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346 may not be as effective as the Chairs and Vice Chairs, who were elected by the original committee, dedicated their time and attended all the meetings, functioned well and indicated their willingness to continue to serve. She continued that the purpose of the committee would be to refine the majority report and respond to questions raised from the minority viewpoint in order to arrive at a ballot measure that would be fully supported by Staff analysis. She added that the committee would be open to the public, including the Steering Committee members, and would provide some opportunity for public input. Mr. Mercer stated that the Council is trying to come up with a new committee that would integrate the majority and minority reports, as well as all the information Staff has provided, and come up with a plan that meets the criteria set forth by the Steering Committee. This proposal would then be presented to the general committee for a thorough discussion and understanding before a vote is taken. He pointed out that there is no perfect committee and that what is important is come up with a viable process through which the people on both sides are able to voice their concerns. Ms. Scribner commented the composition of the proposed committee in some way resembles the composition of the Steering Committee in that the preservationists and the landowners are represented, as well as some neutral people. She pointed out that what is important is to move ahead. Mr. Tarver commented that there will always be people who will feel excluded and that the Council will be criticized for whatever decision it makes. He stated that the minority was heard in the general committee and that the majority presented what it thought was appropriate. He added that the community went through the process, as defined by Measure M, and a general committee was formed and went through months of deliberations, although it did not address all the issues raised by the Steering Committee. He indicated that what is important is for the proposed committee to come up with the analysis that the Planning Commission calls for. He also stated that he would like to have an EIR, although that may not be possible with the time frame that was set up to go on the ballot, unless Council decides otherwise. He proposed that Staff prepare a report indicating the inconsistencies in the majority plan, for the proposed committee to consider and the full committee to resolve. Staff can then prepare an analysis that addresses the feasibility of the plan, the density transfer program, and all other issues that need to be addressed and voters need to know before the plan goes to the ballot. That analysis will then go to the Planning Commission for a public hearing, after which it will go to Council for another public hearing before it goes on the -8 - 7-30-91