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Roush said it puts into motion an action, but the substance of these which is important for purposes of the poison pill provision is to re-affirm and re-adopt what is already in the General Plan. Councilmember Cook-Kallio said in order to implement, the City would identify specific ridges, design guidelines, drafting an ordinance, etc., and she would not have any problem with that language. Mayor Hosterman asked if there was Council support for "...and affirm and implement policies that protect hillsides...." City Attorney Roush said this would be preferable. Councilmember Sullivan questioned how the measure was clear that it was acouncil-sponsored initiative, and Councilmember Cook-Kallio said it references the General Plan and ordinance, but Councilmember McGovern noted "general plan" was taken out. Councilmember Cook-Kallio said the General Plan is referenced in the declaration of purpose and a number of other places in the explanation and she thinks it is clear that it is acouncil-sponsored measure. Vice Mayor Thorne supported Option B on the ballot arguments and rebuttals and he wanted to participate in the ballot argument for. Councilmember McGovern said she thinks that "growth control initiative' is not clear and she wanted some definition on how this controls growth. Councilmember Sullivan believes that in the title it should say this is acouncil-sponsored initiative. Motion: It was m/s by Hosterman/Cook-Kallio that Option 1 is used for the title; "Pleasanton ridgelines protection and growth-controlled initiative", that Option 4 be used for the ballot question with changes to include: "shall the Pleasanton ridgelines protection and growth- controlled initiative be adopted, that would preserve scenic hillsides and ridges surrounding Pleasanton, and affirm and implement policies that protect hillsides and define housing units that respect the voter-approved housing cap?" And, with the addition of including "towards the voter-approved maximum build-out under Section 1.D., and changing the word, "against" to "toward" in two places on page 2 of 3, on both lines 3 and 4; and support Option B on the ballot argument, with Vice Mayor Thorne and Mayor Hosterman participating in writing the argument in favor of the Council-sponsored initiative; with Council Cook-Kallio writing the rebuttal. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Noes: Councilmember McGovern, Sullivan Absent: None Motion: It was m/s by Sullivan/McGovern to create a subcommittee of himself and Councilmember McGovern to write the ballot argument opposing the Council-sponsored initiative. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Noes: None Absent: None Councilmember Sullivan made a motion that the City institute a hillside development moratorium assuming the Council-sponsored initiative wins and the citizen's initiative is defeated, and hold off on any future hillside development until the process is complete and adopted, and bring the item back for Council's consideration. City Council Minutes 15 July 15, 2008