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RES-2024-086RESOLUTION NO. 2 0 2 4 - 0 8 6 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AS TO THE VERIFICATION OF SIGNATURES OF THE INITIATIVE PETITION ENTITLED "CITY OF ANAHEIM FOR -PROFIT HOSPITAL GROSS RECEIPTS TAX INITIATIVE" WHEREAS, on January 10, 2024 proponents of an initiative measure entitled "City of Anaheim For -Profit Hospital Gross Receipts Tax Initiative" ("Initiative") submitted a Notice of Intention and written text of the measure and requested that a title and summary be prepared by the City Attorney for the measure in order to circulate the petition; and WHEREAS, on January 25, 2024 the City Attorney prepared and provided an official ballot title and summary for the proposed Initiative for use by the proponents for publication and circulation of the petition; and WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Clerk contacted the Orange County Registrar of Voters to determine the number of registered voters in the City of Anaheim, as of its last report to the Secretary of State pursuant to Elections Code Section 2187, effective February 8, 2024, and the Clerk determined that the number of registered voters in the City was 167,875; and WHEREAS, the initiative petition would require at least 16,788 (10%) valid signatures to be sufficient to qualify for a regular election; and WHEREAS, the petitions regarding the initiative were accepted for filing by the City Clerk on June 10, 2024 and were then submitted to the Orange County Registrar of Voters on June 10, 2024 for signature verification; and WHEREAS, the results of the signature verification conducted by the Orange County Registrar of Voters established that 26,340 of the 27,479 signatures on the petition were examined of which 16,801 were found to be valid; and WHEREAS, the number of signatures qualified, 16,788, is the minimum number of signatures required for a regular election pursuant to Elections Code Sections 9215 and 1405; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Registrar of Voters has prepared the "Certificate as to the Verification of Signatures on Petition" attached as Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9114 requires that the voter initiative petitions be submitted to the City Council at the next regular City Council meeting following the certification. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby accepts the Certificate as to the Verification of Signatures on Petition regarding the initiative petition. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 23ra day of July, 2024 AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Kurtz, Diaz, Leon, Rubalcava, Faessel and Meeks NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None CITY OF ANAHEIM �i MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ATTEST: 1 - CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM EXHIBIT A Certificate as to the Verification of Signatures on Petition CERTIFICATE AS TO VERIFICATION OF SIGNATURES ON PETITION State of California) )ss. County of Orange) I, Bob Page, Registrar of Voters of the County of Orange, do hereby certify that I am the county officer having charge of the registration of voters in the County of Orange, and I have examined, or caused to be examined, the signatures contained on the initiative petition submitted to the City of Anaheim, "For -Profit Hospital Gross Receipts Tax Initiative." I further certify that from said examination I have determined the following facts regarding this document: Number of signatures filed: 27,479 Number of signatures requested: 16,800 Number of signatures verified: 26,340 Number of signatures found valid: 16,801 Number of signatures found invalid: 9,539 Invalid because of Duplicate: 355 WITNESS my hand and Official Seal this 18th day of July, 2024. BOB PAGE Registrar of Voters Orange County @I Petition Result Breakdown *****AA197 City of Anaheim For -Profit Hosp Gross Receipts Tax Initiative City of Anaheim For -Profit Hospital Gross Receipts Tax Initiative Signatures Required 16800 Raw Count 27,479 Sample Size 27,479 Percent of Sigs Percent of Sigs Checked 26,340 Checked Sample Size Sigs Not Checked 1,139 4.1 % Sigs Valid 16,801 63.8 % 61.1 % Sigs Invalid 9,539 36.2 % 34.7 % Duplicated 355 1.3 % 1.3 % Non -duplicate Invalids 9,184 35.0 % 33.4 % RESULT ABBR RESULT DESCRIPTION Approved Approved 16,801 63.8 % NotReg Not Registered 4,215 16.0 % OutOfDist Out of District 233 0.9 % Duplicate Signed more than once 355 1.3 % RegLate Registered Late 98 0.4 % RegDiffAdd Registered at a Different Address 927 3.5 % Declncmp Declaration Incomplete 108 0.4 % NoResAdd No Residence Address Given 9 0.0 % NoSig No Signature 9 0.0 % SigNoMatch Signatures Don't Match 3,585 13.6 % STATISTICS SUMMARY Value % Raw % Req I Pages Processed 7127 100.0 % Total Checked 26340 95.9 % 156.8 % Uncorrected Valid 16801 61.1 % ° 100.0 /o Min Required (95%): 15960.0 Duplicate Adjustment 0 Min Required to pass Estimated Valid 16801 61.1 % 100.0 Based on Sample (110%): 18480.0 PCMR012 - Petition Result Breakdown Page 1 of 1 Printed: 7/18/2024 3:35:13PM CLERK'S CERTIFICATE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM ) I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original Resolution No. 2024-086 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council held on the 231 day of July, 2024 by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Kurtz, Diaz, Leon, Rubalcava, Faessel and Meeks NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of July, 2024. C*CRKF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM (SEAL)