Pasadena City Council
May 9, 2022

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERKMAY 9, 2022ITEM 16CERTIFICATION OF SUFFICIENCY OF A CHARTER AMENDMENT INITIATIVE PETITION TO IMPOSE RENT CONTROL, CREATE A RENTAL HOUSING BOARD, AND ESTABLISH JUST CAUSE EVICTION CRITERIA IN PASADENA Office of the City Clerk
2 BACKGROUND•On March 28, 2022, the City Clerk’s Office received the filing of the initiative petition, containing approximately 20,500 signatures•On March 29, 2022, following a prima facie review, the petition was forwarded to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for signature verification•On April 28, 2022, the County notified the City Clerk’s Office that the verification of signatures was complete and issued the letter of findings Office of the City Clerk
3 BY THE NUMBERSInitiative Petition Found To Be Sufficient:>20,564 signatures filed by proponents in support of initiative petition to be verified>15,101 verified signatures by LA County Registrar’s Office (registered voters living in City of Pasadena)>90,369 registered voters in the City of Pasadena (as of April 8, 2022) >13,555 valid signatures needed for 15% requirement (EC 9255)>Meets the 15% requirement>Initiative Petition now deemed sufficient Office of the City Clerk
4 SUBMIT TO VOTERSEC Section 9255(c)(1) states, “The following city …charter proposals shall be submitted to the voters at anestablished statewide general, statewide primary, orregularly scheduled municipal election … occurring notless than 88 days after the date of the order ofelection:An amendment or repeal of a city charter proposed bya petition signed by 15 percent of the registeredvoters of the city.” Office of the City Clerk
5 REPORT ON IMPACTSImpact report – issues to be reviewed: (1) Its fiscal impact.(2) Its effect on the internal consistency of the city’s general and specific plans, including the housing element.(3) Its impact on the availability and location of housing, and the ability of the city to meet its regional housing needs.(4) Its impact on funding for infrastructure of all types.(5) Any other matters the City Council requests to be in the report.Report Back to City Council on July 11, 2022 Office of the City ClerkRECOMMENDATION(1) Find that the proposed actions are exempt from review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption);(2) Receive and accept the certification (Attachment A) of the sufficiency of a Charter Amendment Initiative Petition to Impose Rent Control, Create a Rental Housing Board, and Establish Just Cause Eviction Criteria in Pasadena, as confirmed by the examination and verification of signatures by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office;(3) If agreed, direct City staff to prepare a report on the impacts of the proposed initiative measure for presentation at the July 11, 2022 City Council meeting, or such other date as determined; and (4) Pursuant to California Elections Code (EC) Section 9255, direct staff to prepare the necessary resolutions to call an election to submit the Charter Amendment Measure to the voters at the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election.6