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7. STAFF REPORTS A. Consideration and action regarding petition for referendum of Ordinance No. 1130-332, (Marina Shores) rezoning property located at Peninsula Marina, Pete's Harbor, Uccelli Road and Bair Island Road City Clerk Howe gave the background on the referendum petition filed in the City Clerk's office on July 27, 2004. The results of the signature verification by the San Mateo County Elections Office were received on Monday, August 2 and the petition was certified on August 3, 2004 by the City Clerk. Both the verification certificate and the petition certificate were shown on the overhead and copies disseminated to City Council. The alternatives as stated in the staff report were explained with a clarification that alternative no. 1 no longer applies since the petition was found to be valid. Mayor Ira stated that there were a large number of speaker cards and that clapping would not be allowed for either side of the issue. He further explained that this was not the time to talk about the merits of the project but to address the alternatives before Council at this time. Mayor Ira asked for information to be presented on slides showing the Redwood City voter turnout that compared the November 2000 Presidential General Election with 77.13% turnout to the March 2002 Gubernatorial Election with a 34.99% turnout. He stated that by placing this item on the November 2 ballot there could be between 10,000-15,000 more people voting than in a Special Election in March 2005. The second slide reflected the difference in cost between the November election at approximately $1.00 per registered voter and an election in March with costs estimated to be between $4-$5.00 per registered voter. 5:48 p.m. - Council Member Bain arrived City Clerk Howe reviewed the major points of the reports for Council Member Bain. Public Comment: Billy James supported the implied recommendation that the referendum be placed on the November ballot rather than the March ballot, thereby, eliminating the necessity for a Special Election and costs involved. He stated that he is an environmentalist, a bicyclist, a recyclist, a member of the Friends of Edgewood Park, the Adopt-a-Highway program, a member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a member of the Library Commission. He stated that he has been perplexed and disappointed by the opponents of the project and urged the City Council to stick to its guns and spoke to his fellow citizens asking them to examine the issues with far less heat and more life. Gary Saunders, Business Manager for Plumbers & Steamfitters Union #467 in San Mateo County, spoke on behalf of his members in Redwood City and for Bill SPECIALlTELECONFERENCE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 5, 2004 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 2 ~..._~. -