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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-79 - Impartial Analysis & Direct Arguments - 11-2-10RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -79 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Newport Beach, California, on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure: MEASURE Shall the Charter be amended and ordinances repealed to: close Charter loopholes that circumvent Proposition 13; restrict oil operations; amend legal document publication requirements; simplify franchise processes; increase formal bidding thresholds; adjust misdemeanor penalties; require redistricting appointments every ten years; amend Civil Service System; repeal Chamber of Commerce contribution limit; remove City contract term limitations; require vote for the sale of City owned waterfront property; make administrative changes to comply with state and federal law? NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes, by a vote of MEASURE (Council Members in Favor) (Council Members Against), members of that body, or other individuals authorized in a manner consistent with Elections Code Section 9282(b), to file written arguments not exceeding 300 words regarding the City measure specified above, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, in accordance with Division 9, Chapter 3, Article 4 of the California Elections Code. SECTION 2. The City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare a 500 word impartial analysis for the measure pursuant to California Election Code Section 9280. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 6th day of July, 2010. ATTEST: Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Keith D. Curry Mayor STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2010 -79 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 6th day of July, 2010, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: Selich, Rosansky, Henn, Webb, Gardner, Mayor Curry Noes: None Absent: Daigle Abstain: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 7th day of July, 2010. City Clerk Newport Beach, California (Seal)