RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR THE FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENTS
RELATED TO A BOND MEASURE SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
PASADENA THE PASADENA CENTRAL LIBRARY EARTHQUAKE RETROFIT,
REPAIR, UPGRADE BOND MEASURE, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF THE MEASURE
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Pasadena, to be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at which there will be submitted to the voters of said City a local ballot measure question in substantially the following form:
PASADENA CENTRAL LIBRARY EARTHQUAKE RETROFIT,
REPAIR, UPGRADE MEASURE
Shall the measure to earthquake retrofit the 97-year-old library building; meet current fire safety regulations; replace the leaky roof; remove asbestos/mold/lead paint; update outdated
technology; restore Pasadena Central Library services by the City of Pasadena issuing $195,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $28.90 per $100,000 of assessed valuation, generating $12,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, requiring independent audits, public spending disclosure, all funds staying local, be adopted?
YES
NO
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Pasadena does resolve, declare, determine, and order as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the following member(s) of its body to file written arguments related to the PASADENA CENTRAL LIBRARY EARTHQUAKE RETROFIT, REPAIR, UPGRADE BOND MEASURE:
Against
Against
In Favor or
In Favor or
In Favor or
In Favor or
In Favor or
Against
Against
Against
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Arguments submitted in favor or against the measure shall not exceed 300 words, in accordance with the Elections Code of the State of California, Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9, Sections 9280 et seq., and may be changed until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk, August 16, 2024, after which no arguments in favor or against the measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall cause to be prepared an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The impartial analyses shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments, August 16,2024.
Adopted at the special meeting of the City Council on the _ day of July, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mark Jomsky, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Lisa Mosey
Assistant City Attorney
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