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sr-120710-2aCity Council Meeting: December 7, 2010 Agenda Item: 2-A To: Mayor and City Council From: Director of Records & Election Services Subject: Resolution Accepting the Official Canvass and Official Statement of Votes Cast for the Consolidated Municipal Election Held on November 2, 2010, and Declaring the Results Thereof Recommended Action Recommendation that Council adopt the attached resolution accepting the official canvass for the Municipal Election held on November 2, 2010. Executive Summary On November 2, 2010, a consolidated municipal election was held in the City of Santa Monica with the purpose of electing four School Board Members to the Santa Monica- Malibu Unified School District, three Commissioners to the Santa Monica Rent Control Board for four-year terms, one Rent Control Board Commissioner for a partial two-year term, three members to the Santa Monica City Council for four-year terms, and two members to the City Council for partial two-year terms. There was another scheduled election to fill four seats on the Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees. However, but by the end of the filing period there were only four candidates that applied and that qualified for the four vacant seats. The candidates are: Nancy Greenstein, Louise Jaffe, Andrew Walzer, and David Finkel. Because the number of candidates for board members did not exceed the number of offices to be filled, the College District Board of Trustees election was cancelled as provided for by Section 5328 of the California Education Code and the qualified . candidates will be appointed at the College District Board of Trustees' scheduled Organizational Meeting. The City Council also placed the following three measures on the ballot. MEASURE Y.• Shall an ordinance be adopted to offset severe state budget cuts, protect and stabilize City finances, and maintain essential services including: police, fire, paramedic and emergency 911 response, school, educational and afterschool programs, public transit, services for the disabled, gang and drug prevention programs, environmental, library and other general fund services, by enacting a City of Santa Monica % percent transactions and use tax, subject to independent annual audits, and no money going to'Sacramento? MEASURE YY.• ADVISORY VOTE ONLY: If a local transactions and use tax is enacted in the City of Santa Monica, should half of its revenue be used to support school, educational and afterschool programs, with half of its revenue being used for general City services such as: police, fire, paramedic and emergency 911 response, public transit, services for the disabled, gang and drug prevention programs, environmental, library and other general fund services? MEASURE RR: Shall the City Charter be amended to protect all tenants and preserve community stability and diversity by adding requirements that a landlord show good cause to evict any tenant and serve a warning notice giving reasonable time to correct a rental agreement violation, except nonpayment of rent, and adding a prohibition against evicting long-term elderly, disabled or terminally ill tenants for owner occupancy unless the proposed owner-occupant is also elderly, disabled or terminally ill? Discussion The Registrar RecordedCounty Clerk of the County of Los Angeles has submitted to the City Clerk a certified canvass of the votes cast for all candidates and for the ballot measures. The results, as reported by the County Clerk, are as follows: 2 Candidates elected to the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District: CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT Laurie Lieberman 17985 17.74% Oscar de la Torre 15788 15.58 Ralph Mechur 14271 14.08 Nimish Patel 13019 12.84 Candidates elected to the Santa Monica Rent Control Board (4-year terms): CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT Marilyn Korade Wilson 15753 35.09% Bill Winslow 14986 33.39 Todd Flora 14148 31.52 Candidate elected to th e Santa Monica Rent Control Board (2-year term): CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT Chris Braun 17219 100% Candidates elected to the Santa Monic a City Council (4-year terms): CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT Kevin McKeown 16337 21.77% Pam O'Connor 14535 19.37 Bob Holbrook 12775 17.03 Candidates elected to the Santa Monic a City Council {2-year terms): CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT Terry O'Day 15948 33.19% Gleam Olivia Davis 13370 27.83 Measure Y was approved by the voters by the following Votes: YES VOTES 20046 61.22% NO VOTES 12698 38.78 3 Measure YY was approved by the voters by the following vote: YES VOTES 22077 68.26% NO VOTES 10266 31.74 Measure RR was approved by the voters by the following vote: YES VOTES 19897 65.36% NO VOTES 10544 34.64 Budget/Financial Impact Funds for the cost of the election were approved during the FY 2009-2010 budget process. Costs will be pro-rated among the City of Santa Monica, the Rent Control Board and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Prepared by: Maria M. Stewart Approved: Forwarded to Council: Maria M. Stewart ( ity Clerk) Director, Records & Election Services Attachment: Resolution -® _./ - -~ Rod Gould City Manager 4 Reference Resolution No. 10547 (CCS).