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7. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL Ms. Ayala asked staff for an update regarding the Coffee Roast Express on Main Street so when citizens approach her with questions she can explain what is happening in the process. Ms. Acosta said staff is in the process of preparing an update and sending it to Council in a memorandum. If Council would like it placed on the agenda for the next meeting, Council needs to let staff know. Ms. Michelotti felt a memorandum would suffice. Ms. Ayala wanted to be able to answer the questions addressed to her. She said the construction seems to be moving along slowly. Mayor Tarver said the memo might include how many other projects the Council has approved that have not been built. He said it was important to him to make the comparison. Ms. Michelotti felt the memos should be separated. She said Ms. Ayala is asking for an update on a specific concern. Mayor Tarver said okay. Ms. Michelotti thanked the Street Department for its quick response in fixing a pot hole. Mayor Tarver announced that at the League of California Cities conference Councilmember Dennis, Deborah Acosta, and he were successful in getting the necessary signatures collected for an initiative resolution to get the General Resolutions Committee to oppose Proposition 1A. During discussions on the floor, two-thirds of the members voted in support of the initiative to oppose Proposition 1A. He said this initiative will be discussed at the joint meeting on October 22. He did not expect Council or the School Board's position to be any different. Proposition 1A is filled with difficulties related to development of schools to accommodate growth. The argument in the legislation that introduced Proposition 1A is that the school mitigation impact fee for the State of California should be $1.93 per square foot and that developers can only be charged 50 percent of what it costs to build new schools. He mentioned several provisions that he hoped to discuss at the October 22 meeting. He said many cities have come up with their own way to accommodate funding for schools and Proposition 1A would not allow for any of these to happen. Ms. Ayala thanked Councilmember Dennis and Mayor Tarver for their hard work. She felt it was important to let the public know that the City is not against obtaining bond measures for school construction. Pleasanton City Council 19 10/06/98 Minutes