REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa Lane Barnes, City Clerk
PREPARED BY: Juan Esquivel, Assistant City Clerk
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2025-49 Reciting the Facts of the Special Municipal Election of June 10, 2025, and Declaring Results
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Statement of Issue:
Resolution No. 2025-49 will recite the facts of the Special Municipal Election held in Huntington Beach on the 10th day of June 2025, declaring the results thereof and such other matters as provided by provisions of the City Charter and the Elections Code of the State of California.
Financial Impact:
None. An estimated $1,300,000 in General Fund appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024/25 will be carried forward to the Elections account (Business Unit 100100201.69505 - Contract Services) to cover the anticipated cost of the Special Election. The City is currently awaiting the invoice from the County Registrar of Voters.
Recommended Action:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2025-49, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, Reciting the Facts of the Special Municipal Election held on June 10, 2025, Declaring the Results and Such Other Matters as Provided by Law”, including Exhibit “A,” Certificate of Registrar of Voters to Result of the Canvass of the 2025 Special Election Returns.
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Alternative Action(s):
None.
Analysis:
The official ballot from the City’s Special Municipal Election held in the City of Huntington Beach on June 10, 2025, presented to the voters the opportunity to cast votes for two Huntington Beach Ballot Measures and when qualified, were given the following letters:
Measure A: “Shall the Ordinance to Amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Deleting Chapter 2.66 Thereof Entitled ‘Community Parent Guardian Review Board for Procurement of Children’s Library Materials’ and Adding Section 2.30.090 Thereto Entitled ‘Selection and Use of Library Materials’ be adopted?”
Measure B: “Shall the Ordinance to Amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Adding New Section 2.30.100, Entitled “Public Operation of Library Services” be adopted?”
Following is the election outcome for each Ballot Measure:
Measure A - Passed Yes 34,797
No 24,809
Measure B - Passed Yes 36,044
No 23,512
Additional voting statistics are included within Exhibit “A” to Resolution No. 2025-49 - Certificate of Registrar of Voters to Result of the Canvass of the 2025 Special Election Returns
Environmental Status:
Not applicable
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non Applicable - Administrative Item
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No. 2025-49 “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, Reciting the Facts of the Special Municipal Election held on June 10, 2025, Declaring the Results and Such Other Matters as Provided by Law”, including Exhibit “A,” Certificate of Registrar of Voters to Result of the Canvass of the 2025 Special Election Returns