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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-R ___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE
CERTIFICATION OF THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AS TO
THE SUFFICIENCY OF A PETITION TO PLACE A PARCEL
TAX BALLOT MEASURE BEFORE THE VOTERS, ENTITLED
“CULVER CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXCELLENCE IN
EDUCATION ACT OF 2026” AND PLACING THE MEASURE
ON THE BALLOT FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026 GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Culver City ("City Council") is the legislative body of the City of Culver City ("City"), a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California and the Charter of the City of Culver City ("City Charter"); and WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized pursuant to the City Charter and applicable provisions of the California Elections Code to submit measures to the qualified electors of the City at any municipal election, including measures proposing the levy of a special tax upon parcels of real property within the City ("Parcel Tax"); and WHEREAS, the California Elections Code, including but not limited to Elections Code Sections 9200 through 9226, sets forth the procedures by which a petition may be submitted to the legislative body of a city to propose the adoption of an ordinance or measure, and further sets forth the procedures for certification of such petition and the calling of an election thereon; and
WHEREAS, a petition was duly submitted to the City Clerk of the City of Culver City (“City Clerk”) bearing the signatures of registered voters of the City, requesting that a ballot measure proposing the levy of a Parcel Tax be placed before the qualified electors of the City at the next regularly scheduled municipal election (“Petition”); and
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WHEREAS, on June 5, 2026, initiative proponents submitted sections of the petition bearing a total of 4,253 signatures to the City Clerk of the City of Culver City for filing and verification; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Elections Code, the City Clerk caused the submitted petitions to be transmitted to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder for signature verification; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2026, the Registrar -Recorder, through its Data Entry and Signature Verification section, issued a Certificate of Sufficiency , attached hereto as Exhibit A, certifying the results of the signature verification, which determined that of the 4,253 signatures filed, 3,860 signatures were verified, of which 2,950 signatures were found sufficient; and
WHEREAS, the number of valid signatures found sufficient — 2,950 — meets or exceeds the minimum number of valid signatures required under applicable law to qualify the Initiative for submission to the voters of the City; and WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9114 and 9211 requires that the voter initiative petitions be submitted to the City Council no later than the next regular City Council meeting following the certification; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to accept the Certificate of Sufficiency issued by the Registrar -Recorder and to take further action as may be required by law with respect to the qualified Initiative; and
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. 2026 -R076, on June 22, 2026 the City Council has called a General Municipal Election for the purpose of electing two members of the City Council, said Election to be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9285 and 9286, the City Council further desires to establish rules and regulations for the preparation, submittal and printing of arguments and rebuttals for and against the measure described herein; and
WHEREAS, the initiative ordinance to be considered by the qualified voters for the amendment of the Municipal Code to add a new parcel tax are described and provided for in the initiative ballot measure attached hereto as Exhibit " B" (the "Measure") and by this reference made an operative part hereof, in accordance with all applicable laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City, California, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings. The City Council finds that all the preceding recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated and adopted as findings and determinations by the City Council as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. The Certificate of Sufficiency, attached hereto as “Exhibit A”, is hereby accepted regarding the initiative petition.
SECTION 3. Submission of Measure. Pursuant to California Constitution, Article XIIIC, Section 2(b), California Elections Code § 9222, and any other applicable requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to charter cities, the City Council, by a supermajority vote, hereby orders the Ordinance attached hereto as “Exhibit B" to be submitted to the qualified voters of the City at the General Municipal Election to be held and consolidated with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The proposed Ordinance shall be in the form
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attached hereto as Exhibit "B” to this Resolution and is incorporated by this reference as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 4. The Measure shall be presented and printed upon the ballot submitted to the voters in the manner and form set forth in this Section 4. On the ballot to be submitted to the qualified voters at the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following:
Shall the measure, to strengthen
academic excellence, attract and
retain teachers, support music/ arts/
athletics/ STEM programs,
instructional aides, and for other
designated purposes, by imposing a
special tax on all real estate parcels,
including commer cial use, of $0.48/
building square foot, with senior
exemptions, independent citizen/
auditor oversight, subject to a tax cap,
for 10 years, generating approximately
$18,000,000 annually in local funds for
Culver City public schools that the
state cannot take be adopted?
YES
NO
SECTION 5. Conduct of Election. The City Council consents to the consolidation of the election on this measure with all other elections being held in the same territory on November 3, 2026, and to hold and conduct the consolidated election in the manner prescribed in Elections Code Section 10418.
SECTION 6. Notice of Election. Notice of the time and place of holding the election is hereby given, and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
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SECTION 7. Impartial Analysis. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9280, the City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the Measure as set forth herein to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the Measure, not to exceed 500 words in length, showing the effect of the Measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure, and transmit such impartial analysis to the City Clerk not later than end of business on August 14, 2026. The im partial analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the Measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the City Council. In the event the entire text of the Measure is not printed on the ballot, or i n the voter information portion of the sample ballot, there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-font bold type, the following: "The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance or Measure "__".
If you desi re a copy of the ordinance or measure, please call the election official's office at XXX-XXX-XXXX and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you." SECTION 8. Placement on the Ballot. The full text of the Measure shall not be printed in the voter information guide, and a statement shall be printed in the ballot pursuant to Elections Code §9223 advising voters that they may obtain a copy of this Resolution and the Measure, at no cost, upon request made to the City Clerk.
SECTION 9. Filing with County. The City Clerk shall, not later than the 88th day prior to the Special Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, file with the Board of Supervisors and the County Clerk -- Registrar of Voters of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, a certified copy of this Resolution.
SECTION 10. Public Examination. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9295, this measure will be available for public examination for no fewer
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than ten (10) calendar days prior to being submitted for printing in the voter information guide. The Clerk shall post notice in the Clerk's office of the specific dates that the examination period will run.
SECTION 11. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the Measure relates to organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and therefore is not a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines, section 15378(b)(5).
SECTION 12. Severability. The provisions of this Resolution are severable and if any provision of this Resolution is held invalid, that provision shall be severed from the Resolution and the remainder of this Resolution shall continue in full force and effect, and not be affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 13. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.
SECTION 14. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 13th day of July 2026.
Freddy Puza, Mayor
City of Culver City, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jeremy Bocchino Heather Baker
City Clerk City Attorney
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Please call Tiffany Olsen, Head, Data Entry and Signature Verification at (562) 462-2376 if you have any questions regarding the signature verification of this petition.
4,253
3,860
2,950
910
The results of the signature verification are as follows:
Number of signatures filed
Number of signatures verified
Number of signatures found sufficient
Number of signatures found not sufficient
June 26, 2026
Jeremy Bocchino, City Clerk
City of Culver City
9770 Culver Boulevard
Culver City, California 90232
Dear Jeremy Bocchino:
We have completed the signature verification submitted on June 5, 2026, for an Initiative to Amend the Culver City Municipal Code to Enact a Special Parcel Tax to Partially Fund Educational Progra
ms and Student Support Services.