RESOLUTION NO. CC-2608-059
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RESOLUTION NO. CC- 2608-059
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR
FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENT(S) AND REBUTTAL
ARGUMENTS, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS REGARDING A CITY
MEASURE REGARDING MAJOR CHANGES IN ALLOWABLE
LAND USE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XXVII OF THE CITY
CHARTER TO BE SUBMITTED AT A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026,
AS CALLED BY RESOLUTION NO CC-2608-057.
WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Redondo Beach, California on November 3, 2026, at which time there will be submitted to the voters the following measure:
MEASURE
Shall the measure be adopted to amend the Redondo Beach General Plan and Zoning Ordinance to support increased commercial activity in key areas of the City, including expanded property development potential (i.e. new floor area ratio caps, height limits, and rooftop dining) along Artesia and Aviation Boulevards, industrial properties north of Manhattan Beach Boulevard, and certain commercial properties along Pacific Coast Highway; and to reduce the allowed housing density for some residential and mixed-use properties in the City?
YES
NO
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to California Elections Code 9282(b) for measures placed on the ballot by the legislative body may write arguments for or against the above measure.
SECTION 2. That pursuant to the above the City Council does authorize the following member(s) of its body: Councilmember Obagi and Councilmember Behrendt to file written Arguments For not exceeding 300 words regarding the City measure as specified above, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it. The arguments may be changed or withdrawn until Tuesday, August 18, 2026 by 5:30 p.m. after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
SECTION 3. No more than five signatures shall appear with any argument submitted. In case any argument is signed by more than five authors, the signatures of the first five shall be printed. The arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument.
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SECTION 4. That the City Clerk/Elections Official is directed to follow the format for ballot arguments provided in subsections (d), (e) and (f) of Section 9282 of the California Elections Code.
SECTION 5. 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 City Clerk/Election Official has fixed Friday, August 28, 2026 by 5:30 p.m., as the date after which no arguments for or against City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk/Elections Official for printing and distribution to the voters.
SECTION 6. That if more than one argument for or against the 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 the Measure for printing and distribution to the voters.
SECTION 7. 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 8. 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 the measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the Election Official shall send a copy of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against the measure, and a copy of the argument against the measure to the authors of the argument in favor of the measure.
SECTION 9. 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 10. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(3) of the California Elections Code rebuttal arguments may not exceed 250 words.
SECTION 11. 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 Friday, August 28, 2026 by 5:30 p.m. The rebuttal argument shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument.
SECTION 12. 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.
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SECTION 13. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(5) of the California Elections Code all rebuttals shall 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 14. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney, unless the organization or salaries of the office of the City Attorney are affected.
a. That the City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure not exceeding 500 words each showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure.
b. The analysis of the measure 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 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 Measure. If you desire a copy of the measure, please call the Elections office at (310) 318-0656 or visit the city’s website at redondo.org/elections. d. The impartial analyses shall be filed with the City Clerk/Elections Official by Friday, August 28, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
SECTION 15. That the City Council approves the letter designations of ART as 1st choice, AR as 2nd choice, and AAC as 3rd choice for identification of the ballot measure.
SECTION 16. That the City Clerk/Elections Official shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and shall enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of August, 2026. ________________________
James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Joy A. Ford, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. CC-2608-059
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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-2608-059 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 4th day of August, 2026, 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