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186 unless the adjourned regular meeting is held , the next regular meeting to consider these measures would be the night before the General Election . Mayor Keckley suggested that the Legislative Committee might meet to consider three of the measures : State Proposition i4 ( Property Tax Initiative ( so - called Watson Amendment ) ; Proposition 20 ( Coastal Zone Conservation Act) , and County Proposition "Art (Bond issue for Open Space Acquisition) , and be ready with report A and recommendation on October 30th . Councilman Williams objected to meeting on the 5th Monday solely to consider ballot measures , and felt that if two or three propositions are singled out , criticism would be leveled by special interest groups regarding other measures the Council had no business in . He agreed that if these are to be discussed in a public meeting , it should be done as in the past through the Legislative Committee , He felt otherwise that Council should not make recommendations on those issues . Mayor Keckley felt that the Coast initiative and the Watson Amendment directly affected Redwood City and that it was important to take a position . Councilman Leipzig advised , as a member of the Legislative Committee , that she believed it possible to set a meeting , and that Council had an obligation to share their views with the citizens . Councilman Williams stated that if Council were to set an adjourned meeting for the sole purpose of discussing ballot measures , he would be against it , but if it is conducted as a regular meeting , with report by the Legislative Committee , he would not object . City Manager indicated that after two weeks without a meeting , it was certain there would be agenda items , and the Legislative Committee report would only be part of those . Councilman Rhodes moved that Council hold an Adjourned Regular Meeting on October 30 , 1972 , seconded by Councilman Weymouth , with the under - standing one of the agenda items would be Legislative Committee report on the ballot propositions discussed . Motion carried . (MINUTE ORDER #72 - 183 ) Councilman Leipzig hoped that by that meeting , Council will have had time to consider her memorandum of September 25 , which listed several matters she asked be considered by Council or referred to Staff , and portions of which had already been responded to by City Manager , (Memo 10/3/72 ) 10/2/72 Reg . Mtg .