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339 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL JULY 30, 1991 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Kenneth R. Mercer called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL City Clerk Peggy L. Ezidro called the roll, which is recorded as follows: Councilmembers Karin Mohr, Dorothy N. Scribner, Ben Tarver, and Mayor Mercer. Councilmember Robert E. Butler was absent. Staff members present were: Deborah Acosta, City Manager; Michael H. ROush, City Attorney; and Brian W. Swift, Director of Planning and Community Development. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS Item 3a Ridgelands Final Report and Planning Commission Recommendations (SR 91:291) Mr. Mercer stated that the Councilmembers would first discuss among themselves the Planning Commission's recommendation to reconvene a subset of the Pleasanton Ridgelands Committee to complete the Final Report before opening the public hearing. Ms. Scribner agreed with the Planning Commission that the Final Report needed additional information. She proposed that the composition of the committee recommended by the Planning Commission be changed to include the Chair and Vice-Chair of the four subcommittees, two preservation-oriented people representing the minority report and the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD), and two representatives from the landowners. In this way, the Chair and Vice Chair, who were elected by the Committee at large, could ensure the continuation of the general committee's work, while the other members would represent the minority viewpoints and the landowners' opinions. The goal of this panel would be to consider the plan that was presented by the general committee, refining those items that reached consensus and working on compromises for the non-consensus items. The panel would have a two-month time limit to accomplish its task, and the results of its deliberations would be presented to the general committee for -1 - 7-30-91