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SAN BENITO COUNTY

AGENDA ITEM
TRANSMITTAL FORM

Mark Medina

District No. 1

Anthony Botelho

District No. 2

Peter Hernandez

District No. 3

 

Jim Gillio

District No. 4
Vice-Chair

Jaime De La Cruz

District No. 5
Chair


Item Number: 21.



MEETING DATE:  7/21/2020

DEPARTMENT:
COUNTY CLERK-AUDITOR-RECORDER ELECTIONS

DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Joe Paul Gonzalez

AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Angela Curro / Francisco Diaz

SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 285

SUBJECT:

COUNTY CLERK-AUDITOR-RECORDER-ELECTIONS - J.P. GONZALEZ

Accept Certification of the Initiative Petition regarding the San Benito County General Plan Amendments and Specific Plan for the "Strada Verde Innovation Park Voter Initiative".

SBC FILE NUMBER: 285



AGENDA SECTION:

CONSENT AGENDA

BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:

On June 29, 2020 proponents presented and filed the STRADA VERDE INNOVATION PARK VOTER INITIATIVE with the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters.  Per Election Code Section 9115, a random sample of signatures was verified.  Based on the California Code of Regulations, Section 20540, the random sampling verification methodology, the statistical valid signatures are 2,538, which is 123.2%.  The sample of the initiative statistically exceeds 110% of the required signatures, per Election Code Section 9118.

 

The petition is therefore, SUFFICIENT.



BUDGETED:

No

SBC BUDGET LINE ITEM NUMBER:

101.20.1115 if Election is Called by the BoS

CURRENT FY COST:

Nov 2020-$5,000-$15,000; Special-$200,000-$250,000

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Accept the County Clerk's Certification of the Initiative Petition regarding the "Strada Verde Innovation Park Voter Initiative".

ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL:


BOARD ACTION RESULTS:

Approved Petition per staff recommendation. (5/0 vote)
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateType
Strada Verde Initiative7/16/2020Backup Material