Title
Accept Certification of Referendum Petition Against Ordinance 15.19 and Take Action to Repeal the Ordinance or Submit it to the Voters
Recommended Action
1. Adopt a Resolution Accepting the Certification of the Sufficiency of Signatures on the Referendum Petition Against Ordinance 15.19, an Ordinance Amending Articles I and VIII of Chapter 19 of the Mountain View City Code Related to Oversized Vehicle Parking on Narrow Streets, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
2. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9241, take action to repeal the ordinance in its entirety or call an election to submit the ordinance to the voters:
a. To repeal the ordinance:
i. Introduce an Ordinance Repealing Ordinance 15.19 Amending Articles I and VIII of Chapter 19 of the Mountain View City Code Related to Oversized Vehicle Parking on Narrow Streets, in its Entirety, Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9241, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report), and set a second reading for January 28, 2020;
OR
b. To submit the ordinance to the voters:
i. Adopt a Resolution Calling for the Holding of a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara to Consolidate the Municipal Election with the Presidential General Election to be Held on that Date Pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code for the Purpose of Submitting to the Voters an Ordinance Amending Articles I and VIII of Chapter 19 of the Mountain View City Code Related to Oversized Vehicle Parking on Narrow Streets, and Related Actions, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 3 to the Council report):
1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the ballot measure.
2. Determine whether the Council will submit an argument related to the ballot measure and designate the Mayor and/or Councilmembers to write and sign the argument.
3. Direct the City Clerk and the City Attorney to take all necessary related actions for submitting the measure to the voters on November 3, 2020.
4. Direct staff to include funding of $90,000 in the proposed Fiscal Year 2020-21 City Clerk’s Office budget for County of Santa Clara’s services and legal advertising in connection with the General Municipal Election;
OR
ii. Adopt a Resolution Calling for the Holding of a Special Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, for the Purpose of Submitting to the Voters an Ordinance Amending Articles I and VIII of Chapter 19 of the Mountain View City Code Related to Oversized Vehicle Parking on Narrow Streets, and Related Actions, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 4 to the Council report):
1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the ballot measure.
2. Determine whether the Council will submit an argument related to the ballot measure and designate the Mayor and/or Councilmembers to write and sign the argument.
3. Direct the City Clerk and the City Attorney to take all necessary related actions for submitting the measure to the voters on April 14, 2020.
4. Appropriate $1,815,000 in the General Non-Operating Fund, City Clerk’s Office, for the County of Santa Clara’s services and legal advertising in connection with the special municipal election. (Five votes required)