However, the Kyoto Prefecture assembly vetoed the motion, adopting the resolution that "(Maizuru should) be prosperous not only as a central city of northern Kyoto but also as a large port city in Kyoto Prefecture."
京都府議会は「京都北部の中心都市としてだけでなく、府下の唯一の大港湾都市建設に万進すべき」との決議を採択し、東西分離案を否決した。