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from idling for more than 2 minutes. He finds this laughable as it cannot be enforced. It takes each vehicle 4 to 5 minutes to fuel, and if they are 3 deep in line there could be 12 to 15 minutes of potential idling. The pollution factor is so large, the SEIR report did not attempt to qualify idling. Also, the effect on small businesses was determined to be negative in the SEIR, but a study was not completed as part of that report. City staff promised a study and there have been none conducted to date. Small businesses are struggling, even some at the Stoneridge Mall. There is a Danville Costco that is 8.2 miles away and the Livermore Costco is 8.1 miles away. He suggested that there are better alternatives than a Costco at Johnson Drive. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 14. Accept the City Clerk's certification of the referendum petition for Ordinance No. 2133 regarding the Lund Ranch project, options for the petition, and consider resolution calling for election on June 7, 2016 or November 8, 2016 and related election procedures Assistant City Attorney Larissa Seto provided a staff report on the City Clerk's certification regarding the Lund Ranch II project. A PowerPoint Presentation was displayed. She outlined the actions which led to the submission by the proponents of a number of signatures greater than 10% of the necessary number required to place the referendum on the ballot. The Alameda County Clerk determined that 4,420 valid signatures were submitted by the proponents which met the necessary thresholds to call for an election on the matter. The City Clerk had certified these results and the certificate was presented for the Council's review. It was further noted that there were two options allowable pursuant to California law. The Council could repeal the Ordinance or submit the question at the next regular or at a special election. The election dates available would be the June 7, 2016 primary (special election), a special stand -alone election in August 2016, or the November 2016 regular election date. There were other related matters presented to the Council including the drafting of the ballot question, directing the impartial analysis to be written by the City Attorney, selecting the priorities for who would author arguments and rebuttals and setting deadlines for such. There were four options for. ballot measure language meeting the 75 -word limit, including those proposed by referendum advocates. Assistant City Attorney Seto reviewed the circumstances by which Councilmembers could participate in writing and signing the arguments and rebuttals and the opportunity to select subcommittees for same. She also described the three resolutions that would be required to call the election and other related matters. Mayor Thorne confirmed that the public can be involved in writing arguments and rebuttals and they could be entirely written by the public if Council does not select themselves. Councilmember Brown inquired regarding the costs and expenses related to calling an election and that she heard people for or against the referendum concerned about the cost to the voters. City Manager Nelson Fialho stated there are two ways to look at cost as far as whether or not the election is scheduled and budgeted for this fiscal year. It is not budgeted for this fiscal year, so the June election would require amending the current year operating budget by an estimated $164,000 to $247,000 plus printing, mailing, and translation costs of between $50,000 and $100,000. In summary a June election consolidated with the June primary could be as high as $347,000. There is a November election scheduled for the Pleasanton Mayor and Council seats and it would be billed at the same rate. The only difference would be the incremental costs, such as for printing, of $50,000 to $100,000. An August special stand -alone election, hosting by Pleasanton, would incur a cost per voter of $12 to $15, with a total budget as low as $494,000 and as high as $618,000 plus printing costs of $50,000 to $100,000. City Council Minutes Page 3 of 10 March 1, 2016