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AGENDA BILL Agenda Item No. 5(B) Results to be Delivered Date: December 2, 2014 To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council From: Cheryl Morse, City Clerk Subject: Declaring and Confirming the Results of the November 4, 2014 General Municipal Election (To be delivered) ACTION REQUESTED Adopt a Resolution declaring and confirming the results of the November 4, 2014 General Municipal Election and declaring the election of Janet Abelson and Gabriel Quinto to the office of City Council and the passage of Measure R – El Cerrito Transactions and Use Tax. BACKGROUND At the close of the extended candidate nomination period, three candidates qualified for two open seats on the city council. The three candidates were Janet Abelson, Nicholas Arzio and Gabriel Quinto. Semi-Official election results indicate that Mayor Abelson and Gabriel Quinto received the highest number of votes in the election and will fill the two vacant seats. On July 15, 2014, the City Council, by unanimous vote, adopted Resolution No. 2014– 36 which: 1) Called and gave notice of a special measure election on November 4, 2014; 2) Approved an ordinance enacting a one-cent sales tax rate for twelve years for the maintenance of city services; 3) Ordered the submittal of the ordinance to the voters at the election; and 4) Requested that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors consent to the consolidation of this election with the statewide general election to be held on the same date and direct the Registrar of Voters to conduct the election and print a measure on the ballot as directed in the resolution. Election results indicate that Measure R was passed by the voters with a wide margin. The Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters will submit to the City Clerk, the official canvass for the City of El Cerrito General Municipal Election held on November 4, 2014 no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 2, 2014. Elections Code 15372 requires the Registrar of Voters to certify the election results no later than twenty-eight days after the election. Official certified election results will be delivered to the City Council as soon as they are available and presented to the City Council for consideration Tuesday evening. The attached resolution confirms the results of the November 4, 2014 Election and declares candidates elected to office and the passage of Measure R. ---PAGE BREAK--- Agenda Item No. 5(8) Review~ s';;'~iniJl:City Manager Attachments: 1. Resolution Exhibit A. Certificate of Election and Statement of Results ---PAGE BREAK--- Agenda Item No. 5(B) Attachment 1 RESOLUTION 2014–XX RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CERRITO RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF EL CERRITO ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW WHEREAS, the City of El Cerrito held a general municipal election consolidated with the statewide general election on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 as required by law; and WHEREAS, the qualified electors, including vote by mail voters, cast ballots at said election for the following officials: Two Councilmembers, for Terms Ending 2018 WHEREAS, the qualified electors, including vote by mail voters, cast ballots at said election upon the following proposed measure: Measure R – El Cerrito Transactions and Use Tax To continue to protect/ maintain City services, including fire prevention/ emergency services; emergency response times; neighborhood police patrols; firefighter / police staffing; crime prevention/ investigation resources; after-school programs; library hours / programs; senior services; open space, parks, paths/ playfields; other general City services, shall El Cerrito extend the existing voter-approved sales tax and set the future rate at one cent for 12 years, with citizens' oversight, annual audits, and all funds staying local, none to Sacramento? WHEREAS, notice of the election was given in the time, form and manner as provided by law; that voting precincts were properly established; that election officers were appointed and that in all respects the election was held and conducted and the votes thereof were received and canvassed and the return thereof was ascertained, determined, and declared in all respects as required by the law, and the County Clerk of the County of Contra Costa has duly filed with the City Clerk a statement of votes of said election. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of El Cerrito that the following named were candidates for City Council for a term ending 2018, and that it is determined and declared that each received the total number of votes, including absent votes, as set forth after their names as follows: CITY COUNCIL (To be delivered) (Top Two Elected) Janet Abelson 5,286 Gabriel Quinto 3,797 Nicholas Arzio 2,980 ---PAGE BREAK--- Agenda Item No. 5(B) Attachment 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following candidates were thereby elected Councilmembers and are hereby declared to be elected for terms ending 2018: Janet Abelson Gabriel Quinto BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of El Cerrito that it is determined and declared that the total number of votes including vote by mail votes, cast on Ballot Measure R is as follows: Measure R – T El Cerrito Transactions and Use Tax (Majority Vote Required) YES 5,751 NO 2,406 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, determined and declared by the City Council of the City of El Cerrito as follows: 1. That the certificate of the County Clerk of result of the canvass of election returns, now on file with the City Clerk, be and the same is hereby approved and adopted and is hereby entered on the minutes of the City Council as a statement of the votes of said election. 2. That the whole number of votes cast in said City at said general election was votes. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a Certification of the City Clerk including the Certificate of the Election by the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters and a complete Statement of the Results showing the number of votes cast at each precinct for each candidate and for and against Measure R – El Cerrito Transactions and Use Tax. 3. That Measure R received a majority of the votes cast at the November 4, 2014 election for said Measure, and is hereby declared to have passed. I CERTIFY that at a regular meeting on December 2, 2014, the El Cerrito City Council passed this resolution by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ---PAGE BREAK--- Agenda Item No. 5(B) Attachment 1 IN WITNESS of this action, I sign this document and affix the corporate seal of the City of El Cerrito on December XX, 2014. Cheryl Morse, City Clerk APPROVED: Janet Abelson, Mayor ---PAGE BREAK--- Resolution No. 2014–XX Exhibit A CERTIFICATION OF CITY OF EL CERRITO NOVEMBER 4, 2014 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA ) I, Cheryl Morse, City Clerk, City of El Cerrito, County of Contra Costa, State of California, do hereby certify the following to be a true and correct Statement of Results of all votes cast at the City of El Cerrito General Municipal Election consolidated with the California Statewide General Election held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, for each of the candidates entitled to receive votes for the office of City Council as indicated below: CITY COUNCIL (To be delivered) Janet Abelson 5,286 Gabriel Quinto 3,797 Nicholas Arzio 2,980 I further certify the following to be a true and correct Statement of Results of all votes cast on Measure R – El Cerrito Transactions and Use Tax voted upon in the City of El Cerrito at said election: Measure R – El Cerrito Transactions and Use Tax (Majority vote required) To continue to protect/ maintain City services, including fire prevention / emergency services; emergency response times; neighborhood police patrols; firefighter / police staffing; crime prevention/ investigation resources; after-school programs; library hours / programs; senior services; open space, parks, paths / playfields; other general City services, shall El Cerrito extend the existing voter-approved sales tax and set the future rate at one cent for 12 years, with citizens' oversight, annual audits, and all funds staying local, none to Sacramento? YES 5,751 NO 2,406 ---PAGE BREAK--- Resolution No. 2014–XX Exhibit A I further certify that the total number of ballots cast in the City of El Cerrito at said election was Attached hereto is a complete Statement of the Results showing the number of votes cast at each precinct and for and against each candidate running for the office of City Council and for and against Measure R. Dated: December 2, 2014 Cheryl Morse, City Clerk City of El Cerrito County of Contra Costa, State of California