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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/20/2006, C2 - November 7, 2006, General Municipal ElectioncouncrL aqenoa p€popf Mcdiq Dete ItmNum[cr - ,,(- /- CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO FROM:Audrey Hooper, City SUBJECT: NOVEMBER 7,2006, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION CAO RECOMMENDATIONS: 1)Adopt a resolution calling and giving notice of a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 7,2006, and adopting regulations pertaining to candidates' statements. 2)Adopt a resolution requesting the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to consolidate the November 7, 2006, General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election to be held on that date. DISCUSSION Backeround Section 302 of the City Charter establishes the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years as the date for the City's General Municipal Election for the election of Mayor and two Council Members. hr addition, provisions of the State Elections Code and the City Election Campaign Regulations (M.C. $ 2.40.090) contain provisions related to the printing and distribution of candidates' statements in the ballot pamphlet. Resolutions The resolution calling the election also includes provisions related to candidates' statements. In particular, Section 2 of the resolution allows for the filing of a 200 word candidate's statemerht. .La accordance with Council action at its meeting of June 7,2005, Section 3 of the resolution includes language requiring that candidates pay for the inclusion of hislher candidate's statement in the ballot pamphlet. The estimate for printing a candidate's statement in the ballot pamphlet in English is $330 and.for printing in Spanish is $+gO. / The resolution requesting consolidation allows the City to combine its election with the Statewide election and avoid duplication of printing and mailing of sample ballots, computer tabulation, precinct workers and canvassing results. Other requirements, including additional City legal advertising as called for in the City's Election Campaign Regulations will be performed by the City Clerk. All filings, including Candidates' Statements of Qualifications, Statements of Ecbnomic Interests, and Campaign Disclosure Statements, will be processed through the City Clerk's Office. Cz-t 2 F'ISCAL IMPACT The cost of the election will be influenced by the n*lllglcandidates filing for elected office' It is estimated that the election will cost appro>iimately $30j000. This estimate is based on eight candidates and one barlot -"ur*i. There is sufficient money set aside in the city clerk's Election budget to pay ttrose costs Attachments: l.ExcerptfromElectionCampaignRegulations(M.C.$2.40.090) 2. Excerpt from June 7,2005,Council Meeting Minutes 3. Resolution Cafling Election 4. ResolutionRequestingConsolidation General Municipal Election-November 7, 2006 G:\702-01 Elections\ELECTIoN 2006\Election staff Reports\Agenda Report calling Election 06-20-06'doc c2-,L 1, ATTACHTTE]IT 1 Excerpt from Municipal Code $ 2.40 - Election Campaign 2.40.090 Responsibilities of city clerk. A. Duties. In addition to any other duties required of the city clerk under this chapter, the city clerk shall: l. Prescribe and furnish, without charge, appropriate forms for all campaign statements, documents and reports required to be filed by this chapter. 2. Determine whether required statements and declarations have been filed and, if so, whether they conform on their face with the requirements of this chapter. 3. Promptly notify all persons who have failed to file a statement in the form and at the time required by this chapter. 4. Report, in writing, apparent violations ofthis chapter to the city attorney 5. Place a timely advertisement(s) in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of San Luis Obispo advising the public that a person(s) supporting or opposing a candidate(s) or a measure(s) through newspaper or other advertisements may be subject to city reporting requirements. 6. Compile and maintain a current log of all filed statements pertaining to each reporting committee. 7. Provide an appropriate form, and prescribe a date for submission, which allows any candidate to file a two-hundred-word ballot statement of qualifications and/or description of his/her stand on issues. Such statement shall be on a form provided by the city clerk in accordance with any other provision as set forth by Elections Code Section 13307 et seq. C,L-3 ATTACIIIIEIIT 2 City Council Meeting Tuesday, June 7,2005, 6:30 p.m. Page 6 Rob Bronte, San Luis Obispo, suggested the time should be 11 p.m. Lvdia Mourenza, San Luis Obispo, expressed concern about the impact of the district on Luneta residents. Jim Anderson, San Luis Obispo, supported the district but agreed that the time should be changed to 10 p.m. Kathv Shapiro, San Luis Obispo, opposed the parking district, but said if it is established, the restriction should begin at 10 or 11 p.m. Noelle Middlecamp, San Luis Obispo, read a letter from Jay Wolf in support of the proposed district. Nelma Anderson, San Luis Obispo, expressed concern about the area of Serrano where the road narrows, which will limit parking availability, and said she favors the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. restriction. --end of public comments--- Staff responded to the concerns raised, discussed the results of the survey which prompted staff to recommend the 6 p.m. parking restriction, and explained that the proposed parking district would not preempt the current parking situation where the road narrows on Serrano; ACTION: Moved by Settle/Brown to 1. Adopt Resolution No.9691 (2005 Series) establishing a residential parking permit district on the 80 to 100 block of Palomar and the 500 to 600 block of Serrano from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.,7 days a week. 2. Appropriate $1,300 from the un-appropriated Parking Fund working capital reserve to fund the installation of appropriate signs, posts, permits and other miscellaneous costs to installthe district; motion carried 5:0. Council recessed from 9:19 to 9:30 p.m. and reconvened with all members present. 3. CONTINUED REVIEW: PRELIMINARY 2005-07 FINANCIAL PLAN. Finance Director Statler presented the staff report. He reviewed the workshops and hearings held prior to this meeting on the 2005-07 Financial Plan, referenced the follow-up items indicated below, and said that the only action requested of Gouncilat this meeting is related to the issue of candidate statements. During the discussion that ensued, Council concurred ga lim for why he d pport majority position of requiring candidates to pay the costs for their own statements. ACTION: Moved by Mulholland/Ewan to adopt a 200-word limit on candidate statements, to require candidates to pay the costs, and to direct the City Glerk to provide a Spanish translation to voters upon request at no charge; 4:1 (Settle opposed). 2. Response to SLOPOA Budget Reduction Alternatives. a2-/ AITAOHilE}IT 3 RESOLUTTON NO. (2006 SERTES) crryoFsAli#rsr#$'3[trffi B:tr3,?H3i%"1H3","" HOLDINGoFAGENERALMUNICIPALELECTIONToBE HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2A06, FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AND ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Charter, a General Municipal Election shall be held on Tuesday, November J,20A6, for the election of Municipal Officers; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo does declare, determine and order as follows: SECTIONl. Prnsuant to Section 302 of the City Charter, a General Municipal Election shall be held Tuesday, Novemb er 7 ,2006, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the fuIl term of two years and two Council Members for the full term of four years each. SECTION 2. Pursuant to Election Code Section 13307 and Municipal Code Section 2.40.090(A)(7), each candidate may submit with the nomination papers a Statement of eualifications of'the candidate of no more than 200 words, which statement will be printed and mailed out with the sample ballot' SECTION 3. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate's statement in the voters'pamphlet. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, and mailing theiandidates' statements filed pursuant to this section, and iequire'each caniidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the City his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of his or her statement in the voters' pamphlet' Accordingly, it. City Clerk is not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the candidate for any additional actual ."p.ttrc or refund any excess amount paid depending on the final actual cost. Said amount will include the cost for the translation and printing in the voters' pamphlet the statement in Spanish' if requested by the candidate' ln the event of overpayment, the Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days following notification by the Registrar of Voters office of the exact cost. The city clerk will, however, at no extra 9o.st, make copies available in the City Clerk's office of a Spanish translation of the candidates' statements upon request. SECTION 4. Thatthe ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and' content as required bY law. c2-5 Resolution No Page2 (20. Series) AIIAOHMEilI S SECTION 5. That the polls shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o'clock p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14401of the Elections Code of the State of California. SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certiff to the passage and adoption of this resolution. Upon motion of seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: The foregoing resolution was adopted this 20th day of June 2006. DavidF. Romero, Mayor ATTEST: AudreyHooper City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Jonathan P. Lowell Ciry Attomey c2-4 ATTACHME}IT 4 RESOLUTION NO. (2006 SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANLUISoBISPoREQUESTINGTHESANLUISoBISPo COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO CONSOLIDATE THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY' NOVEMBER 7, 2006,WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HF',LD ON THAT DATE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo has called a General Municipal Election to be held on November 7, 2006, for the purpose of the election of certain officers; and WHEREAS, Section 302 of the City Charter establishes November of even-numbered yeafs as the date for conducting the City's General Municipal Election; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date and that within the City the precincts, polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that the County Election b"puttm""t of the County of San Luis Obispo canvass the returns of the General Municipal Eiection and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo does declare, determine and order as follows: SECTION 1. Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 10403 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo is hereby requested to order the consolidation of the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. SECTION 2. The Board of Supervisors is requested to certiff the results of the canvass of the returns of the General Municipal Eliction to the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, which shall thereupon declare the results thereof. SECTION 3. The Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to issue instructions to the County Clerk and Registrar of Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of said General Mgnicipal Election. The City will pay its pro rata share of extra costs incurred by the County in consiidating the electiorts pursuant to Section 51350 of the Govemment Code' SECTION 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file certified copies of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors, the County Clerk and the Registrar of Voters of the County of San Luis Obispo. C z-z ATTACHMET{T 1 Resolution No. (2006 Series) Page2 Upon motion of seconded bY and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT The foregoingresolution was adopted this 20th day of June 2006. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adopt of this resolution' DavidF. Romero, MaYor ATTEST AudreyHooper City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: JonathanP. Lowell City AttomeY cL-tr