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RESOLUTION NO. 14-6926
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF
A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015, FOR
SUBMISSION OF AN ORDINANCE TO THE ELECTORATE RELATING TO A
PROPOSED OIL AND GAS DRILLING AND PRODUCTION PROJECT
PROPOSED BY E&B NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
FOR THE CITY MAINTENANCE YARD AT 555 SIXTH STREET
WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreement between the City and E&B Natural Resources
Management Corporation ("E&B") requires the City Council to submit to the voters at a special
election the question whether to amend the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to allow E&B's oil
and gas drilling and production project to proceed at the City maintenance yard located at 555
Sixth Street and to approve a development agreement that would afford E&B a vested right to
proceed with its project.
WHEREAS, the Agreement to Implement the Settlement Agreement entered into between
the City and E&B on July 23, 2014 calls for the special election to take place on March 3, 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California
relating to general law cities, including but not limited to Elections Code Section 9222, there is
called and ordered to be held in the City of Hermosa Beach, California, on Tuesday, March 3,
2015, a Special Municipal Election for the purpose of submitting to the voters the following
ordinance:
Shall E&B Corporation's 34-well oil and gas
drilling/production project at the City's 555 Sixth Street YE:
maintenance yard be approved by 17 amending the
General Plan and Municipal Code to exempt the project
from the City's oil drilling ban and repeal the restriction
on City's use of project royalties, 2) awarding a
pipeline franchise to transport oil/gas underground 3
approving a 34-year development agreement, an� 4 NO
determining that project financial benefits outweigh its
unavoidable environmental impacts?
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SECTION 2. That the proposed complete text of the Ordinance submitted to the voters is
attached as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3. That the vote requirement for the measure to pass is a majority (50% + 1) of
the votes cast.
SECTION 4. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as
required by law.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to procure and
furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and
paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election.
SECTION 6. That the polls shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. (7 a.m.) of the day of the
election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o'clock p.m. (8 p.m.) of the
same day when the polls shall be closed, pursuant to Election Code Section 10242, except as
provided in Section 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
SECTION 7. That pursuant to Election Code Section 12310, a stipend for services for the
persons named as precinct board members is fixed at the sum of $100 for each inspector and $80
for each clerk for the election. In addition, the sum of $25 will be given to each precinct board
member to attend a training class and the sum of $50 will be given to each inspector to pick up the
precinct supplies. The rental for each polling place, where a charge is made, shall be the sum of
$25 for the election. When required, the compensation of the Custodian of a building shall be $30
for the election.
SECTION 8. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held
and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
SECTION 9. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the
City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election,
in time, form and manner as required by law.
SECTION 10. That the City Council authorizes the City Clerk to administer said election
and all reasonable and actual election expenses shall be paid by the City upon presentation of a
properly submitted bill, of which up to $50,000 shall be reimbursed by E&B to the City pursuant
to the Settlement Agreement.
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SECTION 11. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions, and shall make minutes of the
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council at which the
same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 13th day of November, 2014.
PRESIDENT of the City
ATTEST:
City Clerk
and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
APPROVED AS
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Ity ttorney
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FORM:
14-6926
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH )
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 14-6926 was duly and regularly passed,
approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on November 13, 2014.
The vote was as follows:
AYES:
DiVirgilio, Petty, Mayor Tucker
NOES:
Barragan, Fangary
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
Dated: November 14, 2014