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z43 Re�ort of representa to ,Ssscci��ion of Say Area GovernR2nts 208 Environmental Management Plan s Councllman Norris, ABAG representaLive referred to his memorandum to Counc�l•;or June 1, 1978 regarding the sub�ect ?lan and recom- � mending approval of the revised Plan MOTION Councilman Chandler n�oved, seconded by Councilman ;borris, to support the revised 20fr Environmental Management Plan at the � ABAG General Assembly on June 10, 1978. , Councilman Biag� stated for the record that he will not surpor� the Plan because of the possible adverse effects on loca; govern- ment decisions and lack of knowledge about costs and who�will bear y them � _ , � � � , s , , Rererence was made to a letter from the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club urging restorat�on of trar�sportation ana land use controls to the Plan. Counc�lman Norris stated that, as Council representative, he wiil noti support the Plan if the land use port�ons which have been deleted are reta�ned, but would support oniy the revised p�an as �t now exiszs. D�scussion followed concerning the refusa� of local yovernments to accept the land use controls wh7ch have ceen removed from the Plan; �he need to adopt a Plan before the federai government �mposes or,e on Bay Area cit�es; and the fact that tne r2vised Plan is now 2n- � dcrsed by labor and business The motion carried by ma�or��y voice vote which Yayor Barret� deter- mined to be 5 to 2 (�4INUTr ORDER NO 7P-?53) Councilman Norris adv�sed that if any amendments tc the Plan are proposed which he bel�eves Cou��cil wouic oppc,se, he wi13 attempt to remove the amendment and, i` nc Sl�CC255°U! will vote agairs� t��e ��dll. Procuremen� of 6eneral Insurance aic R�sk ;+iana4e��ent P�^ogr�m - 1�78-79 City N,anager Fales re�erred to nis report of June 2 attach�ng reo:rt of the Director of F�nance 1a�ed June i, 1978 In response to question regarding total cosc of insurance without relation to whether a fee or ccm�nisstar� is paid, Assis�an± Di*ec�,,r o Finance Higginbotham advised cnat when c predetermine� fee is pa;d to tne broker, rather cnar, a cc��;ss�on c; the basis of zne amo� �� of �he premium, the total cost cznnot be lcnown until the broker has obzained the insurance He a�visec �r�at wzth a ree the broker is then working for the city in attemptiny �o get the best poss�bie deal for M s client, while a eroker wf�o 7s �aia a comm�ssior� on �he basis cf the total cost of the ��Fr�,ium may be somewhat less ro��vated � tc get the insurance at the la,�ts� poss7oie cost In the lati2� case the to*al cost of insurarce inciudiny commission would be known, however Y ,e�; Mty c/ ,/!ts