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MR. ROBERT BELL: 35% takes three votes of the Council, otherwise it takes four. MAYOR DEMOS: 35% - if less than 35% petition for it - when we vote on it, it takes four votes to pass it. If the petition is more than 35%, it only takes three votes of our votes to pass it. WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: To send a petition to the Council, how many votes does it take? To introduce the petition to the Council, it takes how many votes? MAYOR DEMOS: No votes. MR. ROBERT BELL: One signature. MAYOR DEMOS: Legally he is correct, but the truth of the matter is - you couldn't bring a petition here with one name on it and get us to order a study. MR. ROBERT BELL: But legally all it takes is o~e name. ACTING MAYOR JOHNSON: Earlier this evening Mr. Honchell said that we had one for about 40% and we didn't even order the study on it because it was that low. We play it in terms of the need, how the street looks, and what condition it's in - but the rule of thumb is if it's 40% to 50% we'll order the study and then see where it leads. MR. PARTYKA: I realize that, and the only thing I'm bringing about - I want to make it known to the people here - when the people brought the petition around for us to sign, it was misrepresented as to what they were doing. They were saying that all they needed was 33% to have this whole thing passed. COUNCILMAN FRANKE: Maybe they didn't misrepresent - maybe they didn't understand either. MR. PARTYKA: Whether they understood it or not, they were the ones bringing the petition. COUNCILMAN FRANKE: But I don't think that they would maliciously misrepresent it. MR. PARTYKA: I never said (inaudible). I understand that one of the gentlemen involved was a previous member of this Council. COUNCILMAN FRANKE: He should have known. MAYOR DEMOS: I would like to say that as long as I've been on this Council, historically this Council wouldn't accept a petition under 35%. -3-