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<br />4. Direct the City Clerk to provide all election notices required by law and file the <br />resolutions with the County of San Mateo. <br /> <br />Public Comment: <br />Gita Dev, with the Sierra Club, stated that she was also a signature gatherer, spoke <br />against development on the Cargill site. She appreciated that the Council has taken all <br />comments into consideration, but she felt that they were not fully reflected in the proposed <br />countermeasure, and that in fact it was legally challengeable, and opined that therefore <br />the proposed amendment was still the strongest measure. <br /> <br />Cynthia Denny (with time ceded by Tim Martin), member of the Sierra Club, reiterated last <br />meeting's comments in their endorsement of the initiative amendment and asked for its <br />placement on the November ballot. She stated the countermeasure, if adopted, would <br />likely be legally challenged and leaves the open space areas in continued jeopardy. She <br />stated they appreciated Council's work and interest but were still in support of the <br />proposed initiative. <br /> <br />Mark Fassett spoke on the fact that he is one of the residents affected by the proposed <br />amendment along with his neighbors. He stated there was no time left to change the <br />language of the initiative itself, and he thanked Council for coming up with a <br />countermeasure. He stated that with the proposed initiative and the now countermeasure, <br />community members were still stuck in the middle. He stressed the need for the two sides <br />to come up with an initiative that would benefit all residents of Redwood City. <br /> <br />Mariane Raymond, a member of the Sierra Club, was also in support of the initiative <br />amendment. She stated the City's countermeasure is confusing and weak in areas that <br />would result in lesser protection of the bay lands and the initiative was the more solid <br />alternative. She opined that the two-thirds voting process was fair. <br /> <br />Judy Serebrin stated continued support for the initiative and believed there were no <br />unintended consequences. She stated the vote will not stop residents from doing what is <br />legally allowed and only affects the park lands and their usage and development. She <br />asked that the vote initiative be placed on the November ballot. <br /> <br />David Smith stated he was happy that a countermeasure was introduced to offset what is <br />being said in the charter amendment, and the unintended consequences. He brought up <br />the fact that there has been focus on the environmental concerns, but there should also <br />be concern over the financial effects of this initiative and asked for further report on the <br />economic impacts. <br /> <br />Gwenythe Scove asked that the initiative be put on the November ballot. She shared her <br />perspective that this vote initiative will have no effect under current zoning and City plans. <br />She urged continued support of the Open Space Vote in that in her view it will protect <br />parks and tidal planes. <br /> <br />REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />JULY 28,2008 <br />PAGE 7 <br />