HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2008-203 ERRESOLUTION NO. 2008-203
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI,
CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY OF
PETITION FOR THE REFERENDUM AGAINST ORDINANCE 1812,
WHICH APPROVED AND ADOPTED THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR THE LODI COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Lodi City Council, on July 2, 2008, adopted Ordinance 1812
approving and adopting the Redevelopment Plan for the Lodi Community Improvement
Project; and
WHEREAS, on September 26, 2008, the City Clerk's Office received a
referendum petition in protest of the City Council's adoption of Ordinance 1812; and
WHEREAS, said petition must contain 2,615 valid signatures, which is 10% of
the voters in the City of Lodi as last officially reported by the county elections office to
the Secretary of State (26,152); and
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters has conducted an
examination of the petition and determined it to be sufficient. In accordance with
Elections Code §9114, the City Clerk hereby certifies the results of the examination to
the City Council as set forth in the attached Certificate of Sufficiency of Petition
(Exhibit A).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby
accepts the Certificate of Sufficiency for the referendum petition against
Ordinance 1812, which approved and adopted the Redevelopment Plan for the
Lodi Community Improvement Project.
Dated: October 15, 2008
hereby certify that Resolution No. 2008-203 was passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held October 15, 2008, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, and
Katzakian
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— Mayor Mounce
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS—Non
City Clerk
EXHIBITA
CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY
OF PETITION
I, Randi Johl, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, California, do hereby certify the
following:
The petition for the Referendum against Ordinance 1812, An Ordinance of
the City Council of the City of Lodi Approving and Adopting the Redevelopment
Plan for the Lodi Community Improvement Project, was filed in my office on
September 26, 2008. The petition was forwarded to the San Joaquin County
Registrarof Voters, where the petition signatures were verified (based upon a full
check) pursuant to California Elections Code §9114.
The number of registered voters in the City of Lodi, as reported to the
Secretary of State on September 10, 2008, is 26,152.
The results of the examination by the Registrar of Voters were as follows:
1. Number of signatures filed: 4,511
2. Number of signatures verified: 4,511
3. Number of signatures found sufficient: 4,290
The number of valid signatures is more than the 2,615 required signatures
to qualify the petition; therefore, I certify the petition for the Referendum against
Ordinance 1812 as sufficient.
hereby set my hand and official seal this 15th day of October 2008, at
Lodi, California
RAbH0fiL
City Clerk