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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 5583. ' .. OKIGU~AL RtSOLUTIOn no. 5583 RESOLUTIOU OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO SUBMITTING AT A SPECIAL ELECTION A PROPOSED INITIATIVE ORDIUAUCE TO ADD TITLE 23 (LA1IDLORD AUD TENAUT RENT REFORM) TO THE PALO ALTO UUNICIPAL CODE AUD REQUESTIUG THE COUUTY OF SANTA CLARA TO CONSOLIDATE SAID SPECIAL ELECTION UITH THE GEUERAL ELECTIOU TO BE HELD NOVE.t.fBER 7 , 19 7 8 WHEREAS, any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the Council by a petition signed by qualified and registered electors of the City of Palo Alto equal in number to the percentage required by Article VI, Section 2, of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto; and WHEREAS. a petition for submission to the electors of the City of Palo Alto of a proposed ordinance to amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code by adding thereto a new Title 23 entitled "LAIIDLORD AND TEUAHT RENT REFORH" has been received by the City of Palo Alto; and i~IEREAS, said petition is signed by qualified and registered electors of the City of Palo Alto equal in number to at least twelve percentum of said number of registered voters at the last general municipal election and contains the request that such ordinance be submitted to a vote of the people at a special election; and WHERF~~S. pursuant to the provisions of said Article VI, Sec~ tion 2, of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council must either pass said ordinance without alteration or submit the same to the electorate at a special election to be called within the period provided by the general laws of the State of California; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. The following measure shall be submitted to the electorate of the City of Palo Alto at a special election to be held November 7, 1978, to be designated as City of Palo Alto ?tea- sure - CITY OF PALO ALTO MEASURE Shall an ordinance be adopted amending the Municipal Code of the City of Palo Alto to add thereto a new TitlP. 23 concerning land- lord and tenant rent reforr.i? FOR THE ORDINANCE AGAINST THE ORDIUAUCE . ' • •• • · . . t • SECTION ~· If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the said propo~ed ordinance shall vote in favor thereof, such ordinance shall thereupon become a valid and binding ordinance of the City of Palo Alto, and a new Title 23 shall be added to the Municipal Code of the City of Palo Alto to read as stated in said petition, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTIOU 3. 'l'he City Clerk is directed to publish such notices and do all such other things as may be required to submit this ordi- nance to said electors at said election. SECTION 4. The City Council hereby requests the Board of Supervisors 0£ the County of Santa Clara to order the consolidation of said special election with the general election to be held on November 7, 1978, and to authorize the Registrar of Voters of the County of Santa Clara to provide necessary services, including canvass relating to the election. SECTION 5. The Council finds that this is not a project requiring an enviroilI!lental impact assessment. INTRODUCED Alfi PASSED: August 14, 1978 AYES~ Brenner, Clay, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Henderson, Sher, Witherspoon NOES: None ABSTENTIOUS: Carey ABSEHT: None APPR~ef;J cJ!;'ff Manager . • . . ... . .. -. PEff'tlON Pel\ SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTOOS OF THE t1TY OF PALO ALTO OP PBOPOSED ORDINANCE FOR LANDLORD AND TENANT RENT REFORM To the Council of~ City of Palo Alto& We, tb8 undersigned, registered. and qua11fled voters Of the City of. Palo Alto, County of Banta Clara, Sta.t.e ol California, pursuant to Ar&.icle VI, 8ecUob 2 of the City Charter of the City of Palo Alto and pursuant to the laws of the state of Callfomla, pnaeat to the Council of the City of Palo Alto this petition a.ad reapecUvelJ request that the follow1ng ;>:-oposed ordin:lnco of the City of Palo Alt.o, COUDtJ of auita Clara, State of California, be submitted imr..edia.tely to a vote of the people of the olty at a apecJal election. . . _ The pcopoaed ordinance reads as follows: . --···~ --J.ANDLORD AND TENANT RENT BEFORM OBDINANCE ' The pebple. of~ Clt1 or P:r.lo Alto do ol"daita as follows: .~ ". • "r'-' .......... ,,,,,... ·-. _ .. ~ Ttae Palo Alto Mwdtrtpcil Code 19 hereby amended by sddtng a-~,~-~· to read .. foDOWll: . :· ..... ·-. . . -·.: ..... . . .. : .. · ... Title 23 ; .. _.. --UNDliORD AND TENANT-RENT REPORM ~ .... C"apt.er1: 28. 04 Ludlcrd and Tenant Rent Reform ordlnance cl 19'18 Chapter 23. 04 LANDLORD AND TENANT RENT BEFOOM CBIIHANCE OJ' 1978 S9ctl~ 010. Statement of Plll"DO&e, There is well-docmnentad tn: Palo Alto a enere ot &>liBIDi Willi loHelit This shortage has reSQlted lD apln1IDg land values due to speculatton in awnerahip of Palo Alto ries1deoU•1 8lld com.mermal l'CUP9rll· This speculation has resulted in a rapid iDcreue in the value~ p:opezl:). TM tmdDg authority has recognized this 1Dflatlmat'f process by 1Dcreulng mu oc ·=tie• 1D Palo Alto.; Landlords pass through to rent.en the .coats 1aDdlords JDoar ·, . 1a:m of prcperty ·taxes and increases In property taxes. Extdtlng law, u r8flated b)' the pas.sage of Propos!UOD 13 on June 6, -1918, limits the prt418J."t¥. tu rGi Oil real p:operty. .Renters will auffer from the paaaage af Propo&lUon 13 by recei'rilJg Inez' government servJ.oes, and may be required to pay additlonal taxea to replace . tlle pvenunsnt 1'ffe1lUe lost by the passage of Proposition "'· Renters do not now dlreotb' benefit from the property tax redwtiou received by landlords u a remit or the pl&sage of Proposltlon 13. Th1e1 chapter is enacted for tbe purpose al providing tor Ille health, safety, welfare, and economic well-beiDg d the ueer• d. laad tn Palo Alto bys ·. . (aJ granting benefits to renters in the form of reqaired :rat redaoticaa 1n propcrllon to tile property tax i-eductlone reoe1ve4 by landlords of rent.al ualta u & reau.tt of tile ,.. ... of Prop:>Sitlon. 13; and . (b) pennJ.ttlog landlords to pus-through to tenaata mt lncreawl ooata 1CiUaUJ paid ti,r landlords as defined 1n Seot!.on 23. 04. 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