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File Number: 16-382 <br />(f) The Mayor (and Council Member or Vice Mayor) (or Council Members <br />_______________) is/are hereby authorized to file a written argument in favor of <br />the proposed measure, not to exceed three hundred words, on behalf of the City <br />Council. At the Mayor’s discretion, the argument may also be signed by members <br />of the City Council or bona fide associations or by individual voters who are eligible <br />to vote. In the event that an argument is filed against the measure, the Mayor and <br />Vice Mayor/Council Member are also authorized to file a rebuttal argument on <br />behalf of the City Council, which may also be signed by members of the City <br />Council or bona fide associations or by individual voters who are eligible to vote, <br />which may be different from those who signed the direct argument. <br />(g) Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9285, when the City Clerk has <br />selected the arguments for and against the Measure, which will be printed and <br />distributed to the voters, the City Clerk shall send copies of the argument in favor of <br />the Measure to the authors of the argument against, and copies of the argument <br />against to the authors of the argument in favor. Rebuttal arguments shall be <br />printed in the same manner as the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall <br />immediately follow the direct argument that it seeks to rebut. <br />Section 10. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to take all steps <br />necessary to place the Measure on the ballot and to cause the ordinance or measure to be <br />printed. A copy of the ordinance or measure shall be made available to any voter upon <br />request.. <br />Section 11. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate the <br />necessary funds to pay for the City's costs of placing the measure on the election ballot. <br />Section 12. Compliance with California Environmental Quality Act. The approval of <br />this resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources <br />Code §§ 21000 et seq., “CEQA,” and 14 Cal. Code Reg. §§ 15000 et seq., “CEQA <br />Guidelines”). The tax proposed by this resolution is a general tax that can be used for any <br />legitimate governmental purpose; it is not a commitment to any particular action. As such, <br />under CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), the tax is not a project within the meaning of <br />CEQA because it creates a government funding mechanism that does not involve any <br />commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact <br />on the environment. If revenue from the tax were used for a purpose that would have such <br />effect, the City would undertake the required CEQA review for that particular project. <br />Therefore, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15060 CEQA analysis is not required. <br />2675189.3 <br />2678298.1 <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/13/2016 <br />570