REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Consider Actions Related to the Initiative Ordinance Petition to Require Voter Approval for Any Sale, Lease, Lease Extension, Lease Renewal, Land Swap, or Transfer of Property Owned, Leased, or Used by the City as a Public Park or Community Service Amenity ("Public Lands for Public Use Act" Initiative)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
On June 15, 2015, an initiative petition to require voter approval prior to the sale or lease of certain public land was filed with the Office of the City Clerk. The City Clerk conducted a screening review and determined there were a sufficient number of signatures to proceed, and delivered the petition to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (ROV) for verification of signatures. On July 27, 2015, the City received a Certificate of Sufficiency from the ROV indicating the petition contained a sufficient number of valid signatures for submission to the voters at the City's next regular election, which is scheduled for November 8, 2016. The following actions are currently before Council:
A. Receive the Certificate of Sufficiency dated July 27, 2015, indicating that the initiative ordinance petition has sufficient valid signatures to be submitted to the voters at the next regular municipal election.
B. After consideration of the "Report on Impacts of the 'Public Lands for Public Use Act' Initiative prepared under Elections Code Section 9212", the City Council must do one of the following:
1. Adopt the Public Lands for Public Use Act Initiative Ordinance in its entirety, or
2. Order that the Initiative be submitted to the voters at the next municipal general election to be held on November 8, 2016.
BACKGROUND
On December 2, 2014, proponents of an initiative entitled "Public Lands for Public Use Act" filed a Notice of Intent to circulate a petition to modify the City's municipal code by requiring prior voter approval for any sale, lease, lease extension, lease renewal, land swap, or ...
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