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<br />3. Under this Charter Amendment, a development project must be approved by the
<br />voters only once. Once the voters have approved a legislative act permitting
<br />development of Cargill Lands, subsequent actions consistent with and implementing that
<br />legislative act are not required to be approved by the voters.
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<br />D. Exceptions from Voter Ratification Requirement
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<br />1. The voter ratification requirement shall not apply to any changes to the General
<br />Plan that apply to the Cargill Lands that are made as part of a ne~811d comprehensive
<br />General Plan for Redwood City. This exception applies to the9ity~s~ew General Plan
<br />review and approval process, currently scheduled to be unde~en in 2008-09.
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<br />2. The voter ratification requirement shall not applyt~ any'd~'!9pment for which a
<br />landowner has obtained, as of the effective date of tWS'Cl1arter Amdiqm~nt, a vested
<br />right pursuant to State law.;" "";i-i.:,;c,
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<br />3. The voter ratification requi!ement sha1f~b~~l~~\t.~t~~d to reqUir::~W:;; .
<br />approval of any amendment or actIon that, under Stat~';J~t:Federallaw, may not be subject
<br />to voter approval. 'z~>c ";'\;"
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<br />4. City Council may, without vot:~;.it~~i9n, appro~Jl~y,efopment of the Cargill
<br />Lands if it (1) makes a finding that the v6\tr rati~~Qp' requif~fnent would. constitute an
<br />unconstitutional taking, an4(2) allows dev~JoRgjenidf~gfU Lands only to the extent
<br />necessary to avoid theWic()h'~jf~;gtional takiri~:' 4""
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<br />5. Nothing inthi~;t?:4arter ~endment sh~l1Pe construed or applied to prevent the
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<br />City from complying witl:i."i.~ ~R~9~;9.~ligatiqvsunder State law. City Council may,
<br />without vot~riOO~t!G~~ion,aPPiRvea~velap~t of the Cargill Lands if it (I) makes a
<br />finding m~edeve16iM!$Ql of C~gi,ll Lands Is necessary to comply with the City's housing
<br />oblig~li,qp and there ls~nW~~itabr~j:~~,available in the City, other than the Cargill Lands,
<br />thaMritty:;~~,used to satisfY;~at reqijiiement, and (2) allows development of Cargill Lands
<br />only to the;e,*!~nt necessarytto confply with the applicable State law housing obligation.
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<br />EIt~t of Afftmative Measure on the Same Ballot
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<br />This Charter AmendW~ht adopts a comprehensive set of policies permitting voter
<br />approval of future d$velopment on Cargill Lands. By voting for this Charter
<br />Amendment, the voters expressly declare that any other measure that appears on the same
<br />ballot as this Charter Amendment and conflicts with or purports to address the same
<br />subject matter of this Charter Amendment, or would affect in any way development of
<br />Cargill Lands, shall be deemed to conflict with the entire set of policies adopted. by this
<br />Charter Amendment. Specifically, this Charter Amendment conflicts with the "Two-
<br />Thirds Vote Amendment", a measure that has qualified for an election ballot. Because of
<br />this conflict, if this Charter Amendment and the Two- Thirds Vote Amendment, or any
<br />other similar measure, receive a majority of votes by the voters voting thereon at the
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