RESOLUTION NO.____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 , 2024 AND SUCH OTHER
MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW
CITY OF FOSTER CITY
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election of the City of Foster City was held in accordance with the laws of the State of California on Tuesday, November 5, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the election of candidates to the following seats : Three (3) Members of City Council elected for full terms of four years each were placed on the November 5, 2024 Official Ballot; and
WHEREAS, one local measure, Measure V, was placed on the November 5, 2024 Official Ballot for the City of Foster City; and
WHEREAS, notice of the election was duly and legally given, voting precincts were properly established, election officers appointed and election supplies furnished; and in all respects the election was held and conducted and the votes cast thereat received and canvassed, and the returns thereof made, determined and declared in the time, form and manner as required by the general laws of the State providing for and regulating consolidated general municipal elections in the City of Foster City; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Elections Officer & Assessor -County Clerk -Recorder, in accordance with all applicable laws, canvassed the returns of said elections and has certified the results as provided in the Statement of the Vote set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, as the governing board of said City, met on this date, for the purpose of accepting said canvass , declaring the results and installing the newly elected officers.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there were 8 voting precincts established in said City established by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo for the holding of the General Municipal Election and designated "Precinct Nos. 22001 through 22036."
That on December 5, 2024, Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor - County Clerk-Recorder, caused to be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Foster City, a certificate which includes the record of votes from the canvass of all ballots cast at said General Municipal Election.
That the whole total number of ballots cast was 14,478 in the City.
SECTION 2. That the names of persons voted for at the election for Member of the City Council were as follows:
a. Richa Awasthi
b. Shankar Kenkre
c. Suzy Niederhofer
d. Patrick J Sullivan
e. Phoebe Shin Venkat
That the measure voted upon at the election, Measure V, is as follows:
“To protect Foster City’s financial stability and maintain essential services including 911 emergency response, property crime prevention, street repairs, and infrastructure maintenance, shall an ordinance amending the business license tax with varying the rates from $0.75 to $3.00 per $1000 of gross receipts, retaining the $100/$200 minimum tax and increasing the maximum tax payment both with annual inflation adjustments, generating approximately $1,400,000 annually for locally controlled general fund purposes, until ended by voters, be adopted?”
SECTION 3. That the number of votes given at each precinct to each person and for and against Measure V, and the total number of votes given in the City to each person and for and against Measure V were as listed in Exhibit A attached.
SECTION 4. That the City Council does declare and determine that Suzy Niederhofer was elected to the office of Member of the City Council for the full term of four (4) years, Patrick J Sullivan was elected to the office of Member of the City Council for the full term of four (4) years, and Phoebe Shin Venkat was elected to the office of Member of the City Council for the full term of four (4) years.
That as a result of the election, a majority of the voters voting on Measure V relating to increasing business license tax from $0.75 to $3.00 per $1000 of gross receipts, retaining the $100/$200 minimum tax and increasing the maximum tax payment both with annual inflation adjustments, generating approximately $1,400,000 annually for locally controlled general fund purposes cast 9,831 ballots for the measure and 3,421 ballots against the measure.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall enter on the records of the City Council of the City, a statement of the result of the election, showing: (1) The whole number of ballots cast in the City; (2) The names of the persons voted for; (3) The measure voted upon; (4) For what office each person was voted for; (5) The number of votes given at each precinct to each person , and for and against each measure; and (6) the total number of votes given to each person, and for and against the measure.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall immediately make and deliver to each of the persons so elected a Certificate of Election; that the City Clerk shall also administer to each person elected the Oath of Office prescribed in the Constitution of the State of California and shall have them subscribe to it and file it in the office of the City Clerk.
Each and all of the persons so elected shall then be inducted into the respective office to which they have been elected.
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 as a resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City at the special meeting held on the 9
th day of December, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
PATRICK SULLIVAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PRISCILLA SCHAUS, CITY CLERK