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Council adopts findings limiting upcoming CFD ballot to district boundary
Summary
The Imperial City Council voted unanimously to adopt two findings that clarify a pending Community Facilities District (CFD 2004-2) initiative applies only to the specific assessment area, not citywide, and that 42 certified signatures represent about 10% of the CFD petition target.
The Imperial City Council on an urgency motion unanimously adopted two findings clarifying that a citizen initiative affecting Community Facilities District 2004‑2 applies only within the district boundary and not citywide.
City Attorney Paul Early told the council the request arose after the agenda was posted because the county registrar was seeking formal direction from the city, the local legislative authority. Early summarized the two findings he wanted the council to adopt: that the city has certified 42 signatures constituting roughly 10% of the CFD assessment area, and that the city authorized submission of the measure only within the CFD’s boundaries. "The city of Imperial has certified a total of 42 signatures constituting 10% of the CFD 2004‑2," Early said, adding the city was not opining on the initiative’s legal validity but seeking to clarify the geographic scope for the registrar.
A public commenter clarified the matter concerned assessment area number 1 within CFD 2004‑2 and urged the council to either adopt the initiative text or the resolution as proposed. Councilmembers debated only the narrow request to confirm the geographic limits and then voted 5–0 to adopt the minute order directing the clerk to forward the findings to the county registrar of voters.
What happens next: the city will direct the clerk to prepare the minute order and forward it to the county registrar so the registrar can publish ballots consistent with the clarified district boundary. The council did not rule on the initiative’s legal merits; the registrar retains discretion over ballot placement.
