CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
12/9/2024
1 SUBJECT:
Adoption of Resolution Declaring the Canvass of Returns and Results of the General Municipal Election of November 5, 2024
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Move to adopt the resolution declaring the canvass of returns and results of the general municipal election held on November 5, 2024.
STAFF CONTACT:
Sarah Coffey, City Clerk
650-738-7307
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
A Consolidated General Municipal election was conducted in the City of Pacifica on November 5, 2024 for the purpose of electing one (1) member of the City Council for District 1 and one (1) member of the City Council for District 4 and for the purpose of submitting one measure to the qualified electors of the City of Pacifica as required by law. The County of San Mateo Elections Department has certified the City of Pacifica's Consolidated General Municipal Election held on November 5, 2024.
The final, official results of the General Municipal Election of November 5, 2024, for election of candidates to the office of City Council Member for District 1 (full four-year term) and to the office of City Council Member for District 4 (full four-year term) are declared and determined to be as set forth in the Certification of the San Mateo County Chief Elections Officer, attached as Exhibit “A” to the Resolution.
Elected Offices
The names of the persons voted for elected office at said municipal election for the office of City Council Member and the number of votes cast for each candidate including, as shown on the Exhibit attached hereto, are as follows:
City of Pacifica - Member, City Council, District 1
Mayra Espinosa (full 4-year term) 1,811 votes
Michelle Murry (full 4-year term) __892 votes
Victor A. Spano (full 4-year term) __170 votes
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City of Pacifica - Member, City Council District 4
Greg Wright (full 4-year term) 2,237 votes
Mark Hubbell (full 4-year term) 2,005 votes
Mayra Espinosa (District 1) and Greg Wright (District 4) received the highest number of votes cast for the office for which each was a candidate and are thereby declared elected to said respective City Council offices for terms ending November 2028 (full four-year term) and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to deliver to each of them a Certificate of Election and to administer the Oath of Office prescribed in the Constitution of the State of California.
Measure Submitted to Qualified Electors
Measure M voted on at said Consolidated General Municipal Election read as follows:
Shall an Ordinance updating a transient occupancy tax (paid only by hotel and other short term lodging guests) to a 15% rate to continue funding vital Pacifica services, such as police, fire, 911 emergency response; street/pothole repair; youth/senior programs; adapting to sea-level rise; keeping trash off beaches; and generating approximately $720,000 annually in additional revenue until ended by voters and subject to annual audits, be adopted?
That the record of votes cast at said Consolidated General Municipal Election for and against Measure M, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto, was: 15,284 YES; and 4,380 NO; and that a majority of all votes cast on Measure M were in favor of said measure and said measure passed.
The Ordinance as adopted by voters at the November 5, 2024 election is attached as Attachment B, and said Ordinance No. 897-C.S. shall go into effect in accordance with Elections Code Section 9217 and was deemed adopted when it was approved by a majority of the eligible voters of the City of Pacifica at the election held on November 5, 2024. Ordinance No. 897-C.S. shall become effective ten (10) days after the City Council has certified the results of the election by the attached resolution.
The certification and canvassing of votes cast for City of Pacifica General Municipal Election of November 5, 2024 were received by the City of Pacifica City Clerk from the San Mateo County Chief Elections Officer and are attached with the Resolution as Exhibit A.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None associated with certification of election.
ORIGINATED BY:
City Clerk
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ATTACHMENT LIST:
Exhibit A: Certified Election Results - City Of Pacifica - November 5, 2024 Election (PDF) Attachment B: Measure M - Ordinance No. 897-C.S. Amending Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) (PDF)
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RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFICA DECLARING THE
CANVASS OF RETURNS AND RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024
WHEREAS, a consolidated General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Pacifica on the 5th day of November, 2024, as required by law; and WHEREAS, the election of candidates to the following seats: Member of City Council - District 1 (one seat) for a full term of four years and Member of City Council - District 4 (one seat) for a full term of four years were placed on the November 5, 2024 Official Ballot; and WHEREAS, one local measure, Measure M, was placed on the November 5, 2024 Official Ballot for the City of Pacifica; and
WHEREAS, notice of the election was given in time, form and manner 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, received and canvassed and the returns were 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, California Elections Code provides that for a consolidated election, the City Clerk, upon receipt of the results of the election from the elections official conducting the election, shall certify the results to the governing body; and WHEREAS, on December 5, 2024, Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & AssessorCounty Clerk-Recorder, caused to be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Pacifica the final certification in connection with the subject election which includes the record of votes from the canvass of all ballots cast at said General Municipal Election; and WHEREAS, a copy of the final Certification is attached hereto as “Exhibit A” and incorporated herein by reference; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFICA DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the whole number of votes cast in the City of Pacifica District 1 was 3,340; the whole number of votes cast in the City of Pacifica District 4 was 4,863; and the whole number of votes cast for the Measure submitted to the qualified electors in the City of Pacifica was 21,210 as set forth in “Exhibit A”.
SECTION 2. That the names of the persons voted for at said municipal election for the offices indicated and the total number of votes given in the indicated District in the City of Pacifica to each candidate, as shown on “Exhibit A”, are as follows:
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Member, City Council, District 1:
Mayra Espinosa (full 4-year term) 1,811 votes
Michelle Murry (full 4-year term) __892 votes
Victor A. Spano (full 4-year term) __170 votes
Member, City Council District 4:
Greg Wright (full 4-year term) 2,237 votes
Mark Hubbell (full 4-year term) 2,005 votes
Measure M voted on at said General Municipal Election read as follows:
“Shall an Ordinance updating a transient occupancy tax (paid only by hotel and other short term lodging guests) to a 15% rate to continue funding vital Pacifica services, such as police, fire, 911 emergency response; street/pothole repair; youth/senior programs; adapting to sea-level rise; keeping trash off beaches; and generating approximately $720,000 annually in additional revenue until ended by voters and subject to annual audits, be adopted?”
That the record of votes cast at said General Municipal Election for and against Measure M, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto, was: 15,284 YES; and 4,380 NO; and that a majority of all votes cast on Measure M were in favor of said measure and said measure passed.
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 is provided as set forth in “Exhibit A”.
SECTION 4. The City Council does declare and determine that Mayra Espinosa and Greg Wright received the highest number of votes cast for the office for which each was a candidate and are thereby declared elected to said respective City Council offices for terms ending November 2028 (full four-year term).
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall enter on the records of the City Council of the City of Pacifica, a statement of the result of the election in conformance with this Resolution showing:
(1) The whole number of votes cast in each District in the City for which the election of an eligible office was conducted and whole number of votes 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 signed by the City Clerk and authenticated; that to each person elected the Oath of Office shall be administered as prescribed in the Constitution of the State of California; and that each and all of the persons so elected shall be inducted into the respective office to which they have been elected.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a special and regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pacifica, California, held on the 9th day of December 2024 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES, Councilmembers:
NOES, Councilmembers:
ABSENT, Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN, Councilmembers:
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Sue Vaterlaus, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Sarah Coffey, City Clerk Michelle Kenyon, City Attorney Pacifica City Council 7
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EXHIBIT A