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ATTY/RESO.0047/CC RESO CALLING ELECTION – BUSINESS LICENSE TAX RATE REV: 07-24-24 EI Page 4 of 5 SECTION 7. Written Arguments. Pursuant to Elections Code sections 9282 and 9285, the City Council authorizes Council members Aguirre, Howard, and Sturken to draft, select authors and file the direct argument in support of the measure and the rebuttal argument to the argument against the measure, if any. Pursuant to Elections Code section 9285(b), the City Council hereby authorizes rebuttal arguments if arguments have been filed in favor of or against the measure. At the discretion of the Council members authorized herein, the argument in favor and rebuttal, if any, may be signed by bona fide associations of citizens, by individual voters, or by members of the City Council. The deadline for submitting ballot arguments for or against the measure shall be 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Proposed arguments shall not exceed 300 words and shall be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk. The deadline for submitting rebuttal arguments shall be 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Proposed rebuttal arguments shall not exceed 250 words and shall be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk. The provisions of Elections Code section 9285(a) shall apply to the submittal of rebuttal arguments. All arguments and rebuttal arguments shall be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk. SECTION 8. City Clerk. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the San Mateo Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and the County Registrar of Voters in sufficient time so that the measure may be included on the November 5, 2024, City municipal election and statewide general election ballot. The City Clerk is hereby directed to perform all other acts that are required for submitting the measure to be voted on at the November 5, 2024, general municipal election and statewide general election. The text of the measure shall not appear in the voter pamphlet given its length and resulting expense, but the Clerk shall post the measure on the City’s website and provide any person a copy of the measure upon request. SECTION 9. Notice. Notice of the time and place of the election on the measure is hereby given, and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to give further or additional notice of the calling of the Consolidated Election, in the time, form, and manner as required by law. SECTION 10. Majority Vote. This measure proposes to amend the Redwood City municipal code and shall be approved if a majority (50% +1) of those voting on the measure approve it. SECTION 11. Form of Ballot. The ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law. SECTION 12. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. SECTION 13. CEQA. This action is not a project and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(3) of CEQA Guidelines, it concerns the submittal of a measure to the voters of the City.