HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 132-14 Let Dublin Decite Revised RESOLUTION NO. 132-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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REVISING THE BALLOT QUESTION FOR THE
"LET DUBLIN DECIDE INITIATIVE"
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2014, the City Council considered two competing citizen
initiatives that would amend the City's General Plan, the "Dublin Open Space Initiative of 2014"
and the "Let Dublin Decide Initiative," and
WHEREAS, as it is authorized to do under the Elections Code, the City Council adopted
the "Dublin Open Space Initiative of 2014" at that meeting, and
WHEREAS, the City Council placed the "Let Dublin Decide Initiative" on the ballot by
adopting Resolution No. 88-14, which included the following proposed ballot question:
"Shall an ordinance be adopted that (a) specifies that Dublin should decide what
happens to approximately 1,650 acres east of the city limits; (b) that establishes an
urban limit line at the boundary of such area; (c) that limits development in the area
unless the City Council approves a comprehensive plan incorporating significant
development restrictions; and (d) extends existing restrictions on development to the
west of the city limits beyond their November 7, 2030 expiration?," and
WHEREAS, based on the adoption of the "Dublin Open Space Initiative," which
amended the City's General Plan to restrict development in the area referenced in the "Let
Dublin Decide Initiative," Mayor Sbranti and Councilmember Gupta believed that the previously
adopted ballot question describing the "Let Dublin Decide Initiative" should be amended to
reflect the current state of the General Plan, and
WHEREAS, at the City Council's July 15, 2014 meeting the City Council considered a
proposed revised ballot question and expressed concern that additional revisions to the ballot
question were necessary to accurately describe the impact of the measure on existing law and
directed staff to provide alternative language for consideration.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The ballot question describing the "Let Dublin Decide Initiative," as adopted by
Resolution No. 88-14, is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"Shall an ordinance be adopted that (a) directs the City to pursue annexation of an
area, commonly known as Doolan Canyon, located beyond the City's adopted urban
limit line and immediately east of the current city limits and consisting of
approximately 1,650 acres of primarily agricultural and open space lands; and (b)
would allow the City Council to approve future development in that area without
further voter approval, but only after it approves a comprehensive plan incorporating
specified development restrictions?"
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution,
amending and restating the ballot language set forth in Resolution 88-14, with the Board of
Supervisors of Alameda County and the Alameda County Elections Department on or before
August 8, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of July, 2014, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Gupta, Hart, Haubert, and Mayor Sbranti
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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