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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-053 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON A MEASURE TO APPROVE A HALF -CENT GENERAL TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX; REQUESTING THAT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PERMIT CONSOLIDATION OF THE PLEASANTON GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE SAME DATE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton ("City Council") desires to submit to the voters a measure to approve a half -cent General Transactions and Use Tax at a General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, and WHEREAS, on June 4, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-037 calling for the holding of a General Municipal Election and Resolution No. 2024-038 requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda to consolidate a General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, with a Statewide General Election to be held on that date pursuant to section 10403 of the Elections Code for the purpose of the election of a Mayor to a two-year term, and two Members of the City Council from Districts 2 and 4 to a four-year term. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Pursuant to the requirements of section 10403 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, with a Statewide General Election to be held on that date for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City the ballot measure set forth in the ballot question shown below in Section 4. SECTION 2. Pursuant to California Constitution Article XIIIC, Section 2, Government Code Section 53724, and Elections Code Section 9222, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton hereby calls an election at which it shall submit to the qualified voters of the City a measure to impose a half percent (0.5%) general transactions and use (sales) tax, as authorized by Revenue and Taxation Code section 7285.9. The measure shall be entitled the Pleasanton Essential Services Protection Measure. SECTION 3. The proposed complete text of the Ordinance submitted to the voters pursuant to Section 2 is set forth in Exhibit A. The City Council hereby approves the Ordinance, the form thereof, and its submission to the voters of the City at the November 5, 2024 election, as required by Revenue and Taxation Code section 7285.9, subject to the approval of a majority of the voters voting on the measure.