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RESOLUTION NO. 26-65
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE CITY CLERK/ELECTIONS OFFICIAL AND THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AS TO THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE INITIATIVE PETITION ENTITLED “AN INITIATIVE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE TO ADOPT A SALES TAX INCREASE OF ONE PERCENT (1%) TO PROTECT AGAINST THE NATURAL HAZARDS OF BEACH EROSION AND FIRES” WHEREAS, on August 26, 2025, the proponent of an initiative measure self-titled as “The San Clemente Natural Hazards Protection and Resilience Act of 2026” (“Initiative”) submitted a Notice of Intention and written text of the measure and requested that a title and summary be prepared by the City Attorney for the measure in order to circulate the petition; and WHEREAS, on August 26, 2025, the City Attorney prepared and provided an official ballot title of “AN INITIATIVE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE TO ADOPT A SALES TAX INCREASE OF ONE PERCENT (1%) TO PROTECT AGAINST THE NATURAL HAZARDS OF BEACH EROSION AND FIRES” and summary for the proposed Initiative for use by the proponents for publication and circulation of the petition; and WHEREAS, on March 24, 2025, the San Clemente City Clerk contacted the Orange County Registrar-Recorder’s Office to determine the number of registered voters in the City of San Clemente, as of its last report to the Secretary of State pursuant to Elections Code Section 2187, effective February 10, 2025, and the Clerk determined that the number of registered voters in the City was 46,166; and WHEREAS, the initiative petition would require at least 4,616 (10%) valid signatures to be sufficient to qualify for placement on the ballot; and WHEREAS, the petitions regarding the initiative were filed with the City Clerk on February 9, 2026 and were then submitted to the Orange County Registrar-Recorder on February 9, 2026 for signature verification; and WHEREAS, the results of the signature verification conducted by the Orange County Registrar-Recorder established that 6,436 of the 7,162 signatures on the petition were examined of which 4,817 were found to be sufficient; and WHEREAS, the number of signatures qualified, 4,817, is in excess of the minimum number of signatures required for a regular or special election pursuant to Election Code Section 9215 and 1405; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Registrar-Recorder has prepared a Certificate of as to Verification of Signatures on Petition dated March 23, 2026 (“Certificate”); and WHEREAS, in compliance with Elections Code Sections 9211 and 9114, the elections official certified the results of the examination and the sufficiency of the initiative petition and submitted the initiative petition and the Certificate to the City Council at the next regular City Council meeting following the receipt of the Certificate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Clemente hereby accepts the certification of the sufficiency of the Initiative.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this ___ day of __________, __________.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk, Elections Official of the City of Rick Loeffler, Mayor of the City of San Clemente, California San Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk/Elections Official of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 26-65 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. ____________________________________
CITY CLERK, Elections Official of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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