CC RES 2026-062 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-62
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
THE DRAFTING OF DIRECT ARGUMENTS, SETTING
PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENT(S) AND
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS REGARDING A CITY TRANSIENT
OCCUPANCY TAX MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE
NOVEMBER 3, 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, California on November 3, 2026, at which the following ballot question will be
submitted to the voters of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes in connection with the
consideration of a proposed ordinance increasing the "Tax Imposed" in Section 3.16.030
of the Rancho Palos Verdes, Municipal Code from ten percent (10%) to thirteen percent
(13%,) ("TOT Measure"):
Rancho Palos Verdes Public Safety/City Services, YES,
Measure: To help prepare for and respond to
wildfires/natural disasters; maintain roads/storm drains;
prevent sinkholes; address landslides/land movement; and
support general city services, shall the transient occupancy
1 °� NO
tax (paid only. by hotel/motel guests) be adjusted from 0/o
to 13%, providing approximately $2,200,000 annually until.
ended by voters, requiring audits, spending disclosures, all
funds benefiting Rancho Palos Verdes which cannot be
taken by the State or Los Angeles County, be adopted?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE,,. DECLARE, DETERMINE
AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS,:
Section 1. Primary Arguments. That the City Council authorizes (I) the City
Council or any member(s) of the City Council, (ii) any individual voter eligible to vote on
the above TOT Measure, (iii) a bona fide association of such citizens or (iv) any
combination of voters and associations,, to file a written argument in favor of or against,
the TOT Measure, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s)
submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of
the State of California, and to change the argument until and including the date fixed
below.by the City Clerk, after which no arguments for or against the TOT Tax, Measure
may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The deadline to submit arguments for or against the TOT Measure pursuant to this
Resolution is declared by the City Clerk to be August 14, 2026, at. 5:00 p.m. Each
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argument shall not exceed 300 words and shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, and
include the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted
on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and
signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument.
Section 2. Rebuttal Arguments. Pursuant to § 9285 of the Elections Code of
the State of California, when the City Clerk has selected the primary arguments for and
against the TOT Measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City Clerk
shall send copies of the primary argument in favor of the TOT Measure to the authors of
the primary argument against, and copies of the primary argument against to the authors
of the primary argument in favor. The authors or persons designated by them may
prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments
shall be filed with the City Clerk not later than August 24, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Rebuttal
arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the primary arguments. Each
rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the primary argument which it seeks to
rebut
Section 3. Multiple Arguments. In the event that more than one argument for
or against the TOT Measure is timely submitted, the City Council's duly appointed.
elections official shall give preference and priority first, to arguments submitted by a
member of the City Council, as authorized by this Resolution, and second, to individual
voters, bona fide associations, or a combination thereof, in the order set forth at Elections
Code § 9287.
Section 4. Impartial Analysis. The City Council hereby directs the City's
designated elections official to transmit a copy of the TOT Measure to the City Attorney.
In accordance with Elections Code§ 9280, the City Attorney is hereby directed to prepare
an impartial analysis of the TOT Measure, not to exceed five hundred (500) words in
length, showing the effect of the TOT Measure on the existing law and the operation of
the Measure. The analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the TOT Measure
was placed on the ballot by the governing body of the City. In the event the entire text of
the TOT Measure is not printed on the ballot, nor in the voter information portion of the
sample ballot, there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less
than 10-point bold type, a legend substantially as follows: "The above statement is an
impartial analysis of Ordinance No. or Measure . If you desire a copy of the
ordinance or measure, please call the elections official's office at (310) 544-5217 and a
copy will be mailed at no cost to you." The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set
by the City's designated elections official for the filing of primary arguments.
Section 5. Distribution of Impartial Analysis and Arguments. The City's
designated elections official shall cause the City Attorney's Impartial Analysis, and duly
selected arguments, to be printed and distributed to voters in accordance with State law
regarding same.
Section 6. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes on this 21st day of July, 2026.
BY:
------Paul S ,, M
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP
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Willi m Wynder, City Attorney
CERTIFICATION
I, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of
the City of CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, at a regular meeting held
on the 21st day of July, 2026., by the following vote:
AYES: Bradley, Ferraro, Lewis, Perestam and Mayor Seo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
esa o a, City Clerk
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