R9844RESOLUTION NO. 9844 (CCS)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING THE OFFICIAL CANVASS
AND OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF VOTES CAST FOR THE
ALL -MAIL SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON
MARCH 21, 2003, AND DECLARING THE RESULTS THEREOF
WHEREAS, a Special All -Mail Municipal Election was held in the City of Santa
Monica on Friday, March 21, 2003, for the purpose of placing a measure on the ballot;
and
WHEREAS, the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California for the
holding of elections in Charter cities were complied with and notice of the election was
all -mail ballot election was properly adopted; votes were cast, received and canvassed;
and the returns were made and declared in the time, form and manner as required; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Monica City Clerk canvassed the returns of the election
and certified the results to the City Council, and those results are attached and made a
part hereof as "Exhibit A,"
NOW, THEREFOR, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The vote totals for the Special Municipal Election held on
March 21, 2003, in the City of Santa Monica, as certified by the City Clerk, shall be and
hereby are approved and adopted as the formal vote count of the City of Santa Monica
for said measure of said election.
SECTION 2. The number of voted ballots cast,for Proposition A was:
1
REGISTERED TOTAL
VOTERS BALLOTS
55,193 18,763
SECTION 3. The measure that appeared on the ballot read as follows:
PROPOSITION A: Shall the Municipal Code be amended to
require the prior written consent of all property owners of record
before their buildings or other improvements in R9 Single Family
Districts could be designated as either landmarks or structures of
merit and before parcels could be designated as landmarks or
included in historic districts?
The measure did not receive the required votes to pass, and therefore failed by
the following vote:
Proposition A:
Yes 8,738 46.66%
No 9,987 53.33%
SECTION 4. The City.Clerk shall enter on the records of the Santa Monica City
Council, a statement of the result of the election showing: (1) the total number of votes
cast for the measure in the election; (2) the text of the measure voted upon; and (3) the
number of votes given for and against the ballot measure.
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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:
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Adopted and approved this 8th day of April, 2003.
Richard Bloom, Mayor
1, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, bio hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 9844 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 8th day of April, 2003, by
the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: O'Connor, Holbrook, Genser, Katz, Mayor Pro
Tem McKeown, Feinstein, Mayor Bloom
Noes: Council members:
Abstain: Council members:
Absent: Council members:
ATTEST:
Maria M. Stewart, ty Clerk
OFFICIAL CANVASS
SPECIAL ALL -MAIL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
MARCH 21, 2003
I, MARIA M. STEWART, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, State of
California, do hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct Canvass of the votes
cast for PROPOSITION A during the election held on Friday, March 21, 2003.
I further certify that the result of the total ballots cast is as follows:
Total Registered Voters:
55,193
YES
Total Yes Votes:
8,738
46.66%
Total No Votes:
93987
53.33%
Ballots not voted:
38
.002%
TOTAL VOTES:
18,763
(34%)
I further certify that the total votes cast per precinct, is as follows:
PRCT. NO.
REG.VOTERS
YES
NO
TOTAL
001
764
364
099
463
002
763
403
102
506
(1)
003
867
487
115
603
(1)
006
815
144
159
305
(2)
007
695
132
158
291
(1).
008
738
146
150
296
5
010
790
217
135
352
015
901
288
124
413
(1)
016
762
097
156
255
(2)
017
810
395
099
495
(1)
018
672
079
165
244
020
815
054
154
210
(2)
021
810
049
164
213
029
826
356
094
451
(1)
031
970
223
147
372
(2)
032
813
093
156
249.
034
1,005
108
202
310
035
670
102
172
276
(2)
036
876
080
147
227
038
946
103
141
244
041
617
083
142
225
043
803
079
119
198
045
946
088
156
245
(1)
046
857
071
190
262
(1)
048
626
091
161
252
050
814
069
171
240
051
860
079
127
206
052
833
066
099
168
(3)
053
782
074
129
203
055
867
057
175
232
056
601
027
053
080
060
528
064
088
154
(2)
061
1,092
111
152
264
(1)
062
1,052
054
114
170
(2)
063
960
062
129
191
Rl
065
580
053
135
188
067
790
073
209
282
068
542
042
120
162
069
868
104
172
276
070
652
184
161
346
(1)
071
940
060
151
211
072
912
128
177
307
(2)
075
922
182
170
352
076
886
176
182
359
(1)
078
935
137
157
294
081
673
066
168
235
(1)
083
906
196
146
342
085
904
143
173
316
087
603
185
152
337
089
826
214
148
362
092
925
095
201
296
093
813
062
194
257
(1)
094
833
079
187
266
095
875
084
167
252
(1)
098
739
076
171
248
(1)
104
905
074
206
284
(4)
106
827
061
215
276
107
702
092
172
264
109
633
136
167
303
110
892
082
177
259
113
711
065
142
207
120
757
063
192
255
121
847
055
126
181
125
756
196
131
327
127 825 072 169
241
128 916 508 105
613
TOTALS: 557193 8,738 9,987
187763 (38)
Less 37 blank ballots and 1 over voted ballot:
38
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
seal this 28th day of March, 2003.
Maria M. Stewart
City Clerk
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