TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
City Attorney, Quinn Barrow
Martha Alvarez, Senior Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT:Title
Consider Adopting Resolutions Calling and Giving Notice Pertaining to the November 3, 2020, General Municipal Election to be Conducted by the Los Angeles County Registrar - Recorder/County Clerk (City Clerk Tamura and City Attorney Barrow).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 20-0061, 20-0062 AND 20-0063
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolutions Calling and Giving Notice pertaining to the November 3, 2020, General Municipal Election to be conducted by the Los Angeles County Registrar - Recorder/County Clerk.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds are currently budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 City Clerk budget to conduct various services related to the November 3, 2020, General Municipal Election.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
With the passage of SB 415, which became effective January 1, 2018, the City Council changed municipal election days from March odd years to November even years. The November 3, 2020, General Municipal Election will be the City’s first consolidated election to be conducted by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk since the passage of the bill.
The November 3, 2020, General Municipal Election for the City of Manhattan Beach is for the purpose of electing three City Council seats and one City Treasurer seat.
The Registrar will administer, manage and oversee the operational portion of the City’s election, including voting processes, ballot counting and canvass of the votes, which will take place at the Registrar’s office. The City Clerk will continue to serve as the Elections Official, manage the nomination filing process, Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) filings, creating/publishing official election notices relating to calling an election and nominations, and serve as the liaison between the City and Registrar.
In April 2020, the City was notified by the Los Angeles County Registrar/County Clerk that due to COVID-19 the November 2020 election would be a Vote-by-Mail ballot only.
Note that the election on November 3, 2020, also coincides with the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting. Therefore, the November 3, 2020, Regular City Council meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at 6:00 PM.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST:
In addition to the required publishing of election legal notice(s) in The Beach Reporter, Staff will also include the following:
• Posting of election information on the City’s website.
• Maintaining an election express button on the City’s homepage for direct access to City election information.
• Utilizing street banners to remind residents of the November 3, 2020, election.
• Posting to Social Media to publicize City elections and encourage voter participation.
• Publishing the preliminary and actual election results on the City’s website.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The City has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activities are not “Projects” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed this report and determined that no additional legal analysis is necessary.
CONCLUSION
Upon passage of the Resolutions, staff will forward a certified copy to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to properly schedule and initiate the November 3, 2020, General Municipal Election for the City of Manhattan Beach.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution No. 20-0061 - Call and Notice of General Municipal Election
2. Resolution No. 20-0062 - Candidate’s Requirements
4. Resolution No. 20-0063 - Consolidated Election