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preliminary plan was presented to Council for discussion. Even though there is a list of the top twenty land use priorities that would fit on this property, that does not mean that the other categories are not equally important. At the Council meeting, the direction was given to have a more open park like setting and to not try to jam all the uses onto the property. That created a philosophical split where on one hand some people said to identify all the needs of the community and see where they will fit on the property. What was heard from the community was the concept that this is a gift and something should be created that is of benefit to the entire community. She said the Committee needs clarification. It has spent a lot of time on this project and will do whatever Council wants them to do. She felt the Committee has an idea of what the community wants. There is a plan for a park like setting and all the land use categories. As a citizen, she has thoroughly enjoyed this process. If Council chooses to send the project to a ballot, she felt it would be welcome by the Committee members. It would be an affirmation of the direction they are heading and give the community the opportunity to comment on the project. She said this is a long term project and will need feedback. There were no further speakers on this topic Mr. Campbell said he opposed putting this on the ballot. The public has already spoken by electing the City Council as their representatives and the final decision rests with the Council. If the public does not like the Council decisions, it can gather signatures to put an item on the ballot. Council is elected to make the final decisions. With regard to comments on the spirit of Measure I, if it had passed then Council could discuss it. He acknowledged that almost two- thirds of the voters voted for it, but he is also in favor of the spirit of representative democracy and that far outweighs the spirit of Measure I. This has been a public process, with the Committee and all the public comments that have been made. He suggested a public workshop with the Council and the members of the Task Force and public. He was not in favor of a ballot measure. Ms. Michelotti referred to the concept that was presented to the Chamber Economic Development Committee. She said she was anxious to hear from the Task Force and to see their recommendations and plan. She believed the community has trusted the Council to make decisions. Council has appointed the committee to be representatives of the community and she felt that if the Council approved it with twenty top priority uses, that the community would approve the action. She thanked everyone who spoke at the meeting. She agreed with Mr. Campbell that Council is elected to represent the community. She felt with this Lithia Park concept, Council can approve the master plan. As each individual use comes back to Council for review, it will go through the various Commissions before going to Council. That is much like the approval of Hacienda Business Park. The master plan was approved and then each building came through an approval process with many opportunities for public input. She believed the community can move forward with that kind of vision for the Bemal property. She opposed putting it on the ballot at this time. She opposed an advisory vote because several years later people will have different interpretations of what the advisory vote meant. Regarding affordable housing, the City has been able to get the aflbrdable housing projects it has thus far because of Council decisions to use City land for projects like Ridge View Commons and The Promenade. Council needs to make these decisions and to educate the community. She did not like the term Pleasanton City Council 9 03/19/02 Minutes