City Council

31. CONSIDER TAKING AN ACTION PURSUANT TO ELECTION CODE SECTION 9215 FOR FIREWORKS\nINITIATIVE ORDINANCE (CITY COUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— 1. ADOPT without alteration and pursuant to Elections Code Section 9215(a), Ordinance No.\n25-2519, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA,\nADOPTING AN INITIATIVE MEASURE ENTITLED “A PROPOSED INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO AMEND\nTHE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE TO PERMIT THE SALE AND USE OF CERTAIN FIREWORKS WITHIN\nTHE CITY OF CARSON” (Exhibit No. 1); OR\n— 2. ORDER a Report on the effects of the proposed initiative Ordinance No. 25-2519, pursuant\nto Election Code sections 9215(c) and 9212; and SUBMIT the proposed initiative Ordinance No.\n25-2519, without alteration, to the voters at a General Municipal Election occurring on June 2,\n2026, pursuant to Elections Code Sections 9215(b) and 1405, by taking the following actions:\na. ADOPT Resolution 25-133, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,\nCALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY,\nJUNE 2, 2026, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY\nAN INITIATIVE MEASURE, WHICH WILL AMEND ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 1 “FIRE PREVENTION” OF\nTHE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW THE SALE AND USE OF “SAFE AND SANE”\nFIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF CARSON” (Exhibit No. 2); and b. ADOPT Resolution 25-134, “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES\nFOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENT(S) AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN\nIMPARTIAL ANALYSIS REGARDING AN INITIATIVE MEASURE, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE SALE AND\nUSE OF “SAFE AND SANE” FIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF CARSON” (Exhibit No. 3); and c. ADOPT\nResolution 25-135, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,\nCALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS REGARDING AN INITIATIVE\nMEASURE, WHICH WILL AMEND ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 1 “FIRE PREVENTION” OF THE CARSON\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW THE SALE AND USE OF “SAFE AND SANE” FIREWORKS IN THE CITY\nOF CARSON, TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON JUNE 2, 2026”\n(Exhibit No. 4); OR\n— 3. ORDER a Report on the effects of the proposed initiative Ordinance No. 25-2519, pursuant\nto Election Code sections 9215(c) and 9212; and SUBMIT the proposed initiative Ordinance No.\n25-2519, without alteration, to the voters at a General Municipal Election occurring on June 2,\n2026, pursuant to Elections Code Sections 9215(b) and 1405.