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12-17-01 Page 20 discussion because at the end of the day if it does not pass muster, two things can happen: 1) it will be withdrawn and not placed on the ballot. I think any proponent who finds that there is resistance across the board would be able to do that. I think if you trust the system and if you trust yourselves and others to get involved, you won't be too worried about whether or not you don't control it up front. So, I really don't see a problem starting it. I don't think it is necessary to make it provocative, I don't think it's necessary to worry about something that right now has very little information any of us can deal with. The idea is to get information, ask challenging questions, have people do some homework. That's what the process is for. Ultimately, if you do it right, if you do it sufficiently, the voters (whether it be in May, whether it be in November, or if it doesn't go to them) but if it does, the voters will have had the benefit of a broad-based, thoughtful discussion. Mr. Ilacqua addressed Mr. Schiemann and said again, my motivation is neither defensive in nature or confrontational. We do have the ability to pick the timing of this issue at this point; there is no reason why we cannot. I think moving at a methodical pace with key issues is always prudent. I would stand behind my desire to keep this "tabled" and get it to Planning and Zoning and into process and I support Council President 1Vlarquardt's thoughts. Dr. Parker said the only comment I have is that we still, at any point, can decide to (like the Mayor says) postpone, move ahead with it, table it. If anything it just brings the issue out at this point. It still leaves us control. Mr. Schiemann said I guess I obj ect to the term ' fast-track. " The truth is, if Council kept doing business and we had regular meetings in January and in February, this issue probably wouldn't even be before us. The fact is the next Planning and Zoning is probably scheduled way out before this thing can get into the loop and get into the system. The Charter, just like the tax code, the Charter provides remedy for that. I am not asking for anything special; I am asking you to provide the remedy that is provided for in the Charter. Because of the hardship of the timing of my coming to you, yes, but the timing of the holidays and the timing of the reformation of Council. That all creates the issues that could stop me froin getting to the May ballot. Again, if I was sitting here on June 17, I would have no problem getting to a November ballot. That is not the issue. The issue is the hardship is created because of my timing being here, the holiday issue when people are gone and committees can't meet because they don't have a quorum. And the fact that Council basically disburses and then reconvenes sometime in late January. Part of those are my problem but they are not all my problem, and the Charter provides a remedy for that. And, that is all I am asking for. Council President Marquardt said thank you. I normally don't like to get argumentative, but I do have to comment on the record that the Mayor has alluded to on the issue of the rezoning of Village property to residential. I think if the record is checked that that item was discussed on three separate Caucus meetings. I think that all of them, the Mayor was not in attendance. It was discussed when Planning and Zoning first presented it at the Caucus meeting. The alternate zoning was proposed because it met the objectives the Planning and Zoning Commission had laid forth in what they had proposed and it was already in existence. I think if the record is really checked, that those will be borne out. Mayor Rinker said if the record shows what you are saying, then so be it. That's not my recollection.