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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2018-30RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, SETTING DEADLINES AND PRIORITIES FOR FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENT(S) REGARDING A CITY COUNCIL INITIATED TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX MEASURE AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code section 9287, the City Council is given first priority to submit an argument in favor of a proposed City Council initiated measure and to select its member(s) to draft the argument; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code section 9280, the City Council may direct the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure, and WHEREAS, a pursuant to Resolution No. 2018- 28 , the City Council called a General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Diamond Bar, California, on November 6, 2018, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure (hereafter, the "Measure"): Measure to, Fund Diamond Bar Local Services. Shall the Ordinance to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax paid Yes solely by hotel guests from its current rate of 10 percent to 14 percent providing approximately $450,000 annually, with no expiration date to be used for neighborhood sheriff protection, traffic safety improvements, local parks, trails, No senior and youth recreation programs and other city services be adopted. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR,. DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That pursuant to Elections Code §9282 and §9286 the deadline for submitting direct written arguments in favor of and arguments against (not to exceed 300 words) the Measure to the City Clerk for transmittal to the County Registrar of Voters is hereby set for July 9, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Subdivision (a) of Elections Code §9285 relating to rebuttal arguments shall not apply. SECTION 2. That the City Council authorizes the following member(s) of its body Manor Ruth Low Mayor Pro Tem Carol Herrera to file a single written argument not exceeding 300 words, including title, in favor of the Measure as specified above, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of 20.8-30 ............ _._._.... ............ the author(s) submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California. The arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk. SECTION 3. That in the event more than one direct argument is submitted in favor of or in opposition to the Measure, pursuant to Elections Code §9287, the order of priority for the City Clerk in selecting the argument shall be: (1) the City Council, or member(s) of the City Council authorized by the City Council to submit the argument in favor; (2) an individual voter or bona fide association of citizens, or combination thereof, who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure; (3) bona fide. association of citizens; and (4) individual voters who are eligible to vote on measure. SECTION 4. That pursuant to Elections Code §9280 the City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of the Measure to the City Attorney and the City Attorney is hereby directed to prepare an impartial analysis of the Measure (not to exceed 500 words), showing the effect of the Measure on the existing law and the operation of the Measure, and shall submit such analysis to the City Clerk for transmittal to the County Registrar of Voters by July 9, 2018. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 19th day of June, 2018. rr Ru h M. Low, Mayor I, TOMMYE A. CRIBBINS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, does hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the '19th day of June, 2018, by the following Roll Call Vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Lin, Lyons, Tye, MPT/Herrera, M/Low NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None j I 't� �/) - -. ft-UIL Tommyg Cribbins, City Clerk 2018-30