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for property that falls within the General Plan's and on growth boundary. The Initiative replaces representative form of government with mob rule. She said needless money would be spent on lawsuits and elections instead of sports parks and community centers. The current planning process works and has many opportunities for citizens to voice their concerns. During the planning process many factors are negotiated, compromised or dramatically changed or people can choose the referendum process. If the Initiative passes projects could go directly to the voters without having to go through the planning process. She thought it was outrageous to have the applicants pay for the election. What will happen to the City's fiscal stability if the State redistributes sales tax revenue on a population basis? If CAPP passes how will the City pay for the pipeline extension? If CAPP passes what is the venue for addressing problems such as freeway congestion, regional air pollution,city street peak hour congestion and other issues? Ms. Acosta said sales tax distribution has been a legislative discussion for over ten years and with or without CAPP it would have a major impact on the City budget. Ms. Michelotti said if the point of sale in sales tax is redistributed it will impact the financing to the City. Mayor Tarver said he is looking for answers to the questions raised in regards to CAPP. Ms. Acosta said the replacement portion of the pipeline has always been envisioned to be paid for by the ratepayers,with the expansion portion coming from the connection fees. Mayor Tarver understood if CAPP passes and there is not a sewer pipeline expansion then, the replacement costs would be higher and paid for by the existing ratepayers. Ms. Acosta said no decision has been made on those issues. Peter MacDonald, 5253 Crestline Way, felt people were not looking at the big picture. This Initiative affects far more than Pleasanton. If CAPP is legal then other communities will be forced into CAPP type initiatives. CAPP represents a policy of no growth rather than planned growth for the entire region and the entire state. If CAPP passes children will not have a place to live and families will be forced to move out of California. Deborah Kleffman, 3027 Bliggs Court, wanted to indicate that Reduce Overcrowded Campuses Alliance(ROCA)was taking no stand on CAPP. She wanted to respond to a letter from the School District regarding the cooperative fee agreement and the repercussions if CAPP were passed. The letter states that the City did not do an adequate job on estimating the effects of CAPP on school facilities funding and that PUSD has a concern that it might be sued by the cooperative fee developers if the development obligations under that agreement were to be enforced. The letter outlines legal areas where the cooperative fee signatories may attempt to escape from their obligations in a post CAPP environment. Her concern is if the community is led to believe that cooperative fee developers are attempting to escape their obligations before paying for facilities and to avoid covering a shortfall,that this will only increase voters for CAPP and will work against the Pleasanton City Council I2 08/23/99 Minutes