AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: January 24, 2023
Item Number:
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Huma Ahmed, City Clerk
Subject: CITY CLERK’S CERTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE SUFFICIENT
SIGNATURES ON TWO REFERENDUM PETITIONS FOR THE
CHEVAL BLANC PROJECT
Attachments: 1. City Clerk’s Certification that there are Sufficient Signatures on a Referendum Petition – Ordinance No. 22-O-2866
2. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Revised Signature Verification – Ordinance No. 22-O-2866
3. City Clerk’s Certification that there are Sufficient Signatures on a Referendum Petition – Ordinance No. 22-O-2867
4. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Signature Verification – Ordinance No. 22-O-2867
RECOMMENDATION
The City Clerk recommends that the City Council review and file the Certification of Results as provided by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC).
Two referendum petitions were submitted to Beverly Hills registered voters for Ordinance No. 22-O-2866 and Ordinance No. 22-O-2867.Based on the results received from the RR/CC office, both petitions have met the election requirement threshold and the City Council may repeal the ordinances or the City Council may be place them on a ballot for an election.
INTRODUCTION
On November 15, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 22-O-2866 approving the Cheval Blanc Specific Plan Zoning and Map Amendments and Ordinance No. 22-O2867 regarding a Development Agreement for the project.
On December 19, 2022 a referendum petition for Ordinance No. 22-O-2866 was filed with the City Clerk’s office by Danielle Wilson (Proponent) representing Unite Here! G-1
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Local 11 and Beverly Hills resident Darian Bojeaux. The petition was circulated for signatures between the dates of November 18, 2022 – December 19, 2022.
Then on December 21, 2022 a second referendum petition was submitted to the City Clerk’s office for Ordinance No. 22-O-2867 by Danielle Wilson (Proponent) representing Unite Here! Local 11 and Beverly Hills resident Darian Bojeaux. The petition was circulated for signatures between the dates of November 21, 2022 – December 21, 2022.
There are 21,931 registered voters in the City of Beverly Hills as of the last report filed on October 24, 2022 by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to the Secretary of State. Each petition must have a minimum of 2,193 qualified signatures (10% of the registered voters) to qualify for filing.
Pursuant to section 9240 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, at the request of the Beverly Hills City Clerk, examined the petitions and determined that the petitions are signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters in the City. The Los Angeles County Registrar forwarded the final results on January 6, 2023.
DISCUSSION
Referendum results against an ordinance passed by the City Council approving the Cheval Blanc Specific Plan Zoning and Map Amendments: Ordinance No. 22-O-2866 are listed below. Based on the County of Los Angeles Registrar of Voters’ Signature Verification Certificate of a full review, I hereby determine the following facts regarding the petition:
ORD No: 22-O-2866
Total Number of Signatures Filed 2,959
Total Number of Signatures Found Sufficient 2,582
Total Number of Signatures Found NOT Sufficient 377
Total Number of Duplicate Signatures 17
Withdrawal Requests Submitted 6
Withdrawal Requests Approved 4
Based on this information, as City Clerk, I can certify that the number of valid signatures on the petition is 2,582 which is 11.8% of the registered voters and therefore the petition is deemed sufficient.
Referendum results against an ordinance passed by the City Council approving a Development Agreement for the Cheval Blanc Project: Ordinance No. 22-O-2867 are provided below. Based on the County of Los Angeles Registrar of Voters’ Signature Verification Certificate of a full review, I hereby determine the following facts regarding the petition:
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ORD No: 22-O-2867
Total Number of Signatures Filed 3,077
Total Number of Signatures Found Sufficient 2,612
Total Number of Signatures Found NOT Sufficient 465
Total Number of Duplicate Signatures 43
Withdrawal Requests Submitted and Approved 6
Based on this information, as City Clerk, I certify that the number of valid signatures on the petition is 2,612 which is 11.9% of the registered voters and therefore the petition is deemed sufficient. Accordingly, the results of the examination are hereby certified.
Pursuant to Government Code § 7924.110 the petitions shall not be deemed to be public records and shall not be open for public inspection.
Next Steps
The City Clerk will return with a report to the City Council at an upcoming meeting with the City Council’s options. These options include repealing the ordinances which are subject to the referendum or placing the ordinances on an upcoming ballot for election.
The report will also provide information on possible election dates and costs. No further action is required of the City Council at this time.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact for this report.
Huma Ahmed,
City Clerk
Approved By
Attachment 1
Meeting Date: January 24, 2023
çBEVERLYRLY
CITY CLERK’S CERTIFICATION THAT
THERE ARE SUFFICIENT SIGNATURES
ON A REFERENDUM PETITION
I, Huma Ahmed, City Clerk of the City of Beverly Hills, do hereby certify pursuant to Section 9240 of the Elections Code of the State of California, to the following facts relatingto Referendum Against An Ordinance Passed By The City Council -Ordinance No. 22-0- 2866, An Ordinance Approving The Cheval Blanc Specific Plan Zoning And Map Amendments.
On December 19, 2022, a Referendum Petition was filed with the City Clerk’s Office of the City of Beverly Hills by Danielle Wilson (Proponent) representing Unite Here! Local 11 and Beverly Hills resident Darian Bojeaux. The report filed October 24, 2022 from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office confirmed to the Secretary of State that there are 21,931 registered voters in the City of Beverly Hills. The petition must have a minimum of 2,193 signatures (10% of the registered voters in the City) to qualify for filing.
The petition was circulated for signatures between the dates of November 18, 2022 — December 19, 2022.
Pursuant to Section 9240 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, at the request of the Beverly Hills City Clerk, examined the petition and determined that the petition is signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters of the City. Based on the County of Los Angeles Registrar of Voters’Signature Verification Certificate, attached hereto, I have determined the following facts regarding this petition:
of signatures filed: 2,959of signature withdrawal requests: 6of signatures withdrawn 4 of signatures verified: 2,959of signatures found sufficient: 2,582 of signatures found not sufficient 377
of signatures not sufficient because duplicate 17
Based on the above, I certify that the number of valid signatures on the petition is 2,582 which is 11.8% of the registered voters and therefore the petition is deemed sufficient.
Accordingly, the results of the examination are hereby certified.
HUMA AHMED, CITY CLERK
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Dated: January 24, 2023
Attachment 2
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DEAN C. LOGAN
Registrar-Recorder /County Clerk
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK
January 6, 2023
Ms. Huma Ahmed, City Clerk
City of Beverly Hills
455 N. Rexford Drive, 290
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Dear Ms. Ahmed:
We have completed the signature verification submitted on December 20, 2022, for A Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed By The City Council An Ordinance Approving the Cheval Blanc Specific Plan Zoning And Map Amendments: Ordinance No. 22-0-2866.
The results of the signature verification are as follows:
Number of signatures filed
Number of signature withdrawal requests
Number of signatures withdrawn
Number of signatures verified
Number of signatures found sufficient
Number of signatures found not sufficient
Not sufficient because duplicate
2,959
6 4
2,959
2,582
377
17 Sincerely,
�15: DEAN C. LOGA
Registrar-Recor r/County Clerk
12400 IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, NORWALK, CA 90650 LAVOTE GOV
REVISED
Attachment 3
Meeting Date: January 24, 2023
çBEVRLYRLY
CITY CLERK’S CERTIFICATION THAT
THERE ARE SUFFICIENT SIGNATURES
ON A REFERENDUM PETITION
I, Huma Ahmed, City Clerk of the City of Beverly Hills, do hereby certify pursuant to Section 9240 of the Elections Code of the State of California, to the following facts relating to Referendum Against An Ordinance Passed By The City Council -Ordinance No. 22-0- 2867, An Ordinance Of The City Council Approving A Development Agreement For TheCheval Blanc Project.
On December 21, 2022, a Referendum Petition was filed with the City Clerk’s Office of the City of Beverly Hills by Danielle Wilson (Proponent) representing Unite Here! Local 11 and Beverly Hills resident Darian Bojeaux. The report filed October 24, 2022 from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office confirmed to the Secretary of State that there are 21,931 registered voters in the City of Beverly Hills. The petition must have aminimum of 2,193 signatures (10% of the registered voters in the City) to qualify for filing.
The petition was circulated for signatures between the dates of November 21, 2022 — December 21, 2022.
Pursuant to Section 9240 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, at the request of the Beverly Hills City Clerk, examined the petition and determined that the petition is signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters of the City. Based on the County of Los Angeles Registrar of Voters’ Signature Verification Certificate, attached hereto, I have determined the following facts regarding this petition:
1. Number of signatures filed: 3,077
2. Number of signature withdrawal requests: 63. Number of signatures withdrawn 6
4. Number of signatures verified: 3,077
5. Number of signatures found sufficient: 2,6126. Number of signatures found not sufficient 4657. Number of signatures not sufficient because duplicate 43 Based on the above, I certify that the number of valid signatures on the petition is 2,612 which is 11.9% of the registered voters and therefore the petition is deemed sufficient.Accordingly, the results of the examination are hereby certified.
HUMA AHMED, CITY
Dated: January 24, 2023
Attachment 4