Resolution - 2019-94RESOLUTION NO.2019-94
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION OF THE
SUFFICIENCY OF THE PETITION PROPOSING AN
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A GENERAL
TRANSACTIONS (SALES) AND USE TAX IN THE
AMOUNT OF THREE-QUARTERS OF A PERCENT (0.75%)
WHEREAS, on July 11, 2019, proponents of an initiative measure proposing an ordinance
to establish a general transactions (sales) and use tax in the amount of three-quarters of a percent
(0.75%) (the "Initiative") submitted a Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition and written text of the
Initiative, and requested that a title and summary be prepared by the City Attorney in order to
circulate the petition; and
WHEREAS, on October 7, 2019, the proponents filed petition sections for the Initiative
with the City Clerk's Office, and the Assistant City Clerk determined that the number of signatures,
prima facie, was in excess of the minimum number of signatures required, and therefore accepted
the Initiative for filing in accordance with Elections Code section 9210; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's last
report to the Secretary of State pursuant to Elections Code section 2187, the number of registered
voters in the City is 55,733; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code section 9215, the Initiative requires at least 5,573
(10% of registered voters) valid signatures to be sufficient to qualify the Initiative; and
WHEREAS, October 9, 2019, the Assistant City Clerk submitted petition sections for the
Initiative to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for signature verification;
and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2019, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County
Clerk provided the results of the signature verification, which established that the number of
signatures found sufficient, 6,631, meets the minimum number of signatures required pursuant to
Election Code section 9215; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Letter of
Findings is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk, based upon the Los Angeles County Registrar-
Recorder/County Clerk's signature verification, has ascertained that the petition is signed by the
requisite number of voters. The Assistant City Clerk's certification is attached hereto as Exhibit
"B" and incorporated herein by this reference.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to accept the Assistant City Clerk's certification of
the petition.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HERESY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by
reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council accepts the certification of the initiative petition.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall enter
the same in the book of original resolutions and it shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd da
APPROV TO FORM ATTEST
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Thomas P. D Carrie Gallagher, CMC
City Attorney Assistant City Clerk
I, CARRIE GALLAGHER, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2019-94 was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd
day of December, 2019, by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES: Castellanos, Johnson, Lopez-Viado, Shewmaker
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Wu
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Assistant City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
LETTER OF SUFFICIENCY
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DEAN C. LOGAN
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
October 28, 2019
Ms. Carrie Gallagher, CMC
Assistant City Clerk
City of West Covina
1444 West Garvey Avenue South
West Covina, California 91790
Dear Ms, Gallagher:
We have completed the signature verification submitted on October 9, 2019 for the
PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS (SALES) AND USE TAX.
The results of the signature verification are as follows:
Number of signatures filed
7,617
Number of signatures withdrawal requests
2
Number of signatures withdrawn
0
Number of signatures verified
7,617
Number of signatures found sufficient
6,631
Number of signatures found not sufficient
986
Not sufficient because duplicate
82
Please call Tiffany Olsen, Head, Data Entry and Signature Verification at (562) 462-
2376 if you have any questions regarding the signature verification of this petition.
Sincerely,
DEAN C. LOG
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
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EXHIBIT B
CERTIFICATION OF SUFFICIENCY
CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY OF INITIATIVE PETITION
I, Carrie Gallagher, Assistant City Clerk of the City of West Covina, County of Los
Angeles, State of California, hereby certify that:
1. The initiative petition entitled, "Proposed Transactions (Sales) and Use Tax" was
filed with the City Clerk's Office on October 7, 2019;
2. The petition consists of 544 sections;
3. After proponents filed the petition, I examined, or caused to be examined, the
petition;
4. Based upon such examination and on the Los Angeles County Registrar-
Recorder/County Clerk's signature verification letter dated October 28, 2019, 1
have determined the following facts regarding the petition:
Total number of signatures filed by proponent 7,617
Total number of signatures found sufficient 6,631
Total number of signatures found not sufficient 986
Total number of signatures required to qualify petition (10% x 55,733) 5,573
5. Based on the foregoing, the petition is deemed to be sufficient.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of the City of West Covina this 27'h day of November, 2019.
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Carrie Gallagher, CMC
Assistant City Clerk