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R-2020-054 TOT Ballot Measure Arguments November 2020 2020-06-02RESOLUTION NO. R-2020-054 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS FOR A CITY MEASURE SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach has by Resolution R-2020-050 called for a general municipal election to be held on November 3, 2020; and WHEREAS, at the general municipal election, there will be submitted to the voters the following measure: PISMO BEACH PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROTECTION MEASURE; and WHEREAS, under Elections Code Section 9282, the City Council, or a member or members of the City Council authorized by the City Council, or an individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, or bona fide association of citizens, or a combination of voters and associations, may file a written argument for or against the measure set forth above. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9282(b), the City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor and/or City Council members to prepare and file written arguments not exceeding 300 words regarding the City measure as specified above, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, and to change the arguments for such City measure prior to the deadline for filing such argument set forth herein. SECTION 2. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9287, in the event more than one argument for or against the City measure described above is submitted to the City Clerk within the time prescribed, the City Clerk shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of the arguments against the proposed measure for printing and distribution to the voters. In selecting the argument, the City Clerk shall give preference and priority, in the order below, to the arguments of the following: (a) The Mayor and/or members of the City Council authorized by the City Council; (b) Bona fide associations of citizens; and (c) Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure. SECTION 3. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9286(b), the deadline for filing (and changing or withdrawing) arguments for or against the City measure described above with the City Clerk shall be not later than 5:00 p.m. on June 17, 2020. PAGE 1 OF 2 R-2020-054 UPON MOTION OF Council Member Reiss, seconded by Council Member Blake, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach this 2"d day of June 2020, by the following vote: AYES: 4 Reiss, Blake, Howell, Waage NOES: 0 ABSENT: 1 Guthrie ABSTAIN: 0 RECUSED: 0 Approved: Attest: Ed Waage, Mayor a In i�d, City Clerk PAGE 2 OF 2 R-2020-054