HomeMy WebLinkAbout6808 RESOLUTION NO. 6808
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING
WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE AND
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, an All Mail Ballot General Municipal Election is to be held in the City
of Arcadia, California on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at which there will be submitted to the
voters the following measure:
"Shall an ordinance amending the Arcadia Municipal Code
to extend the period of occupancy subject to the Transient Yes
Occupancy (Hotel) Tax from 30 days to 90 days, and to
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apply the Tax to all rent charged by hotel operators,
including online travel companies, for the transient No
occupancy of any hotel room, be adopted to help preserve
general City services such as police and fire protection,
street operations and maintenance, and library, parks and
recreation services?"
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council authorizes (i) all members of the City Council, (ii)
any individual voter eligible to vote on the above Measure, (iii) a bona fide association of
such citizens or (iv) any combination thereof, to file a written argument in favor of or
against the City Measure, 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 and to change the argument until and including
the date fixed below by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the City
measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The deadline to submit arguments for or against the City Measure pursuant to
this Resolution is declared by the City Clerk to be December 20, 2011, 5:00 p.m.
The arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, 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.
SECTION 2. 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. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the
Measure showing the effect of the Measure on the existing law and the operation of the
Measure. If the Measure affects the organization or salaries of the office of the City
Attorney, the City Clerk shall prepare the impartial analysis. The impartial analysis shall
be filed with the City Clerk within ten (10) days following adoption of the Resolution
calling the election.
SECTION 3. That the provisions of this Resolution shall apply only to the
election to be held on April 10, 2012 and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 4. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of primary
arguments related to city measures are repealed.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of December, 2011.
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or of Tre ity o Arcadia
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 6808 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 6th day of December, 2011 and that said Resolution was adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Amundson, Chandler, Harbicht, Segal and Kovacic
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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