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. the objective is to come into agreement with the Clean Air Act and with the law, and at the same time avoid a ban of construction of new sources of emissions. The City needs to be able to demon- strate reductions to the EPA in order to be in compliance. Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Mr. Smith, to table the matter for three weeks. Motion carried unanimously. B. Resolutions Res. No. 3047--Authorizing safe deposit box rental agreement was read by number and title. Res. No. 3048--Authorizing initiating process for street paving on Fairway Loop from Eastwood Lane to Southwood Lane (1660) was read by number and title. (Affected property on petition; assessable costs: paving, 84.2%; City costs, $2,500 for extra width) Res. No. 3049--Authorizing initiating process for street paving, sanitary sewer construction within Casa Grande Sub- division, and sanitary sewer construction in Friendly Street from Whitten Drive to 200 feet south, and paving Friendly Street from Storey Boulevard to 400 feet north (1636) was read by number and title. e (Affected property on petition; assessable costs: paving, 77.3%; sewers, 93.8%; City costs, none) Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Bradley, to approve the Council minutes of November 8 and 15, the legislative subcommittee minutes as amended, and adopt Resolutions Nos. 3047, 3048, and 3049. Motion carried unanimously. III. CONSIDERATION OF CODE AMENDMENT RE: EXERCISE OF INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM-- Ordinance has been distributed to Council members. Passage of the ordinance would limit initiative petitions to primary and general November elections but would allow Council actions for such elec- tions on amendments to be authorized as they are now. Manager referred to Section I(l}(c} which says, "Unless the signatures on the petitions have been secured within six months after the date on which the first sig- nature on the petition has been affixed.'" He said that Councilors may want to consider whether six months is too long a time ~eriod. City Attorney Joyce Benjamin pointed out that should the Council, for example, pass an ordinance and it is subsequently referred to the voters, Council could call a special election or they could take no action thereby setting the ordinance over to a primary or general election and causing an 18-month delay. Assistant Manager further explained that a referendum can be by Council action or by petition. For a petition to be effective, e it must occur within 30 days, before the ordinance becomes effective if the ordinance does not have an emergency clause. 11/22/78--3 13CJ