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THE CITY OF I d4. if f yL: __ cc �:•• CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pL£ASANTON. March 1, 2016 City Manager City Attorney City Clerk TITLE: ACCEPT THE CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION OF THE REFERENDUM PETITION FOR ORDINANCE NO. 2133 REGARDING THE LUND RANCH PROJECT, OPTIONS FOR THE PETITION, AND CONSIDER RESOLUTIONS CALLING FOR AN ELECTION ON JUNE 7, 2016 OR NOVEMBER 8, 2016 AND RELATED ELECTION PROCEDURES SUMMARY On January 5, 2016, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 2133 approving the Lund Ranch II development for a 43 home and 174 acre open space project on a 195 acre site at 1500 Lund Ranch Road. A referendum petition was then circulated. The City Clerk expects to receive information from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters by February 26th certifying that sufficient signatures have been submitted to qualify the referendum petition. The Council must accept the City Clerk's certification of the referendum petition. Next, the Council decides whether to repeal Ordinance No. 2133, or submit the ordinance to a vote. If the ordinance is submitted to the voters, the Council must call for an election to be held on June 7th, November 8th, or a stand-alone special election and approve related election procedures. RECOMMENDATION Receive and accept the City Clerk's certification of the referendum petition. Council discussion and decision whether to repeal the ordinance or submit the ordinance to the voters; select an election date; approve ballot language and related election procedures. FINANCIAL STATEMENT For a consolidated June Primary or November General election, the County Registrar of Voters can charge between $4 to $6 for each of the City's 41,237 registered voters, plus printing costs. The estimated fiscal impact associated with calling an election for June 7, 2016 could be in the in the range of $164,900 to $247,000, plus printing costs. This cost would be incurred in the 2015/16 budget. The City's scheduled November 8, 2016 General Municipal Election is already budgeted in FY 2016/17 and by adding the referendum it would result in additional printing costs. If the City were to select a stand- alone special election, the cost would be $12 to $15 per registered voter ($494,800 to $618,600) plus printing costs.