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Recommendation to Receive the Report on the Initiative Measure to Change the Land Use Designation for an Approximately 3.65 Acre Site on McKay Avenue, by Amending the General Plan Designation from Office to Open Space, and by Amending the Zoning Ordinance from Administrative-Professional District to Open Space District and Consider the Following Options: Option 1 - Adopt the Ordinance; or Option 2 - Adopt a Resolution Submitting the Ordinance to the Voters. (City Clerk 2220) [Continued from January 2, 2019]
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On December 4, 2018, the City Council accepted the Certificate of Sufficiency for an initiative measure to change the land use designation for an approximately 3.65 acre site on McKay Avenue from Office/Administrative-Professional to Open Space (the "open space initiative") and ordered a report on the effect of the open space initiative. The Elections Code now requires the City Council to either: 1) adopt the ordinance within 10 days; or 2) submit the ordinance to the voters by adopting a resolution placing the measure on the ballot.
BACKGROUND
On November 28, 2018, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters (Registrar) determined the initiative contains sufficient valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. On December 4, 2018, the City Council accepted the certificate of sufficiency and directed staff to return with a report on the effect of the initiative within 30 days pursuant to Elections Code Sections 9212 and 9215.
DISCUSSION
The report on the effect of the proposed ordinance (Exhibit 1) analyzes the impacts on the General Plan, zoning, and fiscal impacts. At this point, the City Council must: 1) adopt the ordinance (Exhibit 2), without alteration; or 2) adopt a resolution submitting the ordinance, without alteration, to the voters.1
Election Date
If the Council elects to place the initiative on the ballot, Elections Code Se...
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