Not really sure what the issue is here - why did CPTI think the city's position would fundamentally change just because CPTI tweaked its own language? The end effects of the initiative haven't changed, have they?

Since when does the City get to say what the People get to vote on? Fuck the City. If the petitioners don't have a lawyer to check their vague initiative, then if it gets passed, it won't be enforceable anyway. Actually, the City Attorney is doing these Bozos a favor. They ought to get a clue and fix what they are too stupid to understand.

A trust is a bad idea, to begin with. Vote in legislators that will do the voters' bidding.