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<br />88 <br />Page 21 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA REQUESTING THE BOARD OF <br />SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO TO <br />CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE <br />HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008, WITH THE STATEWIDE <br />GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT <br />TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Redwood City called a Special <br />Municipal Election to be held on November 4,2008, for the purpose of submitting <br />two proposed City Charter amendments to the voters; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council is submitting to the voters the question <br />relating to an initiative measure proposing to amend Redwood City's Charter to <br />require two-thirds voter approval of future land uses other than agriculture, public <br />parks, restored wetlands, or certain extractions from San Francisco Bay in <br />certain designated areas of the City (the "Two-Thirds Vote Amendment"),; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council is submitting to the voters the question <br />relating to a City Council sponsored measure proposing to amend Redwood <br />City's Charter to require majority voter approval of future land uses other than <br />agriculture, public parks, certain extractions from San Francisco Bay, or restored <br />wetlands on Cargill Lands (the "Majority Vote Amendment"); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is desirable that the Special Municipal Election be <br />consolidated with the Statewide General election to be held on the same date <br />and that within the city the precincts, polling places and election officers of the <br />two elections be the same, and that the County Election Department of the <br />County of San Mateo canvass the returns of the Special Municipal Election and <br />that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That, pursuant to the requirements of section 10403 of the <br />Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo is hereby <br />requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a Special Municipal <br />Election for the City of Redwood City with the Statewide General Election on <br />Tuesday, November 4, 2008, for the purpose of submitting two proposed City <br />Charter amendments. <br /> <br />Section 2. That the two measures are to appear on the ballot as <br />follows: <br /> <br />ATTY/RESO/RESO, 1829 1 <br />072408 <br />