HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2001-80 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-80
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE STATE'S ELECTION CODE,
REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO
CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 5, 2002,
WITH THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE SAME DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California("City"), called a
Special Municipal Election to be held on March 5, 2002, for the purpose of submitting to the voters
four ballot measures: two proposed charter amendments; an advisory measure; and a proposed
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the Special Municipal Election be consolidated with the
Statewide Primary 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 elections department
of the County of Orange canvass the returns of the Special 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, California,
does resolve, declare, determine and order as follows:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the Elections Code of
the State of California, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to
consent and agree to the consolidation of a Special Municipal Election with the Statewide Primary
Election on Tuesday, March 5, 2002, for the purpose of considering the four ballot measures
described in SECTION 2 of this resolution.
SECTION 2. That said four measures are to appear on the March 5, 2002, ballot as follows:
FIRST MEASURE (PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT)
Property Rights Protection Measure
YES
"Shall the Charter of the City of Huntington Beach be
amended by adding a new section thereto providing that
only a property owner can establish the price or terms
regarding that property's sale, lease, rental, exchange or NO
transfer; and prohibiting the City of Huntington Beach
from legislating or regulating the price or terms
concerning the sale, lease,rental, exchange or transfer of
property(for example, by the adoption of a rent control
ordinance)?"
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SECOND MEASURE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
Creation of Infrastructure Fund
YES
"Shall the Huntington Beach Charter be amended to
establish an "Infrastructure Fund" with all infrastructure
revenues raised, and accrued interest, directed into
the Fund; prohibiting the transfer or loan of Fund NO
monies;requiring that General Fund expenditures for
infrastructure not be reduced below 15%of General
Fund revenues based on a five-year rolling average;.and
requiring that City Council designate an advisory board
to annually review and audit the Infrastructure Fund?"
THIRD MEASURE ADVISORY VOTE ONLY
Advisory Vote Only. Infrastructure Fund.
Power Plant Utility Tax YES
"Should the Utility Tax paid solely by an electric power
plant be placed into an Infrastructure Fund to be used
only for the maintenance, construction and repair of NO
infrastructure such as storm drains, storm water pump
stations, alleys, streets, highways, curbs and gutters,
sidewalks, bridges, street trees, landscaped medians,
parks, beach facilities, playgrounds, traffic signals, street
lights, block walls along arterial highways and all public
buildings and public ways?"
FOURTH MEASURE (PROPOSED ORDINANCE)
Amendment of Utility Tax by Removing Electric Power
Plant Exemption YES
"Shall the ordinance requiring an electric power plant to
pay the same Utility Tax as do residents and businesses
of the City of Huntington Beach by amending the NO
Huntington Beach Municipal Code to remove Section
3.36.080(b) and make corresponding changes to Section
3.36.010(g), be adopted?"
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SECTION 3. That the county election department is authorized to canvass the returns
of the Special 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 of Orange by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the
County for such additional 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 election 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 AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day of October 2001.
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
1, 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 feast a majority of all the
members of said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th
day of October, 2001 by the following vote:
AYES: Green, Boardman, Cook, Julien Houchen, Garofalo, Dettloff,
Bauer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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