November 29, 2005
SUBJECT: CERTIFICATION OF 2005 GENERAL AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS
REPORT IN BRIEF
This report recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution certifying the results of the November 8, 2005 General and Special Municipal Election.
DISCUSSION
As of this writing, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters has not yet completed the official canvass of returns for the City’s November 8, 2005, General and Special Municipal Election. Preparation of the canvass is taking longer than usual for odd-numbered election years because of the Special Statewide Election held this year. However, we have been informed we will receive the official final results of the vote, as well as the precinct by precinct breakdown sometime on Tuesday November 29th. At that time this report and certifying resolution will be updated with the data contained in the official final results, and distributed to council at the November 29, 2005, Council meeting.
The City Council is required to declare the results of the election by Resolution.
Candidates in Ballot Order with Number of Votes/Percentage Received
(Councilmembers-Elect Names in Bold)
CITY COUNCIL SEAT NO. 1 – Total Votes Cast (as of 11/22/05)
|
Candidate |
Votes Received |
Percentage of
Votes Received |
|
Anthony (Tony) Spitaleri |
13,767 |
57.15% |
|
Tim Risch |
10,321 |
42.85% |
CITY COUNCIL SEAT NO. 2 – Total Votes Cast (as of 11/22/05)
|
Candidate |
Votes Received |
Percentage of
Votes Received |
|
Darab Ghaffary |
5,728 |
23.88% |
|
Pete Richards |
5,382 |
22.44% |
|
Christopher R. Moylan |
12,877 |
53.68% |
CITY COUNCIL SEAT NO. 3 – Total Votes Cast (as of 11/22/05)
|
Candidate |
Votes Received |
Percentage of
Votes Received |
|
John N. Howe |
13,008 |
54.36% |
|
Nancy Smith |
10,920 |
45.64% |
|
City of Sunnyvale Measure D
Business License Tax |
Votes
Received
11/22/05 |
Percentage of Votes Received
11/22/05 |
|
Shall the Sunnyvale Municipal Code be amended to increase the business license tax, which supports basic City services, from its current amount of $10 for every 5 employees/rental units, to $30 for 1, $50 for 2 to 5, and $50 for each additional group of 5 employees/rental units, up to $9,500 for employees and $4,250 for rentals, with increases phased over 3 years and both tax/cap adjusted annually for inflation? |
Yes |
14,890 |
56.24%
|
|
No |
11,585
|
43.76%
|
|
City of Sunnyvale Measure E
Transient Occupancy Tax |
Votes
Received
11/22/05 |
Percentage of Votes Received
11/22/05 |
|
Shall the Sunnyvale Municipal Code be amended to increase the transient occupancy tax (commonly called the “hotel tax”) which is charged only on persons who occupy hotel or motel rooms in the City for 30 days or less, from the current 8.5% to 9.5%, over a 2-year period, which is lower than that charged in San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Milpitas and Cupertino, in order to help maintain basic City services? |
Yes
|
18,513 |
69.31% |
|
No
|
8,196 |
30.69% |
|
City of Sunnyvale Charter Amendment F
Term Limits for Boards and Commissions |
Votes
Received
11/22/05 |
Percentage of Votes Received
11/22/05 |
|
Shall the Charter of the City of Sunnyvale be amended to standardize term limits for all city boards and commissions to two consecutive four-year terms and eliminate the two-year waiting period before a board or commission member may apply to serve on another board or commission?
|
Yes |
16,157 |
62.50% |
|
No |
9,693 |
37.50% |
|
City of Sunnyvale Charter Amendment G
City Manager Residency |
Votes
Received
11/22/05 |
Percentage of Votes Received
11/22/05 |
|
Shall the Charter of the City of Sunnyvale be amended to conform with state law by eliminating the requirement that the City Manager shall reside in the City of Sunnyvale? |
Yes |
11,956 |
45.49% |
|
No |
14,327 |
54.51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Sunnyvale Charter Amendment H
Heritage Resources |
Votes
Received
11/22/05 |
Percentage of Votes Received
11/22/05 |
|
Shall the Charter of the City of Sunnyvale be amended to include the term “heritage resource” in its list of topics reviewed by the Sunnyvale Heritage Preservation Commission, consistent with existing policy? |
Yes |
17,134 |
68.78%
|
|
No |
7,779 |
31.22% |
Total Registration:
Precinct Ballots Cast:
Absentee Ballots Cast:
Total Ballots Cast:
Voter Turnout:
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public Contact was made through posting of the Council Agenda on the City’s official notice bulletin board, posting of the agenda and report on the City’s web page, publication of the Council Agenda in the San Jose Mercury News, and the availability of the report in the Office of the City Clerk and the Sunnyvale Public Library.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council adopts the Resolution certifying the results of the General and Special Municipal Election held on November 8, 2005.
Reviewed by:
Robert Walker, Assistant City Manager
Prepared by Katherine Bradshaw Chappelear, City Clerk
Approved by:
Amy Chan
City Manager
Attachments
A. 2005 Resolution
B. Official Final Results-General and Special Municipal Elections Nov. 8, 2005