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** or ** Option 2 - Shall the currents preparation of a Specific Plan and related environmental documents for East Pleasanton be stopped? ** or ** Option 3 - Shall the current preparation of a Specific Plan and related environmental documents for East Pleasanton be paused until drought restrictions are lifted by the State, Zone 7 and the City of Pleasanton6? ** or ** Option 4 - Shall the current preparation of a Specific Plan and related environmental documents for East Pleasanton be paused until: (a) drought restrictions are lifted by the State, Zone 7 and the City of Pleasanton; and (b) a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) is received by the City for the next Housing Element cycle? These advisory measure ballot language options are only ideas based on the testimony and discussion at the May 19th meeting. Other comments heard at the public meeting regarding the justification for pausing or stopping the process included concerns regarding traffic and school impacts. As such, the Council may decide to phrase the advisory measure ballot question in another manner, subject to a 75 word limit. Due to the word limit on a ballot question, relevant terms can be explained in the City Attorney's Impartial Analysis. Impartial Analysis. The Elections Code allows the City Council to request that the City Attorney prepare an impartial analysis of a ballot measure. (Limited to 500 words.) The 5 The use of the word"current" in this proposed question is intentional. It refers to the East Pleasanton Specific Plan and draft environmental impact report process that began with the East Pleasanton Specific Plan Task Force that was appointed and started its work in 2012. If this question were to be selected, the City Attorney's Impartial Analysis would provide information such as this clarification about the term"current". 6 The City Council declared a Local Drought Emergency by Resolution No. 14-678 pursuant to California Government Code§§8630 et. seq. The City Council is required by law to take formal action to"proclaim the termination"of the drought emergency. The City Council also determines when to declare a water shortage emergency. (See Municipal Code§9.30.010). Most recently,the City Council declared a Stage 3 Water Shortage by Res. No. 14-675 on May 6, 2014. If this question is selected,the City Attorney's Impartial analysis will explain how these terms that are defined in the Municipal Code and other statutes. Page 3 of 6