Resolution 12757CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12757
DECLARING CANVASS OF RETURNS AND RESULTS OF
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD MARCH 26, 1996
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XIX of the City Charter of
the City of Alameda (the "Charter "), a Special Municipal Election
was consolidated and held with the Statewide Primary Election on
March 26, 1996, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified
electors of the City of Alameda certain proposals, as set forth
hereinafter:
MEASURE C
Shall an ordinance be adopted forming a citywide
assessment district to provide funds to build a new main library
and to rehabilitate and seismically upgrade the Carnegie Building
for use as a museum or other public purpose through the levy of an
annual assessment that shall not exceed $68.50 on residential
properties and a proportionate annual assessment on non - residential
properties for up to 30 years?
MEASURE D
Shall the Charter of the City of Alameda be amended to
require newspapers to be adjudicated as a newspaper of general
circulation within the City of Alameda to qualify to publish the
City's legal advertisements in lieu of the current Charter
requirements that a newspaper have been published for at least one
year in the City and that it have a bona fide paid circulation of
at least one thousand copies?
WHEREAS, a Notice of the Measures, certified by the City
Clerk, was duly issued and published in the official newspaper of
said City in the manner and time prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, all of the ballots used for said election were
prepared, as to form and content, as prescribed by law, and a
sample ballot was mailed to each voter of the City of Alameda
within the time and in the manner provided by law and such mailing
was completed at least ten days preceding the date of said
election; and
WHEREAS, the Registrar of Voters for the County of
Alameda has canvassed the votes for the City of Alameda and has
certified the results to the City Clerk.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED and declared by the City
Council of the City of Alameda as follows:
Section 1. The Special Municipal Election was
consolidated with the Statewide Primary Election held on March 26,
1996, and the election was held and conducted, and the votes cast
thereat received and canvassed, and the returns thereof
ascertained, determined and declared, in all respects and
particulars in the time, form and manner provided by law.
Section 2. The total number of ballots cast in the
City of Alameda at the election was 17,494.
Section 3. The total number of votes cast in the City
of Alameda at the election for the aforementioned Measures was as
follows:
Measure C
Measure D
Yes: 7,067 No: 9,375
Yes: 8,867 No: 5,998
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND DECLARED that the Measure C,
having received a majority of the number of "No" votes cast, was,
and is hereby declared NOT PASSED; and that the Measure D, having
received a majority of the number of "Yes" votes cast, was, and is
hereby declared PASSED.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council
of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 16th
day of April , 1996, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Councilmembers Arnerich, DeWitt, Lucas,
Mannix and President Appezzato - 5.
None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSENTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 17th day of April , 1996.
Diane "E. Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda