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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 9901 1 Resolution No. 9901 Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Calling a General Municipal Election of Four Council Member Seats, Requesting the Services of the Registrar of Voters, and Ordering the Consolidation of the Election R E C I T A L S A. Article III, Section 3, of the Palo Alto City Charter requires that a general municipal election for election of council members be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, that is, November 3, 2020; and B. A statewide election is scheduled to be held on November 3, 2020; elections in certain school districts and special districts in Santa Clara County are also scheduled to be held on that date; and C. Under Part 3 of Division 10 of the Elections Code, beginning at Section 10400, and Education Code Section 5342, elections called by various governing bodies may be partially or completely consolidated; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows: SECTION 1. Call of Election. A general municipal election is called for the City of Palo Alto to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the purpose of electing four (4) council members for full terms (four years). SECTION 2. Request to Consolidate. The Council of the City of Palo Alto requests the governing body of the state and any other political subdivision, or any officers otherwise authorized by law, to partially or completely consolidate such elections and the City Council consents to such consolidation. The Council acknowledges that the election will be held and conducted according to procedures in the Elections Code, including Section 10418. SECTION 3. Request for County Services. Under Section 10002 of the California Elections Code, the Council of the City of Palo Alto requests the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County to permit the Registrar of Voters to render services to the City of Palo Alto relating to the conduct of Palo Alto’s General Municipal and Special Elections which are called to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The services shall be of the type normally performed by the Registrar of Voters in assisting the clerks of municipalities in the conduct of elections, including but not limited to checking registrations, mailing ballots, hiring election officers and arranging for polling places, receiving absentee voter ballot applications, mailing and receiving absent voter ballots and opening and counting same, providing and distributing election supplies, and furnishing voting machines. SECTION 4. Consolidation of Measures. The Council of the City of Palo Alto 2 requests the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County to include on the ballots and sample ballots, all qualified measures submitted by the City Council to be ratified by the qualified electors of the City of Palo Alto. SECTION 5. Tie Votes. In the event two or more persons receive an equal and the highest number of votes for any office, the City Council shall summon the candidates who received the tie votes, whether upon the canvas of returns or upon recount, to appear before it and shall determine the tie by lot. SECTION 6. Duties of City Clerk. The Palo Alto City Clerk shall do all things required by law to effectuate the November 3, 2020, general municipal election, including but not limited to causing the posting, publication and printing of all notices or other election materials under the requirements of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto and the California Elections and Government Codes. SECTION 7. Contract Authority. Subject to approval of the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County, the City Clerk may engage the services of the Registrar of Voters of the County of Santa Clara to aid in the conduct of the November 3, 2020, election including canvassing the returns of that election. The Palo Alto Director of Administrative Services shall pay the cost of contracted services provided that no payment shall be made for services which the Registrar of Voters is otherwise required by law to perform. SECTION 8. Transmittal of Resolution. The City Clerk shall submit a certified copy of this resolution to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara. // // // // // // // // // // 3 SECTION 9. CEQA. The Council finds that this resolution does not constitute a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code section 21065 or CEQA Guidelines section 15378. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: June 22, 2020 AYES: CORMACK, DUBOIS, FILSETH, FINE, KNISS, KOU, TANAKA NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: ATTEST: APPROVED: _____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: _____________________________ ____________________________ City Attorney City Manager ____________________________ Director of Administrative Services DocuSign Envelope ID: 8B3E52E5-D487-4E4A-AE99-E6B6A55F8353 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 8B3E52E5D4874E4AAE99E6B6A55F8353 Status: Completed Subject: Please DocuSign: RESO 9901 Election Reso 2020.doc Source Envelope: Document Pages: 3 Signatures: 5 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Kim Lunt AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 kimberly.lunt@cityofpaloalto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 6/23/2020 8:49:08 AM Holder: Kim Lunt kimberly.lunt@cityofpaloalto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Molly Stump Molly.Stump@CityofPaloAlto.org City Attorney City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 6/23/2020 8:52:37 AM Viewed: 6/23/2020 10:59:45 AM Signed: 6/23/2020 10:59:56 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Kiely Nose kiely.nose@cityofpaloalto.org Director, Administrative Services/CFO City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 67.188.165.167 Sent: 6/23/2020 10:59:58 AM Resent: 6/23/2020 3:05:18 PM Resent: 6/23/2020 3:23:21 PM Resent: 6/23/2020 5:18:18 PM Resent: 6/24/2020 7:39:23 AM Viewed: 6/24/2020 10:59:00 AM Signed: 6/24/2020 10:59:18 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Ed Shikada ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org Ed Shikada, City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 6/24/2020 10:59:20 AM Viewed: 6/24/2020 11:44:59 AM Signed: 6/24/2020 11:45:06 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Adrian Fine adrian.fine@cityofpaloalto.org Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 108.228.10.70 Sent: 6/24/2020 11:45:09 AM Viewed: 6/24/2020 11:48:23 AM Signed: 6/24/2020 11:48:32 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Beth Minor Beth.Minor@CityofPaloAlto.org City Clerk City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 6/24/2020 11:48:34 AM Viewed: 6/24/2020 12:01:25 PM Signed: 6/24/2020 12:01:49 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 6/24/2020 11:48:34 AM Certified Delivered Security Checked 6/24/2020 12:01:25 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 6/24/2020 12:01:49 PM Completed Security Checked 6/24/2020 12:01:49 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps