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July 21, 1998 Santa Monica, California To Mayor and City Counal From City Staff Sub~ect Resolutions to Place an Affordable Housmg Measure Regarding Article 34 of the State Constitution on the Ballot for the Special Municipal Election to be Held on November 3, 1998 INTRODUCTION At its meeting of June 16, 1998, the Cdy Councd directed the preparaUon of a bailot measure involwng affordable housing preservation and development for the November 3, 1998 election This report transmits to the C~ty Counal a resolution to piace a measure on the ballot -- for the Special Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 1998 -- which would renew and enhance the City's authority to develop, construct. acquire, and fmance affordable housmg pro~ects sub~ect to Article 34 of the Califorrna Constitution This resolution is attached as Attachment A Exhibit 1 to this Attachment is the ballot measure itself This report also transmits a resolution requesting that the Board of Superwsors of the County of Los Angeles consolidate the Special Mumapal Election with the Statewide general election to be held on November 3. 1998 This resolution is attached as Attachment B BACKGROUND Article 34 ofthe California Constitution requires that voterapproval be obtained before any "state public body" develops. constructs or acquires a"low rent housmg pro~ect " The City constitutes a state pubiic body for purposes of this provision Whde the City does not ~V ~u~. 2 t +~a typically directly develop, construct or acquire affordable (low mcome) housmg to be operated as publicly-owned housmg, ii does facil~tate affordable housmg preservation and developmentthrough its various housmg trust fund loan programs. When an agency loans money for a pro~ect to a private developer and the loan is conditioned on continued extensive agency oversight (e g review of management plans, rewew of location, design, and construction plans, supervismg construction, operation, and maintenance, review of f~nanaal records), the agency may be deemed to have developed or constructed the pro~ect One method for obtainmg voter approvai is a Iocal election whereby the ~oters of a aty authorize a certain percentage or an overall number of low income units to be' developed, constructed or acquired"withm that~urisdiction in June 1978, Santa Monica voters utdized this mechanism when they adopted Proposition N, which authorized the C~ty to finance housing for low and moderate income persons, "not to exceed in total throughout the City, 1 percent of the dwelling units m the City " There were approximately 45,000 dwelling units in the City at that time Given the City's earnest endeavor and obligat~on to mcrease the supply of affordable housing units, staff a~ticipates that the Proposition N authonzation will be exhausted in the near future DISCUSSION In approwng the Housmg Element of the General Plan, the City Councd noted the ~eed for more affordable housmg and determined that the City's Article 34 authority should be expanded to help meet this need The Housing Element reports that approximately 40% ~ of the households in Santa Monica are low and very low mcome and that more than 10,Od0 of the City's renter households are 'rent-burdened' (defined as paying more than 30% of gross income for rent) This housing pol~cy document outlines various programs the City wdl implement to expand housmg opportumties for "all economic segments of the commurnty " More spec~fically, Program 2 k("Expand Article 34 Authority") states that the City will "seek expanded Article 34 Authonty to utdize a vanety of revenues to develop, construct or acquire low and moderate mcome rental housmg pro~ects " This program represents one of many programslpolicies that the City is developing which are designed to address the City's "fair share" and "quantified ob~ective' of new housing units for low and very low income households (1,369 and 734, respectively) dunng the 1998-2003 period. The ballot measure language, if adopted m November, will achieve the goal of Program 2 k and enable the Ciiy to continue to help finance new affordable housmg units sub~ect to Article 34 through loans to pnvate developers utilizing the City's housing trust fund loan programs The proposed ballot measure provides the City Councd with authority to develop, construct, acquire, and finance a reasonable number of low income housing units on an annual basis and a mechanism fortracking the number of authorized and completed urnts In summary. the proposition 1) establishes the base number of residential dwelling units in Santa Monica as of June 30, 1998 at 48,573, 2) grants the City the authority on an annual basis to develop, construct, and acquire low rent housing units -- withm the meaning of Article 34 of the State Constitution -- in an amount not to exceed one-half of one percent (%2 of 1%) of the total dwelling units existing in the City for the prior (fiscal) year (for example, '/z 3 of 1% of 48,573 dwelling urnts equals 243 urnts per year). 3) provides that any portion of the annual authorization which has not been utdized within that fiscal year may be carned over for a maximum of ihree (3) additional years, and 4} requires that staff report to Counal annually regarding this proposition and detad the number of units authorized. allocated (approved for funding or granted Plannmg approval), unallocated. and constructed Staff believes the proposed ballot measure language incorporates the City Counal's direction, codifies the City's intent regarding low rent housing pro~ects and provides the City with reasonable authonty and flexibdity to partiapate in such pro~ects FINANCIAL/BUDGETARY IMPACT There is no direct financ~al impact associated with plaang the attached referendum on the ballot for the November 3, 1998 Special Murnapal Election RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Councd adopt the attached resolutions (Attachments A and B) to place a measure which would renew and enhance the City's authonty to develop and finance affordable housing pro~ects under Article 34 of the State Constitution on the ballot for the Speaal Murncipal Election to be held on November 3, 1998, and to request that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles consolidate the Special Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election Attachment A A Resolution of the City Counal of the City of Santa Monica Calling for p,.,, ~;~ Z„T~ and Givmg Notice of the Holding of a Special Mumcipal Election to be I~U Held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998 Related to Adding Sections 2100- 2140 to the City Charter Concerrnng Prowdmg Affordable Housing to Low Income Persons Exhibit 1 Proposal by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica to be Submitted to the Voters of a Proposed Amendment to the Charter of the City of Santa Monica, California Attachment B A Res~lution of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica Requesting ~~G~.~~ ~ the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to Consolidate a Special Municipal Election of the Ciiy of Santa Mornca to be Held on November 3, 1998 Related to Adding Sections 2100-2140 to the City Charter, with the Statewide General Election to be Held on Sa~d Date Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10403 Prepared by Jeff Mathieu. Director, Resource Management Department Bob Moncrief, Housing and Redevelopment Manager Jim Kemper, Senior Admmistrative Analyst ATTACHMENT A CA:f:atty\muni\laws\elect98.6C2 REVISED City Council Meeting 7-21-98 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER 9294 (City Council Series) A RESdLUTION OF THE CZTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CALLING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDZNG OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998 RELATED TO ADDING ARTICLE XXI TO THE CITY CHARTER CONCERNING PROVIDING AFFORDABLE XOUSING TO LOW INCOME PERSONS WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 12109 authorizes the City Council to provide that all ballots cast at the Special Municipal Election be counted at a central counting place; and WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9280 authorizes the City Council to direct the City Clerk to transmit a measure appearing on the ballot to the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis, WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9252 et seq. provides for procedures for arguments concerning city measures; and WHEREAS, Elections Code Sections 9282 and 9285 authorize the City Council, or any member or members of the City Council authorized by the City Council, to file written arguments, including rebuttal arguments in favor of any City measure, - 1 - f NOW, TI-IEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION l. A Special Municipal Election shall be held in the City of Santa Monica on November 3, 1998, which is the election ordered in accordance with Elections Code Section 9255 for the purpose of submitting initiatives amending the Santa Monica City Charter and which is the election ordered in accordance with Government Code Section 43608 for the purpose of submitting a proposition for incurring bonded debt to the qualified voters of the City of Santa Monica. SECTION 2. The following measure shall appear on the ballot and be submitted to the voters of the City: - 2 - PROPOSITION " " Shall Article XXI be added to the City Charter suthorizinq the City to annually develop, cOnstYUCt, oL dcqUiie YES housinq units affordable to low income peraons, includinq but not limited to senior citiaens, that do not exceed in number one-half of one percent (a of 1$) of the total n»mtier of housing units that existed in the City the immediately preceding year, with any unused authorization to be NO carried ovei for a period not to exceed three (3) years? The City Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition, which is contained in Exhibit 1 attached hereto and incorporated by reference, to be mailed to all qualified voters with the sample ballot. The City Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition to be pubiished in the official newspaper and in each edition thereof during the day of publication in the manner required by law. SECTION 3. The ballots to be used at the Special Municipal Election shall be both as to form and matter contained therein such as may be required by law. ry SECTION 4. The City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter, and all supplies, equipment, and - 3 - paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the Special Municipal Election. SECTION 5. The polls for the Special Municipal Election shall be open at 7:00 a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously until 8:00 p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed, except as provided in Elections Code Section 14401. SECTION 6. The notice of the time and place of holding of the Special Municipal Election is hereby given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of the election in the time, form and manner required by law. SECTION 7. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 12309, the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give such notice of the central counting place in the time, form and manner required by law. SECTION 8. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9280, the City C1erk is directed to transmit a copy of each measure to 6e submitted to the voters to the City Attorney and the City Attorney is directed to prepare an impartial analysis of each measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure in accordance with the provisions of Elections Code Section 9280. The impartial analysis shall be filed - 4 - by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments. SECTION 9. In all particulars not recited in this Resolution, the Special Municipal Election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections in the City of Santa Monica. SECTION 10. The City Council authorizes the following Council members to file written arguments as follows: ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION: ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION: SECTION 11. Written arquments, not to exceed 300 words in length, are to be filed with the City Clerk no later than August 4, 1998. Arguments so submitted may be changed or withdrawn by the author(s) until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk - 5 - after which no arguments for or against the measure may be submitted to the City Clerk. Rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words may be submitted by persons for or against the Measure in accordance with Elections Code Section 9285. SECTION 12. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: v Il{,~L1 u-ct~-L1LC-~% ~~t'~-C~ MARSHA JONE3 MOUTRIE City Attorney - 6 - Adopted and approved this 21st of July. 1998 ~~~y~~-+"`- Robert Holbrook, Mayor f, Maria M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Momca, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 9294 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa Momca Cdy Councd held on the 21 st of July, 1998 by the following vote Ayes Councdmembers Ebner, Feirtstein, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, O'Connor. Rosenstein Noes Counalmembers Abstain Councdmembers Absent Councdmembers ATTEST ~ ~._,~, W C~e.~,.,.~ Maria M 5tewart, City Clerk EXHIBIT 1 PROPOSAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF A PROPOSED AbfENDAiENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SANTA DIONICA, CALIFORNIA WHEREAS, the City has a long-standmg commitment to aclueve and mazntaxn econoixuc diversity through the provision of affordable housing This municipal commitment conforms with State and Federal po6cies and is a prmcipal goal of the City's recently adopted 1998-2003 Housing Element Update, and 4VFIF.REAS, the Ctty has tustorically effectuated this commitment through e3ctraordmary efforts mamfest m vanous City laws, pol~cies and programs The Crty has been a leader ~n the State m facilrtatmg the productton of affordable housmg through the provis~on of funding assistance and other support Tlus assistance mcludes loans to pnvate, for-profit developers and owners and fundmg to non-profit agencies to acqu~re or construct affordable housmg umts, and WHEREAS, notwithstanding the C~ty's ongomg comrrvtment and efforts, appro~cimately one- third of the City's renters pay more than tturty percent (30%) of their gross mcome for housmg and the City has 2,400 overcrowded households The City also has a senous shortage of housmg affordable to larger households, and WHEItEAS, Cal~forn~a's Housing Element law requ~res each city and county to develop local housmg programs des~gned to address rts "fur share" of ex~stmg and future housmg needs for all mcome groups The City's 1998-2003 Housmg Element Update establishes the City's fair share at 3,219 housmg unrts of which 1,369 (43%) should be affordable to very low- and lowancome households, and WFIEREAS, in addition, changes m State and Federal law and market conditions make ~t mcreasmgly d~fficult for the C~ty to ensure a contmued supply of affordable housmg In 1986, the State enacted the Elhs Act which enables a propeRy owner to cease operating property as residential rental property More recently, m 1995, the State enacted the Costa-Hawlnns Rental Housing Act which phases out locally mandated hrruts on the rents which a property owner may chazge when re- re~tmg voluntanly-vacated umts Except m lim~ted c~rcumstances, th~s State legislat~on substant~ally restricts the Crty's abihty to control the rent a property owner can impose Although the full ~mpacts ofthe Costa-Hawluns Act wdl not be felt until 1999 and the yeazs thereafter, studtes prepared by the Santa Monica Rent Control Board trackmg the rents for umts decontrolled pursuant to Costa- Aawkms demonstrate that these umts are already losmg theu affordabdity Thus, tlus law ~s havmg and wdl contmue to have a s~gmficant impact on the Gty's supply of affordable housmg In add~tion, reducttons m State and federal fundmg for affordable housmg, changes m State and federai programs, and the potential expirat~on of controls on rents m federaily-ass~sted pro~ects all hmder the Crty's ab~hty to provide or promote affordable housmg The declme m the affordabiLty ofthis housmg stock is further exacerbated by the lugh cost of market rate housmg, and WIIEREAS, given these cond~tions, there is a cntical need for additional affordable housmg m the City wkuch will not be met unless the City facilitates the product~on ofth~s type of housmg, and WI~REAS, Article XXXIV of the Cal~forma Constituuon ("Art~cle 34") requ~res that voter approval be obtamed before any "state pubhc body," mcluding the C~ty, develops, constructs, or acquires certa~n categories of `9ow renP' housmg development withm rts boundanes, and 2 WHEREAS, the voters of the Ci[y adopted Propcrsiuon N m 1978 wluch authorized the City to develop, finance, or rehab~l~tate rental housmg for low and moderate income persons in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) ofthe dwellmg umts ~n the Cdy wrth no less than fifty percent (50%) bemg reserved for persons si~cty (60) years or older The Crty is close to havmg developed the number of umts authorized by Proposition N, and R~REAS, th~s Charter amendment would provide the City wrth new Article XJ~V authonty enabling the C~ty each fiscal year to develop, construct, or acquire affordable housmg umts numbermg no more than one-half of one percent (%z of 1%) of the total number of hous~ng umts e~shng m the Gty for the previous fiscal year, and WI~RE9S, as of June 3Q 1998, a total number of 48,573 housmg unrts ex~sted m the City Consequently, th~s Charter amendment wdl provide Article XX7~V authontyfor 243 affordable umts for Fiscal Year 1998-99, and WI~REAS, ttus Charter amendment would only apply to lo~v rent housmg pro~ects sub~ect to Article XXXIV Th~s authorization would mclude, but not be lim~ted to, the acqu~s~tion, financmg, rehabilitahon, acqu~sit~on/rehabilitat~on, construction, reconstsuction, vnprovement, addition to, replacement, or any combmation thereof, oflow rent housmg pro~ects sub~ect to Article X7~~IV Moreover, any proposed affordable housmg pro~ect would have to be consistent wrth the City's Ge~eral Plan and remam sub~ect to C~ty's land use regulations, mcludmg the City's land use plazwng approval process 3 NOW, TIIEREFORE, TI~ VOTERS OF i'HE CITY OF SANTAMOIVICADO I~REBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1 Article XXI ~s added to the Crty Charter of the Cdy of Santa Momca to read as follows ARTICLE XXI Article 34 Voter Authonzat~on Section 2100. DeTinition of Terms and Interpretation (a) The term `City of Santa Momca° shall mclude the Crty, its housmg authonty, redevelopment agency, and other City agencies (b) The term "housmg umt," shall mean a residential dwellmg designed for human occupat~on, and shall mclude but not be I~mited to apartments, wndommmms, townhouses, single family homes, duplexes, mobile home spaces, and trader spaces (c) The term "low rent housmg umY'shall mean a housuig urut that is located w~thm a low rent housmg pro~ect. (d) The terms "develop," `construct,° "acquire," and "low rent ho~smg pro~ects" shali be mterpreted m accordance with Article XXXIV of the Cal~forxua Constuut~oq Gocemment Code Sect~on 37000 et seq , and any successor legislation thereto (e) The prov~s~ons of th~s Art~cle shall be mterpreted to maximize afFordablc housmg production and to promote econom~c drversity m the commuruty 4 Section 2ll0. Article XXXIV Authorization Commencmg w~th the 1998-1999 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the C~ty of Santa Momca is authorized to develop, construct, or acqu~re low rent housmg umts equal in number to no more than one-half of one percent ('/z of 1%) of the total number of housmg units existmg m the City as of the last day of the previous fiscal year If the City does not exhaust the authonzat~on conferred by th~s Section m any fiscal year, the authonty remammg for that year may be camed over and added to the number of umts otherw~se allowed m subsequent fiscal years for a marcimum of three (3) addrtional years For purposes of determmmg whether the C~ty has exhausted rts authorization for a g~ven fiscal year, umts shall be counted agamst the authonzation either when the City grants plannmg approval or when the City makes a bmdmg fundmg commitment for a low rent housmg unrt, wh~chever occurs first Section 2120. Annual Report Commencing with the 1999-2000 fiscal year, at the begmnmg of each fiscal year, City staff shall ~ssue a report to the City Council concernmg the followmg matters (a) The total number of affordable housmg umts sub~ect to Article XXXIV whtch receroed Gty plamm~g appro~al or fundmg commitments m the previous fiscal year 5 (b) The total number of housing unrts ex~sting m the Crty as of the last day of the previous fiscal year As of June 30, 1998, a total of 48,573 housmg uruts e~cisted m the City Based on permrt data reports generated by the C~ty, ttus number shall be adjusted each fiscal year by adding the number of newly constructed housmg uruts that have received final City approval for the occupancy of the housing urut and subtracting the number of housmg units that have been demol~shed dunng that same penod (c) The number of affordable housm~ umts which were authorized pursuant to Section 2110 of this Article m previous fiscal years, but wlvch have not already been counted aga~nst the annual authonzation and which have not been carr~ed over for more than three (3) subsequent fiscalyears (d ) The total number of affordable housmg umts that are authonzed forthe current fiscal year, mcludmg the housmg unrt authonzatwn that may be camed over from previous fiscal years Section 2130. Scope of authorization (a) The housmg authonzed under this article shall be in addition to any other Article XXXIV author~zation granted by the reg~stered voters of the C~ty before or after the adopt~on of this aRicle (b) Any low rent housmg pro~ect authorized by this article may be funded m any manner 6 (c) This artule in no way restricts or limits the City's authority to develop or assist m the development of housing that ~s not sub~ect to Article XX~YIV SECTION 2 If any secuon, subsect~on, senience, clause, or phrase of tlvs Charter Amendment is for any reason held to be mval~d or unconstitut~onal by a dec~s~on of any court of competent ~urisd~ction, such dec~sion shall not af~'ect the val~dity of the remazmng portions of th~s Charier Amendment The voters of the Crty of Santa Monica hereby declare that they would have passed th~s Charter Amendment and each and every sectioq subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitut~onal wrthout regard to whether any portion of the Charter Amendment would be subsequently declared mvaLd or unconst~tutional ATTACHMENT B CA:f:atty\muni\laws\elect98.7a City Council Meeting 7-21-98 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER 9298 (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 1998 RELATED TO ADDING ARTICLE X7{I TO THE CITY CHARTER, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10403 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica has called a Special Municipal Election in the City of Santa Monica to be held on November 3, 1998, for the purpose of submitting ballot measures to the voters; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that the Special Municipal Election be consolidated with the statewide General Election to be held on the same date; that within the City of Santa Monica the precincts, polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same; that the Registrar of Voters canvass the returns of the Special Municipal Election; and that the statewide General Election and Special Municipal Election be held in all respects as if there were only one election, NOW, TFIEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1 IV. TAE CONSUMPTION-RELATED EMPLOI'1~ZENT A1VD EAZPLOYEE AFFORDABLE HOUSIl~TG Ii~ZPACTS OF NEW MARKET RATE MULTI-FAhZILY DEVELOPDZENT TFus Chapter describes how the IMPLAN input-output model for the economy of Los Angeles County was used to estimate the total employment ~mpacts of consumption-related spendmg by households in typical market rate multi-family pro~ects But, not all of these workers are lower-mcome, and only some of these are members of househoids that meet the defimtion of a "low-mcome"-- i e, earmng up to 60 percent of the Los Angeles Cou~ty median income, or about $25,000 per year for a two-person household Deriving the subset of households meeting these cntena was accompl~shed using the Public Use M~crodata Sample (PLJI~~S) for Los Angeles County, a spec~ahzed sc~ent~fic sample of 1990 census data This Chapter descnbes the PUMS data set and how it was used to deme the esttmates of the affordable housmg needed to accommodate employees whose jobs result from consumption espend~tures by households m new market rate mult~-family developments in Santa Momca A. 111ARGINAL E1~IPLOYb4ENT IDIPACTS GENERATED FRO.LZ C01 SUNIPTION EXPENDITURES BY HOUSEHOLDS Il~ NEW MARKET RATE MULTI- FAMII,Y DEVELOPMENTS IN SANTA NiO1~ICA Overview of Input-Output Modeling and the P.VIPLAN Diodel Input-output analysis ~s a method for understandmg the economic interactions witlvn an economy, both between busmesses and between bustnesses and consumers It captures all monetary marke[ transactions for consumption in a given period of t~me The resulhng mathematical formulae can be used to measure the effects of a change m one or more economic activrties on an entire region, includmg the output, mcome and employment impacts of a plan, pohcy or level of new mvestment It measures not only the total amount of ~mpact, but also the particular sectors of the economy in which the change exerts the most tnfluence In form, an mput-output model resembles a g~ant matnx, or spreadsheet, composed of three distmct tables Input-Outpa~t Table The input-output table (or flow of transactton table) establishes the relationships between each industry and its suppliers, or between a household and the producers of household goods and sernces In consists of a table of a11 of the output sales by each sector to itself and all other sectors, mcludmg households, and of al] the mput purchases made by each sector from itself and every other sector, again inciuding :i'ew:lluln-Famrlv Development AJjordable Houseng Aezus Page 2$ Hamilton, Rabmovilz & Atschuler, Inc Jul}• 7, 1998 SECTION 3. The Registrar of Voters is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of the Special Municipal Election which it is hereby requested to be consolidated with the statewide General Election and said election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. SECTION 4. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles is hereby requested to issue instructions to the Registrar of Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election. SECTION 5. The City of Santa Monica recognizes that additional costs shall be incurred by the County of Los Angeles by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County of Los Angeles for any such costs. SECTION 6. The City Clerk is directed to transmit and file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles and with the Registrar of Voters. 3 SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: / Il.ft.(~,1.(.~C~l'7i.tn/ LL,G~~ `~'~C~ M~IRSHA JONE MOUTRIE City Attor y 4 Adopted and approved this 21st of July, 1998 ~-~- 8~~~ FtobeR Holbrook, Mayor I. Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the Cdy of Santa Mornca, do hereby certify that the foregomg Resolution 9298 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meetmg of the Santa Monica City Councd hefd on the 21st of July, 1988 by the followmg vote Ayes Councdmembers Ebner, Feinstein. Genser, Greenberg, iiolbrook, O'Connor, Rosenstein Noes Councilmembers Abstain Councilmembers Absent Councilmembers ATTEST ~'- ~ w ~~ Mana M Stewart, City Clerk