HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-58 - Directing Two Referendum Petitions Placed on Ballot/11-8-88RESOLUTION NO. 88-58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING THAT TWO
REFERENDUM PETITIONS BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT
FOR THE NOVEMBER 8, 1988, GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION.
WHEREAS, the City Council has called and given notice for a regular
Municipal Election to be held on November 8, 1988; and
WHEREAS, a referendum petition on City Council Resolution No. 88-11
and a second referendum petition on City Council Resolution No. 88-44 have
been certified as having sufficient signatures to qualify for placing on
the ballot for voter consideration; and
WHEREAS, the legality of placing these referenda on the ballot is
being challenged in a pending lawsuit entitled, "Costa Mesa Residents for
Responsible Growth v. City of Costa Mesa, OCSC No. 52-54-40;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa does here-
by resolve, declare, determine, and order as follows:
1. The following measures are to appear on the ballot for the Novem-
ber 8, 1988, election:
MEASURE H
REFERENDUM ON SEGERSTROM HOME RANCH GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Shall City Council Resolution
No. 88-11 be adopted which amends the City's General YES
Plan by (a) setting a 3.100 million square foot
maximum building intensity for the Segerstran Hane
Ranch property; (b) setting maximum building heights NO
at 5 to 20 stories for the property; (c) requiring
certain corresponding street improvements be added
to the Master Plan of Highways; (d) establishing a
funding program to pay for these traffic improve-
ments; and (e) making related changes including
setting building intensity maximums for property in
North Costa Mesa.
MEASURE I
REFERENDUM ON SEGERSTROM HOME RANCH GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT NO. 2. Shall City Council Resolution
No. 88-44 be adopted which is an alternative to YES
Amendment No. 1 and differs frau it by (a) reducing
the maximum building intensity for the entire ranch
to 2.179 million square feet; (b) reducing the maxi- NO
mum building height on the north half of the property
frau 11 stories to 4 stories; and otherwise is
essentially the same as Amendment No. 1.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph one above, if the Orange County Superior
Court rules that one or both of these referenda is illegal or for any reason
should not be placed on the ballot, then that referendum or referenda shall
not be placed on the ballot.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this lst day of August, 1988
ATTEST: --
ty Clerk of the City of Costa Me Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and fore-
going Resolution No. 88-58 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by
the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 1st day of
August, 1988.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this 2nd day of August, 1988.
LAtj
City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk o)VXfie
City Council of the City of Cost sa