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Ordinance 843 WJML:PDA:gmb 1/20/69 20c ORDINANCE NO. 843 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF GILROY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF SAID CITY PROPOSITIONS FOR THE INCURRING OF BONDED INDEBTEDNESSES OF SAID CITY FOR THE ACQUISI- TION~ CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS; DECLARING THE ESTIMATED COST OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS, THE AMOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF EACH OF SAID INDEBTEDNESSES TO BE INCURRED THEREFOR, AND THE MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST TO BE PAID THEREON; FIXING THE DATE OF SAID ELECTION) THE MANNER OF HOLDING THE SAME AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE THEREOF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gilroy, by Resolution passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said Council No. 1309 on January 20 , 1969, by the affirmative vote of mor~ than two thirds of all of its members, did determine that the public interest and necessity demanded the acquisition, construction and completion of the municipal improvements therein named and as hereinafter mentioned, and did further determine that the cost of said proposed municipal improvements) and each of them) will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenues of said City and that said indebtednesses) and each of them) will require an expenditure of funds greater than the amount allowed for them by the annual tax levy of said 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 Gilroy on Tuesday, the 8th day of April, 1969, at which election shall be 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: (]1)3 PROPOSITION NO.1: ilSha11 the City of Gilroy incur a bonded indebtedness (Library) in the principal amount of $6003000 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?" PROPOSITION NO.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's Northside Park encompassing the construction 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?" PROPOSITION NO.3: "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) 2. The estimated cost of the municipal improvements set forth in each proposition and the amount of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor3 including legal and other fees, costs of printing the bonds and other costs and expenses incidental or connected with the authorization, issuance and sale of the bonds therefor is as follows: PROPOSITION NO. 1 PROPOSITION NO. 2 PROPOSITION NO. 3 1600,000 150,000 200,000 2. 3. The Council does hereby submit to the qualified voters of said City of Gilroy at said special municipal election, this Ordinance and the propositions set forth in Section 1 hereof. The Council proposes to issue and sel] bonds of said City in the amounts and for the objects and purposes specified in said proposi- tions, or any of them, if two thirds of the qualified electors voting on such propositions, or any of them, at said special municipal election shall vote in favor thereof. 4. If two thirds of the qualified electors voting on any of said propositions shall 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 percent (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. The said special municipal election shall be held and conducted, the votes thereof canvassed, the returns thereof made, and result thereof ascertained and determined as herein provided, and in all particulars not prescribed by this Ordinance said election shall be held as provided by law for the holding of municipal elections in said City. 6. The said special municipal election is hereby consolidated with the general municipal election which will be held within the City of Gilroy on Tuesday, the 8th day of April, 1969. The special municipal election shall be held in the manner provided for the general municipal election, and the election precincts, polling places, and officers of election shall be the same as those set forth in the notice of election officers and polling places proposed to be published in the Gilroy Evening Dispatch , a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the Ci ty of Gilroy on or about February 24 , 1969. 3. 7. The elections hereby consolidated shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. 8. All persons qualified to votp- at municipal elections in said City upon the date of the election herein provided for shall be qualified to vote upon the propositions submitted at said special municipal election. 9. Ballots for the election shall be provided of the form and to the number provided by law. On said 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 each proposition submitted at the election as set forth in Section 1 of this Ordinance in the manner provided by law, one having the word "YES" printed before it and the other having the word "NO" printed before it. 10. Each voter may vote on any of the propositions hereby submitted. Each voter to vote for a proposition and for incur- ring 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 a proposition and against the incurring of said indebtedness shall stamp a cross (X) in the blank space opposite the word "NO" on the ballot to the right of the proposition. 11. The polls shall be opened at 7:00 o'clock A.M. of the day of the election and shall be kept open until 8:00 o'clock P.M. of the same daY3 when the polls shall be closed, except as to voters in line as provided in Section 14436 of the Elections Code. 12. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to procure all supplies necessary for the proper conduct of said election. 4. 13. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to Article 1, comprising 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) weeks in the Gilroy Evening Dispatch , a newspaper 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. )/ ~/ '7 ' n ,-, . .. . , Q J r;:~/'(CL-t L/).~{ L~~ ( Mayor of the City of Gilroy y ( SEAL) PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of February, 1969, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Duffin, Kennedy, Quartiroli, Wentworth, and Goodrich NOES: COUNC I L MEMBERS: None * * * * * * * * ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Allemand and Silva 5. I" SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Ordinance No. 843 is an original Ordinance duly introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Gilroy, at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 20th day of January, 1969, and thereafter duly adopted by the Council of said City at a meeting of said Council held on the 3rd day of February "1969,, at which meeting a quorum was present. I further certify that the said Ordinance has been published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Gilroy. IN WITNESS WHEREOF" I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy, this 4th day of February ,,1969.