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A. Providing Notice and Receiving and Tabulating Written Protests: The City shall follow the procedures for proving notice and receiving and tabulating written protests pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII D, Section 6(a), and all applicable laws. B. Property-Related Fee Ballots: The following guidelines shall apply to the property-related fee ballots: 1. The record owner(s) of each parcel to be subject to the Stormwater Fee Amendment shall be determined from the last equalized property tax roll. 2. The ballot shall be designed in such a way that, once sealed, its contents are concealed. 3. The ballot and/or ballot guide provided by this section shall contain the following information: i. The reason for the proposed Fee; ii. The total amount to be charged to parcels City-wide; iii. Schedule of proposed Fees; iv. Reserved; v. The basis upon which the amount of the proposed Fee was calculated; vi. A summary of the procedures for the completion, return, and tabulation of the ballots; vii. A statement that the failure to receive a majority of ballots in support of the proposed Fee will result in the Fee not being imposed; viii. On the face of the envelope in which the notice of election and ballot are mailed, there shall appear in substantially the following form in no smaller than 16-point bold type: “OFFICIAL BALLOT ENCLOSED”; and ix. The ballot shall include the City’s address for return of the ballot, the date and location where the ballots will be tabulated, and a place where the person returning it may indicate his or her name, a reasonable identification of the parcel, and his or her support or opposition to the proposed Fee. 4. Failure of any person to receive a ballot(s) shall not invalidate the proceedings. 5. All ballots must be returned either by mail or by hand delivery not later than the date for return of ballots stated on the ballot described in this section. Mailed ballots must be returned to the City Clerk at the address shown on the ballot and pre-printed on the ballot return envelope. Hand delivered ballots must be returned to the City Clerk, at City Hall, 835 East 14th Street, San Leandro, CA 94577. 6. Each ballot must be signed under penalty of perjury. 7. Only one vote will be counted per parcel. If more than one vote per parcel is submitted, then only the ballot with the most recent date will be counted and any previous votes submitted for the same parcel will not be accepted DRAFT