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be on the ballot. It has Council support, so just go do the environmental analysis and get on with it. Mr. Tarvet indicated Council has done everything it can to support this. If there is any indication that the people don't want this, they will vote against it, but Mr. Tarver did not believe that it would fail. Mr. Churka indicated the train is part of the heritage of downtown. The train corridor has been there 128 years. He did not understand what the issue is. Ms. Dennis asked whether the Pacific Locomotive Association had received notice of the hearing on the proposed ballot measure. Ms. Acosta did not think notice had been given. Mr. Tarvet indicated he would be happy to make a motion to approve his ballot language with the idea that it comes back again, we contact the PLA and we contact anybody else interested in the wording to be on the ballot. It was moved by Ms. Michelotti, seconded by Ms. Mohr, to continue the item to the next council meeting. Ms. Mohr believed that when this train becomes a reality, there will be a new Council and it will have to decide where "downtown" is. Did the voters think the train only went to Bernal, or to Spring Street, or where? She was concerned about the ambiguity and the possible second-guessing that will occur in the future. Mr. Churka indicated the Downtown Association has defined what the downtown boundary is. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers - Dennis, Michelotti, Mohr, Pico, and Mayor Tarver NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Ms. Michelotti asked Mr. Churka to meet with Jocelyn Combs (of EBRPD) to discuss the Iron Horse Trail regarding preservation of the trail and some kind of separation. Mr. Churka indicated there is a 100 foot corridor so there is room for the trail and the train, but the terrain does not make it easy to have the train and the trail side by side in some 06/04/96 -22-