HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-04-22 - RESOLUTIONS - RESULTS OF 04/08/2014 ELECTION (2)' RESOLUTION NO. 14-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACT OF THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2014,
DECLARING THE RESULT AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Santa
Clarita, California on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, as required by law; and
WHEREAS, notice of the election was given in time, form, and manner as provided by
law; voting precincts were properly established; election officers were appointed, and in all
respects the election was held and conducted and the votes were cast, received, and canvassed
and the returns made and declared in time, form, and manner as required by the provisions of the
Elections Code of the State of California for the holding of elections in general law cities; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk canvassed the returns of the election and has certified the
results to this City Council, the results are received, attached, and made a part hereof as
"Exhibit A."
' NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the whole number of ballots cast in the City except mail -in voter
ballots and provisional ballots were 4,004.
That the whole number of Vote by Mail and Provisional ballots cast in the City was
11,867 making a total of 15,871 votes cast in the City.
Section 2. That the names of the persons voted for at the election for members of the
City Council were as follows: Alan Ferdman, Gloria Mercado-Fortine, Marsha McLean,
Dante Acosta, Laurene Weste, Paul J. Wieczorek, Dennis Hugh Conn, Moazzem H.
Chowdhury, Stephen Daniels, Maria Gutzeit, Berta Gonzalez -Harper, Duane R. Harte,
and Sandra Bull.
Section 3. That the number of votes given at each precinct and the number of votes
given in the City to each of the persons above named for the respective offices for which
the persons were candidates are as listed in Exhibit "A" attached.
Section 4. The City Council does declare and determine that Marsha McLean was
' elected as member of the City Council for the full term of four years; Dante Acosta was
elected as member of the City Council for the full term of four years; and Laurene Weste
was elected as a member of the City Council for the full term of four years.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall enter on the records of the City Council of the City, a '
statement of the result of the election, showing: 1) the whole number of votes cast in the
City, 2) the names of the persons voted for, 3) for what office each person was voted for,
4) the number of votes given at each precinct to each person, and 5) the total number of
votes given to each person.
Section 6. That the City Clerk shall immediately make and deliver to each of the
persons so elected a Certificate of Election signed by the City Clerk and authenticated;
that the City Clerk shall also administer to each person elected the Oath of Office
prescribed in the Constitution of the State of California and shall have them subscribe to
it and file it in the office of the City Clerk. Each and all of the persons so elected shall
then be inducted into the respective office to which they have been elected.
Section 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 22th day of April, 2014.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Armine Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at
a regular meeting thereof, held on the 22nd day of April, 2014, by the following vote:
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EXHIBIT "A" TO RESOLUTION NO. 14-09
CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE OF CANVASS
I, Arming Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do certify that I have
canvassed the returns of the General Municipal Election held on April 8, 2014, and find that the
number of votes given at each precinct and the number of votes given in the City to persons
voted for, the respective offices for which the persons were candidates, were as follows:
FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
(See attached spreadsheet listed by precinct number
for ballots voted at precinct; and
ballots returned by mail with provisional ballots,
showing the total number votes cast for each candidate.)
TOTAL VOTES CAST AT PRECINCTS
4,004
VOTE -BY -MAIL BALLOTS
(1st run, counted April 8, 2014)
10,866 '
VOTE -BY -MAIL & PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
(2nd run, counted April 15, 2014)
1001
TOTAL VOTE -BY -MAIL AND PROVISIONAL BALLOTS CAST
11,867
TOTAL BALLOTS CAST
15,871
OVERALL VOTER TURNOUT
14.2%
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' I have also conducted a manual tally of two precincts in accordance with § 15360 of
the Elections Code. There were no discrepancies between the machine count and the manual
count of the in person precinct voted ballots. There were no discrepancies between the machine
count and the manual tally of the Vote by Mail voted ballots.
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Armin Ch an
Interim City Clerk
—Precinct
1 VBM
Sunrise Senior
.. r-recinct
Acosta
185
Bull
45
hury
47
Conn
16
DanielsChowd-
i 56
177
Gonzalez-
31
187
187
246
Mercado-
207
268
43
Total
Votes by
1695
Living at Sterling Precinct
48
4
6
2
15
52
10
66
46
47
53
42
1
392
Canyon Total
2 VBM
233
131
49
47
53
38
18
12
71
22
229
102
41
37
253
143
233
119
293
146
260
133
310
132
44
34
2087
1096
Valencia Meadow. Precinct
65
16
12
1
15
64
5
70
62
55
81
58
10
514
Park Total
3 VBM
196
68
63
18
50
27
13
7
37
13
166
46
42
1248
213
181
61
201
93
214
90
190
93
44
20
1610
596
Grace Baptist Precinct
27
9
14
0
5
24
4
28
25
23
27
25
6
217
Church Total
95
27
7
18
70
16
76
86
116
117
118
26
813
4 VBM
143
58
25
40
103
28
122
159
202
179
226
55
1389
Precinct
Santa Giant. Park Total
55
198
9
67
1
26
10
50
65
168
8
36
70
192
51
210
46
248
54
233
51
277
9
64
443
1832
5 VBM
92
28
A25
17
24
124
15
82
93
132
117
162
25
936
Pinatree community Precinct
49
121
5
65
8
33
20
20
29
30
9
289
school Total
141
40
18
29
189
23
115
113
152
146
192
34
1225
7 VBM
152
43
20
40
131
33
142
167
210
151
218
48
1400
Precinct
Saugus Nigh school Total
61
213
9
52
57
3
23
20
60
44
175
7
40
55
197
66
1 233
46
256
54
205
59
277
14
62
450
1850
8 VBM
156 1
41
33
13
46
116
35
155
146
232
136
242
24
1375
FountainGlen at Precinct
49
3
111
17
36
7
56
47
56
36
64
5
392
Valencia Total
205 1
44
48
14
63
152
42
211
193
288
172
306
29
7767
13 VBM
85
40
11
12
25
79
27
65
73
123
67
105
16
728
Greenbrier Mobile Precinct
35
5
11
2
11
34
6
31
24
26
17
24
10
236
Estate. Total
120
45
22
14
36
113
33
96
97
149
84
129
26
964
15 VBM
161
38
30
17
29
135
24
169
153
166
127
191
29
1269
Old Town Newhall Precinct
50
13
8
5
11
36
5
55
56
60
45
68
4
416
Library Total
211
51
38
22
40
171
29
224
209
226
172
259
33
1685
16 VBM
33
11
11
0
14
32
8
30
34
34
32
37
7
283
Dr. J. Michael Precinct
McGrath Elementary Total
8
41
1
12
4
15 T
1
1
2
16
13
45
3
11
14
44
7
41
13
47
11
43 1
13
50
3
10
93
376
17 VBM
Valencia united Precinct
155
93
50
16
54
7
21
3
57
10
154
77
30
9
178
82
194
68
250
73
195
76
267
76
35
12
1640
602
Methodist Church Total
248
66
61
24
67
231
39
260
262
323
271 1
343
47
2242
22 VBM
93
32
28
14
25
73
87
112
96
126
18
790
Westfield Valencia Precinct
21
3
5
2
7
17
26
27
24
30
1
186
Town center Total
114
35
33
16
32
90
113139120
156
19
976
23 VBM
73
5
5
1
13
80
=22
39
34
41
48
7
413
Pecnct
41
1550
12
8
17
15
5
195
The Master's Collage Total
114
6
10
3
22
130
51
42
58
63
12
608
25
VBM
156
64
33
14
39
148
31
188
194
223
187
266
29
1572
Old Orchard 11 HOA
Precinct
61
14
15
1
12
72
5
112
64
76
78
91
6
607
Clubhouse
Total
217
78
48
15
51
220
36
300
258
299
265
357
35
2179
29
VBM
117
36
53
18
31
176
29
112
90
158
114
178
31
1143
Scenic Hills HOA
Precinct
36
7
17
6
15
66
12
44
39
59
33
62
10
406
Clubhouse
Total
153
43
70
24
46
242
41
156
129
217
147
240
41
1549
36
VBM
92
27
32
13
21
65
25
96
93
156
107
189
19
935
Valencia High
Precinct
27
0
8
5
7
35
5
37
27
28
41
25
5
250
School
Total
119
27
40
18
28
100
30
133
120
184
148
214
24
1185
40
VBM
120
63
25
17
25
94
18
146
152
151
154
172
25
1162
Peachland
Precinct
56
9
11
4
12
52
5
51
46
40
67
54
7
414
Elementary School
Total
176
72
36
21
37
146
23
197
198
191
221
226
32
1576
42
VBM
136
35
28
6
27
201
20
96
106
124
100
136
30
1045
Mitchell Elementary
Precinct
51
9
17
3
13
83
19
42
37
32
28
33
11
378
School
Total
187
44
45
9
40
284
39
138
143
156
128
169
41
1423
50
VBM
118
31
30
12
27
139
26
73
94
96
74
110
23
853
Pinetree Community
Precinct
50
9
15
3
14
68
3
49
34
43
35
48
8
379
School
Total
168
40
45
15
41
207
29
122
128
139
109
158
31
1232
52
VBM
145
35
29
14
20
130
19
102
133
155
138
187
28
1135
Precinct
71
6
13
1
10
61
8
56
67
54
58
54
9
468
Sutler Point Plaza
Total
216
41
42
15
30
191
27
158
200
209
196
241
37
1603
56
VBM
144
32
27
10
39
80
31
119
124
200
135
234
38
1213
Fountain Glen at
Precinct
40
3
6
1
10
20
7
29
33
45
29
47
7
277
Valencia
Total
184
35
33
11
49
100
38
148
157
245
164
281
45
1490
58
VBM
82
24
31
14
29
70
18
58
78
70
58
80
13
625
Precinct
25
4
5
0
11
27
1
28
37
33
24
36
3
234
Sutter Point Plaza
Total
107
28
36
14
40
97
19
86
115
103
82
116
16
859
59
VBM
82
24
25
4
18
85
8
80
88
135
99
139
26
813
Grace Baptist
Precinct
48
6
9
1
5
36
2
27
23
29
32
30
6
254
Church
Total
130
30
34
5
23
121
10
107
111
164
131
169
32
1067
61
VBM
125
43
31
17
26
155
34
95
114
157
117
155
71
1140
Leona Co:
Precinct
74
12
9
5
9
75
14
32
48
43
46
58
28
453
Elementary School
Total
199
55
40
22
35
230
48
127
162
200
163
213
99
1593
64
VBM
88
20
39
14
24
94
33
82
61
115
72
125
21
788
La Mesa Junior High
Precinct
27
3
6
0
10
33
6
31
19
18
27
28
6
214
School
Total
115
23
45
14
34
127
39
113
80
133
99
153
27
1002
68
VBM
95
29
36
12
20
132
31
74
81
120
76
120
52
878
Canyon Country
Precinct
44
4
11
5
8
79
9
31
37
37
27
37
21
350
Library
Total
139
33
47
17
28
211
40
105
118
157
103
157
--
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a
Precinct
74 VBM
Acosta
72
Bull
29
hury
34
Conn
9
DanielsChowd-
25
71
Gonzalez-
21
58
99
Mercado-
a80
98
20
Votes by
Precinct 670
Canyon Country Precinct
39
9
5
1
6
37
8
21
13
20
17
6
210
Lrorary Total
111
38
39
10
31
108
29
79
112
100
115
26
880
76 VBM
99
41
17
6
23
136
26
118
157
91
151
20
972
Friendly Valley Precinct
47
15
9
1
10
59
15
d63
34
71
34
57
6
390
Recreational Aasac. Total
146
56
26
7
33
195
41
152
228
125
208
26
1362
84 VBM
75
28
38
9
11
59
20
47
124
96
118
19
707
Fair Oaks Ranch Precinct
32
4
14
2
1
20
10
11
22
17
21
2
169
Community school Total
107
32
52
11
12
79
30
76
58
146
113
139
21
876
86 VBM
138
42
16
4
12
91
15
71
92
117
106
162
18
884
L.A. County Fire Precinct
73
14
8
2
7
41
7
36
84
60
35
82
6
455
Station#123 Total
211
56
24
6
19
132
22
107
176
177
141
244
24
1339
115 VBM
93
26
21
13
12
80
15
89
76
116
77
113
14
745
Precinct
30
2
13
1
11
34
1
41
24
21
26
27
4
235
Saugus High School Total
123
28
34
14
23
114
16
130
100
137
103
140
18
980
Total VBM:
3504
1085
948
381
833
3358
718
3141
3311
4453
3452
4646
858
30690
Total Precinct:
1433
231
312
66
308
1475
210
1331
1195
1224
1181
1362
240
10568
TOTAL VOTES:
4937
1316
1260
447
1141
4833
928
4472
4506
5677
4633
6210
1098
41458
111,661
Total Ballots Cast:
15,871
14.2%