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16. Adopt a resolution placing the Save Pleasanton's Hills & Housing Cap initiative on the <br /> November 4, 2008 ballot; and approve related Election procedures <br /> Assistant City Attorney Larissa Seto gave the staff report, stating the Save Pleasanton's Hills <br /> and Housing Cap Initiative has qualified for the ballot and before the Council are several <br /> administrative matters. The title and text of the Initiative is already set, staff has recommended <br /> deadlines for arguments based on the Elections Code and staff has recommended the Council <br /> seek an impartial analysis by the City Attorney. Also, issues that staff would need Council <br /> direction on include the text of the ballot question for the Initiative and whether or not the <br /> Council is interested in writing any arguments either in support of or against this matter. <br /> Councilmembers who are not part of the committee but want to sign would have no ability to try <br /> to influence any language of the argument. <br /> Concerning ballot arguments, Councilmember Cook-Kallio questioned and confirmed this would <br /> not preclude community members also signing if one of the Councilmembers did not want to <br /> sign onto the discussion, to achieve a total of five. <br /> Councilmember McGovern confirmed that the only way the full Council could have input on an <br /> argument would be to have a special meeting. Councilmember Sullivan said if there are two <br /> Councilmembers on one argument and two Councilmembers on the other argument, the <br /> necessity of a special meeting is up to the Council. If three or more want to discuss the text of <br /> the language a special meeting would be needed. <br /> Vice Mayor Thorne questioned and confirmed that if the Council decides it does not want to <br /> participate in the argument for or against as a Council, Councilmembers could sign onto an <br /> City Council Minutes 4 July 15, 2008 <br />