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11/30/2009 ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 14984 RESOLUTON OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RECITING THE FACTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2009 DECLARING THE RESULTS AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW WHEREAS, a Consolidated General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Redwood City, California, on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, as required by law, and WHEREAS, notice of the election was given in time, form and manner as provided by law; that voting precincts were properly established; that election officers were appointed and that in all respects the election was held and conducted and votes were cast, received and canvassed and the returns made and declared in time, form and manner as required by the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California for the holding of elections in general law and charter cities; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 14938, adopted June 1, 2009, the County Election Department has tallied the votes with respect to the election, has canvassed, certified and published the Official Election Results which have been received and are attached and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A ". NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the names of persons voted for at the consolidated general election for Member of the City Council are as follows: Janet Borgens, Jeff Gee, Jeff Ira, John Seybert, and Charlene L. Wright. That the measures voted upon at the election are as follows: Measure "X" — Shall Section 18(a) of the City Charter be amended to create a seven member Library Board, all to be appointed by the City Council; 18(f) be added to provide that the Library Board would establish rules for its proceedings and the City Council would set forth the authority and duties of the Library Board; and deleting Sections 19, 19 Y2, and 20 in their entirety; and Measure "Y" — Shall Ordinance No. 2346 be adopted to increase the rates of Redwood City's Business License Tax by 16.67% per year (rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount) for each of the three successive fiscal years commencing on July 1, 2010; and then commencing on July 1, 2013 and annually thereafter, be increased based upon the annual change in the Consumer Price Index. 2. That the number of votes given in the City to each of the persons above named for the respective offices for which the persons were candidates and for and against the measures were as listed in the attached Exhibit "A ". ATTY /RESO /RESO.1962 14984 112509 MUFF # 307