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City Council Meeting: July 14, 2020 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11269 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADDING THE ELECTION OF A VACANT CITY COUNCIL SEAT TO THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020,
AS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE AND PROVISIONS OF
THE SANTA MONICA CITY CHARTER
WHEREAS, at the June 9, 2020 City Council meeting, the Council adopted
Resolutions 11254 and 11255 (CCS) to call and give notice for holding a General
Municipal Election on November 3, 2020 for the election of officers, and request the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors to consolidate the election with the Statewide
General Election to be held on the same date and render specified services to the City
relating to the election; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2020, Councilmember Greg Morena sent the City
Clerk’s office a letter stating his intent to resign from the Council effective June 24, 2020;
and
WHEREAS, at the June 23, 2020 City Council meeting, the Council
acknowledged the resignation of Councilmember Greg Morena and adopted Resolution
11258 (CCS) declaring a vacancy on the City Council as of June 24, 2020; and
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WHEREAS, Section 603 of the City Charter provides that at the next General
Municipal Election following a vacancy, a councilmember shall be elected to serve for
the remainder of the unexpired term.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. An election required for the purpose of electing one member of
the City of Santa Monica City Council for a two-year term expiring in 2022 shall be added
to the November 3, 2020 City of Santa Monica General Municipal Election (subject to
change depending on the outcome of the City’s appeal from the trial court’s order in Pico
Neighborhood Association, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior Court
Case No. BC616804).
SECTION 2. The City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Resolution to the
Board of Supervisors and to the Registrar of Voters/County Clerk of the County of Los
Angeles.
SECTION 3. 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:
GEORGE S. CARDONA
Interim City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 14th day of July 2020.
Kevin McKeown, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11269 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 14th day of July 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, Jara, McCowan, Winterer
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk