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MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL Ms. Ayala asked if Council was interested in an agenda item at the next meeting to discuss a Council sponsored initiative on the March 2000 ballot. In discussions of the CAPP Initiative, the fairness issue continues to arise. The people in the Vineyard Corridor do not feel they have been treated fairly if the CAPP Initiative passes. There are also fairness issues affecting Mrs. Nolan on Rose Avenue and the Lemoines in West Pleasanton. The CAPP Initiative has brought up fairness issues all over town with small landowners. She believed that the proponents wanted to assure the people of Pleasanton that the five large parcels left would be voted on by the people. She wanted Council discussion on an initiative that will say the voters will have a chance to vote on the large parcels but stop all this controversy regarding the small pieces of property. Ms. Michelotti asked how a development agreement with Happy Valley could be justified as fair and not one for property already annexed which has an approved specific plan. The same three people voted for Happy Valley and against the development agreement for the Vineyard Corridor. Ms. Ayala asked if Council wanted to discuss a Council sponsored initiative that would look at the infrastructure problems, the growth management allocation and the idea of putting the last large pieces of development forward to the voters at appropriate times. Mr. Pico felt it was premature to discuss that. It is unknown whether the CAPP Initiative will pass or fail. There is adequate opportunity for a Council sponsored initiative once the outcome of the November election is known. He would consider that as an agenda item at the next meeting after the election results are known. Council doesn't know what the initiative would have to be until that time. Applications from a number of the Vineyard Corridor property owners are on the Planning Commission agenda tomorrow and if approved, he would consider a special meeting, if necessary, that would give as much time as possible, assuming Council also approves the applications, for the property owners to process applications for vesting tentative maps. Since they are in the process, they should be given opportunity to meet the deadlines and potentially be exempt from CAPP. That doesn't address the concerns of many other people in the Vineyard Corridor. However, we must wait for the results of the election to try to address the Vineyard Corridor situation. Mr. Tarver indicated he supports the CAPP Initiative because of past Council inaction. He is extremely concerned about the way everything is being handled at this time. He agreed with concerns about fairness. He felt Council should have taken action six months ago in response to the potential of the initiative and the concerns of the community. He did not think Council should abdicate its responsibilities to do what is right. It should not take action because of the threat of an initiative. He believed the right thing to do is to assess growth management and set criteria to measure the infrastructure (power, flood control, traffic, schools, parks, water and sewer), to see if it is available to support issuing Pleasanton City Council 10 09/07/99 Meeting