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HomeMy WebLinkAbout21960 - RESOLUTIONS - 6/27/2007 RESOLUTION NO. 21960 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE AT THE NOVEMBER 6, 2007, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Palm Springs, California on November 6, 2007, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure: Shall Ordinance No. 1689, providing a ten year time YES extension of the term of the Development Agreement between the City of Palm Springs and Shadowrock Real Estate Development, LLC, be approved? NO WHEREAS Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the California Elections Code ' provides for the filing of written arguments and rebuttal arguments for City measures submitted at municipal elections. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes any and all members of the City Council to file a written argument in Favor OR Against the City Measure, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the person(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, 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 by the City Clerk, after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk. No argument shall exceed 300 words in length. SECTION 2. That pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of California, when the City Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City Clerk shall send copies of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against, and copies of the argument against to the authors in favor. The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the person(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, Resolution No. 21960 Page 2 and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers, not more than , 10-days after the final date for filing direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to rebut. SECTION 3. Any written argument or rebuttal argument filed with the City Clerk shall be accompanied by the Statement of the Author Form required by Section 9600 of the California Election Code. The City Clerk shall provide such form upon request. SECTION 4. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure, not to exceed 500 words, showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments. ADOPTED THIS 27th DAY OF JUNE, 2007. David H. Ready, City ATTEST: jes Thompson, City Clerk CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. 21960 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on June 27, 2007, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember McCulloch, Councilmember Mills, Mayor Pro Tern Pougnet, and Mayor Oden. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. Y es Thompson, City Clerk I of Palm Springs, California