HomeMy WebLinkAbout24288 RESOLUTION NO. 24288
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
PROCEDURES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS
REGARDING TWO (2) CITY MEASURES AT THE
NOVEMBER 7, 2017, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, A
GENERAL TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX, AND A
CANNABIS BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND CULTIVATION
TAX, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
PREPARE IMPARTIAL ANALYSES FOR BOTH
MEASURES.
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Palm
Springs, California on November 7, 2017, at which there will be submitted to the voters
the following questions and measures:
MEAURE D
Palm Springs Essential Services / Public Safety Measure
To maintain essential city services, including rapid 911
emergency response, fire/police protection, add paramedic YES
services, keep fire stations open/staffed, address
homelessness, repair local streets/potholes, improve rapid
response to assault, burglaries/crimes, keep public areas
safe/clean, maintain senior services, attract/retain
jobs/business, increase water conservation; shall the City of
Palm Springs establish a '/2 cent sales tax; requiring annual NO
independent audits/public oversight; all funds used locally?
MEAURE E
Palm Springs Cannabis Business Taxation
Shall Palm Springs update the existing gross receipts tax on YES
medical cannabis collectives and cooperatives to apply to all
medical and adult-use cannabis businesses, apart from
cultivation businesses, which will be taxed at a rate up to 10
dollars per square foot, with all revenue used in Palm Springs
to maintain and improve essential city services, including NO
public safety and youth drug prevention education; requiring
annual independent audits and public oversight?
Resolution No. 24288
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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, CALIFORNIA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council authorizes any and all members of the City
Council to file a written argument in Favor OR Against either or both of the City
measures, 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 measures may be submitted to
the City Clerk. No argument shall exceed 300 words in length.
SECTION 2. 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 City
measures which will be printed and distributed to the voters, if any, 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, 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 Elections Code. The City Clerk shall provide such form upon request.
SECTION 4. The City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of both of
the City measures to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial
analysis of each of the City measures, each analysis not to exceed 500 words, showing
the effect of the City measure in question 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.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall print, or cause to be printed, in the Official
Sample Ballot, the entire text of the arguments for or against both of the City measures,
if any, and the rebuttal arguments, if any, in uniform type, style, and spacing.
Resolution No. 24288
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 26" DAY OF JULY, 2017.
David H. Ready,
City Manager
ATTEST:
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Kathleen D. Hart, MMC
Interim City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Edward Z. Kotkin
City Attorney CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, KATHLEEN D. HART, Interim City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby
certify that Resolution No. 24288 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted
at an adjourned regular and special meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm
Springs on the 26th day of July, 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Kors, Mills, Roberts, Mayor Pro Tern Foat, and
Mayor Moon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None �-
RECUSED: None --
Kathleen D. Hart, MMC
Interim City Clerk