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into the safeguards of the referenda process by providing guidelines that will more fully protect those signers from false misleading statements. Political commentary and personal opinion are expected and they are also protected, but false and misleading statements are not. Further, she is hoping to motivate representatives to look into providing more teeth to the California FPPC in allowing for fines for those who do not follow campaign regulations. According to the California Government Code Section 81002(a); "Receipts and expenditures in election campaigns should be fully and truthfully disclosed in order that the voters may be fully informed and improper practices may be inhibited." This applies to the disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures in connection with ballot measure elections including campaign committees which means that individuals and organizations that receive contributions to qualify support or oppose local ballot measures, such as this one, including the initiative process and referendum measures. Therefore, she is hoping to ask their state legislators to look into whether or not that is adequately supported with fines necessary to keep people in order so that the public has the opportunity to know what's going on. Not one citizen in the City of Pleasanton has been given the opportunity to follow the money as to this campaign to set aside the Council's 4-1 vote to support the Oak Grove development agreement, and it is because of the unlawful nature of this particular signature-gathering process that makes this referendum of the Oak Grove development agreement different from any other. She believes this is an anomaly and believes that this is unlike anything we've ever seen in the past in this town. She believes the initiative and referendum process is alive and well as well it should be. Unlike Councilmember Sullivan, I disagree with his contentions that the referendum process is in danger. She said she's been involved in this process in the past, and with some clarity by our state legislators there is absolutely no reason why this community should be precluded from being able to referend a decision which the community at large feels is a bad decision made by the City Council. As to hiring outside counsel because of thoughts she's already shared, she has no intention of asking the Council to support asking for additional legal advice and she has no intention of asking the Council to join the appeals process. Many people signed the referendum but far more registered voters did not, and she cannot, in good faith, use taxpayer's money to fund an expensive appeal, the dollar amount of which remains unknown today of a decision that this Council supported 4-1. She cannot turn her back on all of those citizens of Pleasanton who have not had the opportunity to voice whether they support or there is lack of support for an appeal because to do so flies in the face of sound public policy and it is fiscally irresponsible. She said the Council needs to act for the greater good of the community and take into consideration the support or lack of support of all the Pleasanton residents and all Pleasanton registered voters. The City Attorney's office has rendered it such a decision and she has had a great deal of discussion with him and she simply comes up with a different conclusion. Regarding the public process, this Council voted to support the Oak Grove development agreement, at no time has the Council spoke on the issue until now, and to speak publicly to this issue prior to tonight's meeting would insult the public process and do a disservice to the people of Pleasanton. She applauded and commended her fellow Councilmembers for steering clear of this trap, even in light of being somewhat beaten up week after week by a minority of individuals who simply either have not understood fully the public process and for some who have just flat out chosen to ignore it. She said Councilmembers disagree on many issues facing the City but we each approach every issue that come before us with the same sense of deference and respect for the process itself and also for the people of Pleasanton. She thanked City Council Minutes 9 April 29, 2008