Speaker 1: Okay, now we are on the second item, which is adopting a resolution and calling for the election before we do that. Studio Kerr Did you want to make any, any staff report on this or no? Just everyone. Okay. I have Councilwoman Mango and Councilmember Austin, but there actually is no motion yet on this item because the motion was for the first item.
Speaker 5: So to approve.
Speaker 1: Will have to have an order. So I just let you guys know which one. I just wanted to clarify that. So, Councilwoman Mango, this is speaking to the second piece. I have Councilmember Austin.
Speaker 4: So between the second and third piece, the second is two.
Speaker 1: Well, the second and third can be taken together. Mr. City Attorney That's correct.
Speaker 9: The second and third item, the first one is adopting the resolution order and in calling for the election. And then the second is the companion resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors render services related to that election.
Speaker 1: But both could be done in one vote. Is that correct?
Speaker 9: Yes, both would be the same date. So they could be done same time.
Speaker 1: Okay. Councilman Mango.
Speaker 4: So one of the things that I'd like to be considered when we discuss the potential date for an upcoming election is voter turnout. Today, we had an elections oversight committee meeting and special elections tend to have lower voter turnout. One of the things that we've discussed as a elections oversight committee is awareness and voter awareness. And a special elections can come down to very, very few votes. It's a winner take all situation. And so I think that voter awareness is our top priority. And with that, I would encourage us to find a date that is a second Tuesday of the month, whether it's the second Tuesday in April, the second Tuesday in May, the second Tuesday in June. I'm sorry. Yes, the first Tuesday in April, June or November are what people typically think of as vote days. And I would be very encouraging everyone to take into account that these elections can literally be won by three or four votes. And so the built in voter awareness that comes with voting on the first Tuesday of the month is is something that I think we should definitely consider because while it would potentially either move up an election, which would be a burden on our potentially our candidates and our staff or moving it out slightly, which would mean that there's a slightly longer vacancy. The variance of the decision of the future of this council district leadership, I think, is far too important to leave to a random day that people aren't familiar with as a voter day.
Speaker 1: Okay. And just for maybe clarification purposes, and I'm going to consider Austin, I think because it's been brought up, we should probably walk through why this date's been selected. Mr. Clark, do you want to? Because there's obviously there's a as far as the. The data set by how by the calendar you've opened up and to set the election. So if the date for whatever reason wasn't going to be the 14th, this this item would have to be voted on another day. So he's got to explain that for the mayor.
Speaker 9: If I may. Just on the election date for pursuant to the charter, the action you took this evening is declaring the vacancy. You've taken that action by six to vote under the charter. You're required to call for the election within 60 days of declaring the vacancy. And that election has to occur within 120 days. And so if you were asked this evening, the April 14th date, that's before you today and the clerk can verify this would be the last date that you could do that by inaction. This evening, city clerk can talk to you about the other options, but if you act this evening, the latest, you could call for the election of April 14th. You could move it up as a council member, Mungo suggested to the first Tuesday in April or a date prior to that, but not beyond April 14th.
Speaker 1: Councilman Mongo clarification asked for clarification, which is if the Council chose not to set the date today and let's say it wanted to set the date at its next available meeting, that is how, if the council wanted to, they'd be able to move the date. Is that what you're saying?
Speaker 9: That's correct. You if you did not if you acted today, the latest you could said it would be April 14th. If you continue the site into January six, the city clerk perhaps his exact date in his head, but I'm not sure exactly what date, how far out that puts you out.
Speaker 1: Okay. Okay, Mr..
Speaker 7: Clark. So the question is the question is, as I understand it is is that if you you can move the election to April 7th. The impact of that, though, is that it it sets the.
Speaker 5: Nomination period closing on.
Speaker 7: January 9th, which means it would open during the Christmas after the Christmas holidays. And so the idea of setting it for April 14th would be us to give candidates plenty of time after the holidays to go ahead and file their nomination papers and get those into us. On the other hand, you have declared the vacancy and as city attorney parking has indicated, the election has to be set within 120 days.
Speaker 1: So what you're saying is the election has to be set between one and 20 days as of today, because with the council declared the vacancy. Is that correct? I'm sorry. 60 days of today.
Speaker 7: You have to call the election before you've declared that you've declared the vacancy. Right. So the election now has to be obviously 20 days before and.
Speaker 1: Got it. Okay. Now, I just want to make sure I clarified that. Councilmember Austin.
Speaker 5: The election as a city clerk.
Speaker 8: Sorry.
Speaker 9: I'm sorry. Councilmember. The election has to be called now. Within 120 days of declaring the vacancy said election shall be held within 120 days after the declaration of such vacancy. You've declared the vacancy this evening, the the date of the election and 120 days. Now runs. You could set the date within 60 days of that.
Speaker 1: Right. So. So. 60 days of. You know, today. That's what I said. Okay. Right. All right. Excellent. Councilmember Austin.
Speaker 8: Thanks then. And I appreciate the clarifying questions. My question is actually to the second part of it, and it's to the to the to the issue of requesting a county to to provide information to us moving forward. I'd love for you to walk us through exactly what the county is going to be doing and what kind of cost that is going to require for us.
Speaker 7: Basically, it's just it's kind of like a failsafe kind of resolution that if we do need anything in terms of data leading up to the election, that we have the authority to request it from the county. We do have use of the county elections management system. This this this resolution just has it there in case we do need their assistance for anything. So I think the cost will be minimal, if any.
Speaker 8: All right. Thank you for clarifying.
Speaker 1: Okay. Think over to the attorney that you have another comment and then I'm going to come from Gonzales.
Speaker 9: Yes. Sorry, Mayor. No. You remember that council? I may you may have misunderstood or I may have missed misstated this. But the state election shall be held within 120 days after the declaration of the vacancy, which happened tonight. So the last date is April 14th. If you want to reconsider your motion, declare the vacancy and can and continue the date until January six to declare the vacancy. Then you can have a date after April 14th. But by your action, your first action six over vote, you are limited to 120 days from today. You have to call for the election tonight, but you have to call for it within 60 days and it has to be held within 120 days of the declaration. So your options are first, a motion to reconsider your first action, rescind that, and then maybe continue this to January 6th, or if that's your desire. But if you move forward now that you've done it today, your last date, no matter when you take action, is April 14th.
Speaker 1: Okay. So good. So back to where we were. Essentially the recommendation from the clerk is to have the election April 14th, the day the declaration of vacancy has been made. There is no motion on the floor yet. So when we do hear someone's motion so moved. There's a motion and a second. Councilwoman Gonzales.
Speaker 3: Oh, I just wanted to ask. I mean, have we historically had any time when we've tabled it and continued on.
Speaker 4: And pushed it farther than April? I mean, has that happened?
Speaker 7: We are in 2000, 2077. We set the election for May 7th in.
Speaker 3: May.
Speaker 4: But it didn't go.
Speaker 3: Farther than me, though.
Speaker 5: You didn't go further than.
Speaker 4: Me for a special election.
Speaker 5: And again.
Speaker 7: You know, the first step is to declare the vacancy, which we've done tonight. So that would be in the case he got within 60 days to call the election. That has to be held within 120 days. So as it stands right now, you're on April 14th. If you decide to continuous to January 6th, the election would be May seven.
Speaker 5: May 5th.
Speaker 1: Count. I'm sorry, Councilmember Gonzalez. Okay. I come from Birmingham.
Speaker 4: So there's just one other thing to consider that I know came up earlier in my discussions with some individuals was April 14th is a complicated day for America. It's the day before Tax Day. It's a day that they don't typically have elections. And since these elections do come down to three or four votes, I would just hate for our colleague who will be serving as the leader of the fourth District for the next several years to come down to one or two votes because someone forgot to vote or what have you. And so with that, I would like to move for reconsideration of the first motion.
Speaker 1: Okay. I don't hear a second so that that dies for the lack of a second.
Speaker 4: We're trying to look into this.
Speaker 1: Okay, so now we're now we're back. There is a motion on the floor. City attorney. Right. So we'll go back to the main motion on the floor.
Speaker 9: The motion is to adopt steps recommendation to conduct the April election on April 14.
Speaker 1: So now there is a motion on the floor to have the election as presented by the city clerk. Public comment on the item.
Speaker 5: Larry Goodhew clearly has a record. Unless I'm wrong, let the record reflect. You voted without knowing really what you were doing. And there's nothing that I and there's nothing wrong with following counsel person recommendation to reconsider making a mistake is, you know, easily corrected by saying, hey, we made a mistake. I'm going to suggest that you adopt a date further out, probably to July or August, given the fact it will save money because the city will be having a second election for a new mayor. And it makes no sense to have an election only 2 to 3 months apart. Reason Minds understand that we will have a new mayor election certainly by June. So let's hold off, have this election at the same time, don't waste further money. But again, go back. And even if you don't agree with that, Prentice, go back. You made a mistake. You look pretty silly. You voted on something without really understanding what you were doing. The public sees that. Step up to the plate in a minute. Thank you.
Speaker 1: Okay. There's a motion on the floor. See no other public comment? Please cast your vote.
Speaker 2: Motion carry six zero.
Speaker 1: Okay. The election set for April the 14th. Next item.
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Adopt resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of a Special Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.