CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
Monday, August 19, 2024
5:00 PM
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
FLAG SALUTE
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS (ONE MINUTE LIMIT) Pursuant to Government Code section 54954.3 members of the public are afforded one minute (with double the time allotted to non-English speakers using a translator) to address the legislative body concerning any item that has been described in the special meeting agenda.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS
1. SANTA CLARITA DISTRICT 3 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - City Council consideration of course of action to be taken regarding the District 3 seat as a result of only one nominee at close of the nomination period.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council receive presentation and determine whether to move forward with the election for District 3 with only one candidate listed on the ballot, or adopt a resolution canceling the election for District 3 and appointing Jason Gibbs, the sole nominee for District 3, to the four-year District 3 Council seat term which begins in December 2024 with an estimated cost savings of $120,000 for the City.
ADJOURN
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA CLARITA WILL BE HELD ON THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST AT 5:00 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL AT 23920 VALENCIA BLVD., SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THOSE ITEM(S) LISTED ON THE ATTACHED AGENDA.
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Cameron Smyth, Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk, do hereby certify that a copy of the Notice of Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, CA, to be held on the 19th day of August 2024, at the hour of 5:00 PM was delivered and posted pursuant to Government Code 54956.
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Mary Cusick
City Clerk
Dated: August 16, 2024
Agenda Item: 1
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: August 19, 2024
SUBJECT: SANTA CLARITA DISTRICT 3 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Mary Cusick
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council receive presentation and determine whether to move forward with the election for District 3 with only one candidate listed on the ballot, or adopt a resolution canceling the election for District 3 and appointing Jason Gibbs, the sole nominee for District 3, to the four-year District 3 Council seat term which begins in December 2024 with an estimated cost savings of $120,000 for the City.
BACKGROUND
At the close of the nomination period on August 9, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., there were no more candidates than District 3 offices to be elected on the November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election ballot.
Pursuant to Elections Code §10229, on August 14, 2024, a “Notice That There Are Not More Candidates Than Offices To Be Elected,” was published in The Signal, a newspaper of general circulation, and La Opinión. The notice was also posted on the City website, all three Santa Clarita libraries, and at City Hall, in both English and Spanish languages.
The California Elections Code sets forth provisions to cancel an election and appoint the person nominated to the office when the number of nominees is equal to the number of offices to be filled at the election. When Santa Clarita’s nomination period closed on Friday, August 9, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., there was one qualified candidate for the District 3 Councilmember office: Jason Gibbs.
One of the following courses of action may be taken by the City Council, pursuant to Elections Code §10229:
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1) Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated 2) Appoint to the office any eligible elector if no one has been nominated 3) Hold the election if either no one or only one person was nominated
Should the City Council appoint the nominee to office, the attached resolution may be adopted to confirm the appointment and cancel the election; the nominee would take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election; and the term of appointment for the four -year term would begin December 2024. Cancellation of the District 3 election wi ll result in approximately $120,000 savings in elections costs otherwise payable to the County of Los Angeles.
If the City Council does not vote to appoint the nominee by August 22, 2024, the election for the District 3 office will be held.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
No actions other than those outlined in the report have been identified by staff.
FISCAL IMPACT
Adequate funds have previously been appropriated as part of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to conduct the November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election; however, should the City Council appoint the nominee to office and cancel that election, the budget will be reduced accordingly.
ATTACHMENTS
Notice
Certification
Resolution
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NOTICE THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES
THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED
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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California relating to the General Municipal Election in the City of Santa Clarita to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 20 24, as of the close of the nomination period on August 9, 2024, there are not more candidates than the following offices to be elected.
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ity of Santa Clarita, One (1) Member of the City Council - District 3, Full Term of Four Years The person so nominated is Jason Gibbs.
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ection 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council:
1) A
ppoint to the office the person who has been nominated. 2) Appoi nt to the office an eligible elector if no one has been nominated. 3) Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
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e City Council will meet on August 19, 2024, to either make the appointment or direct an election to be held. The person appointed, if any, shal l qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.
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f, by the 75th day before the municipal election (August 22, 2024), no person has been appointed to the office pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election shall be held.
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f the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Section 10229 of the Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write -in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made.
Mar
y Cusick, CMC
City Clerk
Dated: August 9, 2024
Published & Posted: August 14, 2024
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Attachment: Notice (SANTA CLARITA DISTRICT 3 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2024) AVISO DE QUE NO HAY MÁS CANDIDATOS
QUE CARGOS A ELEGIR
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OR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE SE COMUNICA que, de conformidad con el artículo 10229 del Código Electoral del Estado de California en relación con la elección municipal general en la ciudad de Santa Clarita que se celebrará el martes 5 de noviembre de 2024, al cierre del período de presentación de candidaturas el 9 de agosto de 2024, no hay más candidatos que los siguientes cargos a elegir.
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iudad de Santa Clarita, Un (1) Miembro del Concejo Municipal - Distrito 3, Mandato Completo de Cuatro Años
La persona nominada es Jason Gibbs.
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n virtud del artículo 10229 del Código Electoral, el Conc ejo Municipal puede tomar una de las siguientes medidas:
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esignar a la persona nominada para el cargo.
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esignar a un elector que reúna los requisitos para el cargo, si no se ha nominado a nadie. 3) C
elebrar la elección si ninguna o solo una persona fue nominada.
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l Concejo Municipal se reunirá el 19 de agosto de 2024 para realizar el nombramiento o para ordenar que se celebre una elección. La persona designada, si la hubiera, deberá reunir los requisitos necesarios y ocupar el cargo y desempeñarse en el mismo del igual modo que si hubiera resultado electa para él.
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i para el día número 75 antes de la elección municipal (22 de agosto de 2024) no se ha designado a nadie para el cargo según lo establecido en los párrafos (1) o (2) precedentes, se llevará a cabo la elección.
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i el Con cejo Municipal realiza un nombramiento en virtud del artículo 10229 del Código Electoral, la Secretaria Municipal no aceptará la presentación de declaraciones de candidaturas que no figuren en la boleta pero por la cual se pueda votar escribiendo el nombre (write -in) que se presenten tras el nombramiento.
Mar
y Cusick, CMC
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ecretaria Municipal
Fecha: 9 de agosto de 2024
Fecha de publicación: 14 de agosto de 2024
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Attachment: Notice (SANTA CLARITA DISTRICT 3 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2024)
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Attachment: Certification (SANTA CLARITA DISTRICT 3 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2024)
RESOLUTION NO. 24-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF JASON GIBBS AS MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3, FOR A FULL TERM OF FOUR YEARS THAT WAS TO BE ELECTED AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024, SANTA CLARITA GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California, as of the close of the nomination period on August 9, 2024, there are not more candidates than offices to be elected and that Section 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council:
1) Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated 2) Appoint to the office an eligible elector if no one has been nominated 3) Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated; and
WHEREAS, a notice of the above facts was published in The Signal, a newspaper of general circulation, and La Opinión on August 14, 2024, and posted on the City website, all three Santa Clarita libraries, and at City Hall.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the following person is being appointed to the office to which he was nominated:
City of Santa Clarita, One (1) Member of the City Council – District 3, Full Term of Four Years Jason Gibbs
SECTION 2. The election scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as the same pertains to the aforesaid office is now canceled.
SECTION 3. Jason Gibbs shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if he was elected at a municipal election for that office.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 19th day of August 2024.
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Attachment: Resolution (SANTA CLARITA DISTRICT 3 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2024)
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
DATE:__________________________
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24- was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a special meeting thereof, held on the 19th day of August 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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CITY CLERK
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Attachment: Resolution (SANTA CLARITA DISTRICT 3 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2024)