City Council

9A. CITY COUNCIL ACTION UNDER ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 9215 IN\nCONNECTION WITH THE CERTIFICATION OF A PETITION RELATED TO A\nSALES TAX MEASURE AND RELATED ACTIONS; AND REVIEW OF A\nREPORT INDICATING ELIGIBILITY FOR SUBMISSION OF ARGUMENTS\nAND REBUTTALS\nRecommended Action\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 26-65 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA,\nACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE CITY CLERK/ELECTIONS\nOFFICIAL AND THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AS\nTO THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE INITIATIVE PETITION ENTITLED “AN\nINITIATIVE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE TO\nADOPT A SALES TAX INCREASE OF ONE PERCENT (1%) TO\nPROTECT AGAINST THE NATURAL HAZARDS OF BEACH EROSION\nAND FIRES”.\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 26-66 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA,\nORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF\nTHE CITY OF A CERTAIN MEASURE ENTITLED “AN INITIATIVE OF\nTHE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE TO ADOPT A SALES\nTAX INCREASE OF ONE PERCENT (1%) TO PROTECT AGAINST THE\nNATURAL HAZARDS OF BEACH EROSION AND FIRES” AT THE\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE\nSTATEWIDE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,\n2026, AND DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN IMPARTIAL\nANALYSIS.\n3. Edit as desired and adopt Resolution No. 26-67 entitled A RESOLUTION\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE,\nCALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING CITY COUNCILMEMBERS TO SUBMIT\nAN ARGUMENT ON A MEASURE ENTITLED “AN INITIATIVE OF THE\nPEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE TO ADOPT A SALES TAX\nINCREASE OF ONE PERCENT (1%) TO PROTECT AGAINST THE\nNATURAL HAZARDS OF BEACH EROSION AND FIRES” AT THE\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE\nSTATEWIDE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,\n2026, AND PROVIDING FOR REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS. Potential edits\nthat the City Council should consider are:\nA. Fill in, edit or delete in its entirety Section 2 regarding submission of a\nCity Council argument against the measure; and/or\nB. Decide whether to allow rebuttal arguments and either leave in or\ndelete Section 3 accordingly.