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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT Date: May 12, 1998 To: City Council From: Steven R. Meyers, City Attorney Gayle Petersen, City Clerk APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Jo Jermanis M0 Ci anager qg_S3 oS-Ig-gig Subject: Referendum Petitions Submitted Regarding Resolution No. 98-26, Lease Agreements and Other Documents Between the San Francisco Bay Conference Center Resort, L.L.C., and the City of San Leandro Regarding the Network Conference Center. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The City Council has received Referendum Petitions regarding the Network Conference Center which have been reviewed and signatures verified, therefore rendering the petitions sufficient. The Council must now act to rescind the Resolution under referendum, or set the issue for an election to take place no earlier than 88 days from the date of certification of the petitions from the City Clerk. BACKGROUND The City Council adopted Resolution No. 98-26 Approving Lease and Other Documents Between the San Francisco Bay Conference Center Resort L.L.C. and the City of San Leandro on a 6-1 vote at their meeting of March 2, 1998. On April 1, 1998, Ann Duncan representing the Hotel Employees, Restaurant Employees and Bartenders Union, Local 2850, AFL-CIO submitted to the City Clerk, 19 sections of petitions consisting of approximately 5,700 signatures, for a referendum on Resolution No. 98-26. After reviewing the petitions for completeness, they were transported to the County Registrar of Voters for signature verification on April 3, 1998. Pursuant to Elections Code 9114, the City Clerk has 30 days from the date of the filing of the petitions, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, to examine the petition, and to verify that the requisite number of voters signed the petition. 53