Agenda Item A.1
CPMS DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM
Meeting Date: December 20, 2022
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Deborah Lopez, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Confirmation of November 8, 2022 , Canvass of Consolidated General Election Returns
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 22-__ entitl ed “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta Declaring the Results of the General Election Held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 and Such Other Matters as Provided by Law.”
BACKGROUND
On June 21, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 22 -29, calling a General Municipal Election to be held and conducted in the City of Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, as required by law, to:
- Elect two members of the City Council for four-year terms, on e each in the newly formed District 1 and District 2;
- Submit to the voters a one cent transactions and use sales ta x measure, also known as Measure B2022; and
- Submit to the voters Measure C2022 which is a referendum of t he Goleta City Council’s adoption of Ordinance No. 21-09 banning the sale of flavored tobacco products.
The Consolidated General Electi on was held in the City of Golet a on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
The City’s General Municipal Elec tion was consolidated with the Statewide General Election, and the Santa Barbara County Registrar of Voters was authorized to canvass the returns. Staff is recommendi ng the City Council adopt Resol ution No. 22-__ entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta Declari ng the Results of the General Election Held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 and Such Oth e r M a t t e r s a s Provided by Law” (Attachment 1).
1 Meeting Date: December 20, 2022
DISCUSSION:
The County of Santa Barbara Regi strar of Voters conducted the e lection on behalf of the City of Goleta and is required to provide to the City a Cer tification of Election Results. On December 8, 2022, the City of Goleta received certi fication of result of the canvass and summary report for Goleta from the County of Santa Barbara Registrar of Voters, attached as Exhibit A to Attachment 1.
Upon completion of the canvass of the votes and before installi ng the new officers, the City Council must adopt a resolution reciting the fact of the e lection and declaring elected the persons for whom the highest number of votes were cast for each office.
The City of Goleta received the Ce rtificate of Election results from the County of Santa Barbara certifying the canvass of the votes for two members of the City Council for four- year terms, one each in the newly formed District 1 and Distric t 2, and for the Measures submitted to the voters, a one cent transactions and use sales tax measure, also known as Measure B2022, and Measure C2022 which is a referendum of t he Goleta City Council’s adoption of Ordinance No. 21-09 banning the sale of f lavored tobacco products.
The following results are based upon the official canvass of th e returns for the Consolidated General Municipal Election held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022:
- District Elections : Luz Reyes-Martin, City Councilmember for District 1 (58.14%), and James Kyriaco, Cit y Councilmember for District 2 (56.45%), were elected. The City Council seats are four-year terms.
- Measure B2022: The official results show that the voters passed the Measure B2022 City of Goleta General Transactions And Use Tax by a 64.3 9% majority vote.
- Measure C2022 : The official results show t hat the voters passed Measure C2022, a referendum of the Goleta City Council’s adoption of Ordinance No. 21- 09 banning the sale of flavored tobacco products, by a 75.81% majority vote.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
The estimated costs associated with the election have been prov ided by the Santa Barbara County Elections office and were included in the City C lerk Division’s Election Costs Account 101-10-1300-54002 fo r FY 2022-23. Staff had estim ated these costs at approximately $53,000 based on tw o Council seats and two measur es. Actual election costs are expected to be received by March and will return back to City Council to request additional appropriation if needed.
ALTERNATIVES
2 Meeting Date: December 20, 2022
Before the City Clerk may issue the Certificates of Election and administer the Oaths of Office, the City Council must ado pt Resolution No. 22-__, decla ring the results of the November 8, 2022, Consolidated G eneral Election. There are no v iable alternatives to the recommended action.
Reviewed By: Legal Review By: Approved By:
___________________ ______ _____________ ______ ___________ Kristine Schmidt Megan Garibaldi Robert Nisbet
Assistant City Manager City Attorney City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution No. 22- __ entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta Declaring the Result of the General Election Held on Tuesday, November 8, 2025 and Such Other Matters as Provided by Law.”
3 Attachment 1
Resolution No. 22-__ entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta Declaring the Result of the General Election Held on Tuesday, November 8, 2025 and Such Other Matters as Provided by Law.”
4 RESOLUTION NO. 22- ___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA
CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACT S O F T H E G E N E R A L M U N I C I P A L ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022 AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS
AS PROVIDED BY LAW
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the Ci ty of Goleta, California, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, as required by law; and
WHEREAS, notice of the election was given in time, form and manner as provided by law; that voting precincts were properly established; that election officers were appointed and that in all respects the election was held and conducted and the votes were cast and received and canvassed and the returns made and declared in time, form and manner as required by the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California for the holding of elections in general law cities; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Barbara County Clerk /Registrar of Voters canvassed the returns of the election and has certified the results to this City Council, the results are received, attached and made a part hereof as “Exhibit A”.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the whole number of votes cast in the precincts, except vote by mail voter ballots and provisional ballots, was 12,572.
That whole number of vote by mail votes cast in the City was 12 4,472, making a total of 137,044 votes (ballots) cast in the City.
SECTION 2. That the names of persons voted for at the election for Goleta City Council Member – District 1 and District 2 were as follows:
D i s t r i c t 1 D i s t r i c t 2
L u z R e y e s - M a r t i n J a m e s K y r i a c o Roger S. Aceves S a m R a m i r e z
5 That the measures voted upon at the election are as follows:
MEASURE B2022
“To support Goleta’s 9-1-1 response/crime prevention;
clean-up trash in creeks to maintain coastal waters; address homelessness, fire risks fr om illegal encampments;
maintain public safety, clean/maintain public areas; repair streets/potholes; increase recycled water use for parks; retain local businesses/jobs; maintain open spaces/natural areas and for general government use; shall a measure be adopted establishing a 1¢ sales tax providing approximately $10,600,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring public spending disclosure?”
YES
NO
MEASURE C2022
“Shall Ordinance No. 21-09, An Ordinance of the City of Goleta, California, banning t he sale of flavored tobacco products within the City’s limits, be adopted?”
YES
NO
SECTION 3. That the number of votes given at each precinct and the number of votes given in the City to each of the persons above named for the respective offices for which the persons were candidates and for and again st the measures were as listed in Exhibit “A” attached.
SECTION 4.
A. The City Council does declare and determine that Luz Reyes-Martin was elected as Member of the City Council, District 1 for the full term of four years.
B. The City Council does declare and determine that James Kyria co was elected as Member of the City Council, District 2 for the full term of four years.
C. That, as a result of the election, a majority of the voters voting on the measures relating to 1% Transaction and Use Tax (Sales Tax) (Measure B2022)
and Ban on the Sale of Flavored Tobacco (Measure C2022) did vot e in favor of them, and that the measures wer e carried, and shall be deemed a dopted and ratified.
SECTION 5. 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 votes cast in the City; (2) The names of the persons voted for; (3) The measures 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; (6) The total number of votes given to each person, and for and against each measure.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall immediately make and deliver to each of the persons so elected a Certificate of Election signed by the City Clerk and authenticated; that the City Clerk shall also administer to each person elected the 6 Oath of Office prescribed in the Constitution of the State of C alifornia 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 respecti ve office to which they have been elected.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption o f this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20
th day of December, 2022.
__________________________
PAULA PEROTTE
MAYOR
A T T E S T : A P P R O V E D A S T O F O R M :
_________________________ ______ ____________________ DEBORAH S. LOPEZ MEGAN GARIBALDI
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
7 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss.
CITY OF GOLETA )
I, DEBORAH S. LOPEZ, City Clerk o f the City of Goleta, Californ ia, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 22-__ was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Goleta at a regular meeting held on the 20 th day of December, 2022 by the
following roll call vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
(SEAL)
___________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ
CITY CLERK
8 CERTIFICATION OF
COUNTY CLERK/REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OF THE
RESULTS OF THE CANVASS
OF THE NOVEMBERS,2022, GENERAL ELECTION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF Santa Barbara } ss.
I, Joseph E. Holland , County Clerk/Registrar of Voters of County of Santa Barbara , do hereby certify that, in pursuance of the provisions of Elections Code section 15300, et seq., I did canvass the results of the votes cast in the General Election held in said County on November 8, 2022, for measures and contests that were submitted to the vote of the voters, and that the Statement of Votes Cast, to which this certificate is attached is full, true, and correct. , 2022, at the I hereby set my hand and official seal this 7th day of Dec .
County of Santa Barbara
Canvass Certification of Elections Official
(11/2022)
9 Candidate Poll Mail Total
LUZ REYES-MARTIN 133 2,200 2,333 58.14%
ROGER S. ACEVES 159 1,504 1,663 41.44%
Write-in 3 14 17 0.42%
Poll Mail Total
Unqualified Write-in WRITE-IN 3 14 17 0.42%
Unresolved Write-In 0 0 0
Poll Mail Total
Times Cast 345 4,184 4,529 / 6,185 73.23%
Precincts Reported: 6 of 6 (100.00%)
City of Goleta City Council Member - Dist 1 (Vote for 1) Candidate Poll Mail Total
JAMES KYRIACO 54 1,000 1,054 56.45%
SAM RAMIREZ 76 733 809 43.33%
Write-in 1 3 4 0.21%
Poll Mail Total
Unqualified Write-in WRITE-IN 1 3 4 0.21%
Unresolved Write-In 0 0 0
Poll Mail Total
Times Cast 156 1,933 2,089 / 3,681 56.75%
Precincts Reported: 11 of 11 (100.00%)
City of Goleta City Council Member - Dist 2 (Vote for 1) Precincts Reported: 297 of 297 (100.00%)
Voters Cast: 137,044 of 237,759 (57.64%)
Cards Cast: 137,044
Statement of Votes Cast Election Summary Report
Santa Barbara County Elections
November 8, 2022, General Election
City of Goleta Certified Results
Elector Group Counting Group Cards Cast Voters Cast Registered Voters Turnout Total Poll 12,572 12,572 5.29%
Mail 124,472 124,472 52.35%
Total 137,044 137,044 237,759 57.64%
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10 Candidate Poll Mail Total
YES 508 7,362 7,870 64.39%
NO 417 3,936 4,353 35.61%
Poll Mail Total
Unresolved Write-In 0 0 0
Poll Mail Total
Times Cast 990 11,756 12,746 / 19,956 63.87%
Precincts Reported: 26 of 26 (100.00%)
Measure B2022 City Of Goleta General Transactions And Use Tax (Vote for 1) Candidate Poll Mail Total
YES 552 8,716 9,268 75.81%
NO 368 2,590 2,958 24.19%
Poll Mail Total
Unresolved Write-In 0 0 0
Poll Mail Total
Times Cast 990 11,756 12,746 / 19,956 63.87%
Precincts Reported: 26 of 26 (100.00%)
Measure C2022 City Of Goleta Approval Of Ordinance No. 21-09 (Vote for 1) 12/8/2022 11:41:55 AMPage: 2 of 2
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