Pool Hours: Main Pool is CLOSED FOR THE SEASON

1. Future of out Club Co-chairperson, RICHARD LARSEN
2. Election procedures Co-chairperson, UTE LORENZE
3. Newsletter Staff Co-chairperson, MARK BASHARA
4. Addition of a yearly Audit to By-laws, Co-chairperson, DONNA SCHOLZ
5. Review By-laws to see that all corrections are done, Co-chairperson, STAN LIVINGSTONE

Also, Members JACK HOLMES and MR. SEELIN have expressed their interest in working for the
yearly Audit and Mr. Seelin would like to help with the Newsletter. Stan Livingstone, Election procedures.
BETH SHEELINE, Audits and Newsletter, GERALD BLOMBERG,, Future of our Club, and any thing
else that needs help.............................
Co-chairpersons will prepare an outline of the items they plan to cover, OUR FIRST MEETING WILL BE
HELD ON MONDAY DEC. 6TH AT 7:00 P.M. Club Lounge. I would like to see your name on my list.
COME AND JOIN US.
You may work on more than one Committee. After New Years we will "HIT THE DECK RUNNING".
THANKS to all who have offered their time in this endeavor. HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
From: JOSEPHINE...

On behalf of Troop 227, I would like to wish everyone the happiest of holidays. Troop 227 got into the holiday spirit during November with the annual Scouting for Food drive. The boys collected canned goods which were delivered to the Second Harvest Food Bank prior to Thanksgiving.

On December 9th we will be holding our final Court of Honor of 1999. We will be recognizing the boys for their individual accomplishments during the fourth quarter of 1999. At this meeting we well also be collecting toys for Toys for Tots. Serving the community is a vital part of Scouting.

Troop 227 meets at the club on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. We encourage boys between the ages of 11 (10 1/2 if bridging from Cub Scouts) and 17 to visit during a meeting and see what we're all about. We have an exciting program which promises to be filled with fun and adventure, as well as learning life skills and good citizenship. Scouting is committed to provide a safe, wholesome environment for boys.

FELLOW CLUB MEMBERS,

Earlier in November we has our first opportunity to explain our opposition to the proposed siting to the San Jose City Council. The occasion was the City Council's consideration of the re-zoning request by Calpine. The agenda indicated that the City Council would only decide on whether to defer the re-zoning decision to a later date or make the decision immediately. The deferral decision was necessary because the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that the Council was waiting for (from the California Energy Commission - CEC) would not be ready in time for the Council to include in its decision. The EIR was to be issued by the CEC in December, but Calpine had not yet completed filing additional data requested by the CEC. This convoluted decision path was made necessary by the City Council's decision to accept the EIR from the CEC, rather than generating its own. This glimpse into our local political process explains a lot of things, including why the City Council is even considering this proposal, rather than just responding to the obvious conflict to its long-standing General Plan for the Coyote Valley, and the obvious threat to our community's health and welfare. To categorically deny this re-zoning request without an effort to gather the "pro's and con's" (some of which were discussed in previous Updates) would place the City Council in a vulnerable legal position should one of the parties (Calpine or the CEC) decide to challenge the Council's decision. While this may sound like a rationalization for their decision, we have to believe that the City Council is sensitive to our concerns and is listening to our objections.

Before their decision, members of the general public were permitted the opportunity to speak. Credit should be given to the South San Jose Action Committee for enlisting the attendance of a standing-room-only crowd. From the outset, the City Council could see that the public's objections in this issue were well reasoned and well informed. Statements against the siting ranged from providing evidence countering the may half-truths published by Calpine to demanding that the Council fulfill its obligation to protect the health and welfare of the may children who like and attend school within a three mike radius of the site. Forty-five people spoke only three in favor of the siting. One was the VP of Projects at Calpine, and the others spoke form the perspective of how important power plants are. None recognized that the overwhelming majority of attendees did not object to power plants as such, but to the notion that the power plant must be located at Tulare Hills (to benefit of Calpine, not the residents of south San Jose). The fact is that the plant can be located anywhere along the power grid (even in remote locations-such as is the case with the Moss Landing plant, or in place of existing, older plants-such as Calpine's Gilroy plant) and still satisfy all of the issues in favor of its construction. All indications from the meeting suggesting that the City Council is listening to us, but only time and our persistence will tell. The bottom line from the meeting is that the re-zoning decision was postponed until July or August of next year. For the concerned members of our club this means two things: 1. We have a little more time to implement our plan of action, and; 2. We have more time to enlist your help in what is developing into a long-term effort. Please leave your name and number with Jackie at the Club office if you can help, and keep yourselves informed by visiting www.southsanjose.com and www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/metcalf/indel.html

RST Committee on the Calpine/Metcalf Siting 12/99

Please mark your calendars now so that you can join us for the events that are planned for your enjoyment in 2000! We had to cancel some events in 1999 because of the lack of attendance. The reason we cancel is to avoid taking huge losses, such as caterer fees, entertainment, etc., if we have a poor turn out. All the cost is for you the homeowners if we continue with the event and we do not have enough participation to offset the cost.

Please plan of attending as many of these events as possible and let us know if there is a particular event that you would like to see take place on our clubhouse. Watch the Club Newsletter for more details as the event approaches.