HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2024-38 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-3 8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH,
CALIFORNIA ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
CITY A CERTAIN CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE RELATING TO
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024, GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION AS CALLED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2024-34
WHEREAS, on July 2, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-34 calling a
General Municipal Election for Tuesday,November 5, 2024; and
On July 2, 2024, the City Council also adopted Resolution No. 2024-35 requesting that
the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held
on November 5, 2024, and requested assistance of the Orange County Registrar of Voters; and
Pursuant to authority provided by the California Constitution, Article XI and the
Government Code, Title'4, Division 2, Chapter 2 (commencing at § 34450) and the Election
Code Division 9, Chapter 3, Article 3 (commencing at § 9255) of the State of California, and
under the provisions of the laws relating to Charter cities in the State of California, the City
Council desires to submit to the voters of the City, at the General Municipal Election to be held
on November 5; 2024, a proposed Charter Amendment related to Environmental Protection,
The City Council is authorized and directed by statute to submit the proposed Charter
Amendment to the voters,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, does
hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein.
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SECTION 2. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California
relating to Charter Cities, and pursuant to the California Constitution, Article XI and the
Government Code, Title 4, Division 2, Chapter 2 (commencing at § 34450) and the Election
Code Division 9, Chapter 3, Article 3 (commencing at § 9255) of the State of California,the City
Council does hereby order submitted to the voters'at the General Municipal Election to be held
on November 5, 2024, the following question:
"Shall proposed Charter Amendment No. 1, which
would amend the City Charter to state that City Yes
Planning and Zoning is a local, municipal affair, and
require voter approval of City initiated general plan
amendments or zoning changes when such items No
present significant and unavoidable negative impacts
to the environment, be approved?"
SECTION 2. That the complete text of the Charter Amendment submitted to the voters
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is attached as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3. That the vote requirement for the measure to pass is a majority (50%+1) of
the votes cast.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution
with the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange and the Registrar of Voters of the County
of Orange.
SECTION 5. 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 t ' of Huntington Beach at a
special meeting thereof held on July 8, 2024.
Mayor '--
REVIEWED A APP VED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Manager City Attorney W.-
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
Vity Manager
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EXHIBIT A
CHARTER AMENDMENT
PROPOSED ADDITIONS SHOWN AS UNDERLINED
PROPOSED DELETIONS SHOWN AS STRIKETHROUGH
Charter Amendment Measure No. 1
Section 807 .ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
No City generalplan amendment or zoningchange be approved bythe Citywhere
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the related environmental review(EIR)finds the same proposed general plan update or zoning
change presents significant and unavoidable negative impacts to the environment,without first
receiving approval by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the electors voting on such
proposition at a general or special election at which such proposition is submitted. City Planning
and Zoning is a local,municipal affair, beyond the reach of State control or interference, a local
activity reserved for the City and its people,not the State.
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Res. No. 2024-38
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, 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 special meeting thereof held on July 8,
2024, by the following vote:
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AYES: Burns, Van Der Mark, Strickland, McKeon
NOES: None
ABSENT: Moser, Bolton, Kalmick
ABSTAIN: None
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California