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ATTY/RESO.0029/CC RESO GENERAL ELECTION-INITIATIVE MEASURE (PROPOSED ORDINANCE) REV: 06-08-26 LF Page 2 of 3 SECTION 2. - Request for Services and Conduct of Election. The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo is hereby requested to permit the County Elections Official to render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of the election and is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said municipal election, and said election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election and only one form of ballot. The County shall certify the results of the canvass of the returns of said election, to the City Council which shall thereafter declare the results thereof. In all particulars not specified in this Resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections. Section 3. - Submission of Initiative Measure to the Voters. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9215 the City Council hereby orders the initiative measure proposing to amend the Redwood City Code to be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Redwood at the Statewide General Election on November 3, 2026. The full text of the initiative measure that shall be voted on is attached hereto as Exhibit A. SECTION 4. - Ballot Question. The City Council, pursuant to California Elections Code Sections 13119 and 10403, hereby orders that the abbreviated form of the initiative measure shall appear on the ballot as follows: Shall the measure that caps annual rent increases for units built before February 1, 1995, to 60% of the increase in the Consumer Price Index, with maximum increase of 5%, and for rental units regardless of when built, increases requirements for just cause evictions, requires relocation payments of at least $12,000 for no-fault evictions, provides additional tenant protections, and creates a new City-administered renters’ rights protection program funded through annual landlord assessments, be adopted? YES NO SECTION 5. - Impartial Analysis by City Attorney. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of the initiative measure attached hereto as Exhibit A to the City Attorney, who shall prepare an impartial analysis of the initiative measure in accordance with the California Elections Code Section 9280. SECTION 6. - Written Arguments. The provisions of Elections Code section 9282 and 9287 shall apply to the submittal of proponent arguments in favor of the initiative measure. The deadline for submitting ballot arguments for or against the measure shall be 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. 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 18, 2026. 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.