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permits. For those large pieces of undeveloped property, Council needs to assure the community that it will have a voice in the ultimate decision making without having to process a referendum. He wanted discussion on what Council believes is the right course of action at this moment in time to address those issues. He has wanted this kind of action, but nothing has happened and in total frustration, he supported the CAPP Initiative. He preferred to have Council address infrastructure and quality of life issues rather than have initiatives. He felt that if Council continued its current course, there would be development agreements for the Vineyard Corridor, Happy Valley and the San Francisco Water District property. That leaves the Merritt and Busch properties, both of which were referended, and the Staples property, which is reverting to commercial, office and industrial uses because the people don't want more residential units in that area. He does not think the initiative is good government and would like Council to take action that would show the people it is restoring good government. He suggested Council adopt ordinances and then place those ordinances on the ballot in March to ensure that they cannot be changed without a vote of the people. Ms. Michelotti did not think that was a viable option. The normal process with an additional meeting would help get vesting for portions of the Vineyard Corridor; however an application that has been delayed (Nolans) would not have that opportunity. Ms. Ayala said the CAPP Initiative was drafted because people think there is not enough infrastructure and other people don't want as much growth, etc. For Council to approve a whole list of projects just before November would be to do exactly the opposite of what the CAPP is trying to do. It has in fact promoted faster growth. Ms. Michelotti said all these projects have been in the process for years. Ms. Ayala believed there were infrastructure problems and she wanted an agenda item to discuss ways to solve those problems. People signed the initiative petitions because they felt there were infrastructure problems. Ms. Dennis said there is an annual growth management assessment that is very comprehensive. There was also a comprehensive analysis of CAPP which indicated the biggest problems are regional, not local. She did not see a benefit for another assessment of infrastructure. The City has standards to measure infrastructure. She asked if there was a desire to change those standards. At present the City is not violating its General Plan standards. Ms. Ayala felt the Merritt project was defeated because the voters do not agree with the General Plan of the City. Mr. Roush suggested Council focus on the matter before it to decide if there should be an agenda item and not get into the substance of the discussion. Pleasanton City Council 11 09/07/99 Meeting