A group of San Jose City Council members wants to get moving on talks with the A’s by proposing the A’s be an agenda item for the March 24 session. Among the tasks associated with the item: commissioning a poll to gauge public support for an A’s move, and a request to set rules for any formal business discussions with the A’s.

What’s interesting about this is that the three members involved – Nora Campos, Nancy Pyle, and Rose Herrera – aren’t really considered part of the “gung ho” pro-A’s faction within City Hall. That group, led by Mayor Chuck Reed and Council members Sam Liccardo, Pete Constant, and Pierluigi Oliverio, have apparently been talking informally with the A’s and among themselves on how to tackle the situation.

The ever reliable SJ cheerleader, Mark Purdy, fired up the bandwagon as soon as he could. He even added a twist to his plea to MLB, requesting an economic study to determine what measurable adverse effects for the Giants would come out of an A’s move to San Jose. A fair request, IMHO. And speaking of polls, a very unscientific Merc web poll shows that 72% of the over 1,000 respondents approved of the A’s pursuit of San Jose. Another 9% conditionally approved the move based on the resolution of territorial rights.

Silly me, thinking we were entering another quiet period. Well, it’ll be quiet for a couple of weeks at least.