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MINUTES <br /> OF THE <br /> MEETING <br /> OF THE <br />PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />April 18, 2000 <br /> <br />6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION <br /> <br /> A closed session was held to confer with Labor Negotiator, Deborah Acosta, <br />regarding the Management Compensation Plan; to confer with Real Property Negotiator, <br />Deborah Acosta, regarding the potential purchase of property for a proposed golf course <br />and the potential purchase of the San Francisco Bemal Avenue property. Council <br />conferred with legal counsel regarding potential litigation concerning groundwater rights <br />and related issues and potential litigation (either as plaintiffs or defendants) pursuant to <br />Government Codes 54956.9(b) and 54956.9(c) concerning the School Impact Fee <br />Agreement. <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Tarver at 7:05 p.m. <br /> <br /> Councilmember Dennis led the assembly in the pledge of allegiance. She <br />reminded everyone to send in their Census forms if they have not yet done so. She also <br />extended condolences to the family of Judge William Gale and read a portion of a <br />newspaper article recounting his accomplishments. He was a judge and community <br />leader of Pleasanton. His grandmother, Greta Harris, settled in Pleasanton in 1870 and <br />his great uncle, Thomas Harris, founded the Bank of Pleasanton and the law firm that has <br />been at 62 West Neal Street. Judge Gale was the last Justice of the Peace for Alameda <br />County before the Livermore and Pleasanton Justice Courts were consolidated into the <br />Municipal Court in 1975. Judge Gale retired in 1976 after 23 years on the bench. The <br />William H. Gale and Joseph A. Schenone Hall of Justice was named in honor of Judge <br />Gale and Judge Schenone. Judge Gale served on the Board of Directors of the Chamber <br />of Commerce, the Alameda County Fair Board, the Board of the Valley Memorial <br />Hospital and worked with the Pleasanton Boys' Club and was named Pleasanton's <br />Outstanding Citizen in 1975. Judge Gale is credited with paving the way for <br />development of Hacienda Business Park. He also served as Vice President of the non- <br />profit corporation that raised the money needed to build City Hall at 200 Old Bernal <br />Avenue and contributed $5,000 to the building of the City Council Chambers. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 1 04/18/00 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />