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Mr. Erickson said the purpose of the agriculture designation is to give the voters a chance to <br /> review the decisions made by the Council. If the Specific Plan were put on the ballot it would <br /> eliminate the need for further voting on the Vineyard Avenue. <br /> Ms. Michelotti said the deadline has passed in order to put the Specific Plan on the <br /> November ballot. Therefore if CAPP passes, the property is designated agriculture. A <br /> development agreement should be created to save what has already been approved. She did not <br /> understand why annexed property was included in the Initiative. <br /> Mr. Erickson said the live largest undeveloped areas that would have the most impact to the <br /> community were included in the Initiative. <br /> Ms. Dennis said there are some areas of the Initiative that are not clear. She said it is <br /> unclear if voter approval is to be a ratification of the Council or Planning Commission process or <br /> whether a project could go directly to the voters. <br /> Mr. Erickson said the planning process would be appended by a vote of the people. A <br /> developer could choose to bypass the planning process and go directly to the vote of the people,but <br /> only after collecting the necessary number of signatures. <br /> Ms. Dennis understood projects that have development agreements already would not be <br /> affected by the Initiative. <br /> Mr. Erickson said the Initiative process couldn't affect anything that has a vested right. He <br /> said the Initiative has no effect over someone with a vested right to build a 100 story building in <br /> Pleasanton. <br /> Ms. Michelotti did not understand why properties that were already prezoned and had <br /> PUD's had to go to the vote of the people. <br /> Mr. Erickson said the concept of the Initiative is not to have two votes on any particular <br /> project,but if a project is denied and resubmitted,it could have more than one vote. <br /> Mayor Tarver understood it might be possible to use a planning process that would include <br /> a variety of approvals and have only one vote. <br /> Mr. Erickson said the concept is not to have multiple elections, but to allow voters to <br /> approve things that are in reasonably blocked out fashion. <br /> Ms. Dennis asked why Happy Valley was left out of the initiative. <br /> Mr. Erickson said when he was working on the Initiative, information was not available <br /> indicating that different projects might be tied together. The proponents of the Initiative looked at <br /> Happy Valley separate from the Greenbriar and New Cities developments. <br /> Pleasanton City Council 16 08/23/99 <br /> Minutes <br />