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HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-74 - Rebuttal Argument for Special Election01 I RESOLUTION NO. 86 -74 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS PRIOR TO THE SPECIAL ELECTION REGARDING THE NEWPORT CENTER AND PERIPHERAL SITES GENERAL PLAN AND LOCAL • COASTAL PLAN AMENDMENTS WHEREAS, on July 14, 1986 the City Council adopted Resolutions 86 -55 and 86 -56 approving amendments to the General Plan and Local Coastal Program pertaining to Newport Center and Peripheral Sites (GPA 85- 1[B]); and WHEREAS, on August 13, 1986 a Referendum Petition protesting the approval of these two Resolutions was submitted to the City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk has certified that the Referendum Petition has obtained a sufficient number of signatures to require these Resolutions to be repealed or submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Newport Beach for their approval; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach has determined that it is appropriate to submit these Resolutions to the qualified electors at a special election to be held November 25, 1986; and WHEREAS, Section 5014. -5(b) of the Elections Code of the State of California states that rebuttal arguments may be filed only if the legislative body adopts, by resolution, the provisions of Section 5014.5(a). • NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: -1- F u Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Newport Beach adopts the provisions of Section 5014.5(a) of the Elections Code of the State of California which reads as follows: "(a) If any person submits an argument against a city measure, and an argument has been filed in favor of the city measure, the clerk shall immediately send copies of that argument to the persons filing the argument in favor of the city measure. The persons filing the argument in favor of the city measure may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250 words. The clerk shall send copies of the argument in favor of the mesure to the persons filing the argument against the city measure, who may prepare and submit a rebuttal to the argument in favor of the city measure not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the clerk not more than 10 days after -the final date for filing direct arguments. 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 2. The provisions of Section 5014.5 of the Elections Code shall be applicable to the special election to be conducted on November 25, 1986. Section 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. i ADOPTED this 25th de -2-