to wit, Margaret Tracy and Jerry Dzakowic, have involved themselves in a lawsuit against the people of Pleasanton; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City Council of the City of Pleasanton feels there is a moral conflict of interest, if not a legal conflict of interest, in allowing Ms. Tracy and Mr. Dzakowic to vote on projects affecting the City of Pleasanton. Section 2: The participation of Ms. Tracy and Mr. Dzakowic in voting on projects affecting Pleasanton creates an appearance of impropriety and introduces the taint of bias to decisions made by the Zone 7 Board. Section 3: Pleasanton requests that Ms. Tracy and Mr. Dzakowic exclude themselves from voting on decisions affecting the City of Pleasanton or that the Zone 7 Board explore its legal options, including its rulemaking power pursuant to Government Code §1126, in order to Drotect the fairness of its decisionmaking process. Section 4: The City Council of Pleasanton is proud of the tradition of cooperation and respect between our two agencies and hopes to maintain that relationship in the future.