HomeMy WebLinkAbout8371RESOLUTION NO.8371
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS,
CALIFORNIA PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF PRIMARY AND
REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS AND SETTING RULES FOR FILING OF
WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO
BE SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 8, 2022 GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022
pursuant to Resolution No. 8370 of the City Council, adopted July 19, 2022 at which there will be
submitted to the voters the following Initiative Ordinance:
"Shall the Initiative Ordinance of the People of Redlands
YES
Amending Sections 1A.0, 4.2B and 4.40s Principles of
Managed Growth of the City of Redlands General Plan 2035
be adopted?"
NO
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Redlands, California, does hereby
resolve, declare, determine, and order as follows:
Section 1. The City Council authorizes (i) the City Council or any member(s) of the
City Council, (ii) any individual voter eligible to vote on the above Initiative Ordinance, (iii) a
bona fide association of such citizens or (iv) any combination of voters and associations, to file a
written argument in favor of or against the Initiative Ordinance, in accordance with Article 4,
Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California, which arguments may be
changed until and including Monday, August 22, 2022 at 5:00 p.m., in the City Clerk's Office,
Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Suite 4, Redlands, California, after which no arguments for or
against the Initiative Ordinance may be submitted to the City Clerk. Arguments in favor of or
against the Initiative Ordinance shall each not exceed 300 words in length. Each argument shall
be filed with the City Clerk, signed, and include 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.
The City Council expressly delegates Paul T. Barich to prepare, sign and file, along with four
other qualified persons, a written argument in favor of the Initiative Ordinance.
Section 2. That pursuant to Sections 9220 and 9285 of the California Elections
Code, when the City Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the Initiative Ordinance
which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City Clerk shall send copies of the
argument in favor of the Initiative Ordinance to the authors of the argument against, and
copies of the argument against to the authors of the argument in favor. The authors may
prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. Rebuttal arguments shall be
printed in the same manner as
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the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which
it seeks to rebut.
Section 3. That the last day for receipt of rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words
has been established as Friday, August 26, 2022 at 5:00 P.M. in the City Clerk's Office, Civic
Center, 35 Cajon Street, Suite 4, Redlands, California, and signed by each proponent and by each
author, if different, of the rebuttal argument in conformance with the provisions of Section 9600
of the California Elections Code. Rebuttals may be changed or withdrawn by their proponents at
any time prior to and including the final date fixed for filing rebuttals.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall comply with all provisions of law establishing priority
of arguments for printing and distribution to the voters, and shall take all necessary actions to cause
the selected arguments to be printed and distributed to the voters.
Section 5. Pursuant to Section 9280 of the Elections Code, the City Council directs the
City Clerk to transmit a copy of the Initiative Ordinance to the City Attorney. The City Attorney
shall prepare an impartial analysis of the Initiative Ordinance, not to exceed 500 words in length,
showing the effect of the Initiative Ordinance on the existing law and the operation of the Initiative
Ordinance. The City Attorney shall transmit such impartial analysis to the City Clerk, who shall
cause the analysis to be published in the voter information guide along with the Initiative
Ordinance as provided by law. The Impartial Analysis shall be filed by the deadline set for filing
of primary arguments as set forth in Section 1 above. The impartial analysis shall include a
statement indicating whether the Initiative Ordinance was placed on the ballot by a petition signed
by the requisite number of voters or by the City Council. In the event the entire text of the Initiative
Ordinance is not printed on the ballot, nor in the voter information portion of the sample ballot,
there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-font bold type,
the following: "The above statement is an impartial analysis of Initiative Ordinance or
Measure . If you desire a copy of the Initiative Ordinance or Measure, please call the
election official's office at (insert phone number) and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you."
Section 6. That the provisions of this Resolution shall apply only to the election
to be held on November 8, 2022, and shall then be repealed.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this h day of July, 2022.
Paul T. Barich, Mayor
ATTEST:
e Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day
of July, 2022.
AYES: Councilmembers Tejeda, Davis, Guzman -Lowery, Gallagher; Mayor Barich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
tee'
Donaldson, City Clerk
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