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November 2010 General Municipal Election 2 December 6, 2010 As required by the Elections Code of the State of California, an official canvass has been performed and a Statement of Election Results has been submitted by the ROV to the City. A resolution accepting the Statement of Election Results and declaring the results of the election has been prepared for the Council's adoption. Current City Council Policy Section 225(b) of the Charter of the City of San Leandro requires a successful candidate for elective office to receive at least 50% plus one of the votes cast for that office. In the event that no candidate receives 50% plus one of the votes cast for that office, the Charter requires the City Council to provide for a runoff vote to determine the person elected. The Charter provides that the runoff system may include an instant runoff voting system (i.e., RCV). Previous City Council Action(s) On January 19, 2010, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2010 -006, approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Alameda and the Cities of Oakland, Berkeley and San Leandro for reimbursement of the costs associated with RCV. On February 1, 2010, the City Council passed to print and adopted Ordinance No. 2010 -002, amending Article 1, Chapter 1 -11 of the San Leandro Municipal Code to change the date of the • City's General Municipal Election from June to November of even- numbered years. This change allowed the City to use RCV along with the Cities of Berkeley and Oakland in the November 2, 2010 election. On April 19, 2010, the City Council passed to print and adopted Ordinance No. 2010 -005, providing for the conduct of the General Municipal Election using RCV. On June 21, 2010, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2010 -073, providing for the holding of the General Municipal Election on November 2, 2010, requesting consolidation with the Statewide General Election, and requesting that the Alameda County ROV conduct election services on the City's behalf. On July 19, 2010, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2010 -104, adding Measure Z, the San Leandro Temporary Emergency Funding measure, to the November 2, 2010 election ballot. Summary Of Public Outreach Efforts — Outreach efforts included: • Informational brochures • 20+ community presentations • Webinars • iPhone app • Booth at the Downtown Farmers Market • Information in Sample Ballot • Special mailing to all voters • Public Service Announcements • Extra poll worker at every polling place Fiscal Impact — The cost of the election is estimated at $187,000. The Alameda County Registrar of Voters will invoice the City for the cost of election services.