The City Council could add the proposal as an ordinance at itsnext meeting but this is an unlikely move, as the public has astrong opinion on the proposal. Instead, the city is expected tocertify it for the ballot.

The idea behind the proposal is to limit further industrialdevelopment in the Port of Sacramento area in order to pave the wayfor more residential, commercial and retail development in southSacramento, bringing in new businesses to the area.

The proposal's supporters say that it is a "premier cityinitiative." Its opponents say it will "kill the port." Still, thecity is confident that it has the support of Sacramento residents.West Sacramento Quality Urbanization and Development, a group thatmade headlines when it rallied to stop the development of a largeconcrete manufacturing plant earlier this year, has submitted morethan 3,300 signatures of West Sacramento voters, triple the numberneeded to qualify the proposal for the ballot.