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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2016-151 Certifying Iniatiative Alberhill VillagesRESOLUTION NO. 2016 -151 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AS TO THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE INITIATIVE PETITION ENTITLED INITIATIVE MEASURE REVISING THE ALBERHILL VILLAGES SPECIFIC PLAN GOVERNING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 1,400 ACRES LOCATED IN NORTHWEST LAKE ELSINORE, SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 15 AND WEST OF LAKE STREET. Whereas, on June 10, 2016, proponents of an initiative measure entitled Initiative measure revising the Alberhill Villages Specific Plan governing the future development of approximately 1,400 acres located in Northwest Lake Elsinore, South of Interstate 15 and West of Lake Street submitted a Notice of Intention and written text of the measure and requested that a title and summary be prepared by the City Attorney for the measure in order to circulate the petition; and, Whereas, on June 27, 2016, the City Attorney prepared and provided an official ballot title and summary for the proposed Initiative for use by the proponents for publication and circulation of the petition; and, Whereas, on June 28, 2016, the City Clerk (Clerk) contacted the Riverside County Registrar Recorder's Office to determine the number of registered voters in the City of Lake Elsinore, as of its last report to the Secretary of State pursuant to Elections Code Section 2187, effective June 27, 2016, and the Clerk determined that the number of registered voters in the City was 20,367; and, Whereas, the initiative petition would require at least 2,037 (10 %) valid signatures to be sufficient to qualify for a regular election and at least 3,055 (15 %) valid signatures to qualify for a special election; and, Whereas, the petitions regarding the initiative were filed with the Clerk on October 12, 2016, and were then submitted to the Riverside County Registrar Recorder on October 12, 2016, for signature verification; and, Whereas, the results of the signature verification conducted by the Riverside County Registrar Recorder established that 5,088 of the 5,008 signatures on the petition were examined of which 4,078 were found to be sufficient; and, Whereas, the number of signatures qualified, 4,078, is in excess of the minimum number of signatures required for a special election pursuant to Election Code Section 9214; and, Whereas, the Riverside County Registrar Recorder has prepared the Certificate of Sufficiency of the Initiative Petition attached as Exhibit A; and, Whereas, the Elections Code Section 9114 requires that the voter initiative petitions be submitted to the City Council at the next Regular meeting following the certification. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore hereby accepts the Certificate of Sufficiency regarding the initiative petition. CC Reso. No. 2016 -151 Page 2 of 2 Section 2. That the Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. Passed and Adopted at a Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, held on December 13, 2016. Brian s le, Mayor ATTEST: Susan M. Domen, MMC City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE } ss. CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE } I, Susan M. Domen, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 2016 -151 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, at the Regular meeting of December 13, 2016, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Council Members NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Susan M. Domen, MMC City Clerk REBECCA SPENCER Registrar of Voters State of California ) ) ss. County of Riverside ) OF 1?1 � U i o V "{fYAyf � ,q), 9, 1 S g 3 REGISTRAR OF VOTERS COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRAR OF VOTERS ART TINOCO Assistant Registrar of Voters I, REBECCA SPENCER, Registrar of Voters of the County of Riverside, State of California, do hereby certify that on October 12, 2016, the "Alberhill Villages Specific Plan Initiative City of Lake Elsinore" petition was delivered to my office for the purpose of verifying that the signatures thereon were registered within the defined area, I further certify that the signatures on said petition were counted and examined by means of a 100% verification process, and that the results of said examination are as follows: That the total number of signatures submitted for said petition was ..............5,088 The total number of signatures checked was ...................... ....... .................. 5,088 The total number of sufficient signatures on said petition is ..... .. ................... 4,078 The total number of insufficient signatures on said petition is .......................1,010 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Rachel Rathbone at (951) 486 -7318. Sincerely, REBECCA SPENCER Registrar of Voters f By: R c Rath ne Chief Deputy 2724 Gateway Drive i Riverside, CA 92507 -0918 (951) 486 -7200 1 TTY (951) 697 -8966 1 FAX (951) 486 -7272