SR-12-09-2014-2AID
City of City Council A 6.
Santa Monled
City Council Meeting: December 9, 2014
Agenda Item: ?-- -Ad
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Sarah P. Gorman, Director of Records & Election Services (City Clerk)
Subject: Resolution Accepting the Official Canvass and Official Statement of Votes
Cast for the Consolidated Municipal Election Held on November 4, 2014,
and Declaring the Results Thereof
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution accepting the
official canvass for the General Municipal Election held on November 4, 2014.
Executive Summary
On November 4, 2014, 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 for four -year terms, three Commissioners to the Santa
Monica Rent Control Board for four -year terms, three members to the Santa Monica
City Council for four -year terms, and four Members to the Santa Monica Community
College District Board of Trustees for four -year terms.
The following Charter amendment was placed on the ballot by citizen initiative:
MEASURE D: Shall the Santa Monica City Charter be amended to require
the City to continue to operate the Santa Monica Airport in a manner that
supports its aviation uses unless the voters approve the Airport's closure
or change in use, and until that voter approval occurs, the City shall be
prohibited from imposing additional restrictions on aviation support
services to tenants and airport users that inhibit fuel sales or the full use of
aviation facilities?
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The City also placed the following measures on the ballot:
MEASURE H: Shall an ordinance be adopted that amends the real estate
transfer tax so that for commercial and non - commercial real estate sold for
one million dollars or more, the tax rate would be $9 for each thousand
dollars of sales price?
MEASURE HH (ADVISORY VOTE ONLY): If the proposed transfer tax on
commercial and non - commercial real estate sales is approved by voters,
should the revenue be used to preserve, repair, renovate and construct
affordable housing for low - income people who work or live in Santa
Monica, including seniors, veterans, working families and persons with
disabilities?
MEASURE LC: Shall the City Charter be amended to: (1) prohibit new
development on Airport land, except for parks, public open spaces and
public recreational facilities, until the voters approve limits on the uses and
development that may occur on the land; and (2) affirm the City Council's
authority to manage the Airport and to close all or part of it?
The City Council also placed the following measure on the ballot, at the request of the
Rent Control Board:
MEASURE FS: Shall the City Chatter be amended to establish a
maximum annual registration fee of up to $288 per controlled rental unit
and to limit the amount that landlords may pass through to tenants to 50%
of the registration fee?
Discussion
The Registrar Recorder /County 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:
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Candidates elected to the Santa Monica City Council:
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT
Kevin McKeown
10,138
17.08%
Sue Himmelrich
9,262
15.60%
Pam O'Connor
6,696
11.28%
Candidates elected to the Santa Monica Rent Control Board:
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT
Nicole Phillis
7,790
37.07%
Steve Duron
6,746
32.10%
Todd Flora
6,480
30.83%
Candidates elected to the Santa Monica - Malibu Unified School District:
CANDIDATE
VOTES PERCENT
Laurie Lieberman 15,247 20.75%
Richard Tavildaran - Jesswein 12,277 16.71%
Craig Foster 12,126 16.50%
Oscar de la Torre 11,990 16.32%
Candidates elected to the Santa Monica Community College District Board of
Trustees:
CANDIDATE
VOTES
PERCENT
Nancy Greenstein
14,604
20.46%
Louise Jaffe
14,447
20.24%
Barry Snell
11,804
16.53%
Andrew Walzer
11,114
15.57%
Measure D was not approved by the voters by the following votes:
YES VOTES
NO VOTES
10,288 41.19%
14,688 58.81%
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Measure H was not approved by the voters by the following votes:
YES VOTES
NO VOTES
10,364 42.50%
14,020 57.50%
Measure HH was approved by the voters by the following votes:
YES VOTES
NO VOTES
12,179 50.53%
11,923 49.47%
Measure LC was approved by the voters by the following votes:
YES VOTES
NO VOTES
15,434 60.45%
10,096 39.55%
Measure FS was approved by the voters by the following votes:
YES VOTES
NO VOTES
12,061 51.57%
11,325 48.43%
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
Funds for the cost of the election were approved during the FY 2013 -2015 budget
process. Costs will be pro -rated among the City of Santa Monica, the Rent Control
Board, the Santa Monica - Malibu Unified School District, and the Santa Monica
Community College Board of Trustees.
Prepared by: Sarah P. Gorman, Director of Records & Election Services (City Clerk)
roved:
Sarah P. Gorman
Director, Records & Election Services
(City Clerk)
Attachment: Resolution
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Forwarded to Council:
Rod Gould
City Manager
Reference:
Resolution No. 10850
(CCS)