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West Las Positas Boulevard/I-680 Interchange Ms. Dennis asked if this program were deleted and the usual planning process were followed regarding this interchange, would the Council decision be subject to referendum? She believes there will be a lot of discussion about increases in traffic flow if this interchange is not implemented. She wanted to be certain them was an opportunity to challenge the decision. Mr. Roush indicated legislative decisions are subject to referendum and administrative decisions are not. Since the interchange is in the General Plan, Council's decision about how to implement that is an administrative decision. If Council decided to remove the interchange, it would be a legislative decision and subject to referendum. Ms. Mohr believed the issue couM also be handled by initiative rather than referendum if the people chose to. Mr. Roush indicated an initiative could request an amendment to the General Plan, but such initiative would affect other parts of the General Plan and there could be created internal inconsistencies. Ms. Dennis asked if there were a way to preserve the right of referendum if the Council decides to proceed with the interchange. Mr. Roush indicated that he would have to think more about that before he could answer, and that he would provide something prior to July 15. It was moved by Ms. Mohr, seconded by Ms. Michelotti, to support the Planning Commition recommendation to delete Program 1.6 on page III-11, which reads as follows: "Appoint a citizens advisory committee to study and prepare a recommendation to the City Council as to whether or not the City should continue to plan for the construction of the West Las Positas BoulevardJI-680 interchange. The study should carefully examine all potential impacts on the affected neighborhoods, as weil as on the overall city- wide/subregional traffic circulation system. An economic and fiscal study should also be included." Ms. Michelotti asked if the motion could be amended to require a committee prior to completion of an EIR. Ms. Mohr felt the environmental document needed to be complete before a committee could study the issue; otherwise there is no information upon which to base a study. Mr. Swift indicated that as part of the North Pleasanton Improvement District in the 1980's there was a finding of no significant impact (equivalent to the negative declaration). The interchange was studied along with others. It has been so long, that study will no longer be used 07/02/96 -32-