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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7386 - Special Municipal Election - 3-9-1971iA : - . . RESOLUTION NO. 7 3 8 6 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY • OF NEWPORT BEACH RECITING THE FACT OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 9TH DAY OF MARCH, 1971, DECLARING THE RESULT THEREOF AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS ARE PROVIDED BY LAW WHEREAS, a special municipal election was held and conducted in the City of Newport Beach, County of Orange, State of California, on Tuesday, the 9th day of March, 1971, as required by law; and WHEREAS, notice of said election was duly and regularly given in time, form and manner as provided by law; that voting precincts were properly established; that election officers were appointed and that in all respects said election was held and conducted and the votes cast thereat, received and canvassed and the returns made and declared in time, form and manner as required by the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California for the holding of elections in cities; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 7356 adopted the 11th day of January, 1971, the City Clerk canvassed the returns of said election and has certified the results to this City Council; said results are received, attached and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A "; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. That there were twenty -five (25) voting precincts established for the purpose of holding said election, consisting of twenty -one (21) consolidations and four (4) regular election precincts in the City of Newport Beach established for the holding of state and county elections SECTION 2. That said special municipal election was held for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said -1- i City an initiative measure and a charter amendment. SECTION 3. That the whole number of votes cast in said City, except absent voter ballots, was 13,170 ; that the whole number of absent voter ballots cast in said City was 179 making a total of 13,349 votes cast in said City. SECTION 4. That the measures voted upon at said election are as follows: PROPOSED INITIATIVE MEASURE: Shall an ordinance be adopted rescinding that portion of City Council Resolution No. 6890 (adopted October 28, 1968) and that portion of the Freeway Agreement made and entered into on October 30, 1968, by and between the State of California and the City of Newport Beach pertaining to Route 1 (Pacific Coast) Freeway between Newport Beach City limit near Buck Gully and Bayside Drive? PROPOSED CHARTER City Charter to read as follows: . Add new Section 422 to the "Freeway and expressway agreements; connection with freeways; vote of electors required for approval. Unless and until approved by a majority of the city's electors voting at a general or special election, the city shall not enter into an agreement or contract with the State of California or any other government or department, sub- division, agency or commission thereof (1) allowing construction of a freeway or expressway which would be in whole or in part within the boundaries of the city or (2) to close any city street at or near the point of its interception with any freeway or expressway or to make provision for carrying such city street over or under or to a connection with the freeway or expressway or to do any work on such city street as is necessary therefor." That the number of votes given at each precinct and the number of votes given in the City for and against the measures were as listed in Exhibit "A" attached. that: SECTION 5. The City Council does declare and determine A majority of the qualified voters voting on the Initiative Measure did vote in favor thereof and it was adopted; -2- r IR i A majority of the qualified voters voting on the Charter Amendment did vote in favor of thereof and it was adopted. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall enter on the records of the City Council a statement of the result of said election, showing: (1) The whole number of votes cast in the city; (2) The measures voted upon; (3) The number of votes given at each precinct for and against each measure; (4) The number of votes given in the city for and against each measure. ADOPTED this 16th day of March, 1971. ATTEST: ty -Clerk C IFIED AS TG� / Ih1A1 CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF NEV66RT BEACH — MAR 16 1971 DAY€e -3- THS:mh 3/15/71 1 1 CITY` CLERK IS'CERTIFI'CATE OF -CANVASS I, LAURA LAGIOS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, County of Orange. State of Cali- fornia, duly authorized by Resolution No. 7356 adopted by the City Council bf sai&.City an the 11th day of January, 1971, do hereby certify that I have canvassed the returns of the vial municipal election held on the 9th day of March, and find that the number of votes ven at each precinct, the number of' votes '�or and 'against'eaoh'measure' and the number of tes cast in the City were as follows: o ed: March 11, 1971 Laura Lagios City Clerk MEASURES SUBMITTED TO VOTERS RE- INCT INITIATIVE MEASURE (Shall an ordinance be adopted rescinding that portion of City Council Resolution No. 6890 (Adopted Octo- ber 28, 1968) and that portion of the Freeway Agreement made and entered into on October 30, 1968, by and between the State of California and the City of New- port Beach pertaining to Route 1 (Pacific: Coast) Freeway between Newport Beach City Limit near Buck Gul and Ba side Drive ?) 'CHARTER AMENDMENT (Shall the Charter be amended to add Section 422 to require that the City Council shall not enter into any contract with the State of California, or any of its agencies, for the construc- tion of a freeway or the closure of any City street to accommodate a freeway with - out first obtaining the approval of a jority of the voters of the City at a neral or special election ?) YES NO YES NO 1 518 72 499 86 2 450 62 437 72 3 410 76 406 83 4 343 45 325 55 5 553 37 550 38 6 416 57 405 67 7 1 259 29 253 33 8 542 101 530 115 9 367 121 368 122 10 410 184 403 188 11 525 123 499 147 2 542 114 518 136 3 349 121 315 146 311 83 297 96 115 447 125 435 137 PRE- CIN CT YES NO YES NO 16 369 26 363 32 7 526 45 514 48 259 21 247 29 476 101 456 115 429 62 430 61 21 510 95 498 100 122 485 38 475 46 23 540 115 511 140 24 740 62 715 83 25. 308 135 302 143 UB OTAL 11,084 2,050 101751 22318 .ABSEN IEE VOTE 167 1 12 163 15 TAL 11,251 1 29062 10,914 2 333 H EXHIBIT "A" • • i PRECINCT TOTAL VOTES CAST AT PRECINCT 1 591 2 512 3 491 4 391 5 591 6 474 7 288 8 649 9 491 10 595 11 655 12 657 13 472 14 396 15 572 16 407 17 572 18 281 19 578 20 491 21 600 22 523 23 656 .. 24 802 25 445 AL 13,170 ABSENTEE VOTE 179 rOTAL VOTES CAST 13,349 EXHIBIT "A"