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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 04-056 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION OF THE INITIATIVE TO SAVE OUR COMMUNITY PARK, DETERMINING TO ADOPT THE INITIATIVE WITHOUT ALTERATION, AND THEREBY AMENDING THE BERNAL PROPERTY SPECIFIC PLAN TO INCORPORATE THEREIN THE INITIATIVE WHEREAS, signatures on initiative petitions for the Initiative to Save Our Community Park (the Initiative) were submitted to the City Clerk and delivered to the Registrar of Voters for a determination whether the petitions had the requisite number of verified signatures on them; and WHEREAS, the Registrar of Voters verified that the Initiative qualified for the ballot and delivered the petitions back to the City Clerk for certification; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk placed on the City Council's July 20, 2004 agenda an item requesting the City Council to accept the City Clerk's certification of the Initiative; and WHEREAS, under Elections Code Section 9215, the City Council has the option of adopting the Initiative without alteration, in lieu of submitting the Initiative to the voters; and WHEREAS, on July 20, 2004, the City Council took public testimony concerning what action it should take as to the Initiative; and WHEREAS, based on the statements made by the authors and proponents of the Initiative, it is the City Council's understanding that the phrase "the first phase of the community park" (for which development is to be given the highest reasonable priority) is in reference to two lighted baseball fields. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES AS FOllOWS: Section 1: Accepts the certification by the City Clerk of the Initiative petitions submitted on May 24, 2004, a copy of which certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.