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tides and that the program include appropriate enforcement personnel such that the relevant restrictions on access during daylight hours could be enforced so that people do not wander off the levee into the habitat areas so that animals are not allowed during daylight while the gates might be open. 4. Authorize the City Manager to create a program whereby expenditures would be made to collect every single piece of additional data that may be necessary to create a very persuasive case based upon new facts and circumstances and legal interpretation as to why the access provisions of the permit ought to be changed to accommodate the aforementioned. 5. Signs to be put back up and regularly monitored. 6. Trapping to begin within the guidelines of the compromises worked out with the animal protection organizations. 7. No dogs will be accepted during the day. 8. A collective effort be made to channel e-mail, faxes and letters to key elected officials and others in the effort to communicate. Council Member Pierce requested an additional point of providing information as to where people can direct letters, faxes and comments so the various agencies and legislators involved understand what the community is interested in including additional support from the other cities. Council Member Jordan asked that City Attorney Schricker correct the misstatements made by a previous speaker. City Attorney Schricker referenced the 60 -day notice of intent to sue which is legally required as a predicate to filing a lawsuit under the endangered species act. Mr. Schricker gave the history on the issue explaining that both outside counsel used early on and the sub - committee were unable to achieve progress beyond the current stalemate. Council Member Jordan stated she would be voting against the bid for building the gates because voting against the gates. She stated, however, that the City would be on the way to breaking additional conditions of the BCDC permit and a vote to put up the gates would be blatantly adding additional violations to the BCDC permit if some already exist. She stated that staff had previously worked very hard on behalf of the 150 feet for the Lido development to get it right up against the levee and not to keep the levees open resulting in the situation that currently exists. Council Member Hartnett stated his assessment of the matter and that the Council should elevate to more of a political discussion in trying to get agreement on practical alternatives. Council Member Ira stated he wants to take the action that will be in the best interest of maintaining access but also sought clarification on what will occur if Fish & Wildlife will not negotiate. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 24, 2000 PAGE 9 MINUTES Book No.58 Page NO. 18