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3. Authorize the City Clerk to enter into a Service Agreement for the provision of election services with the San Mateo County Chief Elections Officer to conduct a special election for the City of Redwood City. 4. Direct the City Clerk to provide all election notices required by law and file the resolutions with the County of San Mateo. Public Comment: Gita Dev, with the Sierra Club, stated that she was also a signature gatherer, spoke against development on the Cargill site. She appreciated that the Council has taken all comments into consideration, but she felt that they were not fully reflected in the proposed countermeasure, and that in fact it was legally challengeable, and opined that therefore the proposed amendment was still the strongest measure. Cynthia Denny (with time ceded by Tim Martin), member of the Sierra Club, reiterated last meeting's comments in their endorsement of the initiative amendment and asked for its placement on the November ballot. She stated the countermeasure, if adopted, would likely be legally challenged and leaves the open space areas in continued jeopardy. She stated they appreciated Council's work and interest but were still in support of the proposed initiative. Mark Fassett spoke on the fact that he is one of the residents affected by the proposed amendment along with his neighbors. He stated there was no time left to change the language of the initiative itself, and he thanked Council for coming up with a countermeasure. He stated that with the proposed initiative and the now countermeasure, community members were still stuck in the middle. He stressed the need for the two sides to come up with an initiative that would benefit all residents of Redwood City. Mariane Raymond, a member of the Sierra Club, was also in support of the initiative amendment. She stated the City's countermeasure is confusing and weak in areas that would result in lesser protection of the bay lands and the initiative was the more solid alternative. She opined that the two-thirds voting process was fair. Judy Serebrin stated continued support for the initiative and believed there were no unintended consequences. She stated the vote will not stop residents from doing what is legally allowed and only affects the park lands and their usage and development. She asked that the vote initiative be placed on the November ballot. David Smith stated he was happy that a countermeasure was introduced to offset what is being said in the charter amendment, and the unintended consequences. He brought up the fact that there has been focus on the environmental concerns, but there should also be concern over the financial effects of this initiative and asked for further report on the economic impacts. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 28, 2008 MINUTES PAGE 7 MINUTE BOOK NO. 62 Page No. 175