RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-061
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE FOR PROPOSED MEASURES.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach called a Special Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the voters a certain measure; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that the Special Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date and that within the city the precincts, polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that the county election department of the County of Los Angeles canvass the returns of the Special Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a Special Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the purpose of City measures being placed on the ballot.
SECTION 2. That the measures to appear on the ballot is as follows:
To recruit/retain qualified firefighters/paramedics/police, improve Redondo Beach’s ability to provide fire/police protection, 911 response, help keep Redondo Beach safe by repairing/replacing/upgrading deteriorated fire/police stations/facilities, including removing asbestos/mold, shall Redondo Beach’s measure authorizing $93,350,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying on average $17.45 per $100,000 of assessed valuation, generating approximately $6,280,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, requiring oversight, spending disclosure, all funds spent locally, be adopted? BONDS
YES
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BONDS
NO
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PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT. Shall Sections 27.2, 27.4(b), and 27.6(h)(i), of City Charter Article XXVII for Major Changes in Allowable Land Use be amended correcting the sequence, typographical errors, and creating an alpha sequence for Section 27.2; and change “mailed” to “make available” due to changes in technology for Section 27.4(b) and add text due to a Court ruling that is pre-empted by State law as to the housing element process for Section 27.6(h) and (i)? YES
NO
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT. Shall Article XVI Redondo Beach Unified School District pertaining to Section 16.1 Board Members remove “without compensation, except necessary expenses when acting as a designated representative of the Board of Education as provided in the Education Code of the State of California”? YES
NO
SECTION 3. The City Clerk/Elections Official is directed to forward, without delay, to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, and to the Los Angeles County Elections Department, each, a certified copy of this Resolution and the proposed amendments will be attached as the adopted Resolutions with Exhibits as follows:
Resolution No. CC-2408-064 – Bond Measure; and
Resolution No. CC-2407-062 – Charter Amendment Article XXVII; and Resolution No. CC2408-065 – Charter Amendment Article XVI.
SECTION 4. That the vote requirement for the proposed Bond measure to pass and shall not take effect unless approved by (1) if Proposition 5 passes, a 55% vote of the voters voting on the question or (2) if Proposition 5 does not pass, a 2/3rds vote of the voters voting on the question.
SECTION 5. That the vote requirement for the Charter Amendment measures to pass is a majority (50%+1) of the votes cast.
SECTION 6. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law and conducted in the manner prescribed in Elections Code Section 10418.
SECTION 7. That the County Election Department is authorized to canvass the returns of the Special Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the special election.
SECTION 8. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the County Election Department to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election.
SECTION 9. That the City of Redondo Beach recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for any costs.
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 6th day of August, 2024. ________________________________
James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk 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 Resolution No. CC-2407-061 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 6th day of August, 2024, and thereafter signed and approved by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, and that said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-061
CONSOLIDATING WITH LA COUNTY
FOR NOVEMBER 5, 2024 ELECTION
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