CC Resolution 2022-017 Initiative Petition Sig Certification Final
RESOLUTION NO. 2022 - 017
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING
THE CERTIFICATION OF THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AS TO THE
SUFFICIENCY OF THE INITIATIVE PETITION
ENTITLED “PHASE-OUT AND PERMANENT BAN
OF NON-HOSTED SHORT-TERM VACATION
RENTALS IN NON-EXEMPT AREAS OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA,” BY DECEMBER 31, 2024
WHEREAS, on January 12, 2022, proponents of an initiative measure
entitled “Phase-Out and Permanent Ban of Non-Hosted Short-Term Vacation
Rentals in Non-Hosted Areas of the City of La Quinta” (Initiative) submitted
a Notice of Intention and written text of the measure and request that a title
and summary be prepared by the City Attorney for the Initiative in order to
circulate a petition; and
WHEREAS, on January 27, 2022, the City Attorney prepared an
official ballot title and summary for the Initiative for use by the proponents
for publication and circulation of a petition, which was provided to the
proponents by the City Clerk/Elections Official on January 27, 2022, in
accordance with California Elections Code section 9203; and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2022, the City Clerk/Elections Official
contacted the Riverside County Registrar of Voters and determined the
number of registered voters in the City of La Quinta was 24,487; and as of
its last report to the Secretary of State pursuant to Elections Code section
2187, dated January 13, 2022, and in effect on February 2, 2022, the
number of registered voters in the City of La Quinta was 24,392; and
WHEREAS, the Initiative must be signed by not less than ten percent
(10%) of the City’s voters to be sufficient to qualify for a regular election in
accordance with Elections Code sections 9215 and 1405; and
WHEREAS, the petitions regarding the Initiative were filed with the
City Clerk/Elections Official on April 21, 2022 for prima facie review of
signatures, and were then submitted to the Riverside County Registrar of
Voters on April 26, 2022, for full signature verification, in accordance with
Elections Code sections 9210 and 9211; and
Resolution No. 2022 – 017
Initiative Ordinance and Ballot Measure – Accepting Riverside County Registrar of Voters Certification of Sufficiency of Petition
“Phase-Out and Permanent Ban of Non-Hosted Short-Term Vacation Rentals in Non-Exempt Areas in the City of La Quinta”
Adopted: June 7, 2022
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WHEREAS, the results of the signature verification conducted by the
Riverside County Registrar of Voters established that all 3,667 signatures
submitted on the petition were examined, of which 3,244 were found to be
sufficient; and
WHEREAS, the number of signatures qualified, 3,244, is in excess of
the minimum number of signatures required to qualify the Initiative to be
placed on the ballot at a regular election pursuant to California Elections
Code sections 9215 and 1405; and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2022, Riverside County Registrar of Voters
prepared the Certificate of Sufficiency of the Initiative attached as Exhibit A;
and
WHEREAS, California Elections Code sections 9114 and 9211 require
that the voter Initiative be submitted to the City Council at the next regular
City Council meeting following the certification.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of La Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. Council accepts the Certificate of Sufficiency regarding the
Initiative, attached as Exhibit A, and incorporated herewith by this reference.
SECTION 2. This Resolution shall go into effect immediately upon its
adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the permanent retention.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council held on this 7th day of June, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Fitzpatrick, Peña, Radi, Sanchez, and
Mayor Evans
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
EXHIBIT A
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-017
ADOPTED: June 7, 2022