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THE CITY OF <br />mm <br />PLE ASANTON. <br />CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br />14 <br />July 19, 2016 <br />City Attorney <br />City Clerk <br />Community Development <br />TITLE: CONSIDER ACTION IN RESPONSE TO REGISTRAR OF VOTERS' <br />CERTIFICATION OF INITIATIVE PETITION LIMITING RETAIL USES TO <br />LESS THAN 50,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE JOHNSON DRIVE <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ZONE AREA BY: (1) INTRODUCING <br />ORDINANCE ADOPTING INITIATIVE; (2) ADOPTING RESOLUTION <br />SUBMITTING INITIATIVE TO THE VOTERS PLUS UNDERTAKING <br />RELATED ELECTION MATTERS; OR (3) ORDER REPORT ON EFFECTS <br />OF INITIATIVE; AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON WORK DURING <br />PENDENCY OF INITIATIVE <br />SUMMARY <br />The Alameda County Registrar of Voters has certified the "Citizens for Planned Growth <br />in the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone" initiative that generally prohibits <br />retail uses larger than 50,000 s.f. within that specific zone. The California Elections <br />Code now requires the Council to take one of three actions: (1) adopt the initiative; (2) <br />submit the initiative to the voters; or (3) order a report on the effects of the initiative, and <br />then after receiving the report adopt the initiative or submit it to the voters. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Accept Certification of Sufficiency of Petition. Decide whether to request an Elections <br />Code report on the effects of the initiative by August 9th, or an informational report on a <br />later date. If such an Elections Code report is requested, provide staff direction as to <br />the scope of the Elections Code report, date for retum of the Elections Code report, and <br />then election matters will be considered thereafter. If no Elections Code report is <br />requested by August 9th, submit the initiative to the voters by adopting a resolution <br />calling for the measure to be placed on the November 8, 2016 General Election ballot, <br />approve the form of the ballot question, direct the City Attorney to prepare an impartial <br />analysis, establish due dates for direct and rebuttal arguments, and make <br />determinations regarding Council interest in writing and /or signing ballot arguments. <br />Also provide staff direction regarding handling of the Johnson Drive Economic <br />Development Zone until the election. <br />FINANCIAL STATEMENT <br />The cost to prepare a report on the effects of the initiative are unknown until a scope of <br />the report is determined. Staff time will be needed to write, and potentially coordinate <br />consultants, for such a report. Costs to place this initiative on the November 8, 2016 <br />