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O 532 - ORDINANCE NO. 532 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANpE, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON THE PROPOSITION OF WHETHER BONDS SHALL BE ISSUED. AND SOLD TO FINANCE AN EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FIRE STATION, . ORDERING THE SUBMISSION OF A MEASURE TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY AT A CONSOLIDATED GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (AS CALLED FOR BY RESOLUTION NO. 3605) AND ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ELECTION ORDER I WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande, Califomia (the "City") has determined that the facilities for the City's Fire Department are inadequate and in need of improvement to ensure the health and safety of the occupants and users of the facilities and to enable the City's Fire Department to provide increased safety and emergency response services to the residents of the City; WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the public interest and necessity demand the expansion and improvement of existing fire facilities (the "Public Safety Project") and that it is advisable to provide the funding for the Public Safety Project by means of general obligation bonds; WHEREAS, a request for consolidating the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 has been called by Resolution No. 3605; and WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to call and give notice of a Special Election to be consolidated with the General Municipal Election as called by Resolution No. 3605, on the proposition of whether bonds shall be issued and sol~ for the purpose of expanding and improving the existing fire facilities; and WHEREAS, Section 1(b) of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution excepts from the general one percent (1%) of full cash value limitation those ad valorem taxes used to pay for debt service of any bonded indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real property approved on or after July 1, 1978, by two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast by voters on the proposition; WHEREAS, in the judgment of the City Council, it is advisable to call a special election on the question of whether bonds shall be issued and sold and ad valorem taxes be levied for the purposes set forth below. f , I ~- I ORDINANCE NO. 532 PAGE 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE, ' CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct. SECTION 2. Pursuant to the laws of the State of California, the City Council hereby calls a special election and orders the submission to the qualified voters of the City the question of: CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE MEASURE 0-02 Shall the City of Arroyo Grande upgrade and expand the Fire Station located on Traffic Way, BONDS-YES including adding sleeping facilities and a training classroom, expanding the apparatus bay, construction of a federally-required safe medical clean-up area and a system to remove vehicle exhaust from the apparatus room, seismic retrofitting to meet current building safety BONDS-NO standards, and installation of fire sprinklers, by issuing $1,900,000 in general obliaation bonds? SECTION 3. The estimated cost of expanding and improving the existing Fire Station facilities is $1,900,000, including costs authorized pursuant to California Government Code Section 43610.1(a) and (b) which may be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds. SECTION 4. The maximum amount of the Bonds shall be $1,900,000. SECTION 5. The maximum number of years any series of Bonds shall run shall not exceed thirty (30) years. The maximum rate of interest to be paid on the Bonds I shall not exceed eight percent (8%) per annum. The actual rate of interest on any series of Bonds shall be determined at or prior to the time of the sale of such series. , I Said interest shall be payable semiannually except that interest for the first year after , the date of the bonds may be made payable at the end of said year. SECTION 6. The date of the special election shall be November 5, 2002. I I I SECTION 7. The election shall be consolidated with such other elections to be I held on November 5, 2002 under State law within the territory of the City, and shall be held and conducted, and all other proceedings incidental to and connected with the election, shall be regulated and done, in accordance with the provisions of law reyulating regularly scheduled elections. The precincts, polling places for said precincts i ...-.--- I ORDINANCE NO. 532 PAGE 3 in the County of San Luis Obispo, and persons appointed and designated to serve as election officers for said election will be those determined, designated, and appointed pursuant to state law by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of the County of San Luis Obispo (the "Registrar"). The City, by resolution. has requested that the election be consolidated with the general election and that the Registrar conduct the election as well as perform various other services required by law on behalf of the City. SECTION 8. The Director of Administrative Services is hereby designated the City's Elections Official for any and all purposes. I I SECTION 9. The City Elections Official shall, not later than 88 days prior to the I date of the election, cause a certified copy of this Ordinance to be filed with the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters of the County of San Luis Obispo. I I SECTION 10. The City Attorney is hereby. directed to prepare an analysis of the measure and to supply it to the City Elections Official/County Clerk for use in the sample ballot. SECTION 11. The City Elections Official is hereby directed to publish this Ordinance pursuant to California Government Code Section 43611. SECTION 12. Notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Election Official is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law. SECTION 13. In all particulars not recited in this Ordinance, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal and general obligation bond elections. The City Elections Official shall make this Ordinance readily available for public inspection within thirty (30) days of the date this Ordinance is adopted. SECTION 14. Upon its second reading and adoption, the Director of Administrative Services/Deputy City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. On motion of Council Member Ferrara, secondea by Council Member Lubin, and on the following roll-call vote, to wit: AYES: Ferrara, Lubin, Dickens, Runels, Lady NOES: None ABSENT: None the foregoing Ordinance was adopted this 9th day of July, 2002. ----------- --~---_.- ORDINANCE NO. 532 PAGE 4 . ' ~ MICHAEL A. LAD, ;II. YOR ATTEST: I (j)/~ u ~ AJJ_J?utJ/LL- i I KELL E ORE, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESI I DEPUTY C Y CLERK I i I APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: I ~~MS: CI':; MANAGER I APPROVED AS TO FORM: i I I TlM~AR'L' CITY ~R~'Y I I OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION I, KELLY WETMORE, Director of Administrative ServiceslDeputy City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, .county of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the attached is a true, full, and correct copy of Ordinance No. 532 which was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on June 25, 2002; and was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 9th day of July, 2002. I further certify that said Ordinance No. 532 was duly published in accordance with the law and order of said City Council in The Times Press Recorder, a newspaper printed and published in said City, on July 12, 2002 and July 19, 2002. WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 12th day of July, 2002 " (jL~ E, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESI DEPUTY CITY CLERK -----