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RESOLUTION NO. 8365 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF PRIMARY AND REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS AND SETTING RULES FOR FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 8, 2022, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, pursuant to Resolution No. 8364 of the City Council, adopted July 5, 2022, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following Measure: "Shall a measure be adopted to increase the City's existing business license tax on distribution centers within the City from the current rate of four and seven -tenths cents ($0.047) per gross square foot to ten and one-half cents ($0.105) per square foot for the purpose of raising an estimated $530,000 in revenue annually until ended by voters to defray the costs of providing City services and to supplement the City's YES NO General Fund for general government use?" NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Redlands, California, does hereby resolve, declare, determine, and order as follows: Section 1. The City Council authorizes (i) the City Council or any member(s) of the City Council, (ii) any individual voter eligible to vote on the above measure, (iii) a bona fide association of such citizens or (iv) any combination of voters and associations, to file a written argument in favor of or against the Measure, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California, which arguments may be changed until and including Monday, July 25, 2022 at 5:00 p.m., in the City Clerk's Office, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Suite 4, Redlands, California, after which no arguments for or against the Measure may be submitted to the City Clerk. Arguments in favor of or against the Measure shall each not exceed 300 words in length. Each argument shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, and include the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument. The City Council expressly delegates Mayor Pro Tempore Tejeda to prepare, sign and file, along with four other qualified persons, a written argument in favor of the Measure. Section 2. That pursuant to Sections 9220 and 9285 of the California Elections Code, when the City Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the Measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City Clerk shall send copies of the argument in favor of the Measure to the authors of the argument against, and copies of the argument against to the authors of the argument in favor. The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 1 L\ca\Reso\4182_Resolution_No._8365_Providing_for_the_Piling_of Primary_and_Rebutlal_Arguments.docx