Resolution 1330
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RESOLUTION NO. 1330
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY CLERK'S CANVASS OF
THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND THE SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONSOLIDATED THEREWITH AND
DECLARING RESULT OF SUCH CONSOLIDATED ELECTION
HELD IN THE CITY OF GILROY ON APRIL 8, 1969
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Gilroy, California,
that
WHEREAS, by order of this Council a general municipal election
was held and conducted in the City of Gilroy on Tuesday, the 8th
day of April, 1969, as required by law and the Charter of said
City;
WHEREAS, this Council did by Ordinance No. 843, adopted on
February 3, 1969, duly call and order a special municipal election
for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said
city propositions for incurring bonded indebtednesses as herein-
after set forth to be held in said City on April 8, 1969, and to
be consolidated with the general municipal election;
WHEREAS, it appears that notice of each of said elections so
consolidated was duly and legally given; voting precincts were
properly established; election officers were appointed and elec-
tion supplies furnished; and in all respects the consolidated
election was held and conducted and the votes cast thereat received
and canvassed, and the returns thereof made, determined and de-
clared in time, form and manner as required by the Charter of
said City and the general laws of the State providing for and
regulating municipal elections in said City;
WHEREAS, the City Clerk of said City on the lOth day of April,
1969, in the Council Chambers in the Gilroy City Hall, did con-
duct the canvass of the returns of said consolidated municipal
election and did count the absentee ballots cast thereat, pursuant
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to direction and order of the City Council of said City; and
WHEREAS, said canvass was duly completed and the results
thereof were certified by the City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
and submitted to this Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED and ORDERED, as follows~
1. Said consolidated municipal election was held and conducted
in the City of Gilroy, County of Santa Clara, State of California,
on Tuesday, April 8, 1969, in the time and in the form and manner
as required by law.
2. That there were established five (5) voting precincts
for the purpose of holding said consolidated municipal election
consisting of either regular election precincts established for
hold ing s ta te or county elections, or a consolida ti.on of some or
all of such precincts, as follows~
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO.1, comprising state
and county precincts designated Precinct Numbers
3953 and 3954 as established by the Santa Clara
County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO.2, comprising state
and county precincts designated Precinct Numbers
3960 and 3968 as established by the Santa Clara
County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO.3, comprising state
and county precincts designated Precinct Numbers
3956 and 3965 as established by the Santa Clara
County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT No.4, comprising state
and county precincts designated Precinct Numbers
3961 and 3963 as established by the Santa Clara
County Board of Supervisors.
2.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO.5, comprising state
and county precincts designated Precinct Numbers
3951, 3966 and 3969 as established by the Santa
Clara County Board of Supervisors.
3. The canvass of the returns of the votes cast and
the count of absentee ballots cast in said City for the proposi-
tions submitted and for the office of City Councilman was duly
held on April 10, 1969, by the City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
in accordance with the order of the Council and in accordance with
law and said City Clerk has executed a certificate certifying to
the results of such canvass, which certificate is hereto attached,
marked Exhibit "A" and by this reference is made a part hereof.
Said certificate has been examined and is hereby approved and
adopted by this Council as the official canvass of said consoli-
dated municipal election.
4. The whole number of votes cast in said City of Gilroy
at said consolidated municipal election was 2,466 (including 15
absentee votes).
5. The names of the persons voted for, the offices for
which they were voted, the number of votes received by each of
said persons in each of said precincts and by absentee vote, to-
gether with the whole number of votes which they received in the
entire city, are shown on said Exhibit "A", hereto attached.
6. The bond propositions voted for at the special municipal
bond election consolidated with said general municipal election,
the number of votes received for and against each of said bond
propositions in each of said precincts and by absentee vote, to-
gether with the whole number of votes which each of said bond
propositions received in the entire c.i.ty, is sh01.vn on said Ex-
hibit "All hereto attached.
3.
7. At said general municipal election held in the City of
Gilroy on April 8, 1969, the following persons were elected to
the following offices:
JOHN E. "JACK" PATE was elected a member of the
City Council to hold office for a term of four years,
from and after Tuesday, April 15, 1969, and continuing
until his respective successor shall qualify.
FRED P. BATREZ was elected a member of the City
Council to hold office for a term of four years, from
and after Tuesday, April 15, 1969, and continuing until
his respective successor shall qualify.
GEORGE T. DUFFIN was elected a member of the City
Council to hold office for a term of four years, from
and after Tuesday, April 15, 1969, and continuing until
his respective successor shall qualify.
8. The City Clerk is hereby directed to make out and deliver
to each of the persons elected a certificate of election signed
by her and duly authenticated. She shall also impose the con-
stitutional oath of office and have them subscribe thereto.
9. That the propositions voted upon in said consolidated
municipal election are as follows:
PROPOSITION NO.1: "Shall the City of Gilroy
incur a bonded indebtedness
(Library) in the principal amount of
$600,000 in accordance with
the provisions of the Ordinance calling the election at
which this proposition is submitted, for the object and
purpose of the acquisition of real property and the con-
struction and completion thereon of a library building,
including land and rights in land, site clearing and
development, building, parking facilities, landscaping,
furniture, furnishings, equipment, facilities and appur-
tenances, and all things auxiliary thereto and necessary
to complete the same?"
4.
PROPOSITION NOa 2: "Shall the City of Gilroy
incur a bonded indebtedness
(Park Improvement) in the principal amount of
$150,000 in accordance with
the provisions of the Ordinance calling the election at
which this proposition is submitted for the object and
purpose of making certain additions and improvements to
the City IS Northside Park encompassing the constructi.on
and completion of park facilities for community use,
including structures and equipment and incidental works
and structures necessary or convenient to the maintenance
and operation of a park?"
"Shall the City of Gilroy
incur a bonded indebtedness
in the principal amount of
$200,000 in accordance with
the provisions of the
Ordinance calling the election at which this proposition
is submitted for the object and purpose of the acquisition
of real property and the construction and completion
thereon of a headquarters fire station; the completion
of grading, paving and site preparation of such real
property; the purchase of furniture and equipment to
furnish said headquarters fire station; and the purchase
of fire apparatus and its equipment; and the acquiring
of all lands, easements, facilities and appurtenances
and the completion of all incidental work necessary
therefor?"
(Headquarters Fire
Station)
PROPOSITION NO. 3~
10. 'r'he total number of votes cast for Proposi tioD No. 1
voted upon was
1880 ,and the total number of votes cast against
Proposition No. 1 voted upon was 461
11. The total number of votes cast for Proposition No.2
voted upon was 1799_, and the total number of votes cast agai.nst
Proposition No. 2 voted upon was
526
12. total m,l.mber of votes cast for Propos it ion No. 3
voted upon was 1947
, and the total number of votes cast against
Proposition No. 3 voted upon was 401
13 . That at salli elee r.;ion more than two-thirds of all of
the votes cast for and against each of the three propositions
were in favor thereof and authorized the issuing of bonds in the
amoun~s and for the purposes set forth in each of said propositions
herein stated; that each of said propositions has been accepted
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and approved by the electors of said City and that said bonds
will be issued to defray the costs of each of the improvements
heretofore specified and to the amounts stated therein.
14. That the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, instructed
to enter this resolution in full in the minutes of this Council
as a statement of the result of said special municipal election.
AT~EST: "
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and
correct copy of a resolution duly passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Gilroy, California, at a meeting thereof
held on the 15th day of
April, 1969, by the following vote
of the members thereof:
AYES, and in, favor thereof, Councilmembers: Duffin, Kennedy,
Quartiroli, Si lva,Wentworth, and Goodrich.
NOES, Councilmembers: None
ABSENT.~ Coune ilmembers: A II emand
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CERTIFICATE OF CITY C~ERK
Declaring Results of the Canvass of the
General Municipal Election and Special
Municipal Election held In the
CIty of Gilroy
on AprIl 8. 1969
I. Susanne E. Steinmetz. City Clerk of the City of Gilroy do hereby
certIfy that, In accordance with the order of the City Council of the City of Gilroy,
made on the 20th day of Karch 1967, by Resolution No. l096 of said Council, which
resolution r.fefs to the General MunicIpal Election of April II, 1967 and all sub-
sequent municipal elections, pursuant to SectIon 22932.5 of the Elections Code, I
did on the 10th day of April. 1969 In the Council Chambers in the City Hall, at No.
10 South Rosanna Street. Gilroy, California, duly and officIally canva.s the result
of the General Municipal Election and Special Municipal Election held In the City
of Gi Iroy on April 8, 1969 and I do hereby certIfy further as follows:
I did canvasl saId returns, Including absentee votes of said election,
and found and ascertained that the total number of votes, includIng absentee votes,
cast at said election was 2,466. that the nUMber of votes cast In Precinct No. I
was 530. that the number of votes cast In Precinct No.2 was 379. that the number
of votes cast In PrecInct No. 3 was 449. that the number of votes cast in Precinct
No. 4 was 358. and that the number of votes cast In Precinct No. 5 was 735. and
That I dId then also canvass the absentee bel lots cast in said election
and found and ascertained that the total number of absente. ballots Issued for said
election wu 16. that all of said absentee ballots have been returned or received
except one. and thet the total number of absentee ballots cast at said election was
15. and that the following named persons lecelved the total number of votes set
opposite their respect've names for the respective office for which they were
candidates, to wit:
Tot~1 Vote Total
excluding Precincts : Absentee Votes
Absent.e Vote ~~ .:.:r.: "4" .~ Vote Cast
FOR COUNe I LHAN
George T. Duffin 12SO 314 157 250 135 394 10 1260
Fred p. Batrez 1352 251 246 187 229 439 4 1356
William E. ;'!:illl" Childers 1236 298 1]1 263 168 336 10 1246
Ronald J. Gurrles 5fh 142 62 107 88 165 4 568
John E. "Jack" Pate 1401 326 197 266 184 42(: II 1412
Victor D. ReisIg 530 122 73 78 73 184 0 530
and,
I further certify that there was submitted to the electors of the said
CIty tilt saId ele-:tion three 0) propositions designated as lIPropos'tlon No.1 (Library)",
"Proposition No.2 (Park Improvement)", and "Proposition No.3 (Headquarters Fire
Statlon)/, 5.lld propositions submitted to the qualified voters of said City the
question of Incurring bonded Indebtednesses by said City for the objects and purposes
set forth In the following propositions, to wit:
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PROPOSJTlmi NO. I:
(1I brary)
liS he 11 the City of G i I roy Incur iI bonded Indebtedness
In the prln~iPll amount of $600,000. In accordance
with the provisions of the Ordinance callIng the
election at which this proposition Is submItted. for the object and purpose of the .c-
qulsltlon of real property and the construction and completion thereon of a llbr.ry
building. Including land and rights In land. site clearing and development, buildIng,
parking facIlities, landscaping, furniture, furnIshings, equipment. facilIties, and
appurtenances. and all things auxiliary thereto and necess.ry to complete the same?"
PROPOSITION HO. ~:
(Park Improvement)
''SNail the Ci ty of G Ii roy I "cur a bonded Indebtedness
In the princIpal amount of $'50,000. In accordance
with the provisions of the Ordinance calling the
election at which this proposition It submitted for the object and purpose of making
certain .ddltlons and Improvements to the City's Northslde Park encompel.lng the con-
struction and completion of park facilities for community ute. Including structures
and equl~nt and Incidental works and structures necessary or convenient to the maint-
enance and operation of a park?"
l'Shall the City of Gilroy Incur a bonded Indebtedness
In the principal amount of $2oo,00Q. In accordance
with the provisions of the Ordinance calling the
"ectlon at which thiA proposition is submitted for
the object and purpose of the acquisition of real property and the construction ano
completion thereon of a headquarters fir. station, the completion of grading, paving
and site preparation of such real property, the purchase of furniture and equipment
to furnish said headquarters fire station, and the purchase of fire apparatus and It I
equipment, and the acquiring of all landi, easementl, facilities and appurtenances
and the completion of all Incidental work necessary therefor?"
PROPOSiTION NO. ,:
(HeadqUlrters Fire
S ta t I on)
That, votes cast upon sa I d .Proposltlon No. II In each of the following
preci nc ts was as follows:
Tota I vote Total
Exe I udlng "III "2" "3" "4" "5" Absentee Votes
Absentee Vote Vote Cast
Ves 1,866 404 278 33l 256 597 14 1,880
No 460 III 72 93 72 112 461
That, the total number of votes cast upon Proposition No. I was 2,326
votes, of which 1.866 votes \PIere "Ve," or In favor of the library Improvement, and
460 were "No" or against the libra.ry Improvement. and the absentee ballots cast, 14
votes were "yes" or In favor of the Li br.ry IMprovement and 1 vote was "No'l or against
the Library Improvement and that the total number of votes cast upon said Proposition
Ho. i were 2,341. of which 1,880 were "Ves" vote. or votes In favor of the Library
Improvement, and 461 were IINo" votes or votes against tne Ubrary Improvement;
That, votes cast upon said 'Proposition No.2' In each of the following
precincts was as foll~:
Total vote
Excl ud I n9 Absen tee Teta'
Abs81'tee Vote:. "1' i "2H Il)'i '14" "5" YQte Votes Cast
Ves 1.78] 371 271 )26 235 584 12 1.799
No 523 141 72 94 94 122 3 52(
That, the total number of votes calt upon Proposition No.2 was 2,310
votes, of which 1,787 votes were 'tyes" or in favor of the Park Improvement, and
523 were "Ho" or" against the Park Improvement, and the absente. ballots cast, 12
vote$ were "yes" or in favor of tne !>ark Improv8lMnt and 3 votes were "NOll or against
the Park Improvement and that the total number of votes cast upon said Proposition
No. 2 were 2,325. of which 1,799 were 'tyes" vote' or votes I n favor of the Park
Improvement. and 526 were tlNo" votes or votes against the Park Improvement;
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That, votes cast upon said ' PI OpoS I ti on No. )' In each of the following
precincts was as follows:
Total vote Total
Excluding " 1'1 "211 "3" "411 Il5tJ Absent.. Votes
Ab,ente. Vote Vote t.. t.,
Yes 1,935 412 285 jS2 279 607 12 1,947
No 398 lO2 62 13 60 101 3 ~I
That, the total number of votes cast upon Proposition No.3 was 2,333
votes, of whIch 1,935 votes were ''Vesll or in favor of the HeadqU4trter. FI re Station
Improvement, and 398 were "noli or against the Heedquarters Fire Station ImprovlMHnt,
and the absent.. ballots ust, 12 votes were "~I'l or In favor of the Headquarters
Fire S ta t I on Improvement and 3 vote. were I/no" or aga In. t the Headquarters Fire
Station Improvement and that the total number of vote. calt upon .ald Proposition No.
3 were 2.348, of which 1,947 were "Ve." votes or votes rn 'avor of the H..dquarters
Fir. Station Improvement, and 401 were "No" votes or vote. a9ftlnst the Headquarters
Fire Station Improvement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hend and .ff'xed the offic'al
seal of the City of Gilroy this 10th day of April, 1969.
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Susanne E. 5tefnmetzj
City Clerk of the City of GII~oy
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