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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 98-19 RESOLUTION SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS OF PLEASANTON AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF FIREARM SALES THROUGH A PERMITTING PROCESS AND PROHIBITING THE SALE OF "SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS" WHEREAS, pursuant to California Elections Code §9222, the City Council may submit to the voters a proposition for the enactment of an ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Ordinance 1719 ("the Ordinance") providing for the regulation of firearm sales through a permitting process and prohibiting the sale of "Saturday Night Specials", provided, however, that said ordinance must be approved by a majority of voters of the City of Pleasanton before it shall become effective. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Pursuant to Elections Code §9222, the City Council hereby establishes June 2, 1998, as the date for an election at which the voters of Pleasanton shall decide whether or not to ratify the Ordinance, a copy of which is attached to this resolution. The measure shall be designated by letter by the County of Alameda. Section 2: The ballot language shall be as follows: "Shall Pleasanton adopt an ordinance that (1) requires firearm sales to be regulated through a permitting process and (2) prohibits in Pleasanton the sale of certain specified handguns deemed to be inadequately designed and/or poorly manufactured, commonly known as "Saturday Night Specials?" YES NO Section 3: The City Clerk is directed to transmit the initiative to the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure. Section 4: The City Council authorizes arguments for the initiatives to be filed by Becky Dennis and other citizens. These arguments must be submitted to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on March 16, 1998.