HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3091 N.C.S. 11/15/1962 • RESOLUTION NO .3091 .�N, Oc. S.
R'ESOL`UTION"CALLINC AND, PROVIDING FOR. A SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD N THE CITY OF
PETALUMA,, JANUARY 22, 19,63, TO VOTE ON-A 'PR:O-
POSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF PETALUMA SO NS TO AME[\ND ARTI:CLE'XI,
SECTION 75 TO PR,:OVIDE THAT FRANCHISES OR LEASES
MAY BE ENTERED INTO FORA PERIOD OE 50 YEARS
WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR A V R1OD OF 25 YEARS.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN <"- 7 s 4 } and
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN 41-t,,,, G,,, /11
at a
Special Meeting,of the City Council Of the City of Petaluma on the 15th day of
November 1962,
Section 1, Tha - a special Municipal. eiec .i!on is,hereby called to be
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held in the City of Petaluma on TUESDAY:, ANI!ARN 22, 1963, for the objedt and
purpose Of voting on the following measure. to wit:
MEASURE SUBMITTED TO VOlT OF VOTERS
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MEASURE: Shall Article XI, Sciti.OD 75 of thaClity Charter of the
City of Petaluma be amended to read as follows,
"The Council may by ordinance provide a procedure for the '
granting of franchises,or leases of grant'franchises pursuant to the
procedure provided by, the state law, Franchises or leases may be
granted for the use of the streets, public places or property of the
City upon such terms', conditions, restzict.ion's and limitations as .
may prescribed by ordinance, but no franchise or lease shall be
granted without reserving to, the r it:y adequate compensation for the
privilege conferred, Franchises or leases may be granted for a
period of 50 years with the option to renew for an additional: 25 years,
No franchises or leases shall: be granted fora longer period than
herein specified except that franchises or leases granted to a public
utility may be granted for a loingeriperiod provided there is reserved
to the City the right to take-over at any rime the portion of such:utility
located within the City 'Without com'pensa:tion .for the value of franchise
or lease granted,
Section 2, Said City Council does hereby submit to the qualified electors
of said Cityof Petaluma at said.special municipal election said measure set forth in.
Section 1,of this resolution and deignates and refers to said measure in the form of
ballot hereinafter prescribed.fO 'Ue at said election I
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(a) Said special, municipalielection shall be and conducted, and
the votes thereat canvassed, and the returns thereof made, and the result thereof
ascertained and determined as herein provided; and in all particulars not prescribed
by this resolution said election shall be held as provided by law for the holding of
municipal elections, in said City.
(b) All personslqualified to vote at municipal elections in said City
of Petaluma upon the date of the election herein provided for shall be qualified to
vote upon the measure submitted at said special municipal election,
(c) Said polls at the polling places hereinafter designated shall be
opened at 7:00 o'clock a. m, of said day of election and shall be kept open contin-
uously thereafter until 7:00 o'clock p, an, of said day of election, when the palls
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shall be closed (except as°provided''in Section 571'34 of the Elections Code), and
the election officers shall tereupon proceed to canvass the:ballots cast thereat,
(d) Said special,municipal "electi In hereby "calked .shall be and, is
(hereby consolidated with the Special Election for the purpose of electing a United
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States Congressman in the First Congressional District and to be held in said City
of Petaluma on said 22nd day of January, 1963, dls required by law and pursuant to
the call of the Honorable Edmund G. Brown. Governor of the State of California,
or at the discretion of the, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors., with the special.
bond election to be held for said 22nd day of January, 11963 by the 'Board of `Super-
visors of the County of Sonoma, The Board of Superv:ilsors of the County of Sonoma
is authorized to canvass the returrisof.said special municipal election with respect
to the votes cast in the City of"Petal`uma; and the election precincts, polling places
and officers of election within the area of the City of Petaluma shall be those Iselect-
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ed and designated by the Board of Supervis.l rs of the County of Sonoma for said
Consolidated Special Election, and is hereby made to the notices appointing
election officers and designating polling places published or to be published by the
County Clerk of`Sonoma County pursuant to the Elections Code; provided, however,
that no person not a qualified voter of' the City of Petalbm shall be permitted to vote
at said special municipal election hereby called,
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(e) On the ballots'to be:used at said specUal..imunicipal election, in
addition to any other"matter required by law 'to be printed thereon, shall appear the
Pleasure set:forth in Section 1 hereof, Each voter;. to vote for the measure hereby
submitted shall stamp a cross (X) 'in the blank space opposite the word "YES" on
the ballot to the right of said measure, and to Vote against said treasure shall stamp
a cross (X) in the..blank space opposite the word "NO on, the ballot to the right of
said measure.
(f) At the next regular meeting of the City Council of the City'of
g ass of the .reru,rns of said special municipal
Petaluma oceurrin after the caiw
election by the Board of Supervisors of Sopoma County and the certification of
the results thereof to the said Council, or at a special meeting called thereafter
for such purpose, the said Council shall cause to.he. spread :upon the minutes of
the City Cbuncilof 'the City of Petaluma a statement of the results of said special
municipal election aA ascertaihed.by said canvass,
Section .3. This resolution .being !and calling and providing,for a
special municipal election shall>be effective immediately upon its passage.
PASSED AND•ADOPTED this• 15th day Of November, 1962, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN COLIN , ELLIS., GDSTAFSON , soLpioN', VAN BEEBER, AND
M'AXOR MATZE,N , �
NOES: NONE ,
ABSENT: ' COUNCILMAN CRINEELA J /�
=' Mayor
Attest: J l4n f .�Jy %'
/City Clerk
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