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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 20__
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW: (1) CALLING A
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND ORDERING CONSOLIDATION WITH THE STATEWIDE
GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS ONE BALLOT MEASURE; (2) AUTHORIZING MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO AUTHOR AN ARGUMENT FOR THE BALLOT MEASURE; (3) DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS; AND (4) AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA FOR
SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED IN CONNECTION WITH THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024, AND RELATED ACTIONS
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HEREAS, the City of Mountain View needs a guaranteed source of local funding for our vital city services, and wishes to ensure tax dollars stay local for the benefit of Mountain View residents and are not taken by Sacramento; and
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HEREAS, the City of Mountain View is committed to funding the services residents have expressed are top priorities, including maintaining rapid 911 medical and disaster response, improving public safety, emergency response and crime prevention, fixing potholes, repairing streets and sidewalks, improving pedestrian and bicycle safety, and addressing homelessness ; and
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HEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mountain View hereby calls a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the voters one ballot measure; and
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HEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mountain View adopted a resolution on June 11, 2024, calling a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the purpose of electing four (4) members of the City Council, and that resolution includes the request to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara to order the General Municipal Election to be consolidated completely with the General Statewide election, pursuant to and in the manner described in California Elections Code §§ 10403 and 10418; and W
HEREAS, the City Clerk of the City of Mountain View has recommended that the City contract with the County of Santa Clara to have the Registrar of Voters perform certain services in connection with the General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024; and W
HEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mountain View desires that the City contract with the County to have the Registrar of Voters perform certain services for said General Municipal Election as authorized by California Elections Code § 10002; now, therefore, be it 406v4
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R ESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mountain View as follows:
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ction 1. Call of Election . Pursuant to Mountain View City Charter § 1300, a General Municipal Election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the City on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at which election there shall be a ballot measure that, if passed, would amend Article V (Real Property Conveyance Tax) of Chapter 29 (Taxation) of the Mountain View City Code.
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ction 2. Proposed Measure. The ballot measure shall read as follows:
Shall the measure to provide additional funding for
services that protect local property values, including 911 emergency medical/disaster response; street, sidewalk
and pothole repairs, affordable housing support, and
other general government services, by raising the City of Mountain View's existing voter -approved proper ty
transfer tax, imposed on residential/commercial
property sales above $6,000,000 only, up to $15.00 per
$1,000, generating about $9,500,000 in locally
controlled funding annually until ended by voters, with independent audits, be adopted?
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NO
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ction 3 . Submission of Amended Ordinance . The City Council of the City of Mountain submits to the voters at the November 5, 2024 election proposed amendments to Article V (Real Property Conveyance Tax) of Chapter 29 (Taxation) of the Mountain View City Code as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein (section headings are shown in bold font additions are shown by underline font and deletions are shown by strikethrough font; sections that do not contain underline or strikethrough font have not been modified or amended).
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ction 4. Vote Centers Open. Vote centers for said election shall be open at 7:00 a.m. on the day of said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until 8:00 p.m. of the same day, when said vote centers shall be closed, except as provided in California Elections Code §§ 4005 and 14401.
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ction 5. Publication. The City Clerk of the City of Mountain View is hereby ordered and directed to cause the notice of said election to be published in accordance with the provisions of the California Elections Code. The notice of the General Municipal Election provided for herein shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of Mountain View.
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ction 6. Consolidation with Statewide Election. Pursuant to the requirements of California Elections Code § 10403, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara is hereby requested to order th e General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and to completely consolidate the election with any other Statewide elections, which may be called for the same date. The consolidated election will be held and conducted in the manner 406v4
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prescribed by California Elections Code § 10418. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara is further requested to order the County Registrar of Voters to: (1) prepare the City’s election materials and take all other necessary actions for the holding of the consolidated election; and (2) provide Vote by Mail (VBM) ballot to voters for said election for use of the qualified electors of the City of Mountain View who are entitled thereto, in the manner provided by law.
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ction 7. Canvassing. T he Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara is hereby further authorized and requested to canvass or cause to be canvassed, as provided by law, returns of said General Municipal Election and to certify such canvass of the votes cast for the City Council of the City of Mountain View.
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ction 8. Agreement with the County. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the County of Santa Clara for the performance of certain election services for the City by the County Registrar of Voters pertaining to the conduct of said General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and for the reimbursement of the County in full for the services performed pursuant to California Elections Code § 10002 and 10520.
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ction 9. Services to be Performed . The County Registrar of Voters shall perform the following services for the City:
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onsolidating precincts and arranging for vote centers and election officers.
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repare and print election materials including official and sample ballots, envelopes and voter information guides.
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dressing and mailing sample ballots.
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andling applications for and mailing vote-by-mail ballots.
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agging and labeling of precinct supplies.
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pervising computerized return of ballots cast.
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roviding general assistance for the conduct of said election; and
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anvassing the election returns and certifying the results to the City Clerk.
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ction 10 . Authorization. The City Council authorizes the City Clerk to administer said election and all reasonable and actual election expenses shall be paid by the City upon presentation of a properly submitted invoice.
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ction 11. Passage Requirement. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 53723, this general tax measure requires a majority vote threshold for passage. 406v4
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ction 12 . Text of Proposed Measure . The full text of this ballot measure shall not be printed in the County Voter Information Guide. The sample ballot shall include the title of the measure. The full text of the measur e is available by calling the City Clerk’s Office at 650 -903- 6304 and requesting a copy be mailed at no cost, is available on the City of Mountain View’s website, and is available for review at the City Clerk’s Office, located at 500 Castro Street, Third Floor, Mountain View.
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ction 13. Arguments. The City Council authorizes the following member (s) of its body to file a written argument in favor of the proposed measure in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3 of the California Elections Code:
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ction 14. Impartial Analysis. The City Council hereby directs the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9280.
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ction 15. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. 406v4