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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.01 Draft Minutes 11-8-93 4 -- - \- REGULAR MEETING - November 8, 1993 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Monday, November 8, 1993, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m., by Mayor Snyder. * * * * ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Burton, Houston, Howard, Moffatt and Mayor Snyder. ABSENT: None. * * * * PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Snyder led the Council, staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. * * * * CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD FOR NOVEMBER (150-90) City Manager Ambrose presented the November Customer Service Award to 3 Police Services employees: Detective Sergeant Dave DiFranco, Deputy Glen Melanson, and Deputy Dennis Churich. * * * * PROCLAMATION (610-50) Mayor Snyder read and presented a proclamation to Joanne Howard, Hope Hospice Executive Director, declaring November "National Hospice Month" and acknowledged continued support for Hope Hospice and the vital service this group offers to our community. Cm. Howard advised everyone of the Tree of Lights event scheduled for December 3, 1993. Brochures about this program are available. The event will be held at the Lucky Corporate Offices. An unidentified man spoke from the audience and thanked Cm. Burton, who had passed out forms related to this at the Rotary luncheon. * * * * RECYCLING PROGRAM. WINNERS FOR MONTH OF OCTOBER 1993 (810-60) Assistant city Manager Rankin announced the five winners in the recycling program contest for the month of October, 1993. Savings Bonds which were provided by Livermore Dublin Disposal were or will be presented to: Katrina Hunn, Melanie Thompson, Gerald Proietti, Jean Olds and Grace Morton -It * * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 403 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 -----------------------------,----------------------------------------- TmUM 1\TI"\ 4.1 COPIES TO: (!/ J Vi t2: ,,; _ e e Smokinq Pollution Control Ordinance (560-90) Ted Hoffman, Jr., Co-Proprietor of Earl Anthony Bowling Center passed out letters to the Council related to the upcoming Smoking Ordinance. No copy was given to the City Clerk to be included in the record. He requested that the Council reconsider the Ordinance as it pertains to his business and to allowing smoking in his establishment. * * * * Outcome of Election (630-30) Frank Ruskey stated he knew the City Council and he moments, but he wanted to say something surprising. the city Council on the outcome of the election. He hard work they put into the Eden Canyon Development. had had their He congratulated knew how much * * * * Smokinq Pollution control Ordinance (560-90) Jim Gallagher, owner of Gallagher's Pub stated the Smoking Ordinance made him think of the sign Ordinance when it was being studied. He took 2 signs down which as it turned out would have been okay. He requested that the Council take time to study this and then corne back in about a year or two. This would give them time to educate their customers and give them time to consider quitting. They could stay in business this way. * * * * CONSENT CALENDAR On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Houston, and by unanimous vote, the Council took the following actions: Approved Minutes of Regular Meeting of October 25, 1993: Approved continued City participation in the NORCAL Employment Relations Training Consortium and authorized the City Manager to execute the agreement (600-30); Accepted work as complete under Contract 93-10, Street Slurry Seal Program (600-30); Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 119 - 93 RESCINDING REJECTION OF PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS AND ACCEPTING EASEMENTS FOR TRACTS 3732 & 4736 (670-40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eM - VOL 12 - 404 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 120 - 93 DECLARING PROPERTY SURPLUS (350-40) and authorized staff to proceed with the sale of assets through Nationwide Auction Company; Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 121 - 93 AMENDING THE eLASSIFIeATION PLAN (Add Sports Official) 700-20 and RESOLUTION NO. 122 - 93 ESTABLISHING A SALARY PLAN FOR PART-TIME PERSONNEL Received the city Treasurer's Investment Report as of October 31, 1993 (320-30) i Approved Warrant Register in the amount of $264,753.20 (300-40). * * * * WRITTEN eOMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR OF LIVERMORE ON TRANSITIONAL HOUSING COMPLEX IN LIVERMORE (520-40) Associate Planner Cirelli presented the Staff Report and advised that Livermore Mayor Cathie Brown has requested the City of Dublin to submit an application to the Alameda County HOME Technical Advisory Committee for Fiscal Year 1993-94 Urban County HOME funds to be used for acquiring land and constructing a 12-15 unit transitional housing complex sponsored by the City of Livermore to serve displaced women and children in the Tri-valley area. The only costs to the city of Dublin would be Staff hours necessary to complete the FY 1993-94 Urban County HOME application. Dublin will not be obligated to provide local matching funds for any HOME funds received. Ms. Cirelli explained that Dublin can benefit from the transitional housing project since there are no immediate plans for low income housing projects in Dublin. The project is intended to serve the Tri- Valley region. Cm. Moffatt questioned if this came under HUD like the Housing Opportunities Made Easy which is a Federal Grant Program. Ms. Cirelli stated she believed it is through HUD, but Alameda County will administer the program. Cm. Moffatt asked if the people housed in these units would be low low income and also how the eligibility would be determined. . . . . . . . . . . .". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eM - VOL 12 - 405 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e Barbara Hempill, Human Services Coordinator for the City of Livermore advised that in order to participate in this program, a woman would have had to have been in a program and be in a position to move on. The goal is for them to gain independence. There will be some charge 6 for rent. They will have all the support to help them in finding jobs, childcare and any emotional problems they may have. Cm. Moffatt asked about a married couple who need to get on their feet. Ms. Hempill stated this had been discussed and in order to try to tailor to a particular group, you almost have to limit the group and so it is primarily for women and children. They could stay for 18 months to 2 years maximum. Cm. Burton asked if they have the property picked out. Ms. Hempill stated no, they have looked at several properties. Eden Housing will be responsible for the housing component. Cm. Moffatt questioned if there was any problem with a situation where they are restricting people because of sex. Ms. Hempill responded no, this is not a problem with HUD. She was not aware of any problems specifically for families. Mayor Snyder discussed the question of having the City of Livermore guarantee residents of Dublin and Pleasanton use of this facility. He thought this might be a problem and stated he would rather not see statements like this included. Ms. Hempill indicated that HUD would not accept a statement that the shelter is for Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore only anyway. They can't take care of more than 15 families. Cm. Burton stated he noted they were going for 2 and 3 bedroom units and questioned whether they could go for smaller units and get more. Ms. Hempill stated they started out looking at 1 and 2 bedroom units. Cm. Burton stated he would rather see this since it is only intended as an interim lifestyle. Ms. Hempill advised that HUD is pretty specific on the guidelines. The exact composition is still fluctuating. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council supported Dublin's submittal of an application to the Alameda County HOME TAC to help fund the proposed transitional housing project in Livermore and directed Staff to work with the cities of Pleasanton and Livermore to prepare and submit an application for FY 1993-94 HOME funding. * * * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eM - VOL 12 - 406 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR OF LIVERMORE RELATED TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY ACT REAUTHORIZATION (1060-90) Public Works Director Thompson presented the Staff Report and advised that this is a request to have Congressman Bill Baker carry a Tri- Valley request for inclusion of 2 regional transportation projects into the next National Highway Reauthorization (NHR) Act. The new NHR bill is scheduled to be introduced in early 1994. Congressman Baker is a member of the House Public Works Committee, as well as a member of the Surface Transportation Subcommittee which has specific jurisdiction over the transportation bill. As precipitated by a letter from Livermore Mayor Brown, staff members from Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton met to formulate a united front for recommending regional projects for this program. High priority CMA projects are: 1) Completion of the 1-580/1-680 "flyover" with a . shortfall of $15,000,000 and 2) 1-580 Kittyhawk Road interchange as a segment for the underfunded Route 84 project with a shortfall of $20,000,000. Cm. Moffatt asked if this would preclude Highway 84 from being designated as a future toll road. Mr. Thompson stated he didn't think it would preclude this. It would be designed so that it could be expanded. This should not keep that from happening. Cm. Moffatt asked if trucks would be allowed to go over 84 in order to avoid the 1-580/1-680 interchange. Trucks need to be able to go from Sunol to the Altamont Mr. Thompson indicated that this had not been discussed. Mr. Ambrose advised that they did discuss whether it could accommodate an interstate, but they did not discuss whether it could carry truck traffic. Cm. Moffatt felt this should be run on the Tri-valley Transportation Model to see what it looks like and as to whether this is the right location and what it will do to the other freeway traffic. Mr. Thompson stated a freeway on 84 was discussed. They will be looking to connect to Sunol. Mr. Ambrose stated this only includes the interchange and widening of a short portion of Isabel. They asked about the northerly connection and this is not part of this particular proposal. Mayor Snyder clarified that this is only related to the Measure B project. Livermore was required to come up with $25 million and this is the way they are doing it. No new alignment has been decided yet for 84. Mr. Ambrose indicated that $20 million will not buy them 6 lanes, but it at least makes the connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 407 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e Cm. Burton pointed out that up until last year, there was never any talk about an overpass at 1-580. He questioned how Livermore got a $20 million project and the flyover isn't even mentioned. Mr. Thompson stated this is included. Mr. Ambrose gave a brief history of how the 2 projects came about. Mr. Thompson stated about $5 or $6 million is still needed to fund the flyover. Mayor Snyder advised that bids seem to be coming in lower than anticipated. Cm. Moffatt questioned if monies other than General Fund monies can be utilized. Mr. Thompson advised that it can't be state or Federal money, so it could corne from local sales tax or other funds such as developer fees, TDA, etc. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 123 - 93 MAKING REeOMMENDATION TO CONGRESSMAN BILL BAKER FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE I-580/ROUTE 84/ISABEL AVENUE INTEReHANGE AND THE I-580/I-680 PROJECT SHORTFALL TO BE INCLUDED FOR FUNDING IN THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM REAUTHORIZATION BILL * * * * RECREATION DEPARTMENT FEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (950-20) Recreation Director Lowart presented the Staff Report which outlined guidelines for a Fee Assistance Program for Recreation Department programs and activities. In accordance with the guidelines, the program will be limited to Dublin residents and will be funded through contributions received from local non-prOfit organizations, private and business donations and grants. No City funds will be used. All Recreation programs and activities will be covered except the Adult Sports Programs and Senior Meals Program. Fee assistance will cover up to 75% of the program cost and funding requests will be limited to $200 per person per fiscal year. Applicants must meet the HUD income guidelines for low and moderate income families, as indicated in the Staff Report. Crn. Moffatt stated he thought this was a great program; however, he had one or two points of concern. He has worked with people along these lines and many of the sports programs in the area will waive fees to make sure people can participate if they are in a low income bracket. We are suggesting paying 75% of the cost. If one of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 408 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e organizations would like to fully fund an individual, he questioned if they would be allowed to only fund 75%. Ms. Lowart explained the way they envisioned the program working. They would try to establish funds to be set aside. If a group carne forward and wished to sponsor 100%, certainly they would allow this. It is proposed for just City-sponsored programs. Given rising costs for City programs, staff was directed to look at subsidizing City programs. The Park & Recreation Commission did discuss other programs, but decided that since we don't have control over the other programs, it would be cumbersome to administer. Cm. Houston stated it was his understanding that the sports groups have their own programs for things like this. Cm. Burton stated he felt this is an excellent idea. There won't be a lot of money in the beginning. If there were a situation of maybe 5 kids in a family, would there be limits? Ms. Lowart advised that the Park & Recreation Commission also discussed this and the final recommendation was that we should not penalize families, but should consider each on an individual basis. They do not anticipate that they will be flooded with applications. They need a minimum funding commitment of at least $2,000 to $2,500 before the program can start. Cm. Burton asked if the exclusion of adult sports programs included workshops and that type of thing. Ms. Lowart stated they did not feel funding for this would appropriate. Educational programs are included for funding. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council approved the Fee Assistance Program and authorized Staff to solicit funding. * * * * CONSIDERATION OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE ANALYST, ELIZABETH HILL'S REPORT ON RESTRUCTURING GOVERNMENT (140-10) City Manager Ambrose presented the Staff Report and advised that Elizabeth G. Hill, California Legislative Analyst has prepared a report entitled, "Making Government Make Sense" which deals with restructuring government. On November 18th, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) General Assembly will be considering a resolution based upon recommendations by Ms. Hill contained in this report. Mr. Ambrose discussed the basic principles of reform proposed in the report and the major types of changes identified to achieve these principles of reform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eM - VOL 12 - 409 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e The Staff Report reviewed changes in the assignment of program responsibilities for both state and Local government, change in revenue sources, and the establishment of incentives and solutions. Mr. Ambrose stated that Staff concurs that a major restructuring of all levels of government is necessary if the best interests of the public are to be served. Staff believes the proposal is basically flawed, however, for the fOllowing reasons: 1) The proposal assumes that the state has a set of objectives in the areas of housing, environmental protection, air and water quality, and transportation. For those who are familiar with government, it is apparent that the statewide objectives are currently fragmented and often times conflict with one another. Until the state develops a comprehensive set of objectives in these areas which are internally consistent and also address the issue ,of an ever-increasing state population, a reorganization proposal such as the Legislative Analysts would be difficult to implement. 2) Although lip service is given to providing more local control, many of the elements of the proposal continue to place the state in a role to either penalize or reward cities for meeting some poorly defined state standard. 3) Counties are visibly absent from the restructuring discussion. Their role appears to be ill defined. 4) There is little discussion regarding the elimination of low priority services that the State currently provides. 5) The shift of all city sales tax to the State in exchange for more property tax would further weaken local governments' economic base by making it almost entirely dependent upon the property tax. In summary, Mr. Ambrose advised that for the above reasons, Staff recommended that the City Council support the concept of restructuring government, but not Legislative Analyst Hill's proposal to be considered by ABAG. Cm. Burton questioned where the County comes in, as they don't even mention them in the report. Mr. Ambrose stated they would provide functions in the unincorporated areas. Countywide issues are not clearly defined. Something is definitely needed on a statewide basis as there are over 6,000 governmental entities in California. Cm. Moffatt felt there are some individual aspects and some good things to this concept. We have to indicate that the city is willing to look at change. We need a source of revenue that comes on an even keel and that we know is going to be there. Cm. Houston felt the worse thing that could happen to us would be for them to take the sales tax. There would be no gain for our City to switch with property tax. Mr. Ambrose stated it would place too many of our eggs in one basket. Property taxes are falling, yet requests for service are expanding. Cm. Burton stated he is afraid of the people who are trying to do this. He felt we should acknowledge that we need some changes; there . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eM - VOL 12 - 410 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e are areas where they can improve, but don't change the structure and financing of government in this way. On motion of Cm. Houston, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by majority vote, the Council agreed to go on record as supporting the concept of restructuring government, but not this particular proposal. Crn. Moffatt voted against this motion. * * * * AeCEPTANCE OF GIFT TO CITY (150-70) Recreation Director Lowart advised that the Dublin Senior Center was recently presented with a gift from an anonymous donor valued at approximately $800. The donation was a Vivitar 300AF Slide projector and Bi-Folkal 7 Volume Slideas. Frank Ruskey questioned if this gift was to the seniors or a gift to the City. Mayor Snyder stated it is a gift to the Senior Center. Mr. Ruskey stated according to information he had gotten from his Senator, the City may have a problem accepting this because of the Federal funding of the Senior Center. Ms. Lowart clarified that there were no Federal funds used. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council accepted the gift. * * * * TRI-VALLEY TRANSPORTATION PLAN (1060-40) Public Works Director Thompson advised that the Tri-Valley Transportation Council (TVTC) has prepared an areawide traffic model and is charged with developing a Year 2010 transportation plan based on planned (but not necessarily approved) transportation improvements and land uses. In order to go forward, the TVTC has requested direction from the member agencies for further studies to match the expected rate of growth with the assumed transportation system together with the desired levels of service on the transportation system. Mr. Thompson advised that the additional cost to Dublin for the Study is $4,375 and that a budget transfer would be required. Mr. Thompson discussed the 4 general areas of potential study alternatives and advised that Staff would propose that a review of study alternatives be done after the expected scenario model is run and the deficiencies are known. Mr. Thompson stated Staff agreed that the consultant has had to do substantial additional work, and that the project has been extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 411 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e out in time due to the changes in the anticipated land uses. Changes will continue to happen between now and the year 2010; however, TVTC is going to take a snapshot of the current thinking and develop a transportation plan which will at least identify potential transportation deficiencies given the most up-to-date land use assumptions identified by the Tri-valley agencies. em. Houston asked what the latest agreed upon data was. He read a newspaper account and numbers were extremely low in the Tassajara Valley. Mr. Thompson advised that Contra costa County still needs to come up with some numbers to plug in for Tassajara Valley. Cm. Moffatt advised that this is one of the problems that has plagued this organization from day one. Everything is in such a state of flux. The numbers have to conform to the ABAG numbers. This is just a broad brush explanation. Cm. Burton asked the alternative to not giving them the money. Cm. Moffatt stated everything would stop. The concept is to have every agency agree to their particular numbers and then undertake a snapshot of that. Cm. Burton felt this was just opening another notch. Cm. Moffatt stated there is some credence to going with the $4,375 requested. Mayor Snyder advised that they have been pushing for some kind of acceptance from Alameda County. Cm. Moffatt asked if there had been any discussion by CMA related to fees. Mayor Snyder questioned if this has been put forward. Mr. Thompson stated they could be defeated by the northern cities. There is a movement that some of the other areas are starting to think about having their own area plan. Proposition 11 monies may be available. Mayor Snyder advised that Area 4 gets the least amount of area monies. He asked why the money couldn't come out of the Area pot. Mr. Thompson stated he thought the purpose of the Area 4 monies was to bankroll the program projects. Mr. Ambrose stated we certainly will pursue reimbursement as was discussed even before CMA was formed. Mayor Snyder requested that Staff communicate with Roger Henderson and pose the question to him. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eM - VOL 12 - 412 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e Cm. Burton stated he felt this whole traffic study will be a millstone around our necks for many years to come. Cm. Houston stated his concern is that the information that is put in is correct. Cm. Moffatt felt that with regard to alternatives, the study should be done at the time the study is completed. It should be project specific. The Council felt strongly that the City should pursue reimbursement. On motion of Cm. Houston, seconded by Crn. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council approved the extension of the scope of work for the Tri-Valley Transportation Plan and authorized a $4,375 transfer from the city's budgeted Contingent Reserve and directed em. Moffatt to deliver the City's recommendation to the TVTC: a) As the first order of work, run the TVTC model with the up-to-date agency approved land use and roadway plan, resulting in the "expected" scenario. b) Report back to member agencies the problems identified in the expected scenario and refer the potential study alternatives back to the member agencies for review and input prior to proceeding on the alternative scenario and the Plan scenario. c) After receiving each agency's comments on the Transportation Plan Alternatives, analyze the study alternative solutions which will fit the deficiencies found in the new model run. * * * * . OTHER BUSINESS DRFA Meetinq (540-10) Mr. Ambrose reminded members of the DRFA Board that the meeting had been changed from November 15th to November 29th. * * * * Cable Communications (1050-10) Cm. Moffatt advised of a wild idea he had, and stated he has been getting programs that have been developed around video activities. At one time, they thought of using the Council ehambers and the Regional Meeting Room for video transmission. Could we utilize these capabilities to allow the public to come in for a fee and hook up with the telephone company or the cable company to use this as a source of income potential. He brought it up to discuss the concept only. Cm. Houston stated he would have no problem if it is marketable. Mr. Rankin pointed out that the facility is being used by corporate rentals during the business day. Cm. Moffatt felt we could take it one step further and transmit to 10 other cities. This would be an advantageous situation and a potential money-maker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 413 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e Mr. Ambrose stated it all comes down to City council priorities. There is only so much staff with so much time. Mr. Rankin indicated there is empty conduit only; no wiring, no connection, no operator. * * * * Police erime statistics (580-60) ern. Houston advised that he had received the crime statistics report and asked Chief Rose how he felt we are doing. A lot of increases seem to revolve around vehicles and he asked if there is a trend. Chief Rose advised that major crimes are up about 9%. Aggravated assault crimes are up 50%, and this is pretty much everywhere, not just in Dublin. Also, the reporting criteria is different because the domestic violence laws have changed, which also impacts the numbers. em. Houston asked what the Police Department does around the holiday season to deal with this. Chief Rose explained programs of beefing up foot patrols and having officers on bikes in the commercial areas and advised that it is a difficult thing to measure effectiveness because you can't tell how many crimes you actually deter. Cm. Houston asked with regard to staffing, if we will need more officers at some point in time in the future. ehief Rose responded that while this was not a fair question, it would be a matter of justifying the need for more officers. We are right at the brink of asking to add people to our Staff. Cm. Moffatt asked if we will be able to take advantage of any of the new police types of people the government will infuse into the area and if we will be impacted. Chief Rose discussed the 2 types of programs being proposed. * * * * Impact of Election Results on Budqet (330-20) Cm. Houston stated before the November election, it was talked about that the eity Council could not make any decisions until after the election. He asked if the Council will be getting a report from the city Manager on the $800,000 budget reserve fund. Mr. Ambrose responded that Staff will prepare a report to the Council at either the November 22nd or December 13th City Council meeting. * * * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 414 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993 e e Scoreboard Installation (950-30) Cm. Houston questioned the progress of the proposal to the Park & Recreation Commission for scoreboard installation. Ms. Lowart advised that there was a meeting scheduled with the vendor the following morning and they would then be going back to the Commission. * * * * Siqn Ordinance Task Force (400-30) Crn. Houston questioned the status of the Sign Ordinance Task Force. Mr. Tong reported that they are trying to establish a meeting date next week. * * * * Business Commission Task Force (470-50) Cm. Burton questioned the status of the Business Commission appointments and asked if we have a good supply of names. Mr. Ambrose advised that we have several names and addressed. We have a meeting scheduled with the County Economic Development Director and hopefully, we will have this pulled together in the next little while. * * * * CLOSED SESSION At 9:20 p.m., the Council recessed to a closed session to discuss Pending Litigation (640-30), in accordance with Government Code Section 54956.9(a): 1) City of Dublin vs. City of Pleasanton; 2) Butler vs. City of Dublin; and 3) Pleasanton vs. Dublin. * * * * ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:02 p.m. * * * * Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk * * * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eM - VOL 12 - 415 Regular Meeting November 8, 1993