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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 21, 2023
H.8 DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE MARCH 7, 2023 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2303-033, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023,
DECLARING THE RESULTS AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW • RESOLUTION CC-2303-033; Updated Resolution and Exhibit A reflecting cured/verified ballots added; Exhibits B & C not included
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RESOLUTION NO. CC-2303-033
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023, DECLARING THE RESULT AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Redondo Beach, California, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as required by law; and WHEREAS, notice of the election was given in time, form and manner as 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 by All-Mail Ballot and the votes were cast, received and canvassed and the returns made and declared in time, form and manner as required by the provisions of the City Charter and California State law; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk canvassed the returns of the election and has certified the results to the City Council, which are received, attached, and made a part hereof as Exhibit “A”.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the whole number of ballots cast by mail voter ballots (VBM) was 10,821 ballots cast in the City.
SECTION 2. That the names of persons voted for at the election for Member of the City Council, District 3 are as follows:
Candace Allen Nafissi
Paige Kaluderovic
That the name of the person voted for at the election for Member of the City Council, District 5 is as follows:
Scott K. Behrendt
That the name of person voted for at the election for City Clerk is as follows:
Eleanor Manzano
That the name of persons voted for at the election for City Treasurer are as follows:
Eugene J. Solomon
Matthew Kilroy
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That the names of persons voted for at the election for Member of the Board of Education are as follows:
Byung Cho
Jerome Chang
Raymur Flinn
That the measures voted upon at the election are as follows:
MEASURE CT
To fund general municipal expenses, shall the City tax cannabis or hemp businesses at annual rates from 3% to 9% of gross receipts on retail establishments, and from 1% to 3% of gross receipts on cultivation, distribution, manufacturing and testing labs; which is expected to generate an estimated $300,000 to $900,000 annually and will be levied until repealed by the voters?
MEASURE CA1
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT. Shall Sections 19, 19.1, 19.7 and 19.9, of City Charter Article XIX for public works contracts; competitive bidding, when not required; progress payments; municipal purchases be amended to increase dollar thresholds; authorize, by ordinance, future revisions adopted by 4/5 vote by no more than 25%, and not more than 5 years between amendments; to define maintenance and repairs by ordinance or resolution; to decrease progress payments from 10% to 5%; and further defining municipal purchases?
MEASURE CA2
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT. Shall Section 20.1, Article XX Approval of Demands be amended to remove “supplies, materials, property or services for which payment is claimed, have been actually delivered or rendered” and replace with “amount is legally due”?
MEASURE CA3
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT. Shall the Charter of the City of Redondo Beach be amended to use gender neutral language throughout the Charter? MEASURE CA4
PROPOSED CHARTER VIII AMENDMENT. Shall Section 8.3(c), Mayor, presiding office; regarding contracts when the City Council has authorized the City Manager, or other officer or other employees to approve and sign a written contract on behalf of the City? MEASURE CA5
PROPOSED CHARTER XVIII AMENDMENT. Shall Section 18.4, Majority vote: Runoff elections. Replacing runoff elections for elections for elective offices of the City with ranked choice voting, also known as instant runoff voting be adopted? RESOLUTION NO. CC-2303-033
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SECTION 3. That the number of votes given at each precinct in the City to the candidates and questions for the above-named offices and measures are as listed in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein.
SECTION 4. That the City Council does declare and determine that Paige Kaluderovic was elected as Councilmember, District Three for the full term of four years; Scott K. Behrendt was elected as Councilmember, District Five for the full term of four years; Eleanor Manzano was elected as City Clerk for the full term of four years; Eugene J. Solomon was elected as City Treasurer for the full term of four years; Byung Cho and Raymur Flinn were elected as Members of the Board of Education for a full term of four years.
SECTION 5. That as a result of the election, a majority of the voters voting on the aforementioned Measure CT, adopted Ordinance No. 3248-22, an Ordinance of the People of the City of Redondo Beach, California amending the Redondo Beach Municipal Code to authorize the City of Redondo Beach to impose a general tax on cannabis and industrial hemp business activities within the City, that the measure was carried, and shall be deemed adopted upon the date that the votes are declared by the legislative body and shall go into effect 10 days after that date; attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “B”.
SECTION 6. That as a result of the election, a majority of the voters voting on Measures CA1, CA2, CA3, CA4, and CA5 did vote in favor of them, and that the measures were carried, shall be deemed adopted and ratified; attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “C”.
SECTION. 7. That the City Council does hereby direct the City Clerk to file one certified copy of said charter amendments -- Measures CA1, CA2, CA3, CA4, and CA5, with the Secretary of State, one certified copy with the Los Angeles County RegistrarRecorder for recordation, and one certified copy of said charter amendments in the archives of the City of Redondo Beach in accordance with the provisions of the California Government Code Section 34460 as soon as practicable after the adoption of this resolution.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall enter on the records of the City Council of the City, a statement of the result of the election, showing: (1) The whole number of ballots cast in the City; (2) The names of the persons voted for; (3) The measures 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; (6) The total number of votes given to each person, and for and against each measure. (Exhibit “A”) SECTION 9. 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 the City Clerk shall also administer to each person elected the Oath of Office prescribed in the Constitution of the State of California and shall have them subscribe to RESOLUTION NO. CC-2303-033
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it and file it in the office of the City Clerk. Each and all of the persons so elected shall then be inducted into the respective office to which they have been elected.
SECTION 10. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of March, 2023. _______________________________
William C. Brand, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
____________________________ ________________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. CC-2303-033
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. CC-2303-033 was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 21st day of March 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk