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City Council Meeting: July 26, 2022 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11448 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS AN INITIATIVE MEASURE TO AMEND SANTA MONICA
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 6.96 AND ADD CHAPTER 4.90 TO PROVIDE A THIRD
TIER TRANSFER TAX RATE FOR PROPERTY TRANSFERS OF $8,000,000 OR MORE
WITH AN ELEVEN-MEMBER RESIDENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2022, the City of Santa Monica (“City”) received a petition
to submit to the voters an initiative measure amending Santa Monica Municipal Code
Chapter 6.96 and adding Chapter 4.90 to provide a third tier transfer tax rate for property
transfers of $8,000,000 or more with an eleven-member resident oversight committee; and
WHEREAS, under California Elections Code Section 9215(b), the ordinance, without
alteration, and proposed by petition of the voters, shall be submitted to the voters at an
established statewide general election pursuant to California Elections Code Section
1405, provided there are at least 88 days before the election; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2022, the City transmitted the petition to the Los Angeles
County Registrar-Recorder for signature verification; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10403, the City
Council has previously requested that the County of Los Angeles consent and agree to
the consolidation of all aspects of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide
General Election scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for the purpose of electing
members of the Santa Monica City Council, the Santa Monica Rent Control Board, the
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, and the Santa Monica College Community
College District; and
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WHEREAS, on July 1, 2022, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder
completed the signature verification process and verified sufficient signatures were
provided to require the measure to be placed on the ballot; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica shall place the following
initiative measure on the ballot at the General Municipal Election to be held on November 8,
2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AND PROCLAIM AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. At the General Municipal Election called for November 8, 2022, the
following measure shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Santa
Monica:
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall file a certified copy of this resolution with
the Board of Supervisors and with the county election department of the County of Los
Angeles.
SECTION 3. That the City of Santa Monica recognizes that additional costs may be
NO
YES
MEASURE " ": Shall the measure
adding Santa Monica Municipal Code
Chapter 4.90 to establish designated
funds for schools, homelessness
prevention, and affordable housing, and
an eleven-member resident oversight
committee, and amending Chapter 6.96
to provide a third tier transfer tax rate of
$56.000 per $1,000 of value for property
transfers of $8,000,000 or more,
providing an estimated $50,000,000
annually for homelessness prevention,
affordable housing, and schools, until
repealed, be adopted?
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incurred by the County by reason of the addition of this measure to the ballot and agrees
to reimburse the County for any additional costs.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall transmit to the City Attorney, in accordance with
applicable law, a copy of the proposed measure. The City Attorney shall prepare an
impartial analysis of it, which shall not exceed 500 words in length. The impartial analysis
shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments. ln
accordance with applicable law, not less than 10 calendar days before the City Clerk submits
the official election materials for printing, the City Clerk shall make a copy of all applicable
elections materials available for public examination in the City Clerk's office.
SECTION 5. The City Council authorizes its members, as follows, to file written
arguments against the measure described above and which is contained in Exhibit 1 to this
Resolution, which Exhibit is incorporated by reference herein:
AGAINST:
All written arguments filed by any person in favor of or against any measure, including
any rebuttal arguments, shall be accompanied by the names and signatures of the persons
submitting the argument as required by applicable law, and any names, signatures and
arguments may be filed until the time and date fixed by the City Clerk in accordance with
applicable law, after which no change may be submitted to the City Clerk unless permitted
by law.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall cause the text of the measure, which is contained
in Exhibit 1, together with the City Attorney impartial analysis, and any arguments for or
against the measure, as well as any rebuttal, to be mailed to all qualified voters with the
sample ballot. In addition to other notices and publications required by law, the City Clerk,
not less than forty (40) days and not more than sixty (60) days before the General Municipal
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Election, shall cause the text of the measure to be published once in the official newspaper
and in each edition thereof during the day of publication. The City Clerk is authorized to give
such notices and to fix such times and dates as are required by law or which are
appropriate to conduct properly the election.
SECTION 7. The provisions of Resolution Numbers 11425 and 11426 (CCS) are
referred to and incorporated into this resolution for more particulars concerning the conduct
of General Municipal Election to be held on November 8, 2022, and in all respects the
election shall be held and conducted as provided for by applicable law. The City Clerk is
authorized and directed to procure and furnish any official ballots, notices, printed materials
and all supplies or equipment that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully
conduct the election.
SECTION 8. 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:
DOUGLAS SLOAN
City Attorney
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Exhibit 1
PROPOSED INITIATIVE MEASURE TO AMEND SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 6.96 AND
ADD CHAPTER 4.90 TO PROVIDE A THIRD TIER TRANSFER TAX RATE FOR PROPERTY TRANSFERS OF
$8,000,000 OR MORE WITH AN ELEVEN-MEMBER RESIDENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
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Adopted and approved this 26th day of July 2022.
Sue Himmelrich, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11448 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 26th day of July 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, De la Torre, Negrete, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk