1 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022
WHEREAS, pursuant to California law and Section 1101 of t he Charter o f the City of Oakland, a General Municipal Election was duly and regularly held in the City of Oakland on Tuesday, November 8, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Registar of Voters has prepared and submitted a certified statement of the results of said General Municipal Election; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1105 of the Charter of the City of Oakland, the ballots in the races for Mayor and School Director District 4 and School Director District 6 were tabulated using Ranked Choice Voting because no single candidate received a majority in the first round of voting; and
WHEREAS, the results stated below in the races for Mayor and School Director District 4 and School Director District 6 reflect the final tally after the Ranked Choice Voting tabulation was conducted; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has canvassed the election returns of said General Municipal Election pursuant to law; and
WHEREAS, the City Cle rk has certified the results for the General Municipal Election attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, California Elections Code sections 10263 and 15400 provide that the governing body shall declare the results of each election under its jurisdiction as to the persons elected and the measures voted on at the election; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council declares the results of the canvass of the returns of said General Municipal Election to be as follows:
2 The votes cast in the final round of Ranked Choice Voting for the candidates for the office of Mayor are as follows:
Sheng Thao X Loren Manuel Taylor X Seneca Scott 0 Gregory Hodge 0 Peter Y. Liu 0 Ignacio De La Fuente 0 Allyssa Victory Villanueva 0 John Reimann 0 Tyron C. Jordan 0 Treva D. Reid 0
The votes cast for the candidate for the office of Councilmember, District 2 are as follows:
Harold Lowe X Nikki Fortunato Bas X
The votes cast for each of the candidates for the office of Councilmember, District 4 are as follows:
Janani Ramachandran X
Nenna Joiner X
The votes cast for each of the candidates for the office of Councilmember, District 6 are as follows:
Kevin Jenkins X Kenny Session X Nancy Sidebotham X Yakpasua Michael Gbagba Zazaboi X
The votes cast for the candidate for the office of City Auditor are as follows:
Courtney Ruby X
The votes cast for the candidate for the office of School Director, District 2 are as follows:
Jennifer Brouhard X Max Orozco X David Kakishiba X
The votes cast in the final round of Ranked Choice Voting for the candidate for the office of School Director, District 4 are as follows:
Nick Resnick X 3 Pecolia Manigo 0 Mike Hutchinson 0
The votes cast in the final round of Ranked Choice Voting for the candidate for the office of School Director, District 6 are as follows:
Valarie Bachelor X Kyra Mungia 0 Joel Velasquez 0
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby determines and declares that the following candidates, having received the majority of the votes cast for said off ice are hereby declared elected to said office and shall assume the duties of that office on January 2, 2023:
Sheng Thao Mayor
Courtney Ruby City Auditor
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby determines and declares that the following candidates, having received the majority of the votes cast for all candidates for said office, are hereby declared elected to said office and shall assume the duties of that office on January 9, 2023:
Nikki Fortunato-Bas Councilmember, District 2
Janani Ramachandran Councilmember, District 4
Kevin Jenkins Councilmember, District 6
Jennifer Brouhard School Director, District 2
Nick Resnick School Director, District 4
Valarie Bachelor School Director, District 6
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the results of the ballots cast for and against the measures that were voted upon at said election are as follows:
4 MEASURE Q
Proposed Ordinance
Measure to authorize the City of Oakland to develop, construct, or acquire, or assist the development of, up to 13,000 low rent residential units in social housing projects within the City for the purpose of providing affordable rental housing
For the Measure: X Against the Measure: X
MEASURE R
Proposed Charter Amendment
Measure to amend the City Charter to replace gender-specific language with gender neutral language, such as replacing words like “fireman” with “firefighters” and using gender-neutral pronouns in referring to City officers and staff, recognizing that women and non-binary persons as well as men are qualified for and hold such positions, and to avoid gender stereotyping and discrimination
For the Measure: X Against the Measure: X
MEASURE S
Proposed Charter Amendment
Measure to amend the City Charter to allow the City Council by adopting an ordinance, to authorize voting by noncitizen residents, who are the parents, legal guardians, or legally recognized caregivers of a child, for the Office of Oakland School Board Director if they are otherwise eligible to vote under state and local law
For the Measure: X Against the Measure: X
MEASURE V
Proposed Ordinance
Measure amending the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance to: (1) prohibit no-fault evictions of children and educators during the school year; (2) extend eviction protections to tenants in recreational vehicles (RVs), tiny homes on wheels, and newly constructed units except during 5 the first 10 years after issuance of the certificate of occupancy; (3) remove failure to sign a new lease as grounds for eviction; and (4) make other clarifying amendments
For the Measure: X Against the Measure: X
MEASURE W
Proposed Charter Amendment and Proposed Ordinance
Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code and City Charter to establish resident public financing for candidate election campaigns, increase transparency regarding independent spending in City elections, further restrict former city officials from acting as lobbyists, and provide additional resources to the Public Ethics Commission
For the Measure: X Against the Measure: X
MEASURE X
Proposed Charter Amendment
Measure to amend the Charter to, among other things, establish Councilmember term limits, require two hearings before Council places certain measures on the ballot; count Councilmember abstentions and absences as “no” votes in determining whether Mayor may break a tie; provide Public Ethics Commission discretion in setting Councilmember salaries; authorize the Commission to set City Attorney and Auditor salaries; and add and detail duties and provide minimum staffing for the Auditor
For the Measure: X Against the Measure: X
MEASURE T
Proposed Ordinance
Measure amending Oakland’s business tax rates to create a progressive rate structure that would (1) impose the highest rates on the highest grossing businesses, (2) increase Oakland’s annual tax revenue by an estimated $20,900,000, and (3) generate approximately $124,000,000 in total annual revenue for municipal services by imposing business tax rates of .05% to .55% of gross receipts, and other rates as stated in the measure,
6 For the Measure: 0 Against the Measure: 0
MEASURE U
Proposed Ordinance
Measure to improve public safety and invest in Oakland by creating affordable housing for Oaklanders, increasing housing for homeless Oaklanders, repaving streets to remove potholes, improving traffic/pedestrian safety, and updating fire stations and other public facilities, by issuing $850,000,000 in general obligation bonds, raising approximately $85,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at the rate of $0.071 per $100 ($71 per $100,000) of assessed value, with independent oversight and annual audits
For the Measure: 0 Against the Measure: 0
MEASURE Y
Proposed Ordinance
Shall the measure to amend Oakland's Municipal Code to fund Oakland Zoo operations, staffing, maintenance and capital improvements, including but not limited to animal care and rehabilitation, educational and conservation programs, fire prevention, accessibility, and visitor services, by imposing an annual $68 parcel tax for single-family parcels, and other parcels as specified, for 20 years, raising approximately $12,000,000 annually with exemptions for low- income households and others, and citizen oversight
For the Measure: 0 Against the Measure: 0
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby determines and declares that the following measures have passed or have failed as shown below:
1) Ordinance Measure Q did / did not receive a majority of the votes cast at said election for said measure, and is hereby declared to have X. 2) Ordinance Measure R did/did not receive a majority of the votes cast at said election for said measure, and is hereby declared to have X. 3) Ordinance Measure S did/did not receive a majority of the votes cast at said election for said measure, and is hereby declared to have X. 4) Ordinance Measure V did/did not receive a majority of the votes cast at said election for said measure, and is hereby declared to have X. 7 5) Ordinance Measure W did/did not receive a majority of the votes cast at said election for said measure, and is hereby declared to have X. 6) Ordinance Measure X did/did not receive a majority of the votes cast at said election for said measure, and is hereby declared to have X. 7) Ordinance Measure T did/did not receive a majority of the votes cast at said election for said measure, and is hereby declared to have X. 8) Ordinance Measure U did/did not receive two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast at said election for said measure, and is hereby declared to have passed 9) Ordinance Measure Y did/did not receive a majority of the votes cast at said election for said measure, and is hereby declared to have X.
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the total number of registered voters was X and the canvass of the returns of said General Municipal Election show that the total number of ballots cast at the Municipal Nominating Election was 124,557 (or X.X%); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby declares that the Official Canvass Summary report on file in the Office of the City Clerk, containing within the number of votes cast at each precinct for each candidate and for and against each measure, be and is hereby adopted.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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