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Albertina Bumguard urged Council to address bicycle safety. Mayor Thorne thanked speakers for their input and noted he will take it into consideration when Council reviews its priorities relative to the Bike and Pedestrian Plan. He closed public comments. City Manager Fialho announced that there is a scheduled workshop on September 13, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, to review the draft list of priorities for bicycle and pedestrian improvements, that the Bike, Pedestrian and Trails Committee has been working on. He encouraged the public to attend and provide input. RECESS/RECONVENE Mayor Thorne called for a recess at 8:00 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 8:09 p.m. with all Members, present. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 14. Consider action in response to Registrar of Voters' certification of Initiative Limiting Retail Uses to Less than 50.000 square feet in the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (EDZ) area by: (1) introducing ordinance adopting initiative: (2) adopting resolution submitting initiative to the voters plus undertaking related election matters; or (3) order report on effects of initiative:. and provide direction on work during pendency of initiative Mayor Thorne recused himself from this matter due to his ownership of stock in Costco, and departed the Chambers. He turned the meeting over to Vice Mayor Narum. City Attorney Dan Sodergren provided a report addressing background of the initiative, certification of the petition by the Registrar of Voters and next steps, including three options for consideration by Council. He presented details of the options in terms of whether Council wants an Elections Code report on the effects of the initiative. adopting or submitting the initiative to voters or introducing an ordinance adopting it. If Council decides in favor of an Elections Code report, City Attorney Sodergren addressed the scope and timing requirements of the report and stated that the other options would be put on hold. Additionally, he provided information regarding the requirements under the other two options, requested direction on the action during pendency of the initiative and addressed recommendations and next steps. Councilmember Brown reported receiving a letter from a group that circulated the petition where they stated that the information that could be generated from the election report has already been created and was reported through the SEIR (Supplemental Environmental Impact Report). She asked staff to confirm the information. Director of Community Development Gerry Beaudin reported that the SEIR covers transportation and other environmental impacts. The 9212 report allows staff to review those issues as well as a much wider scope of analysis. Additionally, there was an alternative analyzed in the SEIR, but it does not limit the amount of space. Staff was asked to analyze other impacts on businesses in the community, relative to the work done as part of the economic impact analysis for the proposed project. but the alternatives were not analyzed to that same level. Council could request other information, as desired. He addressed the process involved in the environmental analysis, including reviewing a "best" scenario that evaluates a worst-case scenario, as well as a build-out-scenario and intermediate phasing of those scenarios. In addition to fiscal, transportation and environmental impacts, the 9212 report would look at City Council Minutes Page 4 of 14 July 19, 2016