HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 96-46 RESOLUTION NO. 96-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH,
CALIFORNIA,REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
NOVEMBER 5, 1996,WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
THE DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach called a General Municipal
Election to be held on November 5, 1995, for the purpose of the election of three Members of
the City Council, a City Clerk, and a City Treasurer and:
WHEREAS, the City Council is submitting to the voters pursuant to City Charter§ 612,
two questions relating to construction on park land; also for the submission to the voters an
advisory measure regarding the formation of a citywide assessment district to construct
recreational facilities and fund youth sports fields grants.
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the
Statewide General election to be held on the same date and that within the city the precincts,
polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that the county
election department of the County of Orange canvass the returns of the General Municipal
Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election,-
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS;
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of§ 10403 of the Elections Code, the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to consent and agree to the
consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General election on Tuesday,
November 5, 1996, for the purpose of the election of three Members of the City Council, a City
Clerk and a City Treasurer.
SECTION 2. That measures are to appear on the ballot as follows:
ADVISORY VOTE ONLY. "Should the City of Huntington Beach construct: a
sports field on an undeveloped portion of Huntington Central Park; athletic field YES
lighting at high schools;a public gymnasium at Murdy Community Center;and
fund youth sports field grants by establishing a ten year citywide assessment
district for total of$11.5 million at a maximum annual cost of:
$24 per single family residence;
$10 per multi-family unit; and NO
$5 per business and mobile home unit?"
"Shall the City of Huntington Beach at a cost of$1.83 million construct a
gymnasium and related improvements,and reconfigure existing parking at YES
Murdy Community Center, east of Goldenwest Street, south of Norma
Drive, to provide youth,adult and senior exercise classes,basketball,volleyball
and other recreation/sports activities?" NO
"Shall the City of Huntington Beach at a cost of$1.5 million construct lighted
soccer and softball fields, a roller hockey and snack bar concession, parking, YES
restrooms,and related improvements in an undeveloped portion of Huntington
Central Park, south of Talbert Avenue and cast of Goldenwest Street,on NO
-property that was formerly a landfill and mushroom farm?"
SECTION 3. That the county election department is authorized to canvass the returns
of the General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were
only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used.
SECTION 4. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the
county election department to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the
consolidated election .
SECTION 5. That the City of Huntington Beach recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for
any costs.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the county elections department of the County of
Orange.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON Jul v 15 _ ,19 96
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Res. No. 96-46
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of
the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said
City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th of July, 1996 by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Harman, Leipzig, Bauer, Sullivan, Green,
Garofalo
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Dettloff
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California
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