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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 483-1962/ --~ ~ "JM:SSD:rd 8/30/62 ORDINANCE NO. 483 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF SAID CITY A PROPOSITION FOR THE INCURRING OF A BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF SAID CITY FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS; DECLARING THE ESTIMATED COST OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS, THE AMOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID INDEBTEDNESS TO BE INCURRED THEREFOR, AND THE MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST TO BE PAID THEREON~ PROVIDING FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE ELECTION WITH THE GENERAL STATEWIDE ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE THEREOF SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL WORKS AND SYSTEM The City Council of the City of South San Francisco does ordain as follows: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, by Resolution No. 355? passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said Council on September 4, 1962, by the affirmative vote of more than two thirds of all of its members, did determine that the public interest and necessity demanded the acquisition, con- struction and completion of the Sewage Treatment and Disposal Works and System municipal improvements hereinafter mentioned, and did further determine that the cost of said proposed municipal improve- ments will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual in- come and revenue of said City; and that the said indebtedness will require an expenditure greater than the amount allowed for it by the annual tax levy of the City; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, as follows: 1. A special municipal election be] and it is hereby, called and ordered and will be held in the City of South San Fran- cisco on Tuesday, the 6th day of November, 1962, at which election shall be submitted to the qualified voters of said City the question of incurring a bonded indebtedness of said City for the objects and purposes set forth in the following proposition, to wit: CENTRAL RECORDS PROPOSITION: "Shall the City of South San Fran- (Sewage Treatment cisco incur a bonded indebtedness and Disposal Works in the principal amount of One and System) Million Eight Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Dollars ($ 1,893,000.00 ), for the acquisition, construction and completion of municipal improvements in- cluding additions, enlargements and modifications of facili- ties for sewage treatment and disposal, outfall structures, sewage pumping works, force mains and interceptor and trunk sewer mains and all lands, easements, work and improvements auxiliary thereto?" 2. The estimated cost of the municipal improvements as set forth in the ProposZtion and the amount of the principal of the in- debtedness proposed to be incurred therefor, including legal and other fees, costs of printing the bonds and other costs and expenses incidental to or connected with the authorization, issuance and sale of the bonds therefor, is the sum of $1,893,000.00 · 3. The City Council does hereby submit to the qualified voters of the City of South San Francisco at said special municipal election this ordinance and the proposition set forth in Section 1 of this ordinance. The City Council proposes to issue and sell bonds of said City in the amount of and for the objects and pur- poses specified in the proposition if two thirds of the qualified electors voting on the proposition at said special municipal election shall vote in favor thereof. 4. If two thirds of the qualified electors voting on the proposition vote in favor thereof, said proposition shall be deemed adopted. Said bonds shall be negotiable in form and of the character known as serial, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent (6%) per annum payable semi-annually except that interest for the first year after the date of the bonds may be made payable at the end of said year. 5. Said special municipal election shall be held and conducted and the votes thereof canvassed and the returns thereof made, and the results thereof ascertained and determined as herein 2 provided~ and in all particulars not described by this Ordinance sai~ election shall be held as provided by law for the holding of municipal elections in said City. 6. Ail persons qualified to vote at municipal elections in said City upon the date of the election herein provided for shall be qualified to vote upon the proposition submitted at said special municipal election. 7. That said speclal municipal election is hereby consoli- dated, as to all precincts which are the same for both elections, with the general statewide election which will be held within the County of San Mateo and the State of California, on Tuesday, the 6th day of November, 1962o The special municipal election hereby called shall be held in the manner provided for the general statewide election with which it is consolidated~ and within the territory affected by the consolidation, the precincts, polling places, voting booths and the officers of election shall, in every ca~e, be the same as those set forth in the notice listing or designating the precincts, polling places and election officers for the general statewide election as proposed to be published in the Redwood City Tribune, no later than October 23, 1962. 8. The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo is hereby authorized~ pursuant to Section 23306 of the Elections Code of the State of California, to canvass the returns of said special municipal election. Said canvass may be made by the County Clerk of said County when the Board of Supervisors so orders pursuant to Section 18401 or Section 18462 of said Elections Code, or by the Registrar of Voters of said County if under Section 18401 or Section 18461 of said Elections Code the Registrar is required to make the canvass. The said special municipal election so consoli- dated shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election; only one form of ballot shall be used and the returns 3 of said special municipal election need not be canvassed by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco. 9. Ballots for the election shall be provided of the form and to the number provided by law. On the ballots, in addition to any other printed matter which may be required by law, two voting squares shall be set off to the right of the proposition hereby sub- mitted at the election as set forth in Section I of this Ordinance, one having the word "YES" printed before it and the other having the word "NO" printed before it. 10. Each voter to vote for the proposition hereby submitted and for the incurring of said bonded indebtedness shall stamp a cross (X) in the blank space opposite the word "YES" on the ballot to the right of the proposition and to vote against the proposition and against the incurring of said bonded indebtedness shall stamp a cross (X) in the blank space opposite the word "NO" on the ballot to the right of the proposition. ll. The polls shall be opened at 7:00 o'clock A.M. of the day of the election, and shall be kept open until 7:00 o'clock P.M. of the same day, when the polls shall be closed, except as to voters in line as provided in Section 14436 of the Elections Code. 12. The County Clerk of San Mateo County shall be responsible for the procuring of necessary rosters, ballot boxes and other supplies for the proper conduct of said election. 13. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to Article l, com- prising Sections 43600 to 43638, inclusive~ of Chapter 4, Division 4, Title 4 of the Government Code of the State of California. 14. This Ordinance shall be published once a week for two (2) successive weeks in the Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published less than six (6) days a week in said City, and such publication shall constitute notice of said election. No other notice of the election hereby called need be given. 15. This Ordinance, being an Ordinance calling and ordering an election, shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. Mayor Introduced this 4th day of September , 196 2 . Passed and adopted as an ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco this l?th day of September 1962 , by the following vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN Leo J. Ryan, Patrick E. Aheru, Andrew Rocca, and G. J. Rozzi. ABSTAINING," Emilio Cortesi. NOES · " None. ABSENT· " None. As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve of the foregoing Ordinance this 17th day of September , 196 2,,.