Administrative Report N.2 — Redondo Beach City Council, August 6, 2024

Administrative
Report
N.2., File # 24-1306 Meeting Date: 8/6/2024
To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: ELEANOR MANZANO, CITY CLERK
TITLE

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION PERTAINING RESOLUTIONS, TO CALL A SPECIAL

ELECTION, BY CONSOLIDATING WITH LA COUNTY STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024, TO PLACE BALLOT MEASURES; TO APPROVE THE

ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO FINANCE MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT

PROJECTS CONSTITUTING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND CHARTER AMENDMENTS FOR

ARTICLE XXVII MAJOR CHANGES IN ALLOWABLE LAND USE AND ARTICLE XVI REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-064, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF HOLDING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024, ORDERING THE SUBMISSION OF A MEASURE TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE

CITY, PLACING A MEASURE TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS

TO FINANCE MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CONSTITUTING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY ON THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 BALLOT, REQUESTING

CONSOLIDATION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION, AND SETTING PROCEDURAL DETAILS; AND
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-062, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF HOLDING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024, CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY STATEWIDE ELECTION, AND

ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF A MEASURE

RELATING TO CHARTER AMENDMENT ARTICLE XXVII MAJOR CHANGES IN ALLOWABLE LAND USE SECTIONS 27.2, 27.4(b), AND 27.6(h) AND (i), AND SETTING PROCEDURAL DETAILS; AND
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-065, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY

ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF A MEASURE

RELATING TO CHARTER AMENDMENT ARTICLE XVI REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL

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RELATING TO CHARTER AMENDMENT ARTICLE XVI REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SECTION 16.1, AND SETTING PROCEDURAL DETAILS; AND ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY 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.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the City Council meeting on July 30, 2024, the City Council provided direction to staff to bring back resolutions to call and give notice of holding a Special Municipal Election, by Consolidating with Los Angeles County Statewide General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the following:
· Bond Measure - to submit ballot measures to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance municipal improvement projects constituting public infrastructure and two charter amendments; and
· Charter Amendment - for Article XXVII Major Changes in Allowable Land Use Sections 27.2,

27.4(b), and 27.6(h) and (i); and
· Charter Amendment - Article XVI Redondo Beach Unified School District Section 16.1, per provisions of the City Charter and setting procedural details.

BOND MEASURE
Measure for General Obligation Bonds
The first measure consistent with the direction provided by the City Council at its July 16, 2024 meeting, this report continues the necessary steps required to place a General Obligation (GO) Bond measure for the replacement of Fire Station #1, Fire Station #2, Police Headquarters, and the renovation of the Police Annex on the November 5, 2024, Statewide General Election ballot. The process for approving and issuing GO bonds is governed by the California Constitution and California law.

The first steps included the adoption of a Resolution of Necessity and an ordinance approving and submitting to City voters the proposition incurring bonded indebtedness.

The Resolution of Necessity was adopted on July 30, 2024, and the Ordinance 3274-24 is included on this agenda for second reading and adoption.

The Resolution presented for Council consideration with this item is required under Election Code Sections 10002 and 10403 and places the GO Bond item on the November 5, 2024 Statewide General Election ballot and requests its consolidation with other November election matters. Staff recommends Council approval of the Resolution.

To complete the resolution for the General Obligation Bond the City Council must:

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· Review Section 1, the ballot question and Exhibit A and Exhibit B; and · Section 8, authorize author(s) to submit argument in favor; and · Section 15, recommend three choices for the letter designation.

Note: Arguments are due by August 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., Rebuttals and Impartial Analysis are due August 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., to be submitted to the City Clerk. To request fillable official forms for Arguments and/or Rebuttals, you must contact the City Clerk.

CHARTER AMENDMENTS
Please Note: The City Attorney will review and provide updated language on Resolutions, as necessary.

Article XXVII Major Changes in Allowable Land Use Sections 27.2, 27.4(b), and 27.6(h) & (i)

27.2 Definitions.
(amend correcting the sequence, typographical errors, and creating an alpha sequence)

27.4(b) Vote of the People on major change in allowable land use. (amend “mailed” to “make available” due to changes in technology)

27.6(h) & (i) Exceptions.
(add text due to a Court ruling that is pre-empted by State law as to the housing element process.

To complete the resolution for the Article XXVII the City Council must:
· Review Section 1, the ballot question and Exhibit A; and · Per Section 10, confirm authors are Mayor Light, Councilmember Nehrenheim and Councilmember Obagi; and
· Per Section 15, confirm the recommended choices: 1st choice “DD”, 2nd choice “RB”, and 3rd choice “LC”
Note: Arguments are due by August 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., Rebuttals and Impartial Analysis are due August 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., to be submitted to the City Clerk. To request fillable official forms for Arguments and/or Rebuttals, you must contact the City Clerk.

Article XVI Redondo Beach Unified School District (RBUSD) Section 16.1

16.1 Board Members.
(remove text “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)
To complete the resolution for the Article XVI the City Council must:

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· Review Section 1, the ballot question and Exhibit A; and · Section 10, authorize author(s); and
· Section 15, recommend three choices for the letter designation.

It is recommended that the City Council direct the City Clerk to provide the order of each measure to be placed on the ballot.

COORDINATION
The City Clerk’s Office has coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office, City Manager’s Office, City Treasurer, and Finance Services Department.

FISCAL IMPACT
The cost for the Ballot Measures were allocated in the FY Budget 2024-2025 in the amount of $250K.

However, due to the amount of additional pages per the Bond Measure Ordinance, Charter Amendment Article XXVII, the cost would be increased in an estimated additional amount of $50,000, and $20,000 would be related to the RBSUD. There would also be a higher cost due to the additional new voters and the higher voter participation as a result of the Presidential election.

As a reminder, these are estimated cost and these may increase or decrease based on the actual cost submitted by the Los Angeles County following the Election.

APPROVED BY:

Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk

ATTACHMENTS
· 2408-064 Resolution for a Bond Measure to Approve the Issuance of General Obligation Bond; and
· 2407-062 Resolution for a Charter Amendment Article XXVII Major Changes in Allowable Land Use; and
o Letter from the Redondo Beach Unified School District dated 5/29/2024 · 2408-065 Resolution for a Charter Amendment Article XVI Redondo Beach Unified School District; and
· 2407-061 Resolution Requesting Consolidation with LA Board of Supervisor.

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4 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-064

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE

OF HOLDING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024, ORDERING THE SUBMISSION

OF A MEASURE TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY,

PLACING A MEASURE TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF

GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO FINANCE MUNICIPAL

IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CONSTITUTING PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY ON THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024

BALLOT, REQUESTING CONSOLIDATION WITH THE STATEWIDE

GENERAL ELECTION, AND SETTING PROCEDURAL DETAILS
WHEREAS, the City of Redondo Beach (the “City”) is a charter city duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, as mentioned in the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP), the City desires to undertake the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of the City’s police and fire facilities (together, the “Improvements”); and WHEREAS, the City has outgrown its aging police and fire facilities, which were built in the 1950s when the City’s population was approximately one-third of the current population; and WHEREAS the current fire stations, where constructed in 1959 for a total staff of 39 firefighters serving a population of 50,000. Today the fire department responds to over 8,000 annual emergency calls with a total staff of 69 personnel serving a population of 70,000 in the same facilities. These stations lack adequate space for personnel and paramedic equipment, hindering operational efficiency; and
WHEREAS on June 28, 2024, the Los Angeles Civil Grand Jury issued a report on Earthquake Safety Readiness directing cities to prioritize government building resilience and to initiate retrofitting and rebuilding of these buildings to ensure earthquake resilience; and WHEREAS, the City falls within a region that is susceptible to earthquakes due to its proximity to several active fault lines which includes the Palos Verdes Fault, Newport-Inglewood Fault and San Andreas Fault. Redondo Beach is part of the broader Los Angeles area, which is classified as Seismic Zone 4. This is the highest seismic risk zone in the United States, indicating a high potential for significant seismic activity; and
WHEREAS, the City’s 911 communication center, police station and fire stations are critical infrastructure and critical components of the emergency response system and must adhere to stringent building codes designed to enhance earthquake resilience and ensure readiness in a disaster. This includes requirements for seismic retrofitting and/or replacement of older buildings to enhance the earthquake resilience of these buildings. These centers are the first point of contact in emergencies, providing immediate response and coordination in any disaster; and WHEREAS, the fire stations are in need of repair, replacement and upgrades, including but not limited to, addressing structural cracking, seismic retrofitting, mold, asbestos and outdated plumbing and electrical systems, and adding or updating female sleeping quarters and restrooms in order to help recruit and retain fire fighters and paramedics; and 5 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-64

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WHEREAS, the police station, which was constructed in 1957 for a total staff of 48, lacks adequate space for current personnel and equipment, hindering operational efficiency for the now roughly 240 Police Department employees; and
WHEREAS the current police station is in need of repair, replacement and upgrades, including but not limited to, mold, asbestos and lead, outdated plumbing and electrical systems, meeting California Structural Performance Category (SPC) requirements to survive a strong earthquake, addressing significant roof leaks during storms, updating inadequate restrooms to meet ADA requirements, and updating facilities to utilize more efficient, economical and environmentally friendly energy systems; and
WHEREAS a new police station would be able to accommodate space for new state-ofthe-art technology to enhance the communications center, drone operations, jail operations, and a more contemporary Emergency Operations Center to keep the City secure during the management of emergency incidents; and
WHEREAS a new police station will incorporate modern security measures to better protect officers and arrestees, allow for community integration and meeting spaces, and foster positive relationships between law enforcement and residents to better accommodate the needs of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is required by the California Constitution as well as other applicable provisions of California law to submit the proposal for bonded indebtedness to the voters for their consideration; and
WHEREAS, on July 30, 2024, the City Council adopted, by a two-thirds vote of all its members, Resolution No. CC-2407-060 determining the necessity to incur a bonded indebtedness to finance the Improvements constituting public infrastructure of the City (the “Bonds”); and
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the City Council adopted, by a two-thirds vote of all its members, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ORDERING THE

SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSITION INCURRING BONDED INDEBTEDNESS TO THE

QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE

COSTS OF THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION

OR REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CONSTITUTING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY (the “Ordinance”), which orders the submission to the voters of a proposition authorizing the issuance of the Bonds to the voters of the City for their consideration; and
WHEREAS, under existing law, approval of the Bonds requires 2/3 of the voters in the City voting on the proposition to vote in favor; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 1, as amended by Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 10, has qualified for the November 5, 2024 Statewide ballot as “Proposition 5” and would, among other things, change existing law to authorize a city, county, city and county, or special district to levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the voters of the city, 6 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-64

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county, city and county, or special district, as applicable, and the proposition includes specified accountability requirements; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing amendments effectuated by Proposition 5, if approved at the November 5, 2024 Statewide ballot, would apply to any proposition authorizing general obligation bonds of a city that is submitted at the same election as Proposition 5; and WHEREAS, the proposition to approve the Bonds complies with all the provisions of Proposition 5 so that, if Proposition 5 is approved on November 5, 2024, approval of the Bonds shall require 55% (not 2/3) of the voters in the City voting on the proposition to vote in favor; and WHEREAS, if the ballot measure authorizing issuance of the Bonds is approved by the requisite number of affirmative votes, the City will be authorized to issue the Bonds.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach as follows:

SECTION 1: Pursuant to its right, power and authority under the California Constitution and the laws of the State of California, the City Council on its own motion hereby orders submitted to the voters at an election to be held in the City on November 5, 2024, a ballot measure designated by letter by the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds to finance the costs of municipal improvement projects constituting public infrastructure of the City described in the Ordinance, to appear on the ballot in substantially the following form:

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
_____
BONDS
NO
______
SECTION 2: The full text of the proposed measure to be submitted to the voters is set forth in the Ordinance, and incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full. The full text of the Ordinance shall be printed in the voter information guide attached as Exhibit A. The proposed measure 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 3: Tax Rate Statement. The City Council hereby finds that the estimates and projections contained in the measure and in the tax rate statement required by Section 9401 of the California Elections Code and prepared in connection with the measure, have been made based on currently available information, but depend on a number of variables which are subject to variation. Such estimates and projections have been made in good faith, and are not binding 7 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-64

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or intended to be limitations on the terms of the Bonds. The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause the tax rate statement, in form attached as Exhibit B hereto, to be included with the sample ballot which will be mailed to voters, and to file the tax rate statement and any other documents required for the Bond measure with the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters.

SECTION 4: Pursuant to Sections 10002 and 10403 of the California Elections Code, the City hereby requests that the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters consolidate the City’s general obligation bond measure with the Statewide general election to be held on November 5, 2024, and further requests the services of the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters in carrying out the election for the City’s general obligation bond measure, including sending to the City’s registered voters all required election materials, conducting the election, canvassing the vote received, and taking all steps necessary and required for the holding of this election within the City. The City Clerk of the City shall receive the canvass as it pertains to the election on the measure from the County, and shall certify the results to the City Council, as and to the extent required by law.

SECTION 5: The City acknowledges that the consolidated election will be held and conducted in the manner prescribed in California Elections Code Section 10418. The location of the central counting place for the ballots to be cast at the election shall be as established by the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County and/or the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters.

The precincts, ballot drop box locations and hours of operations, vote center locations and hours of operations, vote-by-mail procedures and timing, and election officers, and all other persons and procedures for the election shall be the same as those utilized by Los Angeles County.

SECTION 6: The City acknowledges that the compensation for election officers, polling place rental fees and any other fees or costs of the election shall be based on the rates set by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors which are in effect at the time of the consolidated election, and the County shall be reimbursed by the City for such services as they are performed.

SECTION 7: Direct Arguments. The last day for filing direct arguments for or against the measure shall be August 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., and all such arguments shall be filed with the City of Redondo Beach City Clerk, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 and shall not exceed 300 words in length. Each argument shall be signed and include the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument. The arguments shall be accompanied by the “Form of Statement to be filed by Author(s) of Argument” as provided by the City Clerk. Arguments received prior to the deadline shall be confidential until the deadline. The City Clerk, upon receipt of arguments and after the filing deadline, shall immediately transmit copies to any known opposing parties who may then submit rebuttals within the time period described below.

SECTION 8: The City Council hereby authorizes Councilmember _______ and Councilmember _______ to submit a ballot argument in favor of the measure to be voted on at the November 5, 2024 election pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9282.

SECTION 9: That if more than one argument for or against each measure is submitted to the City Clerk/Elections Official within the time prescribed, pursuant to Section 9287 of the California Elections Code, she shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of the arguments against each Measure for printing and distribution to the voters. 8 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-64

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SECTION 10: That the City Clerk/Elections Official shall give preference and priority, in the order named, to the arguments of the following:
a. The City Council, or member(s) or members of the body authorized by the City Council.
b. The individual voter, or bona fide association of citizens, or combination of voters and associations, who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure.
c. Bona fide associations of citizens.
d. Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure.

SECTION 11: Rebuttal Arguments. The last day for filing rebuttal arguments for or against the measure shall be August 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., and all such arguments shall be filed with the City of Redondo Beach City Clerk, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 and shall not exceed 250 words in length. The rebuttal arguments shall be accompanied by the “Form of Statement to be filed by Author(s) of Argument” as provided by the City Clerk. Arguments received prior to the deadline shall be confidential until the deadline.

SECTION 12: Impartial Analysis. The City Council directs the City Clerk to submit to the City Attorney a copy of the measure, and the City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to prepare an impartial analysis of the ballot measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and operation of the measure. The impartial analysis shall be submitted by the City Attorney to the City Clerk on or before August 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., shall not exceed 500 words in length, and otherwise shall comply in all respects with the applicable provisions of the California Elections Code.

SECTION 13: Public Review. Pursuant to Section 9295 of the California Elections Code, there shall be a 10-day public review period for the impartial analysis, arguments submitted for or against the measure, and rebuttal arguments. These time periods are established as follows: (a) with respect to arguments submitted for or against the measure, commencing on August 17, 2024 and closing on August 26, 2024, and (b) with respect to the analysis and rebuttal arguments, commencing on August 27, 2024 and closing on September 5, 2024.

SECTION 14: The City Clerk shall comply with all provisions of law establishing priority of arguments for printing and distribution to the voters, and shall take all necessary actions to cause the selected arguments to be printed and distributed to the voters. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to rebut.

SECTION 15: That the City Council approves the letter designation of ___, ____, and ___ as the first, second and third choice, respectively for the submission to the Los Angeles County Clerk/Registrar Recorder identification of the ballot measure.

SECTION 16. In all particulars not recited in the Resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.

SECTION 17: The City Clerk is directed to give notice of the election and synopsis of the City’s general obligation bond measure in the time, form, and manner as required by law. 9 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-64

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SECTION 18: The City Clerk is authorized to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters.

SECTION 19: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to work with the appropriate officials of Los Angeles County to carry out the purposes and intent of this Resolution, including preparing, signing, filing and/or revising any applicable documents, agreements, or other materials.

SECTION 20: The City Council hereby finds that adoption of this Resolution for placement of the proposed measure on the November 5, 2024 ballot is not a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), because neither this Resolution nor the proposed ballot measure involves any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment pursuant to Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CEQA Guidelines) Section 15378(b)(4). The proposed ballot measure is for the creation of a government funding mechanism which does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

SECTION 21: If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Resolution irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.

SECTION 22: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption pursuant to Government Code Section 36937(a).

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach on August 6, 2024.
________________________
Jim Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk 10 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-64

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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-2408-064 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 there after 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:
_______________________________
Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk
11 EXHIBIT A
ORDINANCE NO. 3274-24

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ORDERING THE

SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSITION INCURRING BONDED

INDEBTEDNESS TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF

REDONDO BEACH AT THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING

THE COSTS OF THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,

RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION OR REPLACEMENT OF

CERTAIN MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CONSTITUTING

PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY
WHEREAS, the City of Redondo Beach (the “City”) is a charter city duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, as mentioned in the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP), the City desires to undertake the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of the City’s police and fire facilities (together, the “Improvements”); and WHEREAS, the City has outgrown its aging police and fire facilities, which were built in the 1950s when the City’s population was approximately one-third of the current population; and WHEREAS the current fire stations, where constructed in 1959 for a total staff of 39 firefighters serving a population of 50,000. Today the fire department responds to over 8,000 annual emergency calls with a total staff of 69 personnel serving a population of 70,000 in the same facilities. These stations lack adequate space for personnel and paramedic equipment, hindering operational efficiency; and
WHEREAS on June 28, 2024, the Los Angeles Civil Grand Jury issued a report on Earthquake Safety Readiness directing cities to prioritize government building resilience and to initiate retrofitting and rebuilding of these buildings to ensure earthquake resilience; and WHEREAS, the City falls within a region that is susceptible to earthquakes due to its proximity to several active fault lines which includes the Palos Verdes Fault, Newport-Inglewood Fault and San Andreas Fault. Redondo Beach is part of the broader Los Angeles area, which is classified as Seismic Zone 4. This is the highest seismic risk zone in the United States, indicating a high potential for significant seismic activity; and
WHEREAS, the City’s 911 communication center, police station and fire stations are critical infrastructure and critical components of the emergency response system and must adhere to stringent building codes designed to enhance earthquake resilience and ensure readiness in a disaster. This includes requirements for seismic retrofitting and/or replacement of older buildings to enhance the earthquake resilience of these buildings. These centers are the first point of contact in emergencies, providing immediate response and coordination in any disaster; and WHEREAS, the fire stations are in need of repair, replacement and upgrades, including but not limited to, addressing structural cracking, seismic retrofitting, mold, asbestos and outdated plumbing and electrical systems, and adding or updating female sleeping quarters and restrooms in order to help recruit and retain fire fighters and paramedics; and 12 WHEREAS, the police station, which was constructed in 1957 for a total staff of 48, lacks adequate space for current personnel and equipment, hindering operational efficiency for the now roughly 240 Police Department employees; and
WHEREAS the current police station is in need of repair, replacement and upgrades, including but not limited to, mold, asbestos and lead, outdated plumbing and electrical systems, meeting California Structural Performance Category (SPC) requirements to survive a strong earthquake, addressing significant roof leaks during storms, updating inadequate restrooms to meet ADA requirements, and updating facilities to utilize more efficient, economical and environmentally friendly energy systems; and
WHEREAS a new police station would be able to accommodate space for new state-of-the-art technology to enhance the communications center, drone operations, jail operations, and a more contemporary Emergency Operations Center to keep the City secure during the management of emergency incidents; and
WHEREAS a new police station will incorporate modern security measures to better protect officers and arrestees, allow for community integration and meeting spaces, and foster positive relationships between law enforcement and residents to better accommodate the needs of the community; and
WHEREAS, the undertaking of the Improvements by the City constitutes the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of “municipal improvements” and “public infrastructure” because the Improvements are (1) part of the structures, facilities and equipment owned and operated under the control of the City, (2) part of the basic, underlying features of the City’s physical landscape, community identity, and organization, (3) once completed, open to the public for use and/or benefiting the public, and (4) necessary or convenient to carry out the objects, purposes and powers of the City; and WHEREAS, the City intends to issue its general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”) to finance the cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of the Improvements; and
WHEREAS, under existing law, approval of the Bonds requires 2/3 of the voters in the City voting on the proposition to vote in favor; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 1, as amended by Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 10, has qualified for the November 5, 2024 Statewide ballot as “Proposition 5” and would, among other things, change existing law to authorize a city, county, city and county, or special district to levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the voters of the city, county, city and county, or special district, as applicable, and the proposition includes specified accountability requirements; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing amendments effectuated by Proposition 5, if approved at the November 5, 2024 Statewide ballot, would apply to any proposition authorizing general obligation bonds of a city that is submitted at the same election as Proposition 5; and WHEREAS, the proposition to approve the Bonds complies with all the provisions of Proposition 5, including all of its accountability requirements, so that, if Proposition 5 is approved on 13 November 5, 2024, approval of the Bonds shall require that 55% (not 2/3) of the voters in the City voting on the proposition vote in favor; and
WHEREAS, if the ballot measure authorizing issuance of the Bonds is approved by the requisite number of affirmative votes, the City will be authorized to issue the Bonds.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach does hereby ordain as follows:

SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND INTENT. Pursuant to the authority provided by the California Government Code and California Elections Code, the City Council proposes to order the submission of a proposition authorizing the City to issue general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”) to the qualified voters of the City at the Statewide general election to be held on November 5, 2024.

SECTION 2. FINDINGS. The City Council hereby makes the following findings with respect to the proposed measure for the Bonds:
(i) On July 30, 2024, the City Council adopted, by a two-thirds vote of all its members, a resolution entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

REDONDO BEACH DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND

NECESSITY DEMAND THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,

RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION OR REPLACEMENT OF MUNICIPAL

IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CONSTITUTING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF

THE CITY, AND THEIR FINANCING THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS,” pursuant to which the City Council has found and determined that the public interest and necessity demand the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance the Improvements, which are municipal improvement projects constituting public infrastructure of the City.
(ii) In order to provide for the issuance by the City of general obligation bonds to provide financing for the Improvements, it is necessary for the City Council to adopt an ordinance ordering the submission of the proposition of incurring bonded indebtedness for such purpose to the qualified voters of the City at a municipal election. (iii) The City Council desires to submit said ballot measure to the qualified voters of the City at the Statewide general election to be held in the City on November 5, 2024, and to consolidate the bond election with other elections held within the City on that date.

SECTION 3. CALL FOR ELECTION. The City Council hereby orders that there be submitted to the qualified voters of the City a proposition on incurring bonded indebtedness for the purposes set forth in this Ordinance, at the Statewide general election to be held on November 5, 2024.

SECTION 4. BALLOT PROPOSITION. The City Council hereby submits to the qualified voters of the City, at the Statewide general election to be held on November 5, 2024, a proposition on issuing the Bonds. The statement of the measure shall be in substantially the form set forth in the resolution of the City placing the measure on the ballot.

SECTION 5. OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF BONDS. The object and purpose of the Bonds is to finance some or all of the costs of the Improvements. The authorized Improvements also include all work, facilities and expenditures necessary and incidental to the projects described 14 above. Examples of such work, facilities, and expenditures include, but are not limited to: costs of design, engineering, architect and other professional services, inspections, site preparation, utilities, landscaping, construction management and other planning and permitting, legal, accounting and similar costs; a customary construction contingency; demolition and disposal of existing structures; rental or construction of storage facilities and other space on an interim basis for materials and other equipment and furnishings displaced during construction; addressing unforeseen conditions revealed by construction or renovation, and other necessary improvements required to comply with existing building codes and other applicable law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act; costs of the bond election; bond issuance costs; project administration during the duration of such projects; and financing and interest costs on the Bonds.

The final costs, locations, designs, layouts and other components of the Improvements will be determined as plans are finalized, construction bids are awarded, and projects are completed.

Therefore, the City Council cannot guarantee that the Bonds will provide sufficient funds to allow completion of all needed Improvements.

SECTION 6. ESTIMATED COSTS OF IMPROVEMENTS. The estimated costs of the Improvements is $93,350,000. The estimated cost includes legal or other fees, the costs of printing the Bonds, and other costs and expenses incidental to or connected with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Bonds. To the extent the Improvements financed are revenue-producing public works, the cost of the Improvements may also include bond interest estimated to accrue during the construction period and for a period of not to exceed 12 months after completion of construction.

SECTION 7. PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF BONDS. The amount of the principal of the Bonds shall not exceed $93,350,000.

SECTION 8. MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE. The maximum rate of interest to be paid on the Bonds shall be the statutory maximum of 12% per annum. Said interest shall be payable semiannually, except that interest for the first year after the date of the Bonds may be made payable at the end of said year.

SECTION 9. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS. The City proposes to issue and sell the Bonds pursuant to Article 1, commencing with Section 43600, of Chapter 4 of Division 4 of Title 4 of the California Government Code, and Article 4.5, commencing with Section 53506, of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code, in one or more series, in the maximum amount and for the objects and purposes set forth above if the requisite number of qualified voters voting on the proposition vote in favor thereof. The Bonds will be general obligations of the City payable from and secured by ad valorem taxes levied and collected in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of California. The revenue generated from the ad valorem tax levied and collected will be used for the payment of debt service on the Bonds. All of the Bonds shall be equally and ratably secured, without priority, by the taxing power of the City.

SECTION 10. MANNER OF CONDUCTING ELECTION. The election on the Bonds held on November 5, 2024 shall be held and conducted, election officers appointed, voting precincts designated, ballots printed, polls opened and closed, ballots counted, and returned, returns canvassed, results declared, and all other proceedings incidental to and connected with the election shall be regulated and done in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the election with which it is consolidated.
15 SECTION 11. PROCEDURE FOR VOTING ON PROPOSITION. Ballots for the election shall be provided in the form and in the number provided by law. Voters shall be provided an opportunity to vote for or against the proposition on the ballot, in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the authorized officers of the County of Los Angeles (the “County”) charged with conducting the election.

SECTION 12. ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS. In accordance with Proposition 5 and Sections 53410 and 53411 of the California Government Code, the City Council hereby adopts the following accountability requirements relating to the Bonds:
(i) The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds shall be used only for the purposes specified in this Ordinance, and not for any other purpose, including City employee salaries and other operating expenses. The administrative cost of the City for the Improvements shall not exceed 5% of the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds. (ii) The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds shall only be spent on projects and programs that serve the jurisdiction of the City.
(iii) This Ordinance shall be the ordinance through which projects will be funded and the City hereby certifies that it has evaluated alternative funding sources. (iv) The City shall conduct an annual, independent performance audit to ensure that the Bond funds are expended pursuant to the local program specified in clause (iii). (v) The City shall conduct an annual, independent financial audit of the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds until all of those proceeds have been expended for the Improvements.
(vi) The City shall post the audits required by clauses (iv) and (v) in a manner that is easily accessible to the public.
(vii) The City shall submit the audits required by clauses (iv) and (v) to the California State Auditor for review.
(viii) The City shall appoint a citizens’ oversight committee to ensure that Bond proceeds are expended only for the purposes described in the measure approved by the voters.

Members appointed to the oversight committee shall receive educational training about bonds and fiscal oversight.
(ix) Any entity owned or controlled by a member of the City Council shall be prohibited from bidding on any work funded by the proposition.
(x) A separate account shall be created and held by the City, into which the proceeds of the Bonds shall be deposited and applied solely for the purpose of financing the Improvements.
(xi) The Finance Director of the City shall file a report with the City Council at least annually showing the amount of Bond proceeds collected and expended, and the status of the Improvements.
16 SECTION 13. IDENTIFICATION OF TAX. The tax imposed by this measure is an ad valorem tax levied upon taxable real property in the City, and will be used to pay the principal and interest on the Bonds.

SECTION 14. OFFICIAL ACTIONS. The Mayor, the City Manager, the Finance Director, the City Clerk, and any of their designees, are hereby authorized to execute any documents and to perform all acts necessary to place the Bond measure on the ballot.

SECTION 15. INTERPRETATION. The provisions of this Ordinance, being necessary for the health, welfare, and safety of the City and its residents, is to be liberally interpreted to carry out its purposes. No error, irregularity or informality, and no neglect or omission of any officer, in any proceeding taken related to the submission of the proposition incurring bonded indebtedness to the qualified voters of the City shall void or invalidate any such proceeding, any Bonds issued by the City or any levy of ad valorem taxes to pay principal of and interest on the Bonds.

SECTION 16. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions this Ordinance are declared to be severable.

SECTION 17. PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE. This Ordinance shall be published once a day for at least seven days in a newspaper published at least six days a week in the City, or once a week for two weeks in a newspaper published less than six days a week in the City. The first of said publications shall, in either event, be within 15 days after the adoption of this Ordinance. If there are no such newspapers, it shall be posted in three public places in the City for two succeeding weeks. No other notice need be given.

SECTION 18. EFFECTIVE DATE. In accordance with Section 36937(a) of the California Government Code and Section 9.16(a) of the City’s Charter, this Ordinance shall become effective immediately, as an ordinance relating to an election, upon its adoption by two-thirds vote of all the members of this City Council.
17 EXHIBIT B

TAX RATE STATEMENT
An election will be held in the City of Redondo Beach (the “City”) on November 5, 2024, to authorize the sale of up to $93,350,000 in bonds of the City to finance the project listed in the bond measure. If such bonds are authorized, the City expects to sell the bonds in one or more series. Principal and interest on the bonds will bepayable solely from the proceeds of ad valorem tax levies made upon the taxable property in the City. The following information is provided in compliance with applicable provisions of the California Elections Code. Such information is based upon the best estimates and projections presently available from official sources, and other demonstrable factors.

Based upon the foregoing and projections of the City’s assessed valuation:

1. The best estimate of the average annual tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund the bond issue over the entire duration of the bond debt service, based on assessed valuations available at the time of filing of this statement is $0.01745 per $100 (or $17.45 per $100,000) of assessed valuationof all property to be taxed. The best estimate of the final fiscal year in which the tax is anticipated to be collected is 2053-54.

2. The best estimate of the highest tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund the bond issue, based on assessed valuations available at the time of filing this statement is $0.02832 per $100 (or $28.32 per $100,000) of assessed valuation of all property to be taxed.

The best estimate of the first fiscal year in which the highest tax rate will apply is 2025-26.

3. The best estimate of the total debt service, including the principal and interest, that would be required to be repaid if all the bonds are issued and soldis $182,004,931.

Voters should note that such estimated tax rates are specific to the repayment of bonds issued under this authorization and are and will be in addition to tax rates levied in connection with other bond authorizations approved or to be approved by the voters of the City or any other overlapping public agency.

Voters should note that estimated tax rate is based on the ASSESSED VALUE of taxable property within the City as shown on Los Angeles County’s official tax rolls, not on the property’s market value. In addition, taxpayers eligible for a property tax exemption, such as the homeowner’s exemption, will be taxed at a lower effective tax rate than described above. Property owners should consult their own property tax bills to determine their property’s assessed value and any applicable tax exemptions.

Attention of all voters is directed to the fact that the foregoing information is based upon projections and estimates only, which amounts are not maximum amounts or durations and are not binding upon the City. The actual debt service amounts, tax rates and the years in which they will apply may vary from those presently estimated, due to variations from these estimates in the rating for the bonds, the timing of bond sales, the amount of bonds sold and market interest rates at the time of each sale, and actual assessed valuations over the term of repayment of the bonds.

The dates of sale and the amount of bonds sold at any given time will be determined by the City based on need for funds and other factors. The actual interest rates at which the bonds will be 18 sold will depend on the bond market at the time of each sale. Actual future assessed valuation will depend upon the amount and value of taxable property within the City as determined by the Los Angeles County assessor in the annual assessment and the equalization process.

Mike Witzansky, City Manager
City of Redondo Beach
______________, 2024
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RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-062

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO

BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF HOLDING A

SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 5, 2024, CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LOS ANGELES

COUNTY STATEWIDE ELECTION, AND ORDERING THE SUBMISSION

TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF A MEASURE RELATING

TO CHARTER AMENDMENT ARTICLE XXVII MAJOR CHANGES IN
ALLOWABLE LAND USE SECTIONS 27.2, 27.4(b), AND 27.6(h) AND (i),

AND SETTING PROCEDURAL DETAILS
WHEREAS, at the City Council meeting held on July 23, 2024, the City Council approved proposed amendments to the City Charter Article XXVII Section 27.2, 27.4(b), and 27.6(h) and (i) -Major Change in Allowable Land Use for submission to the voters, that would confirm which provisions are pre-empted by State Law; and
WHEREAS, in a ruling filed on October 20, 2023, a Superior Court Judge found that Article XXVII of the Redondo Beach Charter is pre-empted by statewide law as it relates to the housing element process, nullifying its requirement of voter approval of zoning changes contemplated by a draft housing element; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority provided by Sections 1415(a)(2)(A) and 9222 of the California Elections Code, the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach submits to the voters proposed amendments to the City Charter Article XXVII, Sections 27.2, 27.4(b), 27.6(h) and (i); and
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized and directed by statute to submit the proposed charter amendments to the voters.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1: That pursuant to the California Constitution, Article XI and the Government Code, Title 4, Division 2, Chapter 2 (commencing at section 34450) and the Election Code Division 9, Chapter 3, Article 3 (commencing at section 9255) of the State of California, that the City Council, pursuant to its right and authority, does hereby order submitted to the voters at a Special Municipal Election, consolidated with the LA County Statewide General Election on November 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting the following proposed charter amendment:

PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT. Shall Sections 27.2, 27.4(b), and 27.6(h) and (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
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SECTION 2. That the text of the proposed charter amendments to be submitted to the voters are attached as Exhibit “A”.

SECTION 3. That the vote requirement for the measures to pass is a majority (50%+1) of the votes cast.

SECTION 4. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law.

SECTION 5. That the City Clerk/Elections Official is authorized, instructed and directed to coordinate with the County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election.

SECTION 6. That the polls/vote centers for the election shall be open at 7:00 a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until 8:00 p.m. of the same day when the polls/vote centers shall be closed, pursuant to Election Code Section 10242, except as provided in Sections 14212, 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.

SECTION 7. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.

SECTION 8. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.

SECTION 9. Pursuant to Section 9282(b) of the California Elections Code, the City Council, or any member or members of a legislative body authorized by the City Council, or any individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, or bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of voters and associations may file a written argument for or against a city measure.

SECTION 10. That pursuant to the above the City Council does authorize the following member(s) of its body: Mayor Light for, Councilmember Nehrenheim for, Councilmember Obagi for, to file written arguments In Favor of City measure as specified above not exceeding 300 words, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California.

The arguments may be changed or withdrawn until Friday, August 16, 2024 by 5:00 p.m., after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.

SECTION 11. The arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk/Elections Official, signed, with the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument. The arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument.

SECTION 12. That based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments and sample ballots and to permit the ten-calendar-day public examination period, the Los Angeles County Registrar Records/County Clerk has authorized Friday, August 16, 2024 by 5:00 p.m., as the date after which no arguments for or against a City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk/Elections Official for printing and distribution to the voters. 21 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-062
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SECTION 13. That if more than one argument for or against the measures is submitted to the City Clerk/Elections Official within the time prescribed, pursuant to Section 9287 of the California Elections Code, City Clerk/Elections Official shall select, pursuant to Section 6, one of the arguments in favor and one of the arguments against the Measure for printing and distribution to the voters.

SECTION 14. That the City Clerk/Elections Official shall give preference and priority, in the order named, to the arguments of the following:
(a) The City Council, or member(s) or members of the body authorized by the City Council.
(b) The individual voter, or bona fide association of citizens, or combination of voters and associations, who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure. (c) Bona fide associations of citizens.
(d) Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure.

SECTION 15. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(1) of the California Elections Code, after the City Clerk/Elections Official has selected the arguments for and against each measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the Election Official shall send a copy of the argument in favor of each measure to the authors of the argument against each measure, and a copy of the argument against each measure to the authors of the argument in favor of each measure.

SECTION 16. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(2) of the California Elections Code that author or a majority of the authors of an argument relating to a city measure may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument or may authorize in writing any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal argument.

SECTION 17. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(3) of the California Elections Code rebuttal arguments may not exceed 250 words.

SECTION 18. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(4) of the California Elections Code rebuttal arguments relating to a city measure shall be filed with the Elections Official no later than 10 days after the final filing date for primary arguments, the Election Official has fixed August 26, 2024 by 5:00pm. The rebuttal argument shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument.

SECTION 19. That rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk/Elections Official, signed, with the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers.

SECTION 20. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(5) of the California Elections Code all rebuttals may not be signed by more than five persons and shall be printed in the same manner as a primary argument and shall immediately follow the primary argument which it seeks to rebut.

SECTION 21. The City Clerk/Elections Official shall transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney.
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a. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure not exceeding 500 words showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure.
b. The analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the governing body of the city.
c. In the event the entire text of the measure is not printed on the ballot, nor in the voter information portion of the voter information guide, there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-point type, the following: “The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance or Measure __. If you desire a copy of the ordinance or measure, please call the Elections Official’s office at (310) 318-0656 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.” d. The impartial analysis shall be filed with the City Clerk/Elections Official by Friday, August 26, 2024 by 5:00 p.m.

SECTION 22. That the City Council approves the letter designations of “DD”, “RB”, and “LC” as the first, second, and third choice, respectively for the submission to the Los Angeles County Clerk/Registrar Recorder for identification of the ballot measure.

SECTION 23. 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:
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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-2407-062 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:
_________________________________
Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT “A”
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE __

THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY AMEND ARTICLE XXVII MAJOR CHANGE IN ALLOWABLE AND LAND USE SECTIONS 27.2, 27.4 (b), AND 27.6 (h) & (i) OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CHARTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE: New provisions or language added to the existing Charter section are shown in BOLDFACE type; words and figures deleted from the existing charter section are shown in strikeout type.)
§ 27.2 Definitions.

The definitions set forth in this section apply to the provisions of this article only and do not affect any other provision of law.
(a) "Aggrieved person" means the proponent of a major change in allowable land use, any property owner or City resident, and any other person entitled to CEQA notice pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21092.2.
(b) "As built condition" means the dwelling units, office and other nonresidential units, buildings and baseline traffic conditions existing at the time the City issues the notice of preparation of an environmental impact report for the major change in allowable land use, or, where no such notice is issued, when the City commences environmental analysis for the major change. Illegal dwellings and other conditions that exist in violation of the City's zoning ordinance or its local coastal program and are subject to the City's power of abatement, may not be accounted for in the as built condition for the purpose of determining a "significant increase," as defined in subdivision (c) below.
"Significantly increase" or "Significant Increase" means any one or more of the following increases over or changes compared to the as built condition of a neighborhood:
(1) The traffic generated by the project produces: (i) more than 150 additional morning or evening peak hour trips; or (ii) an increase in intersection capacity utilization (ICU) of 0.01 or more at any critical intersection operating at a level of service (LOS) of "E" or worse or having an ICU of 0.9 or higher; or (iii) any increase in ICU at any City intersection from less than 0.9 to 0.9 or higher; or (iv) any change in LOS at any critical intersection or on any critical corridor from better than "E" to "E" or worse. For purposes of determining traffic increases attributable to a major change in allowable land use, baseline and projected ICU and LOS conditions shall be determined considering weekday peak hour conditions at such time of the year when local public schools are in session. (2) The density increase generated by the project produces more than twenty-five (25) additional residential dwelling units.
(3) The intensity of use generated by the project produces more than 40,000 additional square feet of residential, office or other nonresidential floor area.

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require their approval into partial changes that would not by themselves require their approval, frustrates their intent to have control over major changes in allowable land use and is contrary to the purposes of this article. For the purposes of this article, a "significant increase" occurs if the combination of a proposed minor change in allowable land use with one or more other minor or major changes in allowable land use in the same neighborhood approved within eight (8) years preceding issuance of the notice of preparation of an environmental impact report for the proposed minor change, or, where no such notice is issued, within eight (8) years preceding commencement of the City's environmental analysis for the proposed minor change, meets any increase or change threshold for traffic, density or intensity of use defined in this subdivision. (c) "Critical corridors" and "Critical intersections," as used herein, refer to:
(1) Pacific Coast Highway corridor from Prospect Avenue to Artesia Boulevard; (2) Aviation Boulevard within or bordering Redondo Beach; (3) Prospect Avenue within or bordering Redondo Beach;
(4) Hawthorne Boulevard where it borders Redondo Beach; (5) Herondo/Anita/190th Streets within or bordering Redondo Beach; (6) Artesia Boulevard within or bordering Redondo Beach; (7) Torrance Boulevard within Redondo Beach;
(8) Catalina Avenue within Redondo Beach;
(9) Intersection of Aviation Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard; (10) Intersection of Herondo/Anita Streets and Pacific Coast Highway; (11) Intersection of Torrance Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway; (12) Intersection of Palos Verdes Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway; (13) Intersection of Artesia Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue; (14) Intersection of 190th Street and Inglewood Avenue; (15) Intersection of Torrance Boulevard and Prospect Avenue; (16) Intersection of Catalina Avenue and Torrance Boulevard; (17) Intersection of Catalina Avenue and Beryl Street;
(18) Intersection of Catalina Avenue and Esplanade;
(19) Intersection of Catalina Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway; (20) Any other corridor operating at ninety (90%) percent of capacity or worse; and 26 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-062
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(21) Any other intersection operating a LOS "E" or worse. (d) "General plan" means the General Plan of the City of Redondo Beach. (e) "Major change in allowable land use" means any proposed amendment proposed amendment, change, or replacement of the General Plan (including its local coastal element, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 30108.55), of the City's zoning ordinance (as defined and contained in Title 10, Chapter 2 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code) or of the zoning ordinance for the coastal zone (as defined and contained in Title 10, Chapter 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code) meeting any one or more of the following conditions:
"Peak hour trips" means the number of peak hour vehicle trips a major change in allowable land use would generate on a daily basis. Peak hour trips generated shall be calculated by using the most recent version of the Trip Generation Manual of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) in effect on the date the City issued the notice of preparation of an environmental impact report for a major change in allowable land use, or, where no such notice is issued, when the City commences environmental analysis for the major change. (1) The proposed changed in allowable land use would significantly increase traffic, density or intensity of use above the as built condition in the neighborhood where the major change is proposed.
(2) The proposed change in allowable land use would change a public use to a private use. A major change in allowable land use in this category shall include a change of use on (i) land designated for a public use or a public right-of-way; (ii) land designated as utility rightof-way; (iii) land donated, bequeathed or otherwise granted to the City; (iv) land used or designated for Redondo Beach school property; (v) land allocated to the Beach Cities Health District; (vi) land owned, controlled or managed by the City, including all land and water within the City's Harbor Enterprise; (vii) the beaches, as defined in subdivision (a)(4) of Section 10-5.2204 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code; and (viii) the tidelands and all other public trust lands, as defined in subdivision (a)(139) of Section 10-5.402 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code.
(3) The proposed change in allowable land use would change a nonresidential use to residential or a mixed use resulting in a density of a greater than 8.8 dwelling units per acre whether or not any such unit is used exclusively for residential purposes. (f) "Minor change in allowable land use" means any proposed amendment to the General Plan (including its local coastal element, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 30108.55), the City's zoning ordinance (as defined and contained in Title 10, Chapter 2 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code), the zoning ordinance for the coastal zone (as defined and contained in Title 10, Chapter 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code) that does not fall within the definition of a major change in allowable land use.
(g) "Neighborhood" means all properties located either entirely or partially within 1,000 feet of any parcel or lot that is subject to a proposed change in allowable land use. (h) "Peak hour trips" means the number of peak hour vehicle trips a major change in allowable land use would generate on a daily basis. Peak hour trips generated shall be calculated by using the most recent version of the Trip Generation Manual of the Institute of Transportation 27 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-062
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Engineers (ITE) in effect on the date the City issued the notice of preparation of an environmental impact report for a major change in allowable land use, or, where no such notice is issued, when the City commences environmental analysis for the major change (i) "Proponent" means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity applying with the City for a change in allowable land use. If the City itself initiates the change, it shall be deemed the proponent for the purposes of this article. (j) "Significantly increase" or "Significant Increase" means any one or more of the following increases over or changes compared to the as built condition of a neighborhood:
(1) The traffic generated by the project produces: (i) more than 150 additional morning or evening peak hour trips; or (ii) an increase in intersection capacity utilization (ICU) of 0.01 or more at any critical intersection operating at a level of service (LOS) of "E" or worse or having an ICU of 0.9 or higher; or (iii) any increase in ICU at any City intersection from less than 0.9 to 0.9 or higher; or (iv) any change in LOS at any critical intersection or on any critical corridor from better than "E" to "E" or worse.

For purposes of determining traffic increases attributable to a major change in allowable land use, baseline and projected ICU and LOS conditions shall be determined considering weekday peak hour conditions at such time of the year when local public schools are in session.
(2) The density increase generated by the project produces more than twenty-five (25) additional residential dwelling units.
(3) The intensity of use generated by the project produces more than 40,000 additional square feet of residential, office or other nonresidential floor area.

The voters declare that dividing a major change in allowable land use that would otherwise require their approval into partial changes that would not by themselves require their approval, frustrates their intent to have control over major changes in allowable land use and is contrary to the purposes of this article. For the purposes of this article, a "significant increase" occurs if the combination of a proposed minor change in allowable land use with one or more other minor or major changes in allowable land use in the same neighborhood approved within eight (8) years preceding issuance of the notice of preparation of an environmental impact report for the proposed minor change, or, where no such notice is issued, within eight (8) years preceding commencement of the City's environmental analysis for the proposed minor change, meets any increase or change threshold for traffic, density or intensity of use defined in this subdivision.
§ 27.4 Vote of the People on major change in allowable land use. (a) Each major change in allowable land use shall be put to a vote of the People; provided, however, that no such change shall be submitted to the voters unless the City Council has first approved it. A major change in allowable land use shall become effective only after approval by the City Council and a majority of the voters of the City voting "YES" on a ballot measure proposing such change at either a regular or special municipal election. An advisory election does not satisfy the voter approval requirement. 28 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-062
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(b) The sample ballot materials mailed made available to the registered voters prior to an election shall describe any major change in allowable land use in a manner that clearly discloses both the scope and main features of the project (including sequencing or phasing, as may be the case) that the major change in allowable land use consists of or depends on, and the location and the acreage of the project site. The description shall include the text of the proposed amendment to the General Plan, to the City's zoning ordinance or to the zoning ordinance for the coastal zone, or of any proposed adoption of, or amendment to, a specific plan. The description shall clearly compare the project and its traffic impacts both to the as built condition, and to existing applicable land use designations and zoning classifications, providing accurate comparative data concerning existing as well as proposed densities (in units per acre) and intensities of use (in square footage, types of use and traffic impacts). If a site-specific development is proposed in connection with a major change in allowable land use, and densities or intensities of use in such site-specific development are less than the densities or intensities the major change proposes, the text of the ballot shall clearly disclose the maximum total residential, commercial, industrial or other nonresidential buildout potential, and traffic impacts under buildout, compared to the as built condition. Easily readable maps shall be used to assist the voters in the project description. All of the information called for by this subdivision shall be posted on the City's website no later than thirty (30) days prior to the City Council's action on a major change in allowable land use, and such information shall be updated no later than ten (10)days following the City Council's approval, if the Council has changed the project.
(c) For all major changes in allowable land use approved by the City Council after the effective date of this article of the City Charter, the election required by this article shall be set for the general municipal election next following City Council approval of the major change; or, by mutual agreement with the proponent, the City Council may call a special municipal election, with the cost of the special election being borne solely by the proponent. For all major changes in allowable land use approved by the City Council on or after the date of publication, pursuant to Election Code Section 9205, of the notice of intention to circulate the initiative petition to add this article to the City Charter, but before the effective date of this article, the election required by this article shall be set for the general municipal election next following the effective date of this article; or, by mutual agreement with the proponent, the City Council may call a special municipal election, with the cost of the special election being borne solely by the proponent.
(d) The popular vote required by this article shall be in addition to all other applicable review and approval requirements for such major change, including environmental review in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (e) All subsequent City permits and approvals necessary to implement all or part of a major change in allowable land use shall conform to the voter-approved change. Under no circumstances shall any subsequent permit or approval authorize, allow or otherwise accommodate higher densities, intensities of use, or trip generation than the densities, intensities and trip generation approved by the City Council and the voters. No certificate of occupancy for any structure built as part of a project that depends on a major change in allowable land use shall issue until all mitigations of traffic impacts, including control signals, increases in right-of-way capacity via widening roads, or other right-of-way or intersection improvements, as may be required by the City Council, have been developed and implemented, and the City Engineer has certified completion and operation of all traffic impact mitigations in full compliance with the City Council's approval action. 29 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-062
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§ 27.6 Exceptions.
(a) This article shall not apply to any major change in allowable land use that is limited to allowing the development of a public school or a hospital. Nor shall this article apply to preclude completion of a site-specific development that depends on a major change in allowable land use approved before the effective date of this article, if before such date, the holder of any permit or other entitlement for use for such development has lawfully and ingood faith acquired a vested right, under state law, to carry out the development to completion.
(b) The provisions of this article shall not apply to the extent that they would violate state or federal laws.
(c) This article shall not be applied in a manner that would result in the unconstitutional taking of private property.
(d) This article shall not apply to affordable housing projects required by state or federal law. (e) This article shall not apply to any major change in allowable land use of property with nonconforming residential units that were occupied on the date of publication, pursuant to Elections Code Section 9205, of the notice of intention to circulate the initiative petition adding Article XXVII to the City Charter so long as the proposed change in allowable land use meets the following conditions: the existing residential units are rendered conforming under the proposed change; the proposed change does not allow an increase in the number of residential units on the property; and the proposed change does not create a significant increase in traffic or intensity of use.
(f) This article shall not apply to affordable housing projects for low and moderate income housing as defined by state law.
(g) If modifications to the Local Coastal Program ("LCP") are suggested or required as a result of the California Coastal Commission's review of the LCP amendments for the Kensington Assisted Living Facility Project, any such modifications adopted by the City Council shall not be subject to this article and shall not require further voter approval. Should such modifications to the LCP also require that the City Council adopt any other legislative amendments to ensure consistency, the City Council's adoption of those legislative amendments shall not be subject to this Article and shall not require further voter approval. (h) This article shall not apply to an amendment to or update of the housing element of the City’s General Plan.
(i) This article shall not apply to an amendment to or update of ay other element of the General Plan (including its local coastal element, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 30108.55), of the City’s zoning ordinance (as defined and contained in Title 10, Chapter 2 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code) or of the zoning ordinance for the coastal zone (as defined and contained in Title 10, Chapter 5 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code) that implements a program in the City’s General plan housing element. This includes, but is not limited to, an action required to meet the City’s obligation to accommodate its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (“RHNA”) allocation. However, this article shall apply to amendments or updates that are not made in connection with the required housing element update process 30 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-062
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of the City’s obligation to maintain adequate capacity to meet its RHNA allocation. - This subdivision (i) shall be effective until the earlier of (1) the date that Government Code section 65913.4 is repealed or (2) January 1, 2036. 31 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-065

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RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-065

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH,

CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF HOLDING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024, TO

CONSOLIDATE WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY STATEWIDE ELECTION,

AND ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE

CITY OF A MEASURE RELATING TO CHARTER AMENDMENT ARTICLE XVI REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SECTION 16.1, AND SETTING PROCEDURAL DETAILS.

WHEREAS, the Redondo Beach Unified School District (“RBUSD”) the School Board (“Board”) submitted a letter dated May 29, 2024, to the City Council on July 9, 2024, with recommendations to the City Council requesting a Charter Amendment to Article XVI, Section

16.1, to remove the current compensation restrictions; and WHEREAS, the Redondo Beach Unified School District (“RBUSD”) the School Board reached a recommendation at a regularly scheduled meeting on May 16 and May 28, 2024, that it provided to the City Council for consideration. Said recommendation arose from an acknowledgment that the California Education Code and the California Government Code aptly regulate the issue of school board compensation. These statutes provide a standardized framework for offering modest remuneration to Board members, including provisions for necessary expense reimbursements.

Further, the Board stated that the language in question, a relic of the 1940s, is at odds with the current statutes of California's
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority provided by Sections 1415(a)(2)(A) and 9222 of the California Elections Code, the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach submits to the voters proposed amendments to the City Charter Article XVI, Sections 16.1; and WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized and directed by statute to submit the proposed charter amendments to the voters.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO

BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

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PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT. Shall Article XVI Redondo
Beach Unified School District pertaining to Section 16.1, Board Members, remove the language “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 2. That the text of the proposed charter amendment to be submitted to the voters are attached as Exhibit “A”.

SECTION 3. That the vote requirement for the measure to pass is a majority (50%+1) of the votes cast.

SECTION 4. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law.

SECTION 7. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.

SECTION 10. That pursuant to the above the City Council does authorize the following member(s) of its body: ____________for, _____________for, ______________ for, to file written arguments In Favor of City measure as specified above not exceeding 300 words, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the 33 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-065

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Elections Code of the State of California. The arguments may be changed or withdrawn until Friday, August 16, 2024 by 5:00 p.m., after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.

SECTION 13. That if more than one argument for or against the measures is submitted to the City Clerk/Elections Official within the time prescribed, pursuant to Section 9287 of the California Elections Code, City Clerk/Elections Official shall select, pursuant to Section 6, one of the arguments in favor and one of the arguments against the Measure for printing and distribution to the voters.

SECTION 14. That the City Clerk/Elections Official shall give preference and priority, in the order named, to the arguments of the following:
(a) The City Council, or member(s) or members of the body authorized by the City Council.
(b) The individual voter, or bona fide association of citizens, or combination of voters and associations, who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure.
(c) Bona fide associations of citizens.
(d) Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure.

SECTION 16. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(2) of the California Elections Code that author or a majority of the authors of an argument relating to a city measure 34 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-065

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may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument or may authorize in writing any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal argument.

SECTION 17. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(3) of the California Elections Code rebuttal arguments may not exceed 250 words.

SECTION 18. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(4) of the California Elections Code rebuttal arguments relating to a city measure shall be filed with the Elections Official no later than 10 days after the final filing date for primary arguments, the Election Official has fixed August 26, 2024 by 5:00 p.m. The rebuttal argument shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument.

SECTION 21. The City Clerk/Elections Official shall transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney.
a. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure not exceeding 500 words showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure.
b. The analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the governing body of the city.
c. In the event the entire text of the measure is not printed on the ballot, nor in the voter information portion of the voter information guide, there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-point type, the following: “The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance or Measure __. If you desire a copy of the ordinance or measure, please call the Elections Official’s office at (310) 318-0656 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.”
d. The impartial analysis shall be filed with the City Clerk/Elections Official by Friday, August 26, 2024 by 5:00 p.m.

SECTION 22. That the City Council approves the letter designations of “__”, “__”, and “__” as the first, second, and third choice, respectively for the submission to the Los Angeles County Clerk/Registrar Recorder for identification of the ballot measure. 35 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2408-065

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SECTION 23. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the Book of Original Resolutions.

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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-2408-065 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:
_________________________________
Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT “A”
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE __

THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY AMEND SECTION 16.1 BOARD MEMBERS OF ARTICLE XVI REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE: New provisions or language added to the existing Charter section are shown in BOLDFACE type; words and figures deleted from the existing charter section are shown in strikeout type.)
§ 16.1 Board members.

The government and control of the public schools shall be vested in the Board of Education, consisting of five (5) members. No person shall be eligible to hold the office of member of the Board of Education unless such person shall have been a resident of the territory included in the Redondo Beach Unified School District for at least thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of filing such person's declaration of candidacy.

They shall be elected at large by the registered voters of the district and shall serve for a four (4) year term.,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.
*18.4—as added by election 11-4-80; as amended by election 11-6-84, 3-7-95 and 3-7-23. 38 39
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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:

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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.
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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 6
th day of August, 2024.
________________________________
James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk 43 RESOLUTION NO. CC-2407-061

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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 6 th 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:
____________________________________
Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk
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