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Y E {Ballot question } S N O Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit the initiative measure to the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure by Friday, August 8, 2008. Section 4. The City Council hereby establishes Friday, August 15, 2008 and Friday, August 22, 2008, respectfully, as the deadlines for submission of direct arguments and rebuttal arguments for the initiative measure. These arguments must be submitted to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on the respective deadline dates. Section 5. The City Council authorizes a direct argument in favor of the initiative measure to be written by a subcommittee of Council member(s) , [Option A: which argument will be considered by the entire City Council at a special meeting on August _, 2008, and signed by Council members or Option B: who will select third parties to co-sign the argument; or Option C: signed by the writing Council members, as well as non-writing Council members ,and such non-writing Council members will not discuss, edit, comment, or in any manner try to influence argument by the writing Council members; and delegate to the subcommittee the selection of the necessary number of third parties to co-sign the argument for a total of 5 signers] and be submitted to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 15, 2008. Section 6. The City Council hereby adopts the procedures set forth in California Elections Code section 9285 regarding submission of rebuttal arguments. Section 7. The City Council authorizes a rebuttal argument to be written by a subcommittee of Council member(s): , [Option A: which argument will be considered by the entire City Council at its regular meeting on August 19, 2008, and signed by Council members ; or Option B: who will select third parties to co-sign the argument; or Option C: signed by the writing Council members, as well as non-writing Council members ,and such non-writing Council members will not discuss, edit, comment, or in any manner try to influence the argument by the writing Council members; and delegate to the subcommittee the selection of the necessary number of third parties to co-sign the argument for a total of 5 signers] and be submitted to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22, 2008. Section 8. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law. Section 9. The City Council requests that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors order that this election be conducted by the Alameda County Registrar's Office on November 4, 2008, in conjunction with the statewide General Election on that date, with the actual costs for said election to be reimbursed by the City to the County. Section 10. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.