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RESOLUTION NO. R-116 - 91 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF COLTON STATING PPS IATEN77ON TO PLACE A MEASURE REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTION BY ELECTORAL DISTRICTS ON TILE REGULAR ELECTION BALLOT FOR THE ELECTION TO BE IIA IN JUNE OF 1992 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: WMMEfS, the Colton VotersforFairRepresentation Committee (the 'Committee) submitted an initiative petition pursuant to Section 34871 of the California Government Code to the City of Colton to qualify for the ballot a proposal that the City of Colton establish election of City Councilmembers by six elective districts with an elective mayor; and WHEREAS, the initiative petition submitted by the Committee has been accepted by the City Clerk and sufficient signatures have been verified according to law to require the City to place the initiative ordinance on the ballot by special election called for that purpose pursuant to the requirements of Section 4010 and 4020 of the California Elections Code; and WHEREAS, upon advice of counsel, the City Council has ordered a reportpursuant to Section 4009.5 of the California Elections Code to determine its compliance with state law and to determine whether legal questions regarding the sufficiency of the initiative petition may be resolved prior to placing the initiative ordinance on the ballot; and WIM-REAS, the City Council has received a report noting that the City Attorney has found the initiative measure to be deficient under Section 34872 of the California Government Code because the initiative measure does not describe the boundaries of each proposed legislative district nor does it number them as specifically required by the statute; and WHEREAS, the City Council in response to the large number of citizens who signed the initiative proposal wishes to assure that a valid and enforceable ordinance be placed on the ballot in conformity with the requirements of Sections 34871 and 34872 of the California Government Code; and VMEREAS, Section 34871 of the California Government Code allows the City Council on its own motion to place a measure on the ballot that would establish election by district with an elective mayor in the same manner proposed by the initiative measure; and WIIERF.AS, the City has retained the services of a private company to map the appropriate boundaries and to number the appropriate districts that would implement the purpose of the initiative measure as proposed by the Committee; and WHEREAS, the mapping necessary to create a valid and enforceable ordinance pursuant to