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Home My Public Portal About2016.164 (07-19-16)RESOLUTION NO.2016.164 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS AND REBUTTALS, REGARDING A CITY MEASURE AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Lynwood, California, on November 8, 2016, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measures: • "To preserve and maintain vital city services including emergency response, neighborhood police patrols, sheriffs deputies and gang detectives, gang, drug and youth violence prevention programs, fire protection, street and pothole repair and parks and recreation programs; and other essential general services, shall the City of Lynwood establish a one cent sales tax, requiring independent annual financial audits, citizen's oversight and public review of expenditures, with all funds remaining in Lynwood with said tax expiring after 10 years ?" • "To help maintain vital city services including emergency response, neighborhood police patrols, sheriffs deputies and gang detectives, gang, drug and youth violence prevention programs, fire protection, street and pothole repair and parks and recreation programs; and other essential general services, during economic recessions that cause temporary budget shortfalls, shall the City of Lynwood establish a budget stabilization ( "rainy day ") fund as part of the General Fund to provide short-term funding for such general services into which ten percent of any new general tax revenues shall be deposited and spent only to balance the budget in cases of City fiscal hardship as declared by 4/5 of the City Council ?" NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:' Section 1. That the City Council authorizes the following member(s) of its body Mayor Edwin Hernandez Mayor Pro Tern Aide Castro Council Member Salvador Alatorre Council Member Maria T. Santillan -Beas Council Member Jose Luis Solache 1 (Councilmember In Favor) (Councilmember In Favor) (Councilmember In Favor) (Councilmember In Favor) (Councilmember In Favor) N to file (a) written argument(s) not exceeding 300 words regarding the City measure specified above as designated by the Mayor, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of 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 2. The 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. The Form of Statement to be Filed by Author(s) of Argument(s) shall accompany the argument(s), as required by Section 9600 of the Elections Code of the State of California. Section 3. The City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney 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 impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments. Section 4. The deadline to submit arguments for or against either of the City Measures pursuant to this Resolution is declared by the City Clerk to be Friday, August 19, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. Each argument shall not exceed three hundred (300) words and shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, and include 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. Section 5. Rebuttal Arguments. When the City Clerk has selected the primary arguments for and against each of the City Measures which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the Clerk shall send copies of the primary argument in favor of each Measure to the authors of the primary argument against, and copies of the primary argument against to the authors of the primary argument in favor. The authors or persons designated by them may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding two hundred fifty (250) words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk not later than Monday, August 29, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the primary arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the primary argument which it seeks to rebut. Section 6. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. Section 7. In all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections. Section 8. Notice of the election is hereby given. Additionally, the City Clerk is 2 authorized, instructed and directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election. Section 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this City Council Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 19th DAY OF JULY, 2016. ATTEST: Marra Quinonez, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: L'4.All 4A David .Garcia, City Attorney Edwin Hernandez, Mayor APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: J. Arnoldo Beltran, City Manager [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of July, 2016, and passed by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ALATORRE, SANTILLAN-BEAS, SOLACHE, CASTRO AND MAYOR HERNANDEZ NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE i Maria Quinonez, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 2016.164 on file in my office and that said Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 19th day of July, 2016.