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Council debates which infrastructure projects must go to May ballot after charter amendment
Summary
City staff and council discussed whether multiple planned infrastructure projects must be presented as voter propositions under a recent charter amendment (Proposition G), and directed staff to seek legal guidance while leaving the item open for future action.
City staff and council spent the bulk of a Jan. 28 agenda item discussing which infrastructure projects and public facilities should be placed on the May ballot in light of a recent charter amendment known as Proposition G.
City attorney and staff briefed council that the deadline to call the May election is Feb. 14 and that ballot language must be included in an ordinance presented at the Feb. 11 meeting. "The proposition requires voter approval for the city to take any action or pass any ordinance addressing subdivision, significant physical change or alteration, sale, purchase, donation, exchange, or certain leasing of city property," staff member Miss Oakley told council.
Why it matters: Council indicated the new charter language affects…
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