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CC - Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Primary Argument Against One Initiative Measure to be Considered by the City's Electorate at the General Municipal Election of November 3, 2020, Requiring Voter Approval of Any Ordinance Establishing Rent Control or Prohibition on Residential Rent Increases,.
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Meeting Date: August 10, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Jeremy Green, City Clerk
Phone Number: (310) 253-5851
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/05/2020)
Department Approval: Serena Wright, Assistant City Manager (08/05/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council Adopt a resolution approving the primary argument against one initiative measure to be considered by the City's electorate at the General Municipal Election of November 3, 2020, requiring voter approval of any ordinance establishing rent control or prohibition on residential rent increases, including any such ordinance adopted after January 1, 2019.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
At the City Council meeting of June 22, 2020, the City Council considered and adopted a resolution to place on the ballot one initiative measure to amend Culver City Municipal Code Chapter 15.09, to require voter approval of any ordinance establishing interim or permanent rent control or prohibition on residential rent increases, including any such ordinance adopted after January 1, 2019 ("Measure").
At the same meeting, the City Council created and appointed two Council Members (Vice Mayor Fisch and Council Member Sahli-Wells) to an Ad-Hoc Subcommittee to draft the primary argument against the Measure. The City Council also directed the Subcommittee to complete its work in time to present the prim...
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