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,
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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