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has obtained, as of the effective date of this initiative, a vested right pursuant to state or local law. B. This initiative shall not be interpreted to apply to any development, land, or use that, under state or federal law, is beyond the power of the local voters to affect by the initiative power reserved to the people via the California Constitution. C. Nothing in this initiative shall be construed or applied to prevent the City from complying with its housing obligations under state law. The City Council may, without voter ratification, approve a change to the amendments of the General Plan set forth in this initiative for the sole purpose of complying with the City's housing obligations if it (I) makes a finding that such change is necessary to comply with the City's housing obligation and there is no suitable land available elsewhere in the City that may be used to satisfy the obligation; and (2) makes such a change or approves a project only to the extent necessary to comply with the applicable state law housing obligation. Section 6. Implementation. A. The date the notice of intent to circulate this initiative measure was submitted to the City's elections official is referenced herein as the "submittal date." The City General Plan and Zoning Ordinance in effect on the submittal date and the General Plan as amended by this initiative comprise an integrated, internally consistent, and compatible statement of policies for the City. In order to ensure that nothing in this initiative measure would prevent the City General Plan from being an integrated, internally consistent, and compatible statement of the policies of the City, as required by state law, and to ensure that the actions of the voters in enacting this initiative are given effect, any amendment to the General Plan that is adopted between the submittal date and the date that the General Plan is amended by this initiative measure shall, to the extent that such interim- enacted provision is inconsistent with the General Plan provisions of this initiative, be amended as soon as possible and in the manner and time required by state law to ensure consistency between the provisions adopted by this initiative and other elements of the General Plan. B. The City Council is hereby authorized and directed to amend the City General Plan, all specific plans, the City Zoning Ordinance, the Zoning Map, and any other ordinances and policies if necessary, to implement this initiative and to the extent any of the foregoing are affected by this initiative as soon as possible and in the manner and time required by any applicable state law, to ensure consistency between the policies adopted in this initiative and other elements of the foregoing laws and policies. Section 7. Liberal Construction. The provisions of this Act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. Nothing herein shall be construed to make illegal any lawful use being made of any land in compliance with all required permits in force before the effective date of this Act. This Act is intended to be compatible with the City's anticipated establishment of the Johnson Drive EDZ, and with its re- designation in the General Plan of the Johnson Drive EDZ from Business Park and General and Limited Industrial to Retail/Highway /Service Commercial/ 3