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RESOLUTION NO. 11146 (2020 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, 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 San Luis Obispo,
California, on November 3, 2020, at which time there will be submitted to the voters the following
measure:
City of San Luis Obispo Community Services/Investment.
Shall an ordinance to provide funding to protect City of San Luis
Obispo’s financial stability; maintain fire/community safety, health
emergency/disaster preparedness; protect creeks from pollution;
address homelessness; keep public areas clean/safe; retain local
businesses; maintain youth/senior services, streets, open space/natural
areas, and other general services, by extending voter-approved funding
at a 1.5¢ rate, providing approximately $21,600,000 annually until
ended by voters; requiring audits/all funds used locally, be adopted?
YES
NO
WHEREAS, Section 9282 of the Election Code of the State of California authorize the
filing of arguments for and against the adoption of said measures and for the City Elections Official
to enclose a printed copy of such arguments with the sample ballot provided to the electors of the
City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo, as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes (i) all or any members of the City Council,
(ii) a bona fide association of such citizens, (iii) any individual voter eligible to vote on the above
measure or (iv) any combination thereof to file written arguments not exceeding 300 words
regarding the City measure specified above, accompanied by the printed names and signatures of
the authors submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code
of the State of California and to change the arguments until and including the date fixed by the
City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City
Clerk. The arguments shall be accompanied by a "Form of Statement to be Filed by the Authors
of the Argument."
SECTION 2. All arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed with 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. An argument may not be signed by more than five
authors. In case any argument is signed by more than five authors, the signatures of the first five
shall be printed.
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SECTION 3. Pursuant to Election Code 9287, in the event more than one argument for or
more than one argument against the ballot measure is submitted to the City Clerk within the time
prescribed, the City Clerk shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of the arguments
against each measure for printing and distribution to the voters. In selecting the argument, the City
Clerk shall give preference and priority, in the order named, to the arguments of the following:
(a) The legislative body, or member or members of the legislative body authorized by
that body; and
(b) The individual voter, or bona fide association of citizens, or combination of voters
and associations, who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure; and
(c) Bona fide associations of citizens; and
(d) Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure.
SECTION 3. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure
to the City Attorney who shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure not exceeding 500
words showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The
analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a
petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the governing body of the City. The
impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary
arguments.
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SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution
and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
Upon motion of Council Member Pease, seconded by Council Member Stewart, and on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Christianson, Pease, Stewart, Vice Mayor Gomez and
Mayor Harmon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 21st day of July 2020.
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Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________.
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Teresa Purrington, City Clerk