HomeMy WebLinkAbout8379RESOLUTION NO. 8379
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS,
CALIFORNIA SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING A WRITTEN ARGUMENT
REGARDING AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022
pursuant to Resolution No. 8378 adopted August 2, 2022; and
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 8378 calling and
giving notice of a general municipal election to be held on November 8, 2022 and ordering the
submission to the qualified voters at said election date a proposed ballot measure as modified and
titled, "Initiative Ordinance of the People of Redlands Amending Sections 1A.0, 1A.10, 1.A.30,
4.2B and 4.41j, of the Principles of Managed Development of the City of Redlands General Plan
2035" ("Initiative Ordinance") supported by the University of Redlands and the original authors
of a similar initiative.
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 Mayor 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 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
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 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
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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. That 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 measure 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, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 4th day of Agust, 2022
Paul T. Barich, Mayor
ATTEST:
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 re -adopted by the City Council at a special meeting thereof held on the 4th
day of August, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Tejeda, Davis, Guzman -Lowery; Mayor Barich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Council Member Gallagher
nne Donaldson, City Clerk
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