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258 Ms. Scribner indicated her position has not changed. The most important issue is to elect a fifth councilmember. The Elections Code sets forth the method to do that at the next special election on March 2, 1993 and it is Council's obligation to 53,000 citizens to do that. There is another process in place for a referendum where a Council decision is challenged. That process is on-going at this point and she was not in favor of shortcutting that system. When the signatures are verified, Council has two choices: overturn the ordinance or let the public decide. The Council election and the referendum are two clearly separate actions. Mr. Tarver called an end to the debate and asked for a motion. Robert Cordtz, 262 West Angela, expressed dissatisfaction that the meeting did not start at 1:00 p.m. as previously scheduled. Diana Mendenhall, 1014 Vintner Way, indicated her dismay at the polarization of the Council. She pointed out that Jim Fields was only sixteen votes behind the elected Councilmembers and the next candidate was 1,500 votes behind Mr. Fields. She urged Council to appoint Jim Fields. Jim Haap, 1119 Blanc Court, believed there was a clear issue of right and wrong. The developers of Kottinger Hills went through all the steps required. The referendum should not be allowed to take shortcuts. Gary Purnell, 2472 Via de los Milagros, indicated he wanted to see the both issues on the March ballot. Jennifer Hosterman, 2922 Chardonnay Drive, indicated her desire to have both issues on the ballot in March. Sharrell Michelotti, 7873 Olive Court, indicated tie votes of the Council are not good for the City. She felt Council needed to take a leadership role and come to a consensus. It was her belief that Council's obligation was to fill the vacant seat as soon as possible. With regard to the referendum, the process should be followed through and Council needs to decide the date at an appropriate time. There are two separate issues and the first one to be dealt with is to fill the vacant seat to break the deadlock. Joan Fields, 4053 Walnut Drive, commended Ms. Michelotti on her address. She reminded Mr. Pico and Mr. Tarver that they said they would represent all of Pleasanton. She was amazed that the Mayor was out getting signatures on the referendum petition. She urged Council to proceed with a March election to fill the vacant seat. Mavonne Garrity, 1870 Tanglewood Way, was dismayed at the opinions of Council that she has read in the newspaper. She 12/04/92 4