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MOORPARK
799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
TO: The Honorable City Council
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FROM: Lillian Hare, City Clerk
DATE: December 10, 1992 (for CC meeting of 12/16/92)
SUBJECT: CERTIFICATION OF SUFFICIENCY OF REFERENDUM PETITION
AGAINST ORDINANCE 153. (VACANCY CONTROL IN
MOBILEHOME PARKS) AND COUNCIL RECONSIDERATION OF
ORDINANCE 153.
BACKGROUND:
Ordinance 153, amending Chapter 5.52 of Title 5 of the Municipal
Code relative to Mobilehome Park Rent Stabilization, was adopted on
October 7, 1992. On November 6, 1992, prior to the effective date
of the Ordinance, a Referendum Petition Against Ordinance 153 was
accepted by the City Clerk for filing and handcarried by the City
Clerk (accompanied by a Sheriff's Department Officer) to the County
Clerk's Office for verification of signatures on November 9.
The County Clerk's verification and certification as to the
sufficiency of 1,507 signatures on the Referendum Petition was
received December 9. Signatures of 1,351 registered voters of the
City (10% of the registered voters) was necessary to determine the
petition sufficient (Elections Code 4051).
The City Clerk must certify a sufficient petition to the City
Council at the next regular meeting of the Council after the
sufficiency is determined (E.C. 3707). The Council may now either
(a) repeal the ordinance, or (b) call an election.
If the ordinance is not repealed, an election is required to be
held at the "next regular municipal election occurring not less
than 88 days after the order of the legislative body or at a
special election called for the purpose not less than 88 days after
the order of the legislative body" (E.C. 4055). The "order" of
the Council is the date at which the resolution calling for the
election is approved.
PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. JOHN E. WOZNIAK SCOTT MONTGOMERY BERNARDO M. PEREZ ROY E TALLEY JR
Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilmember Councilmember CounclmemrWr
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Copies of the resolutions necessary to call a special election will
be provided to the Council prior to Wednesday, December 16, to
enable the Council to act immediately to call the election if such
action is determined by the Council. Eighty -eight days from
December 16 would be March 14, the date after which an election
could be held. An election calendar will be requested from County
Elections for the December 16 meeting.
The cost of the March 5, 1991 Special Election was $20,573.11. The
County Assistant Registrar of Voters has indicated that 5% should
be added to the cost of the city's last special election to arrive
at an estimate for a special election to be held in the March 1993
-- approximately $22,000.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
1. Receive and file the City Clerk's report on the sufficiency of
the referendum petition;
2. Repeal Ordinance 153 or order the submittal of the ordinance
to the voters at a special election and direct the City Clerk
to prepare the resolutions to call the election.
Attachments:
1. Clerk's Certificate to Referendum Petition.