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to ask those questions and build a level of confidence that you have a good product and package put together and reviewed with the right people. He said there have been many successful campaigns, some are often challenged in court and they went through the process and either passed or failed. He believes what happened here is someone was careless and they did not get it right and that is what courts are for, and he urged the Council to let the process continue to unfold. Mary Roberts spoke of Chris Lee's comments at the last meeting regarding the right of citizens to petition their government, said she actually witnessed petitioners being harassed. Parts of the process was a bit jumbled, and the City told Kay Ayala that she had everything to carry that she possibly could, she disagreed with Mr. Inderbitzen greatly and while it may be a political issue, she cannot say that it is going to go one way or the other, and hoped the Council supports the appeal. Arne Olson said he was the no-vote on the Planning Commission because he had issues regarding the emergency vehicle access situation in the project. Following their meeting the City and the developer met with the affected community and resolved those issues. He said he would have been a yes vote if this had been resolved at the meeting. Also, he and his wife were approached with a petition by two women who proceeded to tell them about the project. One of the points they made was that it is not that big of a deal that the City is getting regarding acreage deeded to them; people can already walk the property now, and he reminded the women that the property is private. He said he was not harassed but when he saw the judge's decision he was not surprised. He urged the Council to stay the course and not reverse the decision. He believes the project is good for the City and hopes it could move forward. Also, it would be unfortunate if City funds were used to finance an appeal of a decision the Council has already made. Dennis Spielvogal asked the Council to use the City's resources to support the appeal process. He said what is important is that the citizens of Pleasanton have the opportunity to evaluate the issue and be able to vote on it and it is a good resource of funds. Sharrell Michelotti said she was appreciative of what the Council has done in the past regarding the project and its approval, said she and her husband Carl support the Council's decision, did not want the Council to use City funds to support the appeal. She asked the Council to stick to its decision, said the judge has made his decision; an appeal has been filed and asked that the process move forward. Laura Danielsen said she had no feeling one way or the other about the project until Kay Ayala made her read the materials that were included and she did not believe the project offered a lot to the City. She therefore chose to sign and support the other side. She said she has worked with and respects the petitioners, said she was present because she feels she must stick up for those who signed the petition, and she believed the Council should spend some money on supporting the people. Kay Ayala said she wanted to clear up something. When the City and signature gatherers were first sued, her name was put down, but there were 50 others who were named in it. At the hearing the City stayed neutral, and the judge dismissed the allegations that misleading and false statements were made. She said she can see that if the Council thought she made misstatements, that it would direct the City Attorney not to defend them but the one piece that the judge kept in was the ordinance which election law dictates exactly what to carry, nothing more, nothing less. The judge's ruling addresses what the City did not what the citizens did. She City Council Minutes 3 April 29, 2008