Resolution No. 6443064
RESOLUTION NO. 6443
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA,
REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO
CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 2014, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON THE SAME DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cypress called a General Municipal
Election to be held on November 4, 2014 for the purpose of submitting two proposed
ordinances (Ordinance Nos. 1145 and 1146) to the voters of the City of Cypress for
their consideration (the "General Municipal Election "); and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated
with the Statewide General Election (the "Elections ") such that
(1) the Elections are held on the same date,
(2) within the city, the precincts, polling places and election officers of the
Elections be the same,
(3) the county election department of the County of Orange ( "County
Election Department ") canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election, and
(4) the Elections be held in all respects as if there were only one election;
and
WHEREAS, Section 10403(a) of the California Elections Code provides that
"whenever a [city] election ... is to be consolidated with a statewide election," at least
eighty -eight (88) days prior to the date of the election, the City is required to prepare
and submit to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange ( "Board of
Supervisors ") "a resolution of its governing board that does all of the following ":
(1) "[r]equests that the [city's] election be consolidated with the statewide
election (Elec. Code § 10403(a)(1));
(2) "[s]ets forth the exact form of the question, proposition, or office to be
voted upon at the election, as it is to appear on the ballot" (Elec. Code § 10403(a)(2));
(3) "[a]cknowledges that the consolidated election will be held and
conducted in the manner prescribed in [California Elections Code] Section 10418"
(Elec. Code § 10403(a)(3);
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403(a) of the
California Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to consent and
agree to the consolidation of the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General
Election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, for the purpose of submitting the
following proposed ordinance to the voters of the City of Cypress, to wit:
Shall Ordinance No. 1145, approving a zone change
for the closed Mackay School Site, located at 8721
Cypress Avenue, from "PS -1A Public /Semi - Public" to
"PC -13 Planned Community," thereby allowing for
the construction of a 2.9 acre city park and 47 single
family residential units, be adopted?
Yes
No
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SECTION 2. That the County Election Department is authorized to canvass the
returns of the General Municipal Election.
SECTION 3. That the Elections shall be held and conducted in the manner
prescribed in California Elections Code § 10418 and in accordance with the provisions
of law regulating statewide elections, as if there were only one election, and only one
form of ballot shall be used.
SECTION 4. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to
the County Election Department to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of
the consolidated Elections.
SECTION 5. That the City of Cypress recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the County of Orange by reason of this consolidation, and agrees to
reimburse the County for any such additional costs.
SECTION 6. That, in accordance with Section 10403 of the California Elections
Code, the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution with the
Board of Supervisors and the county election department of the County of Orange.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED b the City Council of the City of
Cypress, California, at a regular meeting held on th�2 rd day of J ne 2014.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
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MAY* °' OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
I, DENISE BASHAM, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City
Council held on the 23rd day of June, 2014, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Narain, Yarc, Johnson and Mills
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bailey
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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